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The Black Velvets: Get On Your Life

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  • Type: Single
  • Release date: 24/11/2004
  • Label: Vertigo
There's always one guy who turns up at the party completely mashed at 4am, wonders where the hell everyone else is (they've gone home) and does their damnest to get everyone going again. Even though those people really don't want to.

Black Velvets offer Big stomping boogie woogie rock with just enough glam for the girls. Sadly though, we just can't shake off that whole 'it's-all-a-bit-Stereophonics-really' thing, no matter how classy the production or how reasonably catchy the core of the song is.

Comparable to the great, lost thunder-and-leather proper rock movement of 2002-3, it appears that all its mates have already left the party. Damn.

  • The Black Velvets 4 / 10
Words: Michaela Annot

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The Black Velvets - Get On Your Life

Well, having seen the Velvets support Mark Lanegan last night, I can safely say they were way ahead of Nick Oliveri's appalling set, and certainly on a par with the headline act - maybe even ahead of that too, judging by Lanegan's guitarist's inexplicable exit from the stage. So meh. :p
Donkey81 | 29 Nov '04, 11:59 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Re: The Black Velvets - Get On Your Life

I completely agree, I was there too. The Mark Lanegan band were shocking, and the Nick Oliveri set could have been so much better.
The Black Velvets probably were the best band of the night, but all of their songs sound EXACTLY the same.

Oh, and the guitarist played the guitar with his teeth, sounds good you say, but it was only 1 note and so he just looked like a tit.
Rocky_Raccoon | 30 Nov '04, 09:58 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Re: The Black Velvets - Get On Your Life

I actually thought Lanegan Band were excellent until that last bit, at which point... well, what the hell happened? I was quite far back so I couldn't really see what went off... but it seemed like the guitarist just decided to randomly add another song on the end.
Donkey81 | 30 Nov '04, 16:08 | Send note | Report this | Reply

The Black Velvets - Get On Your Life

considering it was the first Gig of the tour for the Velvets yet they STILL outperformed Lanegan and Oliveri I'd say, Result to the Boys..... There was more foot stomping and swagger at 7.30pm when hey came on than there was during the rest of the night... More power to your Elbow Robbie.... We know you werent actually playing with your teeth..... You where speaking thru your pickup.. Not playing any notes. I wonder who the the not very observant tit is now ?
colinbosa | 30 Nov '04, 14:59 | Send note | Report this | Reply

The Black Velvets - Get On Your Life

Another bunch of throwbacks then!
Circus | 3 Dec '04, 11:07 | Send note | Report this | Reply

The Black Velvets - Get On Your Life

get on your life great song really catchy. though we have heard from a very reliable source that Paul is a big tit with no manners what so ever! who never leaves the house without blow drying his hair!
derek | 3 Dec '04, 14:40 | Send note | Report this | Reply

The Black Velvets - Get On Your Life

Looking good.Sad to hear about Nick of QOTSA though.
Spider | 7 Dec '04, 12:12 | Send note | Report this | Reply

The Black Velvets - Get On Your Life

I saw that tour Mark Lanegan was incredibly good, Nick was solid, Black Velvets were absolutely shit.
fullerov | 7 Dec '04, 13:07 | Send note | Report this | Reply


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