Concert Reviews

  The Station was packed (as it should be) and I was very much looking forward to the Depeche tribute gig. DEPECHE – TAKE NOTE: this is how you should do it!!!  The last time I enjoyed Depeche Mode’s music was probably their 2009 single ‘wrong’ before it all went really wrong indeed, for my ears anyways. Depeche’s catalogue is filled with gems that one hardly ever gets to hear especially the early songs and this is where the Devout did their homework. The trio was amazing and the songs were performed incredibly accurate sound wise and Devout’s set included belters like  ‘A question of time’, ‘Stripped’ ‘Shake the disease’, an awesome rendition of the Vince Clarke penned ‘New Life’ off Depeche’s debut album ‘Speak and Spell’ and The Devout even played ‘the hit that Depeche never plays’: ‘People are people’ as well as many tracks off the ‘songs of faith and devotion’ album and in the acoustic part that Depeche Mode’s Martin Gore always performs during a concert, The Devout’s versio

  It was still a bit nippy outside, but the three bands sure brought some serious heat to the venue. Norwegian 5-piece band Fixation were first to go on stage and while their songs were often reminiscent of early 2000s bands of the rock genre, their eclectic mix of styles made them interesting to listen to. Their self-described ‘melancholic aggression’ wasn’t really all that aggressive which is probably a good thing because the fact that one could clearly understand the lyrics is always a bonus. Especially Fixation’s tune ‘Ignore the disarray’ sounded phenomenal. Great start to a great night. Following on from Fixation, ‘Klone’s offerings were quite different, often progressive rock especially when it comes to their twin guitar work. They played many songs from their 2019 debut album ‘le grand voyage’ and their songs allowed for some evocative images forming in one’s head. I really enjoyed Klone.   While they were rocking it out energetically at the steel mill, musically the