Four Star Mary @ Bull & Gate, Kentiosh Town, 15/03/08

Funny how you can almost forget about bands. I saw FSM a couple of times back at the start of the naughties. It was the Buffy the Vampire Slayer soundtrack that introduced me to them and a few others - Bik Naked, Splendid, Rasputina. Those first two gigs were both at the Garage in Islington, and I remember James Marsters (Spike from Buffy) joining the band on stage that first time.

No TV guests this time around, and the band are now relegated to a much smaller venue. With a 4th album out last year, showing that they still knew how to craft catchy pop/rock tunes, this was the first chance in around three and a half years fro UK fans to see the band. The set mostly comprised new material from @Hello it's Me'  and songs from their classic ' Thrown to the Wolves'. Also nice to see that their cover of the Cars' 'Just what I needed' is still in the set too.

Highlights for me were 'Dilate', 'Pain' and 'Long Way Down'.

Good solid support was added by Fatally Yours, a young Oxford band, who play a similar style of rock as FSM, and who have a few pretty decent tunes '"That 'status symbol' we spoke of' ; "The Consequence of greed"; and "What Have I Gone & Done" were all enjoyable (although having picked up a copy of their  self recorded album, it was apparent that they have yet to capture their live sound on record - but still worth keeping an eye on)

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