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Miss
Black America are Seymour Glass, singer/ guitarist; Mat Anthony,
guitar, Johnny Steele, bass and Simon Cooper, drums.
The
name Miss Black America is a familiar one to regular gig-goers in
the Eastern region, as they've been airing their sound in various
venues across the county and beyond.
Brand
spankingly new?
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| New
line ups both material and band |
But
this is the NEW Miss Black America, and dare I say it, the improved
version too with the only surviving member after the shake up, being
Seymour Glass. (No disrespect to the previous band members intended!)
Pillar
of support
Sunday
night was all about Miss Black America as they were headliners on
the bill. Prior to MBA on stage were Houston 500 and Dopejam, both
of which carried themselves musically with a confident
rocked-out rages which complemented the new sound of Miss Black.
All
in aid of a good cause
Sunday
night's gig was in aid of the 'Love music hate racism' tour in conjunction
with the promotional airing of their new single 'Drowned By Numbers.'
The new single is released on Monday. 18 August, 2003. Available
on cd single format plus limited edition 7" yellow vinyl.
The vinyl single features MBA’s, ‘Drowning By Numbers’ and fellow
tour mates, Cultural Ice Age’s, ‘Reclusive Coma.’
Sloppy
seconds?
Incidentally,
this is the first MBA material to be released since the band parted
company with Integrity records last September.
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| No
room at the Inn... |
Packing
in the crowd on Sunday night was the Priors
Inn, Bury St. Edmunds with around 100 punters raring to hear local
boy's, MBA's new material
Back
to school
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| Have
you got any ID, mate? |
The
crowd was mostly made up of sixth-form students and my friends and
I were wondering if we were going to get ID-ed for being too old!
Regardless of age, the crowd was incredibly enthusiastic, notably
during MBA's set. Especially with the rows nearest the stage revelling
in rock 'n' roll ravings.
Crowd
favourites were 'Miss Black America' (a track previously penned
by the previous band set up) and the much anticipated new single,
'Drowning by Numbers'.
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| It's
a thumbs up from Tom! |
The
new and improved sound, was a lot heavier than that that has previously
been heard from MBA. With the new sound complimenting other up-and-coming
bands such as Kineses and Winnebago Deal.
After
the gig there was a pleasant meet and greet the band opportunity.
With the boys' new material and new sound, the future might well
be bright for these guys. As you can see punters at the Priors Inn
were happy with the night's outcome.
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Miss
Black America
