Sunday Herald May 2005
28/08/07 21:14
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Break Review - Showcase at Liquid Rooms
"allergo went out to confirm their place as the transformers of metal; hardcore in disguise. they come on like such nice boys; short hair, no piercings and that soft, slightly camp, perthshire accent; they might as well have worn chinos and played a travis cover. little did i know at this point that allergo were to steal my breath away as quickly as i'd regained it, lulling me into a state of soft rock security when anything else would have been closer to the truth. heralding from the same intelligent hardcore metal/punk (bit confused with my genres here, better cover my bases...) background as lightning bolt and melt banana, the last band on the bill were perhaps not the most popular, i doubt they ever intended to be, but their crisp and immaculetly performed signature changes were quick to impress. lyrically i'm not sure what exactly was being said, only that it wasn't about loving jesus (though i think that might have been something about trisha goddard), and that it didn't really matter, matt evans taking to his role like the lovechild of mick jagger and a tyrannosaurus rex. intricate, enthralling and occasionally enjoyable, allergo were out of their element but certainly not their depth, the kind of band that makes you want to crack into a nice bottle of liebfraumilch."
"allergo went out to confirm their place as the transformers of metal; hardcore in disguise. they come on like such nice boys; short hair, no piercings and that soft, slightly camp, perthshire accent; they might as well have worn chinos and played a travis cover. little did i know at this point that allergo were to steal my breath away as quickly as i'd regained it, lulling me into a state of soft rock security when anything else would have been closer to the truth. heralding from the same intelligent hardcore metal/punk (bit confused with my genres here, better cover my bases...) background as lightning bolt and melt banana, the last band on the bill were perhaps not the most popular, i doubt they ever intended to be, but their crisp and immaculetly performed signature changes were quick to impress. lyrically i'm not sure what exactly was being said, only that it wasn't about loving jesus (though i think that might have been something about trisha goddard), and that it didn't really matter, matt evans taking to his role like the lovechild of mick jagger and a tyrannosaurus rex. intricate, enthralling and occasionally enjoyable, allergo were out of their element but certainly not their depth, the kind of band that makes you want to crack into a nice bottle of liebfraumilch."