Perth Music

Saturday 27th October, 2007
The Capitol, Perth
Gyroscope
Horsell Common
Love You Not

They have released two successful albums and have just completed recording their third album, Breed Obsession, in London. So tonight it was time for hometown heroes Gyroscope to show their Perth fans the proper way to rock out. Along with local boys Love You Not and Melbourne band Horsell Common, Gyroscope should have been very satisfied with the crowd as The Capitol was sold out and early on the mood was electric with anticipation. Unfortunately the rainy weather did not make it easy to find any parking close by so I missed out on seeing Love You Not but by all accounts they did not disappoint.

Horsell Common may be an odd name for a band but this does not mean they do not know how to rock the roof off a support slot. Many songs were known to the crowd (thanks to Triple J) and there was plenty of singing, and shouting along to lead singer Mark Stewart. Luke Cripps looked like he was possessed while he played bass, so much so that he broke a bass string half way through the set. This didn’t slow down Cripps or Horsell Common and it did look like it was a common occurrence. It was a great show put on by the Melbourne threesome and they are sure to impress many more crowds on the rest of the Gyroscope tour.

After a short stint of the crowd chanting “Gy-ro-scope, Gy-ro-scope” the boys came on stage to a thunderous roar. Not to waste any time whatsoever, they launched straight into new single “Snakeskin”, with vocalist Dan Saunders delicately singing ‘Oooh oooh’ and slowly building the song to its rocking second half. It didn’t take long for songs to get heavier and heavier and for the crowds excitement to get bigger and bigger. About the same time as the mosh pit began to erupt, the crowd surfers began to appear and the floorboards of The Capitol began to bounce up and down.

The security did not seem to mind the crowd surfers at this gig which is quite a difference from most gigs these days and the band definitely lapped it up. There were two exceptions to this. Bass player Brad Campbell seemed quite upset when a crowd surfer knocked over his bourbon and coke when getting escorted off stage and when a ‘surfie bogan’ punched a front row crowd member, the band decided that it was not acceptable and threw him off the stage (while continuing to play). Gyroscope are one of a few bands that can make a gig appear completely out of control while they have command of the crowd and the music. A couple new songs were mixed in with songs from Gyroscope’s two previous albums “Are You Involved” and “Sound Shattering Sound” including Fast Girl, Beware Wolf, Mistakes And Ladders, A Slow Dance, Safe Forever, Hollow Like Cheyenne, Midnight Express, Take This For Granted, Driving For The Storm and an explosive finale of Doctor, Doctor.

For more info on Gyroscope visit www.gyroscope.com.au
For more info on Horsell Common visit www.horsellcommon.com
Breed Obsession will be released soon. Snakeskin is out now.

Gyroscope - Doctor Doctor (Live)

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