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Written by VANESSA MIRABILE / Photos by BARRY BRECHEISEN
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Friday, 28 April 2006 |
London-based band South recently played Chicago’s Double Door sharing the spotlight with Something for Rockets and Margo & the Nuclear So & So's.
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South
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Entertainment
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Double Door
Chicago, Ill.
April 15, 2006
Setlist
1. “You are One”
2. “Up Close and Personal”
3. “Some old Story”
“Place in Displacement”
4. “Loosen your Hold”
5. “Safety in Numbers”
6. “Keep Close”
7. “Habit in a Lifetime”
8. “Slidetune”
9. “Paint the Silence”
10. “Colour in Waves”
11. “Motiveless Crimes”
12. “Shallow”
Encore:
13. “Bizarre Love Triangle”
14. “Flesh and Bone”
15. “Sight of Me”
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They have been touring with both bands in the States since March. With a 13 song set, South delivered most songs from their just released album “Adventures in the Underground Journey to the Stars”. Still, their set also included some of their best from “With the Tides” (2003) and from their debut album “From Here on In (2001)”. Not to mention their song off of the O.C. soundtrack, “Paint the Silence”, that helped to drive much of their mass appeal in the US.
With album number three under their belt, the just released album has a few unique attributes that can make more established bands stumble over with envy. What’s their trick? First, the trio of Joel Cadbury, Jamie McDonald and Brett Shaw have been friends for a decade ever since their teens and that interaction is obvious on stage. Second, South is what one would call “musically proficient. The three talented band members are well known for exchanging their musical instruments, guitar, bass, drums and even keyboards during a concert. Add to that outstanding songwriting skills and a musical entrepreneur spirit (they produced they own album) and you have the formula that is South.
Even though at times the Saturday night crowd did not seem as familiar with their songs, lead singer Cadbury still made it time worth spent. The audience enjoyed his passionate rock and roll performance, his teetering between acoustic and electric guitar and the band’s overall enthusiastic attitude. They even had their fellow band mates from Something for Rocket join them on stage for the mainstream “Paint the Silence” in between playing their new released songs.
The band slowly launched into a vaguely familiar melody provided by the keyboard for the encore. While the crowd sat with blank faces the tune slowly evolved into New Order’s classic hit “Bizarre Love Triangle”. Something for Rockets rejoined South on stage for their fitting festive ending. At end of the concert, the band kept it real and hung out chit-chatting with friends and fans for autographs, photos and hugs.
All right, you may just find yourself at some point listening to their new single “Place in Displacement”. After listening to it you may conclude they sound a lot like U2, New Order, Doves or any of the other various bands the musically blessed UK keeps exporting. You may even believe Cadbury has a physical resemblance to Coldplay’s own, Chris Martin. Even though they may have similar musical origins, influences and styles of many of these bands; South has found their own place. Powered by AkoComment 2.0! |
