There are several reasons you might want to see the Subways at T. After all,
the Gallagher brothers are fans, and The Subways are already being hailed by
NME as "The New Oasis(tm)". You might be a fan already. There's a distinct
possibility that you've heard singles "1AM", "Oh Yeah" or latest offering
"Rock And Roll Queen". Some people probably were just taking shade from the
27 degree celcius sun. Mind you, having a very cute blonde in a miniskirt
will probably have appealed to some of the more intoxicated audience
members.
The X-Tent is fairly full for the Glastonbury 2004 talent search winners, and
opener "I Want To Hear What You've Got To Say" draws comparisons to Oasis
(surprise surprise), Nirvana, and even a little of the simplicity of the
Strokes, thankfully without sounding anything like them.
The band are clearly enjoying playing to a large crowd, and single "Oh Yeah"
brings out the energy of the crowd despite the X-Tent being like an oven. If
all the band's songs were as punchy and catchy as this, then they'd deserve
to be huge.
Sadly, outwith a few of the sets stronger songs, the set does not grab the
imagination of the crowd as much as it should, and a bizarre absence of
"1AM" does little to help matters.
In all fairness to them, at no point does the gig feel as if it is simply to
push new album "Young for Eternity" down our throats, they only mention it
once.
Latest single "Rock and Roll Queen" turns out the most popular of the set,
and shows off Billy Lunns impressive scream, whilst Charlotte's good looks
shows off why we can forgive her for the occasional innaccuracy in her
vocals.
Despite an energetic set, the Subways have had better gigs, and they could
do with another album full of singles before they can really capture a
festival crowd. The Subways - good festival fun? Oh yeah. The next Oasis? Don't
push your luck, but Noel Gallagher was never quite as easy on the eye...
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