It was a true case of Rant and Roll when the Brixton Academy hosted Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and The Cooper Temple Clause as part of the NME Awards Tour 2004.
First off The Cooper Temple Clause's bassist Didz jumped down from the stage to stand face to face with the crowd, and thenBRMC exhorted their fans to shout obscenities at the American government. And, as you would expect, the audience lapped it up - and more besides.
The Cooper Temple Clause were billed as one of the supporting bands, but it seemed more like a double bill to judge from the audience's reaction.
They performed a storming set which may have lacked some of the originality of bands such as Franz Ferdinand, The Rapture and British Sea Power, but certainly delivered their customary punch.
motor running When Black Rebel Motorcycle Club opened with an acoustic track, the previously vibed-up audience were at a bit of a loss to know what to do.
And it wasn't until 'Six Barrel Shotgun' that the LA based-rockers really got their motor running.
The band's British drummer, Nick Jago, was afforded extra attention from the crowd, as you might expect, but it was well deserved all round.
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His drums added extra oomph to the swaggering, feedback-drenched guitars on the fantastic 'In Like A Rose', 'Stop' and 'Whatever Happened To My Rock 'n' Roll (Punk Song)'.
But BRMC did lose the crowd's attention on slower songs such as 'Shade of Blue' and 'Salvation'.
Apart from the occasional blip, though, they managed to keep the rev count high enough to stop themselves from stalling.
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