Rock Against Racism @ The Cougar Lounge
The thugs and their dads were united by the lyric ""I'm in love, I'm in love, yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaah."" <br/>
| 11 Jan 2007
Rock Against Racism is an honest way to counter serious problems. The national series had its first night in Edinburgh and, to much satisfaction, Kramer was nowhere to be found. Although due to the long set lists he may have gotten bored and left, like everyone else.
Lisa Paton spoke directly about racism by describing her experiences coming to Edinburgh, in between melodic acoustic songs.
Next up were The Ballantynes a young trio of rockers still fresh around the gills. Fun and energetic, some more nights in the garage would polish their rough talent.
More experienced was Adriana. Introduced as "soulful sister music" and living up to it, she gained new fans with her soft if uninspired cover of Joni Mitchell's 'Woodstock'.
Despite a standard 90s rock sound, Galicia's nifty flourishes of harmonica and slap bass made their cover of 'Stand by Me' the night's highlight.
Kuraneko, an older, meaner version of The Ballantynes, played heavier 90s rock. Their derivative sound, heavy but light enough to nod your head to, united the crowd (now made up of thugs and their dads) against racism, or maybe because they could really relate to the lyric "I'm in love, I'm in love, yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaah." [Hamza Khan]
Lisa Paton spoke directly about racism by describing her experiences coming to Edinburgh, in between melodic acoustic songs.
Next up were The Ballantynes a young trio of rockers still fresh around the gills. Fun and energetic, some more nights in the garage would polish their rough talent.
More experienced was Adriana. Introduced as "soulful sister music" and living up to it, she gained new fans with her soft if uninspired cover of Joni Mitchell's 'Woodstock'.
Despite a standard 90s rock sound, Galicia's nifty flourishes of harmonica and slap bass made their cover of 'Stand by Me' the night's highlight.
Kuraneko, an older, meaner version of The Ballantynes, played heavier 90s rock. Their derivative sound, heavy but light enough to nod your head to, united the crowd (now made up of thugs and their dads) against racism, or maybe because they could really relate to the lyric "I'm in love, I'm in love, yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaah." [Hamza Khan]