The October games gig on the 15th of September 2008

As the October game walked into Hertford marquee the first thing that I noticed was the fact they were all eating fruit. I found that pretty damn Rock n’ Roll. Before they played their gig I was chatting to them before hand, and I have to say that they are really nice, genuine guys. After the first two bands had played there set it was now The October Games go. They all seemed really fired up and as Owen Stephen (bass) put it “I feel like a dream.” As they took to the stage they started off with Heartlines. This is a good song for them to start off with because to me it has everything that this band is about. It has the two guitar parts, the catchy rhythms and the way in which Luke (lead singer) uses his voice. They then went on to play Cast These Waves. Both these songs are on the current EP. They then played a new song called Where the Devil. This song is on the new album that they are going to record rather soon. I liked the song and I can’t really wait to hear how the new album sounds. They then played one of my favourite songs by them called No Time For Feelings. This is a personal favourite of mine that is on their first album. I think this song is really upbeat and is one of those types of songs that when you have a listen to it, it makes you want to smile no matter what your mood is. Then then played Slowburn. This song sounded so good live. I didn’t really think that they would have played it live but they did. It is a slow song and the emotion in the song is nicely expressed by Luke’s voice. To finish off their set they played Concrete (When We Were Invincible). This song has a different ending live then on the Ep. They have this amazing breakdown which they are all playing percussion instruments and then they finish off the song. You really have to hear this song live to believe it. You can download Concrete from The October Games wed site which is http://www.theoctobergame.com/. I think if you like how they sound and the songs then you would enjoy them even more live.

Will