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PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF SOUTH DEVON LIVE REVIEW. THE JUNCTION. FRIDAY 7 AUG 2007 Ah yes, Arthur Walker. It’s always difficult to know what to say about them. The thing is, they try so bloody hard to be a ’great’ and ‘important’ band, they’re gonna get there sooner or later by sheer force of will. Tonight, Arthur Walker probably turned in their best performance to date. Friday night was the first time we weren’t able to see the songwriting cogs whirring and grinding in the background. There’s an ease and confidence about Arthur Walker these days - as if they’ve finally stopped making head music and started playing from the bollocks. Heck, it took Pasteur pissing off to Ibiza without washing the dishes for him to eventually discover penicillin, didn’t it?! They’re arguably at their strongest when they’re not showing off. There’s a few ill-advised ventures into what sounds like calypso, and during My Headphone Attracts there’s a breakdown which sounds exactly like McCartney’s Simply Having A Wonderful Christmas Time (yikes!). The annoying thing is, Arthur Walker have the potential to be a balls-out truly fantastic rock band. When lead singer Steve Stones is doing his best fat-Frank Pixies scream over chunky riffs and clattering drums, you wonder why they bother with the clever-clever shit at all, and don’t just rock like a mother. |
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