Twice the riot, Die for, Flatline, Tear Jerk and Steel Rules Die At the New Adelphi Club, 27th June 2004 By John Pearman

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I wasn't planning on going to the Adelphi tonight. You see, I don't really like punk music and it's quite a well known fact amongst my friends. So why the hell did they turn up at my door and ask me to come? I have no idea. But upon contradictory insight into the bill as to whether Freak's Union was to play or not, I decided that the night might be worth a gander.

Before I get stuck in, let me explain myself a little for why I openly admit to 'not like punk'. I don't say this out of any negative resentment or wish to provoke inter-genre feuds as it is a characteristic of hull that I am proud of which seems to allow the punks to get on with metal heads, the metal heads to get on with punks, the indie kids to get on with ravers and.. so on.

This is something that Freak's Union's Jimbo reports is not apparent in other cities around the country (Hull's music scene is maturing an awesome potential that only a select few seem to recognise). I only mention this genre preference (or lack of) out of consideration for the audience and the subjects and bands that I am going to talking about. I am concerned that I am not as capable as others to do these bands justice with the usual multitude of favourable comparisons.. for I am, so to say, ignorant of punk music.

Flatline. These guys were setting up as I came in. I've seen these guys before a few times. The last time I had this pleasure was at the white room. The lead singer's feeble attempt at drinking a yard of ale will for ever stain his name in my eyes. Their performance was not up to the bar they set at the white room in terms of enthusiasm.

It seemed to me that they had a hard day, were tired and maybe needed a yard of ale each. However, the adelphi's favourable sound quality really pronounced the ferocious guitar parts that I really didn't get to appreciate in the lesser acoustic conditions of the white room. They were fast, raunchy and melodic and being spewed out in favourable quantities for each song.

Something that I realised while watching these guys is comparable to the cliché modern proverb often used at seemingly pointless motivational team building sessions held in work place: your team is only as fast as your slowest member. In tonight's context: your stage presence is only as good as your most unenthusiastic player. I will leave it that. Flatline left me wanting more, as I eagerly await the line up in which they are included with both enthusiasm and mix intact.

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