Bastinado - Wilt

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FIRST AND FOREMOST I KNOW THIS IS NOT A REVIEW OF THE ALBUM. IT IS A REVIEW OF THE BAND; THIS SEEMED THE MOST APPROPRIATE CATEGORY TO PLACE IT IN. It is not likely that you've heard of this band. I have, and feel obliged to let you all in on how damn good they are. The story behind this band is an interesting one. Wilt consist of four people however, two of those four have a history. March 13th 1993 I was 12 years old and (Against my Mum's wishes) ...
...was great, Therapy? headlined and were supported by the then unheard of Skunk Anansie (fact: I met lead singer skin at the bar!). The first act on was a band called kerbdog. Kerbdog broke the rules, support acts were stereotypically crap, thus making the headlining band look even better, not to be. The Irish 3-piece took the stage by storm and I went away having seen three of the best bands money could buy. I followed Kerbdogs progress into the big ... Read review

Advantages: Promising new band who should be encouraged
Disadvantages: songs are similar, style can be developed

I first found out about Wilt when i went to see 'Reef' play on tour and they were one of the support bands. I was quite amazed at how good they were for a support band and at the quality of their live performance. The lyrics are sung very well, and the singer is a refreshingly modest guy. I think that the best way to describe their style is a mix between 'Foo Fighters' and 'Greenday's' most modern songs on the album 'Warning'. All of this inspired ...
...beginning to end. The only thing that gives them away on this debut album is the lack of variation and some of the simplicity of their songs. However, this is not a bad thing because they seem to have found a good balance. Overall, i hope you will try out this album and trust my jugement, because it would be a shame for such a promising new band to just disappear. They may not be quite as good as Foo Fighters yet . . . but i'm sure they will be. ... Read review