So as promised a little round up of that weekend. Unfortunately I can't repeat reviews but you can check out the review I wrote for the Sound Control gig with The Glassguns here at Get Your Rock Out
It was definitely my kind of night, ace music all night with different variations of rock and roll, perfect really! Diverse crowd and age ranges which is always really nice to see. The night went on as it should have done...with alcohol undoubtedly leaving me extremely worse for wear for the following nights gig.
The Witchwood in Ashton-Under-Lyne is a great little venue often hosting tribute bands, all day gigs and punk gigs. The venue was pretty rammed for The Strange Doors gig; filled with people who remember The Doors and the younger who were brought up on the band. Everyone knows a song by The Doors if not a few regardless of them even knowing that the band actually wrote it, The Strange Doors split these classic songs up with less common songs making it special for real fans of The Doors. As expected you look around and see peoples faces judging what they hear, but, they were good. There is no replica of Jim Morrison, Manzarek, Densmore and Krieger but The Strange Doors were still a very worthy tribute to them.
The crowd danced and drank all of the way through which is really rare to see at a gig now, to see this music being played live today despite it being a tribute is still something quite special. Music is not written like that any more; it's rarely based on poetry, you never hear the bass being played on keys...well I have no words really, it was a special time for music and I don't see anything like that coming on the horizon again any time soon. I am glad tribute bands exist and I am really glad I got to see The Strange Doors after missing them at the end of last year. If you get the chance to see them it is a wonderful night out!
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