Jurassic 5 - Bristol Carling Academy
Went to see these guys last night – possibly best gig I’ve ever been to! I had no idea what to expect with the venue – it was perfect – really intimate, but not too crowded, and the accoustics in there were spot on.
Their live performance puts the likes of Eminem and 50cent to shame. They have real raw talent and they are truely what hiphop is and should be all about. Their set spanned all their releases, although they only hit on Concrete Schoolyard for a couple of verses, I think it was sufficient to get the crowd going nuts (you could tell there was a vast contingent of people who were there for that track, put it that way!).
They came on with ‘Work It Out’ as their encore, followed by a 10 min freestyle set which, if it was really off the cuff, was truely impressive. Suprisingly they stayed on the stage area for at least 45 mins after the show to sign stuff for the crowd – they were still there when I left anyways.
I’m still buzzing about it – I can’t wait to see them again! I wish I had taken a proper camera with me. If I knew we were going to be so up close and personal I could have walked away with some brilliant shots. Ah well – my PEBL shots will have to do, they’re not too bad :)
