Johnossi
Live @ Mercury Lounge, NYC, 09/08/06
After quickly warming up to the debut Johnossi album which V2 re-released earlier this year, I was interested in how they would be live. They came to the USA in June and I honestly just spaced out on it, but when I saw that they were scheduled to return in the autumn, I knew I had to go. Maybe it was the premonition I had that the band would rock in concert. It's a little presumptuous to be, but it was true. These two lads rock hard, and considering that John is using an acoustic guitar, it's amazing that he can get such heavy tones from it. They blasted through the set rather quickly, playing the favourites "Execution song," "Man must dance," "There's a lot of things to do before you die," "Rescue team" and "Santa Monica Bay," complete with it's powerful, balls-out ending.
- Matt Giordano