| reviews ..
at the end of the day we don't really care too much for
reviews .. we love playing live and producing music, and so
people liking the fruits of our efforts is a nice bonus.
below are some reviews of our gigs / music. perhaps they
may persuade you to come to a gig or on the other hand stay
away!!
:::::{ BATTLE OF THE BANDS :: Rock
Asylum :: 9th September 2001 }:::::
..Finally came Myriad, and band of what looked like
young teens, but were actually lads in their mid
twenties - I was scared. I didn’t really know what to
expect from these guys as I had never seen them before,
but I was not disappointed. They music flowed through
them like the lager flowing through my veins. The songs
were, although not original, very tight and musically
outstanding. The vocalist had a good voice but had a
tendency to shout a bit. Brit Rock? I don’t know, I
was lagered by this point so the rest of the Evening is
a bit of a blur. 6/10 (7/10 if I was sober)
(from shenanigans - issue 1) |
:::::{ THE INDIGO SUNRISE FREAKSHOW ::
Rock Asylum :: 31st August 2001 }:::::
..After a confusion of sound checking, in which
Myriad seemed to spend most their time tuning up, they
eventually opened with an electrifying set. I don’t
know the names of any of the songs, but they were all
well constructed, the band did falter slightly though
a couple of songs, but over all, they were fantastic.
The only problem I had with Myriad was that they
seemed to spend more time tuning in between songs than
actually playing them. Nevertheless when they were
playing it was, though lacking in stage presence,
absolutely compelling music, and quite original to
boot.
(from shenanigans - issue 1) |
:::::{ MIFFSTOCK 2001 :: Rock
Asylum :: 31st March 2001 }:::::
..It was then time for the Barns Green big teasers
to take the stage and show the intrigued crowd what
they could do. By now the venue was pretty much
packed with around 150 or so, braving the sub
tropical temperatures inside. Unfortunately, the PA
was suffering from the battering it received on
Friday night and Myriad's opening tune suffered from
a droopy mike stand. Luckily, the onstage crew got
this sorted while some impromptu tuning took place
by guitar guru Allen. After this little misfire, the
Myriad carburetor was burning away vibrantly and the
chaps went on to put on a polished set of original
compositions. There's a hint of 70's groove behind a
lot of their tunes, mixed with a more experimental
style that really makes for captivating listening.
They put down the relentless chants for 'Animal
Friends' by a certain section of the audience to
deliver a show of up to the minute tracks, and on
the strength of their song writing alone, Myriad
stand head and shoulders above the NME wannabe's of
the London scene. To have them appear at Miffstock
was a real pleasure as the very generous crowd
reaction underlines. Ace!
(from www.theindigosunrise.co.uk)
Come and save us Myriad! Give us rock! Give us
roll! Well they tried to, but the PA system thingy
was playing up so we got ten minutes of roadies
sorting stuff out and shouting 'two two...one two'.
Still when Myriad finally arrived they built upon
their already strong reputation for delivering a
class set and wowed the crowd as they fueled the
carburetor of their love machine. Two songs stick in
my mind: a slowly one called *i think* 'Staying Out'
and a huge Spiritualized-esque closing track named
'Revive' (though I can imagine this being nicked for
the evening session revision break... all together
now! "Revise/Revise..."). Myriad rocked, a
huge improvement and a very pleasant surprise.
(from www.mfanzine.co.uk) |
:::::{ HDLMA band night :: Roffey
Sports & Social :: 31st March 2001 }:::::
The first gig of the Horsham District Live Music
Alliance season at Roffey Sports and Social Club
took place earlier this year with storming
performances by Myriad, Goatboy and Alive on
Arrival.
Myriad opened the evening. Their mature set of
passionate but melodic rock songs belying their
youthful years and demonstrating real progress since
last years Battle of the Bands appearance. Their
style is characterised by finely crafted tunes that
build towards soaring climaxes around gutsy lead
vocals and shimmering guitar. The vaguely whispered
comparisons with the Stereophonics will do them no
harm at all and these boys know how to write and
deliver. Keep an eye on them!
(from www.hdlma.co.uk) |
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please note : we don't write these reviews as it would be
a bit like blowing our own trumpets. if you have a
review good or bad then send it to us at the usual.
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