ANDERSON (CRAZYHEAD)/MYSSTERY ACTION/QUARKS
Duffys 7th December 2025
This wasn't a night for the faint hearted at Duffys... but it was a cracker!
First up were QUARKS... I'd seen them a few weeks earlier and really enjoyed them... and tonight it was business as usual with the band... Hard to quantify the style... basically punk/rock with an element of prog towards the end. The band are great musicians... powerhouse drums and pounding bass driving things and a lot of fast intricate yet powerful guitar work... the music was somewhat intense and rocked hard. However, for me, i would have liked more contrast as by the end i felt it getting a bit samey and the long instrumental section at the end maybe a tad self-indulgent... however... overall it was a great start to the evening, and i did enjoy it.
Next up, Mystery Action... a band who seem to be evolving yet maintaining the same glorious swampy voodoo rock profile they have always had... tonight was a bit of a landmark as it was back-up singer Betty Bam’s debut with the band...
They started with an instrumental from the band before Aislynn and Betty Bam stepped up to sing... and we were straight into some powerful Voodoo Rock'n'roll.. playing, in their words, the music of Satan.... if we are all going to hell in a handcart, i hope this is the house band!!....
From there on it was a mix of new songs and familiar pieces, and a reference to the impending christmas single (Black Xmas)... with a couple of covers... Aislynn roaming into the audience during a particularly powerful version of "Fever" and later a great version of "White Rabbit" (Grace Slick's original vocals on it being some of the greatest in rock history)
Throughout, the band were on great form, playing and singing superbly and clearly loving every minute.
A great set, as always, and I really loved it...
Finally, ANDERSON (from Crazyhead), tonight backed by QUARKS... to be honest i preferred Quarks performance backing Anderson to their own set.. they played driving rock/punk and fitted perfectly with Anderson.
Anderson himself has a long pedigree singing with bands and uses his experience, vocal prowess and undoubted charisma to great effect leading the band and delivering a terrific set...
Again, difficult to label the music, but i guess punk ... but all high powered, energetic and hugely enjoyable, getting the dancers moving and singing along throughout... he introduced a guest towards the end, a second guitar player, and from there they turned the heat up further
The songs were mainly originals, though there were some covers, a couple of motown songs which i didnt recognize and Cher's "Bang Bang"... all given the unique Anderson stamp...
A fabulous set by a performer who is a master of his craft...
Thoroughly loved the evening... three quality bands delivering high powered sets with tons of energy and joy... what more can you want from a sunday night?
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