Jet Plane Landing , Drive Like You Stole It & Delta Volts at Fibbers, York Friday 7th May 04 By Steve Rudd

Progressive rock 'n' roll is the order of the day where the Delta Volts are concerned, their intoxicatingly complex and mesmerising music bulldozing the foundations of all rock music that has been and gone before.

Relying heavily and heartily on epic soundscapes and mighty guitar riffage, the Delta Volts are one of a small breed of brilliant bands who - like Manchester trio Amplifier - like to literally play with their music, creatively pushing and shoving boundaries as they please to create a thoroughly original sound all their own.

Drive Like You Stole It, who followed hard and fast, are a much more straightforward rawwwkkkkkkkkk band, fiestily fronted by the sweetly pint-sized punk goddess in Mel Young - who has a sky-scraping voice to die for. On the back of the release of their Frequency mini-album, this London-rooted trio have been hard at work since their formation in late 2002, having played the field with the likes of A, Minus and Million Dead.

With Simon Young on bass and drummer Mike Wake determined to never allow anyone present at their gigs to fall asleep while they're playing, cuts like Treading Water roll like thunder and leave an unforgettable after taste in your mouth. Photograph courtsey and Copyright © Nick Stevens

Jet Plane Landing were the main attraction though, who proudly put in the best show that they can every single time they play, with this tour-of-duty being their tenth of the UK. Fronted by the charismatic, all-round-nice-guy Andrew Ferris (who previously played guitar and bass in the zest-fuelled pop-rock band Cuckoo), these guys literally represent what music is all about. Their explosively charged and highly emotive brand of anthemic rock 'n' roll is unique, and overwhelmingly inspirational in its wake, as they played choice cuts from both their albums to-date.. their debut Zero For Conduct and its amazing Olas follow-up.

As well as being an exhilarating live band who thwacked out one of my Top 3 songs of all-time in the narrative-strewn genius of Calculate The Risk, the down-to-earth but exquisitely impassioned Andrew ensures that every person present at their gigs understands the band's motives behind their exhausting touring schedules and music-making. In the most rousing, mid-set speech I've ever heard Andrew emotively declared that what they're doing isn't about trying to make us famous.. it isn't even about us. It's about you, he gushed.. the fans. The people who come to watch and to listen.

The power, essentially, is with the punters. And the Jet Plane Landing ethos is that nothing in life is to be taken for granted. Nothing whatsoever. So few bands these days can convincingly convey their grass-roots passion for playing. In fact, most bands make it blatantly obvious that they're only making music for the money. It's one thing being a talented bunch of musicians, but I personally hate the arrogance that tends to dog the music industry, and that's where this band is more than refreshingly different.

They are in total control of their own finances, musical creativity and thus destinies, purposefully shunning record deals seemingly because they realise that getting involved with them could mean they might have to compromise their principles and priorities. Their new, riff-tastic single is somewhat appropriately entitled Brave Gravity. Indeed, this band brings you down to earth with a bang courtesy of their brutal honesty and admirable willingness to inspire you in a way that 99% of bands could only dream about. In truth, the Jet Plane Landing entity could single-handedly change your life. www.jetplanelanding.com www.drivelikeyoustoleit.co.uk

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