The Answer - Good old rock show in Amsterdam
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Venue: Paradiso - Amsterdam
Date: Oct 19th, 2007
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After handing out a lot of flyers and leaving the rest near the toilets (I didn't give this one out to the Streetteam!), I entered the small hall upstairs at Paradiso. The pre show was coming to an end, some guy with a Gibson SG doing some songs. I can't really cry over missing him. After 2 beers and one smoke, The Answer took the stage and started one the best rock shows I have seen in quite while...well ok in a month probably, but nevertheless, I liked it!!

The Answer started out with a couple of great bluesy rock tracks and got the crowd with 'em in no time! Front man Cormac Neeson got the crowd to go with the flow, although he overdid it from time to time. Guitar player Paul Mahon is among the best I have ever seen!! This guy knows how his guitar works! A couple of songs into the concert, after hearing songs such as "Keep Believing" and " Never Too Late", The Answer treated me with my favorite "Under The Sky". The crowd got into it, and they started playing a couple of new songs, which rocked like hell! The Answer gave the crowd a great encore with "Preaching", where Paul Mahon showed off his talent on his Les Paul with a slide.

This was one show I really enjoyed and not just because of the beer! I am definitely going to see these guys a lot more!


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21-10-2007 12:39 - Sledgehammer Messiah
and again a show far in the past :p
21-10-2007 14:25 - Carn
But The Answer are awesome, so that makes up for it.
21-10-2007 15:38 - LondonCustoms
I don't get the past thing, but they were awesome indeed!
21-10-2007 17:16 - Sledgehammer Messiah

check the date at the heading of this article


21-10-2007 17:38 - BoEk
I changed the date mate...like you should've done earlier 
24-10-2007 22:51 - Gilles
I'm going to see them in Amersfoort next saturday with the band Skip Intro as support.
Looking forward to it :)
25-10-2007 00:57 - Sledgehammer Messiah
nah, was apparantly too lazy to look up the date at the paradiso site :p
29-10-2007 12:22 - Lex
The Answer really quite bored me at Lowlands this year. Probably an off day.
29-10-2007 16:15 - LondonCustoms
Or stage that was to big. These kin of bands should play in small venues!
29-10-2007 16:50 - Lex
not really, as they played the smallest tent (cap. 2000 or so).

But I guess the mood was not set, early day and all. I'll check em out in a pub-ish-setting one day if i get the chance.
29-10-2007 17:03 - Carn
Saw the band in the w2 past Thursday, and yes, they are excellent!