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Live Review from Underground 52:
The 4-piece band F.T.T (Po Kei, Jonathan, Donald + Edmund) – 3 guitars and drums – played fast and loud. Set list:
2. KFS 3. Nobody Does it Better 4. Opinion 5. I Feel Fine 6. Ride With Me Sunday Morning featured a clear, jumping rhythm guitar, which reminded me of an early 80’s UK Mod new-wave sound. Nobody Does it Better was in the vein of sillier UK punk songs, like Toy Dolls’ Nellie the Elephant. Lead singer Po Kei was happy to do the silly antics to match the mood and the band generated copious amounts of feedback to layer further the effect. Opinion was fast, fun and well played, performed with F.T.T’s own touch of insanity. The lead singer knows he’s a bit of a wag and throws in funny lines constantly. We eventually found out what was written on his T-shirt… These guys are good musos with a whole heap of silliness and weird personality thrown in to boot. I Feel Fine was a self-penned number and a good one at that with driving and fast punk rock rhythms unleashed. Again F.T.T’s great, fast, insane sound, was not unlike, say Stiff Little Fingers. The last song of the set was a tribute to the guy’s motorbike with a nice loud guitar intro and supported by a driving, steady drumming throughout. Melodic vocals, strangely reminiscent of 70’s soft rock, worked brilliantly with the blasting instruments, creating that great unlikely mix that often defines interesting indie music. That Nat. Geog. crew popped intrusively into this poor band’s set as only a TV crew shamelessly knows how. The skinny lead singer guy can jump, though it’s probably not recommended on a stage the size of Club Cixi’s. The danger he was going to go through the front of the bass drum was imminent quite a few times. And he should never apologise for ’not playing well’ …What, mate???! You do! His last comments were far more indicative of this band’s worth. He said he plays because he loves music. Well, my friend, we come and listen because we like your music. Isobel Shahzneen Saunders |
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Live Review from Underground 32:
The presentation could use a little polishing, but the core is solid. Vocals are unskilled but otherwise good. It's almost a relaxed type of rock. You get the feeling they're not really trying all that hard, and the result is already great. These are a bunch of guys doing what they enjoy and having fun doing it. I think they're playing more for themselves than the audience. The music itself is fairly standard, but sprinkled with pixie dust. Their final song, a cover of "leaving on a jet plane" almost in ska-style, was a wonderful parting gift. Wally Amos "There is a light of Indie Power that never goes out at The Underground" - Po Kei, F.T.T. Website: http://myspace.com/ftthk |