Syllian Rayle - 13/8/05 - 4 Sidmonton Rd., Bray.

This performance was doomed from the start. With the mysterious relocation of the mic stand to begin with, the night went down hill for the band. Technical difficulties plagued them, but they overcame and rocked. When Simons guitar ran out of batteries last month, it seems that instead of putting a new one in, he accidentally replaced it with the first battery ever made. This lead to a knife-as-screwdriver DIY session, but Con donated a battery of the moden era and all was good.

Before the gig Robs marketing talents shone. Within 5 mins of the start of the gig, every single person in the house was wearing a Syllian Rayle sticker. Some luck bastards even got the highly desired, special edition, Snout & Rectum stickers.

The gig began and then came crashing down 1 bar later as Ross managed to break a string on the first chord. I think he got a little excited and rocked too hard. There was then a brief period of Moe talking shit, a little "Take your cow and fuck it", and we were back underway.

The performace was excellent, the acoustics were shite, Simon showcased some of his newfangled in-gig dancing routines, Ross didn't, Moe repeatedly got electrocuted by his mic, Happy birthday Natasha, end.

I could comment on the actual songs they played, but how do I? Noone seems to know the names of them! Anyway, that would make this a review, which it's not, just a recap. Anywho, Simon promptly produced a bottle mounted device and Ross got drunk. Moe reverted to Billy and I think Rob got lost somewhere for a while. They were accompanied by Constantine Ward and Darren Burke to form the long awaited Smumpkins. I'd say much about them but I only saw them actually play 2 Pumpkins songs, among many other covers. Con's amp nearly melted and he was the most pissed off man in the world for the duration of the gig. I was in the conservatory smoking joints at this time and listening to better music. Ironically, my iPod (on random) picked out the only 2 Pumpkins songs in a 51 track playlist and played them 1 & 2 while the Smumpkins were playing.

The night proceded to get giddier, probably due to the half inflated bouncey castle out the back. Simon created a fanastic Barbie Beer (see below). Natasha was in great form and Ross was surprisingly alive too. Moe fell asleep after over-exhausting himself on the castle.

I think I robbed all of Ste Quinns cigarrettes.

Enjoy the pics below.