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The Subways is an apt name for a band playing in New York City. Young, energetic, and fast paced, this power trio hails from England and I was able to be there for their first Manhattan appearance at the Lower East Side venue, Rothko. Playing songs of their debut album, “Young for Eternity,” coming to a store near you this February, the band was psyched by their first trip to the city. The first thing I noticed was how young they were and how England keeps on popping out these fresh kids playing rock n' roll. Anchored by a strong drummer the songs that stuck out in memory were their first single, “Rock N' Roll Queen,” and a soft sweet song turned hard called “Mary,” the usual topic of girls and boys being discussed. At one point of the show, Lunn climbed on top of one of the speakers and began clapping urging the crowd to do the same. Don't be fooled by the innocent look of the bassist Charlotte Cooper. Once the music started, she turned into a head-banging fury that would make Ozzy proud. The crowd was a little too cool to groove as always here and Lunn told the audience that he knew that New York has the spirit. Already receiving a lot of press out in England, check out The Subways the next time they make the journey across the Atlantic. Special thanks to Mick Lewis from The Big Takeover for the photo.
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Posted on 12/11/2005
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