Tuesday 5th July - Dirty Dreamers, The Saved and Substitute at the Sesh contd By Michelle Dee

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Next on tonight's bill was The Saved, a four piece band from Lincoln. Two things immediately struck me about this band, they were, the small stature of the lead-singer and the presence of a female drummer. The front man was dwarfed on either side by both the bass player; a strapping six footer, and the guitarist; who was just nicely proportioned. Dynamic riffs combined with an electro bass sound creating a fusion of fizzing melodies. The vocal style had a certain American air during the song User combining with a laid back rolling, country rock feel, which all added to the worldly mix of music and clientele.

Commanding riffs open This is the Love a song about paedophiles. Despite the controversial subject matter the song is well received by the ever increasing crowd.

Once again the Shaftesbury bass comes to the fore during Purification very satisfyingly. Turning to a more readily recognisable vocal style Far from Here sits side by side with its coke snorting cousins in rock n roll Elysium. The addition of a second vocal from the damn fine drummer adds layers to the vocals seldom heard at the Sesh due to the dirth of girl bands in Hull at the moment. C'mon girls there must be a Janis Joplin, Toni Halliday or even a Sam Cooke out there ready to show these men real vocal gymnastics. To keep the crowd on their toes The Saved include a false ending to one of the later songs then came right back with a ballsy finale.

A fine debut from the Lincoln band. Mak plays Blue Sand from the DJ box and almost on cue I spot the familiar face of Gaz lead singer of the Withernsea band. Apparently he and The Landaus have given up seeing REM at KC Stadium to see the Dirty Dreamers headline tonight at the Sesh. A tune from SideWinder follows and as I gaze around the sea of faces I spy the charismatic Christian, the SideWinder front man sipping a cold beer at the bar.

Moments later the Dreamers open with Disease a track of their new CD to rapturous applause. Ash has developed stage presence and an acute awareness of performance in order to play the consummate front man. The new single Overload takes of with a Herculean charge which features one of the best damn choruses this side or any side of the M62. During Three lines, Ash climbs into the voracious crowd offering the mic up to all. Having witnessed this three times previously it seems to have become just as much a part of the stage routine as his jerking body movements. The band then beat the hell out of You Decide with Ash once again testing a tambourine to its limits.

Style Ambition follows as Baz takes guitar riffing to new heights. Ever versatile the mood changes as slower more sensuous sound journeys are taken. This emotive sound is ably backed up by Keith on bass as the pair began a moody intro with Chris's Bonham-esque syncopation punctuating the smooth melodies. The band has come on in leaps and bounds since late last year making them justifiably the high flyers they are to date. They have grown in stature and style, developing their accomplished nay, all-conquering rock n roll with care and attention to detail.

During C'mon Get Real the dreamers attempt to win the heart of every female in the place and start riotous fires in those of the men.

During Inside my head, the crowd are going berserk as all four Dirty Dreamers shine on and of the Sesh stage; Ash has taken another brief foray into the seething mass of fans. Euphoric and triumphant the crowd screaming for more they do a reprise of Three Lines. The previous release proving it still has longevity long even with the new one vying for attention.

With hardly need for invitation a mass of bodies invade the stage as every Dreamers fan holler the chorus at Keith, Baz, Ash and Chris and anyone else who happens to find themselves within a ten mile radius of the Princes Avenue pub. Dirty Dreamers are definitely making July their month which has culminated in Radio 1 playing new single Overload on the last Sunday of the month. Deserved nationwide airplay and recognition for another Hull band has to mean we are moving in the right direction.

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