Since it’s about a month since being at Kasabian’s mind blowing (and reaaallly sweaty) homecoming gig at De Montfort Hall, I thought I’d give a mention to one of the supports that I enjoyed immensely.
The Hours were just incredibly cool. Front man Antony Genn-who I thought looked the spitting image of Dylan Moran as Bernard in Black Books (probably the hair) had a great stage presence. He had a swagger that was compelling, and which engaged the audience to their songs, which was really impressive because I think much of the audience, like me, was hearing them for the first time.
He also had a awesome way of using, or rather flinging his arms around energetically in meaningful kind of manner that seemed so effortless but illustrated and drew the passion out of each song- kind of like a conductor! It gave so much power to their performance.
The piano player Martin Slattery deserves a big mention too, he sat properly thumping away the catchiest melodies on his upright and was equally as good as Mr Genn. When I wasn’t under the hypnotism of the arms, I was gawking at him banging away.
It’s really nice when you have that instantaneous feeling of “wow” the first time you see a band live. There’s that urge and excitement to get hold of their CD the moment you get home! It’s not often that it happens, but The Hours were definitely one of those lucky times.
The Hours, Big Black Hole.
