Wednesday 30 September 2015

Review: Coventry band The Primitives are rock solid in Leamington

Pete Chambers with another Backbeat Column for Coventry Telegraph.

Review: Coventry band The Primitives are rock solid in Leamington

'Crash' hit-makers prove they can still cut it at the Zephyr Lounge.

The Primitives at the Zephyr Lounge, Leamington


The Primitives at the Zephyr Lounge, Leamington, Friday May 22

The Primitives gig in the marvellous Zephyr Lounge in Leamington, had something of a ‘treat’ feeling to it.

We expected to see a great band, but actually ending up seeing two great bands.

The support band was Leamington outfit Satsangi. I like bands that are hard to pigeonhole, and these are one of those, playing inventive music, using a host of instruments, but always remaining structured and edgy at the very same time.

Before we had a change to download the Satsangi experience, Coventry’s very own Primitives were on the stage, with Tracy in full control at the front, making elegant shapes while delivering spot-on vocals.

The Primitives at the Zephyr Lounge, Leamington


Any would-be musicians out there, would be well advised to check the Prims out, to see how a structured rock band works at its very finest.

The rhythm section (Raphael and Tig) were as solid as you can get, as they worked their way through the hits, Stop Killing Me, Sick Of It, You Are The Way, Way Behind Me and, of course, Crash.

These were punctuated by the new breed of Primitives’ body of work including Spin-O-Rama, Petals and Dandelion Seed.

Guitarist Paul Court is as cool as you like on stage, his fills and runs probably give the band that special sound we all love, that sound that separated them from lots of other would-be bands.

While his guitar playing is impressive, his song writing is positively stunning.

The Primitives at the Zephyr Lounge, Leamington

We sang along, sweated, sang and sweated some more, then all went home with smiles on our faces. So proud that The Prims are one of Coventry’s finest bands, and can still do it like it should be done.

Pete Chambers for the Coventry Telegraph.

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