Hit for Six
The Voodoo Six of 2014 are a different animal to the Voodoo Six this reviewer encountered in the early days at Room Thirteen towers. Back then in 2008 we stated that the future of British rock music is in good hands. Okay so they have not taken on the world as expected, but they are still going in the right direction and hopefully domination is just a right break and a small step away.
Vocalist Luke Purdie commented that "We're not twats like Oasis, we do usually move around a bit". If you missed V6 and thought The Dogs couldn't swing a cat then this for V6 was the equivalent of them trying to swing a cat whilst wearing a suit of armour whilst sat in a kids Wendy house, etc. It was cramped, ok!
Falling Knives, the opener from Songs To Invade Countries To, set out their stall , with Chris Jones showing from the start that he's a lean, mean, guitarist machine! Voodoo Six are not flashy, but they have a very decent groove rock style that is impossible not to start shaking your head to.
The guys set weighs heavily on STICT and that's probably for the right reason. They have come a long way since First Hit For Free, and Stop is a song that proves this point to the max. Lead Me On is the closest they come to a so called ballad and its their only attempt to cool down proceedings, before the riff kicks in with a classic rock vibe. Take The Blame, an excellent song from 2010's Fluke is as close as they come to being radio friendly (a sincere form of flattery), as it's a highlight of their short set. Sink Or Swim has us down the front grooving away with the band, and it's a good sign when they get to the final number Something For You, and it feels that the set has flown by.
Voodoo Six may not be everyone's cup of tea, but they deserve to be given a chance. Thanks to gigs like this, they will play to well over a thousand people in just 2 days (shitloads more if you include Sonisphere), and if anything is to go by – they had the audience well and truly on their side. We're still plugging them for being a safe set of hands, and a stab at being involved in the future of British rock
Setlist:
Falling Knives
All That Glitters
Stop
Take The Blame
Lead Me On
Your Way
Sink Or Swim
Something For You