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| Tomm E Williams - Vocals/Guitar Zephyr Lounge, Leamington Spa 25/03/2016 |
Have you ever dreamt
of joining an epically energetic band who can completely smash a live set? Do
you have what it takes to tour with a seriously hard working outfit who have
some amazing support slots lined up? Do you play the bass? Well then Go
Primitive need to hear from you.
Hailing from Warwickshire, UK, Go Primitive have mastered
their twist of emotionally charged melodic rock with attitude in abundance, and
boy did they prove it at Leamington’s Zephyr Lounge in March.
Luckily we were there! But unluckily they announced that
their bassist Ben Goodwin is to leave Go Primitive just days later.
It’s a mighty shame (and slightly troubling, hope it wasn’t
something we said) but it does open the door for somebody new, who could be
you!
But before you go polishing that music CV of yours, here are
some things we learnt about Go Primitive, just so you know what you’d be
getting yourself in to.
1) Go Primitive write songs about dinosaurs
and have been to outer space.
Correct me if I’m wrong but when a band
announces on stage that “this next song is about dinosaurs” you know that
they’re your new favourite band. ‘Velociraptor’ is a honed example of that
tunefully classic hard rock sound that Go Primitive have nailed. It’s also
called ‘Velociraptor’, do you really need another reason?
Go Primitive have also just released a
video for their new single ‘In A Band’, cunningly titled because it’s about,
you guessed it, being in a band. But in a shock twist, the video shows the boys
turning their talents to space exploration.
Of the track the band said: “’In A Band’;
the anti rock star song, is a contradiction to the cliché and a nod to our
dedication and perseverance. The video represents our journey as a band, the
struggle, the training to ultimately achieve our goal…you know…be astronauts!”
Well things are more entertaining in space.
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| Ben Goodwin - Bass Zephyr Lounge, Leamington Spa 25/03/2016 |
2) Go Primitive seriously shred.
Dinosaurs and Astronauts aside, the whole set
was saturated in raw energy and did not disappoint. Screeching guitar solos
take pride and place on stage supported by a consistently solid drum track
which makes it impossible not to head bang (and how many bands can you actually
head bang to nowadays?)
3) Go Primitive do not allow slacking at
shows.
And even if they did you wouldn’t want to.
Music this good and performances this fun are contagious and the Leamington Spa
crowd filled the dreaded floor/stage gap with bouncing, clapping and dancing on
request.
4) Go Primitive’s warm up makes them sound
like llamas.
What? Oh you want some clarification on this
point? No problem, check the video below.
5) Go Primitive get encores.
Well you can’t get a crowd all
hyped and sweaty and then leave them hanging. After a sterling performance you
could be fooled in to thinking that Go Primitive had nothing left to give, but
you would be wrong. Shouts of ‘one more song’ were not ignored and the GP lads
clambered back on to the stage for another shot.
It was a spectacular performance at the Zephyr Lounge and
clearly Go Primitive’s stints supporting the likes of Mallory Knox, We Are The
Ocean, The Subways and Lonely The Brave have been just the experience they
needed.
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| Tomm E Williams - Vocals/Guitar Zephyr Lounge, Leamington Spa 25/03/2016 |
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| Dan Teale - Drums Zephyr Lounge, Leamington Spa 25/03/2016 |
Not to mention that the EP ‘100 Ways’, released last summer,
is ridiculously good with belter after belter.
The set list practically writes itself.
To pull off a show as high in standard as this one takes
dedication and frank perseverance. Go Primitive are serious contenders in the
scene and you don’t get this good without a lot of hard work (and clearly quite
a lot of fun).
But if you think you’re up to this task then there may be no
better band to join right now then Go Primitive so head over to their Facebook
and send them a message.
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| Dan Teale - Drums Zephyr Lounge, Leamington Spa 25/03/2016 |
