I should also probably mention that out of all the bands, Two Finger Salute seemed to be the calmest, which was ironic because they were also one of the most aggressive. The third song ‘Shout Out’ was a complete 180 spin, a much happier song with Beatle-esque backing harmonies, high guitar parts and celebratory lyrics to contrast the ‘I fucking hate you’ from Things I hate. Their first song Things I Hate is straightforward grunge: heavy, aggressive and loud, full of anger and full of yelling their second song ‘Kids Will Riot’ continued the rage but shifted the focus from loudness to more intricate rhythms with a slow intro and a ska-esque guitar. Despite only playing five songs, Two Finger Salute showed us that they are diverse masters of punk. There were very few dull moments in their short set. The crowd (which by the second half of the night now was pretty tipsy) loved every second. Mainly playing songs off their most recent album Anger and Pride, the performance was fresh and full of passion and aggression. The band’s performance on the night had very few problems. Their cathartically loud songs speak about the difficulties of life across the social-economic spectrum from their first song Things I Hate listing out ‘Politics’, ‘Barbie girls’, ‘The Media’ and ‘You’ (most importantly you), right through to their last song Society of The Working Class which has the important line ‘The working class are fucking proud’ Two Finger Salute never for a second lets you forget where they came from. The five-man grunge punk band formed of Phil ‘Oi’!’ Gough (Lead vox), Tim Norton (Guitar, vox), Paul Bullseye (Guitar Vox), Simon Griffin (Bass, vox) and Glen Lewis (Drums, vox) all have their roots in working class Britain which forms the identity of the band. Live Review from Planetrox China Final 2018Īggressive and controversial, Two Finger Salute were the first runner ups.
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