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Is there anything better than stepping into a stalwart music venue, the familiar smell of stale beer and the warmth from fellow music fans packing in like sardines, to watch a band that you know are just going to be amazing?
Ugly Kid Joe have come back to Bristol and they do not disappoint on any front. With support from The Virginmary’s, who are giving us a heady slice of northern rock mixed with stories from back home. Considering their duo status, they really pack a punch and the crowd is revved up and ready.
Greeting fans as they make their way to the stage (via behind the bar), vocalist Whitfield Crane, followed by his band mates including long-time guitarist Klaus Eichstadt, get straight into things with V.I.P from 1995 album Menace to Sobriety.
This is followed with Neighbor and a perfectly curated jukebox of UKJ favourites like So Damn Cool, Milkman’s Son and of course, Cats in the Cradle. There’s also an outing for a new song Kill The Pain, which is performed with ease and seems an instant hit.
There is an obvious bass-shaped hole that’s been left by Cordell Crockett’s absence, but the guys are having fun on stage and the audience is lapping it up. Especially during the banter between Whit and Klaus when he steals lead vocals for Another Beer and Mr. Recordman.
With an encore of Black Sabbath’s Symptom of the Universe and Motorhead’s Ace of Spades, the night is confirmed as one for the books for any rock purist.
Filled with the joys of 90’s rock and teenage angst – in a good way – the evening comes to a close with the ever expected ‘I Hate Everything About You’, sounding pretty well exactly the same as it did when it was released. If it’s all the same UKJ, we feel the opposite and can’t wait for next time.
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