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Four Day Hombre (c) Brad Innes
Four Day Hombre (c) Brad Innes

Review: Four Day Hombre

Fibbers, 3rd February 2006
One of the most exciting local bands playing an intimate venue moments before they explode into the mainstream sounded too good to miss to Duncan Laing.


Support came in the form of two quite different bands. The first, One Night Only, showed promise and judging from the sprightly young age of the front man they have plenty of time to build on their already impressive sound. The Lucida Console had a calamity of a set that any band would hate to go through but few would still deliver an impressive raw slice of emo.

"Whether it was just the subdued crowd or the chatty wenches, this wasn’t the band's best gig by far. "

More and more people had been pushing further forward throughout the two sets. Fibbers was full and once Four Day Hombre took to the stage there was a small cheer, but nothing monumental. There could have been a large cheer but it was drowned out by the constant barrage of chatting. Looking around there seemed to be large groups of girls more bothered about the latest gossip than the five guys on stage.

At the risk of sounding like a grumpy “music lover” you don’t go to a gig to catch up on the ‘goss’. Simon, FDH’s front man, also vented his frustration as a lot of people tried their best to talk over the songs. Nethertheless, Four Day Hombre showcased their talents and patience to the maximum but there was something absent from the night's performance.

Four Day Hombre (c) Brad Innes
Four Day Hombre (c) Brad Innes

Whether it was just the subdued crowd or the chatty wenches, this wasn’t the band's best gig by far. With their long single release tour coming to a close, the members look tired and weary. Travelling up and down the country playing the usual venues to the ever increasing crowds can take the best out of any band, but Four Day Hombre aren’t just any band.

Their music reaches places only reserved for the great songwriters of our time and the band can produce an atmosphere to fill arenas. Tonight was a small forgettable blip for a band that in a year's time will be selling out venues ten times the size of a Barfly.

Duncan Laing

last updated: 10/02/06
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