The best way to spend a Sunday! Hull's Adelphi 1st February 04 By Mike Burton.

Well, we arrived late and caught the Bob Monkhouse dedicated last song from Killer of Saints, best described as "Nirvana get heavy!" Then it was the turn of prepubescent punkers, Mad Crowd Disease. We didn't actually get to see much of the band due to flailing of arms and thrashing of limbs, but the set was promising none the less.

Stained with Offspring style guitars, occasionally breaking into some Sublime-like ska, the crowd were indeed, going mad. A brief set change later, and on came my highlight of the afternoon...Silence in the Streets. Their first song began strongly, with Ocean Colour Scene guitars fronted by "Zack de la Rage against the Machine" vocals from Sam. It looked as if the lead singer was going to struggle with the tiny Adelphi stage (as had some of the previous singers) but halfway through he decided that the floor was a better option.

The second song began with guitarist Tom playing what looked like a recorder. To be honest, this was the first time since junior school that I had been able to see the instrument played without laughing! Respect to a band that can rock out with a recorder! A quick change of guitar (and apparently a change of rubber legs for Tom, who by now is combining playing with crazy anti-gravity dancing) and we're into the third song. Chris Martin of Coldplay was quoted in a Total Guitar magazine interview, saying, "I cant see the point of playing an electric guitar without effects, it's like going to play golf without clubs"...well, Silence in the Streets have the full bag of clubs, plus fours, golf cart and more. Five songs in and what appears to be an intro to a Justin Timberlake song blends seamlessly into Rage once again.

By now, I've lost count of the songs and I'm frantically scribbling in the dark, wondering if all this will make sense when I get back home. The pace changes once more to what I can only describe as "Greensleeves meets the Red Hot Chili Peppers", a kind of Charlatans shoe-gazer, playing with fire. A chat to Sam after the gig reveals that he isn't happy with their set. "Probably the second worst gig we've played" he admits. Not that I'd noticed....I'm now looking forward to seeing them at their best. Silence in the Streets are one of those bands that gain the sort of respect no hype can buy.

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	Dave Robertson, Riley song writer has a way with words. You can just hear a ghost of a twang of his Liverpudlian accent come through. Just enough to melt one or two hearts, I suspect. And the tunes? Well, I can't stop listening. They stick in your brain. Sit Up, the single from their new EP is, to me, their most memorable song. The lyrics are simple; like the Sunday morning when you woke up .. Read more...

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