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Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam, the Netherlands January 26th Deep Purple and SQY Rocking Team by Edwin van der Enden (Reflections of Darkness) A mixed crowd of men in their forties who still dressed like the good old hard rock fans they used to be or those who had changed over time into ordinary people. Dads brought their sons to the Heineken Music hall to go see the music which influenced their younger days. A great crowd had filled up the sold out venue with the fanatic fans in the front and the quiet music lovers nicely placed in seats at the back. Waiting in anticipation the audience had to live through the support act to see what they came for: Deep Purple. SQY Rocking Team: A little less old than Deep Purple SQY Rocking Team has been around for quite a while. The experienced band seems to missed out on huge public attention but the fact that they are, again, supporting a major headliner has to prove that this band has something in store. Although the band members all seem to need the bathroom to give in to those healthy nerves that gives the edge on stage the band is more than ready to face the crowd. At ten to eight they kick off for their last show for a while; the band will hit the studio to record a new album. Music: The band, formerly known as Sequoyah, plays straight forward rock music: heavy rock music. With their songs dealing with subjects like Daisy from the 80's tv series 'The Dukes of Hazard' and Tommy Lee, well known for his explicit video with Pamala Anderson, you must get an impression about the band's attitude. No fake pretences, no misplaced modesty, SQY is just making music about topics that appeal to them. Driven by the powerful rhythm section of newby Martijn Mansvelders and Wim Deeben, a 30 something guy who celebrated his birthday during the gig, the band manages to groove up the crowd. Powerful guitar playing by both Joost Deeben and Harald van Kruysdijk provided the melody and edge to the music. The band's lyrics are in the capable vocals of Harald who seems to be in good shape; deep, raw and energetic combined with the occasional slower parts. All this really benefits from the great acoustics of the venue, their sound is good, clean and rich with all instruments well in the mix. No matter how many times Harald changes gear or how much he abuses his mic cord. Performance: Straight forward heavy rock needs something to make it stand out from the rest. The band kicks off leaving many of the Deep Purple fans wondering where they ended up at. Dressed in their motor sports outfits matching their latest cd's cover the three musicians try to warm up the audience for what comes next. A long haired monster wearing a leather cowboy hat enters the stage. At first the people don't know what to think but Harald's enthusiastic and positive attitude just seems to drag them into it more and more along the 10 song show. Although they slightly altered their normal performance to fit the crowd there's still plenty to see. Harald, of course being the band's main attraction, swings his mic above his head which gives you the impression he has to be a lasso throwing dirt bike cowboy: a cowboy with a fetish for using many guitars with the most interestingly silly details at times. Playing at the Heineken Music Hall wouldn't be complete with some beer being involved in the show. Being endorsed by the Dutch beer label Bavaria they brought their specially requested beer on stage. Harald's violent shaking ended in an orgasm of beer spaying out the bottle. We'd like to ensure you no Heineken was harmed during the show. The light on stage was plenty, of course limited in use their light engineer managed to put down a good show. Especially the timing for the colour changes was spot on adding much to the show's power. Contrary to popular belief it is possible to catch a mic stand when tossed up in the air, well done Harald! But like their mentioned in their good show: tonight is the night, tonight is Deep Purple night.. More photo's available in the Gallery and a short downloadable film on YouTube (check the link on this website SQY @ YouTube) |
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