Gallows
 

this band is getting quite big over here and many are calling them the best british punk band in 20 years (not too difficult i say), i saw them last night and i have to say, what (IMO) they lack musically, they put on perhaps the best performance ive seen for a while. It was insane. What are peoples thoughts on them?

Not sure, still haven't decided. They have the that tough guy thing about them which I'm not really into, being a pussy n all.

i dont quite understand where the hype is coming from.

i like them, its great to see a british band doing well and they work REALLY hard, but the album is pretty average IMO. i can imagine them good live... but they don't seem to me like anything special.

pistols were nothing special, they got big on their live shows and image. Not saying the gallows are on the same level as the pistols, but they have the same thing going on... just downscaled.

Gallows
 

www.myspace.com/gallows

who likes these?

I quite like the guitar work, but not overly keen on the vocals. The singers voice is slightly harsh for my liking

Boring!! Just signed to warner havnt they,

awful band. seem to be a bit over-hyped (to say the least)

Just got hold of Orchestra Of Wolves. Jackhammer is liking this a lot. Nice bit of old skool punk rock happening in some tracks.

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Very over-hyped, so many better UK punk bands.

In case you want examples

The Steal
The Legacy
The Sword
Short Warning

I'm fairly sure these guys are playing Taste of Chaos. If so, I'm seeing them.

Their cover of THE RUTS-STARING AT THE RUDE BOYS is tragic.

Bizzle!

Frank Carter was placed at the top of NME's coolest person in music list, the spot held last year by Beth Ditto. Interesting to see how next year goes for them :)

Singer is an incredibly funny guy.

I love them, but Jackhammer is right about the Staring at the Rude Boys cover sucking ass. Oooh, lets put rap in. We're so ****ing modern.

Just saw them at warped. They played a good set but I wasn't there for the whole thing. They started a wall of death.

Anyone own the album? Is it worth my time/$$$?

I enjoyed the few songs I heard. So yeah, go for it.

I'm a Gallows fan. I believe both their albums are worth getting. Orchastra of Wolves is more raw and not so melodic as Grey Britian but equally as good. Saw them on the warped tour back in 07' and 09' and both times they put on a very good show...probably one of the best I saw that day (both days technically).

I haven't heard their new one and as it's been said already Staring at the Rude Bois was dreadful but I really liked their debut album.

I had heard one or two tracks initially and wasn't THAT bothered but thought I would watch them at a festival I was going to if they didnt clash with anyone I really wanted to see. I thought they at least looked that they would deliver a pretty crazy show.

Well, they delivered a crazy show alright which made quite an impression on me and they ended up being a true highlight of my weekend. The singer was punching himself in the face, smashing mic stands off the floor and at the end of the set completely destroyed the drum set and stood ontop of the rubble to salute the audience. In a very professional move he also took the time to thank the crowd and then thew his mic over his shoulder and the band applauded the audience. They seemed a really crazy bunch of lads wanting to have fun but also very down to earth at the same time and appreciative of their exposure. They came across as a normal bunch of lads that were almost embarrassed to be playing Download festival and for the size of the crowd that turned out to see them. They had only had one or two singles at this point and were a reasonably small band.

Oh yeah, and the music was pretty good too! :thumb:

I liked Orchastra of Wolves the 2-3 times I've listened to it. Need to play it again soon, and check out their newer one. They remind me of parts Propagandhi and Refused.

What's the general consensus on which is better?

Never listened to "Orchelves of Wolves" but "London is the Reason" is a gorgeous, gorgeous album.
Only complaint is that the begginning is a bit rushed. The songs don't really fade into each other, they just shift gears into different songs that sound somewhat the same. The individual tracks are great though.

So what's the deal on these guys? I don't live in the UK, so I don't really have a feel for how hyped or acclaimed they are, but I've heard them heralded as like the best UK punk band since whoever.

I should probably give them a good listen at some point... they pop up on my last.fm recommendations a lot.

My advice: Just give them a listen if you're interested. Don't worry about the level of hype, as all that does is set some sort of expectation.

I still need to check out London is the Reason. Been a while since I even played Orchastra of Wolves.

I've only heard their debut album once and I remember enjoying it. I was a little taken back by the lyrics on "Orchestra of Wolves", but I think that had more to do with the fact that it was on an iPod my mum had given me for Christmas. Not exactly the band I would've expected my mum to be listening to. They're a band I've been meaning to find and listen to again, but just have been forgetful in doing so. Perhaps I might go hunting for their debut and new album and give them a spin in the near future.

Well yeah, of course I'll listen to them. I was more interested in hearing some of you guy's angle of them, and how they're viewed overseas.

Some of their lyrics are fairly crude and to the point, thats for sure. I like the energy and the brutality of their first album but i cant say i'm a fan of the lyrics.

I find them quite obnoxious. apparently there's like knife fights, mosh pits and other tough guy stuff going on at their shows.

their music is okay though. nothing special. at least not in the tracks I've heard.

Knife fights? Where are you getting this from? Anyway knife fights aside, whats bad about a mosh pit?

some of their gigs in England resulted in knife fights between the audience and crap. mosh pits are stupid. I like being able to see a band perform without being shoved around by teenagers who are there primarily to "act out".

Where are you getting that information from though?

yeah I just reread that article. it wasn't a knife fight but a bottle fight. whatever. they still look like this: http://gfx.dagbladet.no/labrador/897...ctive/960x.jpg

Bottle fights occur at lots of gigs and pretty much at every festival ive been to, regardless of whos on stage. Its the same with mosh pits, ive been in mosh pits at indie shows. Its the crowd that start the pit, not the band. Well, most of the time.

really. I go to shows frequently without mosh pits. and there's never been a bottle fight. unfortunately there was a mosh pit on a festival I recently attended though. that was annoying. two of my favourite screamo bands were bringing the awesomeness, and all through their shows (especially one of them) there were kids with long hair and Megadeath shirts pushing me around. what's really annoying was when someone asked them what their favourite album by one of the bands were and they were like "uh I don't know I haven't heard any of them. but they are so ****ing awesome to mosh to. I just mosh the **** out of everyone. I'm so hardcore!" and so on. I mean, seriously. just go away. forever. it's incredibly annoying.

I stay out of mosh pits now, i have to admit and sometimes they can be annoying when you just want to enjoy the show. But its very easy to stay out of a pit and for it not to affect your enjoyment of a show. However, if you go down the front and middle of any crowd, its something you have to expect.

Either way, its not something to hold against a band.

And yes, bottle fights are common at festivals. At least they are in England. They usually arent aimed at the band, its usually a fight between two sides of a crowd.

I prefer standing somewhere where I can actually see the show, not way in the back because some fat dudes are busy pushing each other.

if bottle fights are usual over there, I'm glad I'm not over there.

You can stand at the front aslong as you dont stand right in the middle of the crowd. You dont have to stand way in the back just to avoid a pit.

well I had to for a few of the gigs on the festival I went to. and it sucked. but anyway I like Descendents better than this band, so I'm going to go listen to them and let you guys have your Gallows topic in peace.

I'm not a punk I'm just a square going nowhere. :hphones:

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