Still suffering from the sadness of having loved ones in Hospital i choose again to get my head blown free, this time down in the cellar of the Komet. Where The Haermorrhoids were sure a receipt for success, The Unknowns … indeed the unknown in the formula. Too much hype around them sharing members with The Chats and – for my liking – too much of an Australian annotation if that makes any sense.
But as ever, in order to form an own view you got to see a band live.
The Haermorrhoids kicked off late, as it is more or less normal custom down at the Komet. They had shrunk their setlist for the support slot and arranged it into a near perfect 4×4 run.
Pity though that a fan favorite like Overdose did drop out!
On the positive side: The 4×4 gave the lot Degenerator, a new song!
As most of the times at the Komet the light was shite and the sound varied from where you stood. But sure thing that did not stop the 4 Haermorrhoids the slightest – full on #ramonescore delivered to an almost full house.
The Haermorrhoids (Komet, Hamburg, 18.10.2024 (c) gehkacken.de 2024)
A very crisp set, little talking on stage (though news were shared that there soon will be another dad in the band) and simply delivering a well rehearsed set. The have come a long way by now and i sincerely hope that their way will be so much longer and further uphill! Next stops i believe are Flensburg (23.11.) and Berlin (20.12.), followed by a short tour with no good intentions next year.
Go and see them!
After a short (and from the outside a wee bit chaotic) changeover The Unknowns took the stage and surprised me big time, from the start.
In an interview Josh (Singer, Guitar) confirmed the references that they triggered in mu-sick-al mind:
Q: I love that you write love songs. That’s a big reason I love Eddy Current Suppression Ring too. A lot of power pop is about love also. A: That’s the thing. I didn’t even know the actual genre term of power pop until, to be honest, a lot later because people started calling it that. It was a bit ditzy of me [laughs]. I just thought they were the best rock and roll bands. Look at the Beatles and the Kinks, all the British Invasion, they brought back the whole resurgence in rock n roll and got kids listening to that stuff again. A lot of those songs were love songs. From: Gimmie Zine Great drive, heavy guitar work and all around great singing by all on top. From the start they were together, tight and pushed forward like well rehearsed and stage-hardened unit.
Which i guess they are, as they exists since 2014 and all seems to play in a multitude of bands.
In front of the stage they had by now an almost overcrowded room, loads of dancing and (wild bet: drunk) Swedish Turbojugend party crashers (that either fell into/onto the tiny stage or tried to to use the bass drum as jump point for stage diving).
They also had female fans up front that acted like … screaming 70s rock fans. Or groupies.
The Unknowns (Komet, Hamburg, 18.10.2024 (c) gehkacken.de 2024)
I feared the worse (that would have been boring Australian Indie stuff) and i got the best (and that is powerful Australian Pub Rock and Power Pop, in a near perfect mix). To that extend i can only urge that you check out their stuff but trust me – live, on stage (even in a tiny, dark cellar with too much smoke) you will get the best of them.
Here is their stuff, go figure!
Happiness for me, forgetting the pain of loved ones in Hospital, and surrounded by Friends, who equally enjoyed them. That is how it should be, period.
And speaking to them after the show and congratulating them on surprising me … gave me the opportunity to also learn that they are very humble and very friendly people.
I want them back, on a bigger stage!
