Dark Lörd of Barnet: 25/10/2007 Idiot3 @ the Old King's Head

Saturday, 29 March 2014

25/10/2007 Idiot3 @ the Old King's Head

Subject	Idiot3 @ the Old Kingâ€™s Head
PostedDate	10/25/2007
	I've been waiting for a chance to see Idiot3 for a while - this is their first visit to London. I saw the band quite a few times in their earlier incarnation as Rat:Daddy in the days of Five Miles High promoted gigs - they were always fantastic! They underwent various lineup changes along the way. Unfortunately, they decided to split in 2005. The following year saw them reinvent themselves and make a fresh start as Idiot3 with a new image and a set of brand new songs. This new band has more of a 'pop' edge than they had in their earlier days, although their previous band had a very commercial sound. Their live sound is still very much a rock band, but a very tight and polished one. These guys have been playing together for quite a while - and it shows. This was supposed to be a four band bill at the Old King's Head, but one by one over the last couple of days all the other bands have pulled out. Unfortunately, Idiot3 were only expecting to play a 30 minute set and have only arrived armed with enough songs rehearsed to play for half an hour or so - so what we get tonight is quality not quantity. The quality is top notch though, and as well as some good songs the band sound great - you know how some bands just seem to have a good sound? Well this is one of them. With two guitars and occasional keyboards there is plenty to fill out the sound, and the songs have obviously had plenty of work put into the arrangements and been well rehearsed. Sometimes you see a band for the first time and immediately think 'This is a class act'. This is one of those bands. To be honest, with these guy's past track record I wasn't expecting anything less - and they certainly didn't disappoint. They promise to be playing plenty of times in London next year, so it's worth keeping an eye open for them...