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Live:
TOXIC SLUT
Venue: Chelmsford Army & Navy
When: February 7th 2002
OK so
I’ll admit it, I was very dubious about this gig. All I’d really heard about
this band was that the line up consisted of three girls and one chap and the
young ladies in question didn’t exactly wear much. I have to say that this
provoked my usual response of, “The Alternative music scene should be the one
place where woman can be creative without out having to rely on their sexuality
to gain attention, blah blah blah……”
Well
Toxic Slut challenged my somewhat purist principles tonight and all I can say is
a big hearty “Thank you!” From the moment they took the stage it was obvious
that sex appeal was going to play a major part in their act. So this is nothing
new in rock & roll but when you mix this with excellent thrash punk songs and,
most importantly for me, humour, you have a rich cocktail for twenty five
minutes of top entertainment. The only fly in the ointment for me was the
pathetically muted reaction of the Army & Navy audience. Granted, the majority
of those present were probably there to see the two more conventional indie
guitar combos either side of the Sluts in the running order but I really feel
this band’s good natured ebullience deserved a more enthusiastic response.
Still, true to their website’s motto of, “If you don’t like us, we don’t care”,
they carried on determined, if nothing else, to enjoy themselves. Hopefully,
waxings such as, “Bathroom Wall”, “Sex Party” & you guessed it “Toxic Slut” will
soon be committed to disc. As for their cover of “Safe European Home”, all I can
say is my initial reaction was, “Top, a Clash song!” The fact that I found the
Sluts rendering totally unrecognisable didn’t diminish my enjoyment one bit.
So
there you have it, there is now an alternative to brain-dead boy / girl acts and
snooty indie bands and their name is Toxic Slut. For more details check out
their website at
http://uk.geocites.com/toxicslutuk
(it’s a
hoot) or e-mail them at
toxicslutuk@yahoo.co.uk
Put
your dancing shoes on, leave your preconceptions at home and be prepared to
smile. Go on, you know you want to.
Paul Wood
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