For me as a music lover, I always love to hear and witness musicians on their musical journey. At the Zoo, this evening played host to The Buzzbees’ first headline show. This is such a big deal in the journey and brings the band another step closer to reaching their goals.
Opening the night was Second Affair. It is clear that these guys have been heavily influenced by pub rock, and they have captured the style in their original songs so incredibly well. I mean this as the highest complement. Their songs were intelligent and memorable, with their single “Driving Blindly” standing out particularly in the set. The vocalists worked well together with the lead singing really working the room. Also, the guitar solos. They were amazing! Shared by the two guitarists in turn, each instance was skillful and highly technical, while still capturing the essence of the song. Rad.
The Con & the Liar shook things up a little after Second Affair. The two piece boasted that this was only their fourth public gig together. While I am all for supporting musicians in all definitions of the word, I had no idea what they, as a band, were going for. There was a mixture of experimental jams, blues and something I don’t even know what to call. While they do take on a minimalist approach, there were times where their songs actually needed something else, a bass, another guitar, keys, another vocalist. Something else. When they got the middle, bluesy section of their set, they had a really good thing going on. Everything else was unfortunately, a bit meh.
The Buzzbees. Holy wow. I’ve never been happier to have my socks blown off by a band that I, ashamedly, had never heard of. They had an intelligent way of songwriting that showed that they had something many 'new' bands forget. Restraint. For me, the highlight of the set was a track called "Projector". I think it highlights everything that this band is all about - also, "The Drifter" was standout track.
You know when bands have that extra instrument, like a violin, or ukulele or trumpet just for no apparent reason? You ask yourself, what was the actual point to having that as part of the song. It had no purpose. The Buzzbees' use of mandolin and ukulele was the complete opposite of that. It was apparent that they had written their songs with the instruments in mind. A real treat to witness.
Seriously, I have never been happier to be pleasantly surprised at a gig. These guys have all the talent to go far in this, the Brisbane music industry.
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