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| Filming "Abraham's Point"... | ||
| "Abraham's Point"
Filming for the new McKenzie Crooke film 'Abraham's Point' went well on Monday 8th October in Cardiff. Thank you to all the people who turned up to be extra's... I think almost ALL of you will be in the film in some shape or form! And i know a lot of you got MUCH more involved that you had thought, GREAT FUN :) Check out out the pictures from the day on our myspace pictures. Greg got the short straw with his last min instructions of lines and eastern European 'accent...' with the lines: "Zdravo. hello everybody. We have travelled a long way to be here tonight. so remember what is important in life... if you are not sure, maybe our first song will help! It's called "Zgradbi bika za jaja!" GRAB THE BULL BY THE BALLS" HaHa Keep an eye open for the film in early 2008. See you at a gig soon people Much Love Killing For Company x | ||
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| Killing For Company live at Liberty Stadium | ||
| So what do you do when your first band sold millions of albums, toured the world and performed with the biggest names on earth but you no longer get on with the pain in the arse/brilliant songwriter frontman? Buy a boar? buy a pub? Start a sandwich shop? f you're Stuart Cable and that band was the Stereophonics, you leave, get a new career on the TV and radio and wait until you find the right guys to form another, seriously rocking, band. Killing for Company, though, are more than just a vehicle for the wild-eyed Welsh poodle-permed stickmeister. Together with brothers Andy and Steve Williams on lead and bass guitars, Richie King on rhythm guitar and Greg Jones on lead vocals, KFC kick out a bucketful of classic rock with an up to date sound, like Audioslave channelling AC/DC or Janes Addiction belting out The Cult. It's a grown up, commercial sound that would sit easily on US radio, its melodic rock with bite. This, only their fourth ever gig, also happens to be the first time 'and' band has played Swansea's hug new Liberty Stadium. Despite a criminally early evening start (they're opening for legends The Who), they deliver an energy packed seven song set, including new single 'Enemies' and pounding rocker 'Say About Me'. the frontman shows no signs of being intimidated by the cavernous venue, slinking his way across the stage and flirting with the front row whilst Andy more than keeps up with the Joneses on the blistering solos. Most of all though, it's great to see Wales's very own Keith Moon back in action on a stage and delivering another truly hair raising experience. | ||
| Review by Stuart Williams at Kerrang magazine. | ||
| Thekla Review | ||
| KILLING FOR COMPANY -- Live at Thekla Social
June 12th 10-20pm. Killing For Company take to the stage and blaze straight into She Would Wait - an excellent anthemic opener with its hook filled chorus, which won the crowd over straight away. That ploughed into the download single Enemies before moving onto The Boy Who which is as near as dammit the perfect rock song. Steve Williams 70 miles an hour bass riff is eventually joined by Andy Williams and Richie King's clanging guitar chords as Greg Jones sings one of the catchiest verses ever --- followed by a real sing-along chorus. By the end of this song it was game over, as the band had successful wowed another set of loyal followers. For The Taking and Reasons saw the band continue in top form. The stylish playing of lead guitarist Andy Williams impressing all while Greg Jones in particular was growing in confidence and stature with every song. While hanging from the ledges or clambering across the front of the speakers, the singer made use of every inch of the stage in captivating style. His banter in between songs got longer as his confidence grew. His humour as enthralling as his stage presence. For Secrets Of Empty Bottles it was the turn of rhythm guitarist Richie King to step to the fore. His sparkling, chiming and hypnotic riff was the core of this song. It shimmers and shines as the the rest of the band add layer by layer of melody to make this song the perfect future single. Richie's style bears more than a passing resemblance to that of Pete Townshend in the way he throws his guitar in violent strokes around his tall thin frame while striking poses that wouldn't have looked out of place on a 70's Who tour. Richie's playing is at the heart of this band -- the framework for the break-neck bass playing of Steve Williams, the delightful guitar sketches of Andy Williams and the frenetic and powerful drumming of Stuart Cable. Stuart's drumming is starting to resemble that of John Bonham. And I don't say that lightly. But like the Zep legend, Stuart pounds his drums with a savagery and ferocity that looks like his life depends on hitting each note as hard as he can. He pounds the skins so hard it's a surprise they don't break or run for their lives screaming for mercy!! Soon the band reach the final song Say About Me. Greg sings the chorus to the audience and tells them they have to sing along. When he's satisfied that the crowd know the words and when to come in, Greg announces "Bloody Hell! They're better than me!" and asks the sound guy to hand microphones to everyone in the audience. The song is the archetypal anthemic tune and a rousing way to finish the set. It's amazing to think this was only Killing For Company's 6th gig. They play with a tightness and understanding that makes it look like they have been on the road together for years. Unbelievably they will get even better. When they play next, this is a band not to be missed. Jeff Collins ROCK LEGENDS AT ROCKFIELD by Jeff Collins is published on Sept 15th. It's now available for pre-order on Amazon and all good bookstores. ROCK LEGENDS AT ROCKFIELD is a humourous, bizarre and fascinating tale of the recording of some of the greatest rock albums ever at the legendary Rockfield Studios. | ||
| Thekla Review by Jeff Collins | ||