Someone said “nine”, but I’m pretty sure I counted ten. Nine guys, one girl or eight guys, one girl make up this loud, aurally complex sound called Velociraptor. They rocked out so hard that Everett True (The Thin Kids) gallantly relinquished his claim on being the best band in Brisbane and handed over the reins to Velociraptor.
An overwhelming force of energy shot from the small Troubadour stage and encompassed every single person in it’s thrashing garage rock sound.
They had the look, and they surely had the sound of something long forgotten. They were the 60′s, as close as I have been to it anyway.
Through perfectly ordered chaos, they belted out songs like ‘Hey Suzanne’ and ‘Oh Yeah’, and nailed them with little more than an inch to move on the overcrowded stage.
It all worked, nothing was askew; the work of pure, throbbing passion co-existing within ten different musicians on one tiny platform.
I want a CD! But I am required to ask myself, would recorded sound do these guys any justice? Could it capture and showcase their ‘who gives a fuck, let’s just have fun and make music’ attitude? Probably not. But… I want a CD.
If the band had to have a front man, this would be him.
If the band had to single out one majour personality, this would be him.
Check them out, they were brilliant, sheer fucking talent, raw visible passion and well worth watching live.
Velociraptor on Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/velociraptorfightclub
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sarahjr
Tara Downie
Great Review!
Thanks Sarah. When we get’s a CD out (which will be CD on Vinyl) I’ll make sure you get some liquid gold.
Julien Raptor
I look forward to it.