Oxegen 2011 - Mona
2FM/Hotpress Stage, Saturday, 9.30pm
Describe in a Tweet: Swagger might just get you somewhere...
What happened:ÌýThe Tennessee band arrive on stage and start out like a more gutsy and brash General Fiasco, but the comparisons to King Of Leon soon bear true. The guitar slide intro to 'Listen To Your Love' triggers cheers from the small but dedicated crowd, who front man Nick Brown later thanks for missing "a lot of good bands" to watch Mona. Brown has the swagger of somebody who wants/needs a stadium gig, giving a speech about all good things starting small but in a couple of year's he'll be on the main stage. And some how you think it could be possible as Mona play solid rock anthems with the confidence that carries. But it's been done before, and the set begins to meld together but for the massive 'Shooting the Moon' which should be on a Michael Bay blockbuster soundtrack (heavily borrowed from U2's 'Bullet The Blue Sky') and is in contrast to the rest of their set.
Crazy In Love: The band play like it IS a stadium rock gig, and you can't help but get carried along with it.
Why Don't You Love Me: I don't think I can warm to the uber confident Nick Brown, but his swagger is what might sell it in the end.
Oxegen rating: 6/10
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