The Fallen Leaves Bristol Thunderbolt May 4th
I have always
been a fan of the early Subway Sect. This goes back a long time when the single
Nobody’s Scared came out and we saw them on the White Riot Tour and heard their
Peel session. We were most disappointed when we saw them supporting the
Buzzcocks and they had all been sacked apart from Vic Godard. The subsequent LP
What’s the Matter Boy was critically
lauded but I didn’t like it – it wasn’t the Subway Sect that I fell in love
with. So when Dave offered us a lift to see the Fallen Leaves (Rob
Symmons’ former guitar-slinger in the Subway Sect’s newish
band) we jumped at the chance. We weren’t disappointed. The thrashy trebly
guitar sound was there and it was great to behold in an intimate venue. He’s
obviously influenced a whole raft of guitarists including me. He is a missing
jigsaw piece of punk history. The whole band are good – they all work really
well together. Check out the Fallen Leaves – they’re on Spotify and still
gigging – a class act.
