{"id":29404,"date":"2013-05-02T06:48:24","date_gmt":"2013-05-02T11:48:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/?p=29404"},"modified":"2014-02-08T08:10:50","modified_gmt":"2014-02-08T13:10:50","slug":"live-jetblack-crashdiet-concert-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/2013\/live-jetblack-crashdiet-concert-review\/","title":{"rendered":"LIVE! | Jetblack & Crashdiet"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Emma Jenkins<\/span>
\n– Guest Columnist —<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

April 26, 2013 at Rock City in Nottingham, U.K.<\/h3>\n

\"v\"JettBlack kicked off its co-headlining set to thunderous applause. These guys have built a loyal following, and, after having watched their set, I can see why. The band was tight. JettBlack took to the stage at 8:02 p.m., and the place went mental. Kicking off with \u201cTwo Hot Girls,\u201d the chorus of \u201c \u2026 save me, save me \u2026\u201d instantly echoed out around the room. It was an excellent start. The band continued with \u201cLess Torque, More Thrust\u201d and kept the pace going all the way through to the raucous \u201cGet your hands dirty.\u201d The crowd loved it, lapping up every second. JettBlack utilized all its 50 minutes with a highly charged performance, encouraging the audience to participate with a lot of air-punching and some very robust singing. The set was rounded off with \u201cMother Fucker,\u201d before the final crescendo of \u201cRaining Rock,\u201d and, at that point, it most certainly was. <\/p>\n

Co-headliners CrashDiet obviously was going to have a difficult gig, given the fact that the band\u2019s manager, Michael Sunden, tragically died just a week ago at the same venue in which the band had played. The band would have liked to cancel this gig, but, as very succinctly put by singer Simon Cruz, \u201c\u2026 let this night continue in the name of Rock \u2019n\u2019 Roll \u2026 let this be a celebration of Michael and not be a sad evening.\u201d <\/p>\n

\"Crashdiet\"So the set began with the powerful \u201cBreakin\u2019 the Chains.\u201d In the beginning, they seemed a little disconnected, which was understandable. But CrashDiet soon pulled it together. By the time the band performed \u201cMiracle,\u201d everybody was singing along. The pace kept up with \u201cCalifornia\u201d but seemed to wander off the tracks with \u201cGarden of Babylon.\u201d Maybe it was slightly too instrumental and musically indulgent for my personal tastes. The energy level of the crowd did seem to dip a little at this point; however, the band turned this around as soon as CrashDiet launched into \u201cRiot in Everyone,\u201d followed by \u201cGeneration Wild.\u201d <\/p>\n

The band was in full swing, and, at this point, Simon Cruz, with his bright-blue Mohawk, climbed up the speaker stack and dove into the crowd. It was thrilling for most but heart stopping for others. The band was in a powerful flow at this point, and the audience was in the palm of the band\u2019s hand. There was nothing that they couldn\u2019t do. Unfortunately, the set had to come to an end, and what an end it was; CrashDiet played the foot-stomping, air-punching, audience-jumping \u201cCocaine Cowboys.\u201d Those boys did well. In fact, they did more than well; they were excellent, and, in spirit, Michael Sunden would have been foot stomping, air punching and jumping along with the rest of the audience. <\/p>\n

Jetblack & Crashdiet Concert Photo Gallery<\/h3>\n

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[Photos provided courtesy of Jadranka Jade]<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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