March 2015 – Page 2 – Ferocious Blog

Coming of age..

Getting ready to unleash hell!

It’s become a total musical cliche to talk about ‘that difficult second album’ – when would-be songwriters are faced with something other than drawing upon all their life experiences to date to pour into a debut album. With Ferocious Dog, given the slow-burn development from covers to own material to recording, then this task might seem even more gargantuan. Whilst the recordings are still the preserve of the select few until mixed, pressed and released – the first showing of the new stuff at Bodega last night bodes very well indeed!

Spending most of the gig in the eye of the mosh pit storm it’s nigh on impossible to appreciate the subtleties that undoubtedly exist in the new material. Fecking fast and energetic would be the easiest nutshell summary. It was frenetic, crafted and loud – my ears are still ringing! It makes the arrival of the forthcoming album all the more eagerly anticipated to me to get a chance to get a bit more up close and personal with the new songs.

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Freeborn Al / 8th March 2015 / Band, Gigs, Hell Hounds, Music, Other Bands / 0 Comments

One more sleep!

You’d think after countless gigs you’d get a bit immune to seeing familiar performers repeatedly. Of course, seeing the Levellers in Buxton last night proves that’s not the case – and it’s certainly not the case with Ferocious Dog. Not to mention this will be their first outing with their new line-up in their home city, and playing tracks from the forthcoming album – so it’s not just a normal gig!

In case you missed it the Left Lion interview with Dan is online now, as is another interview he did with Nottingham Live – so if like me you’re pacing around anticipating tomorrow then give those a read to tide you over! They both really help to underline the fairly monumental few months the band have had – I was particularly interested to read Dan’s take on the shift in members.

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Freeborn Al / 6th March 2015 / Band, Gigs, Interview / 0 Comments

Had a fight in my head today..

At any Ferocious Dog gig you’ll have heard the chorus and sung along, and most people know the inspiration for ‘The Glass’, it’s a beautifully moving tribute to a desperately sad series of events and perhaps – in its tragedy – one of the best examples of why to many of us this group is more than ‘just a band’. It’s why Lisa has set up Wistful Festival, why Zoe – terrified of heights – is skydiving in a few weeks – all to raise money for the Lee Bonsall Memorial Fund.

I’d urge you to support both of these events.

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Freeborn Al / 3rd March 2015 / Band, Lee Bonsall, Other Bands / 0 Comments

The tour countdown is on..

As the weekend comes to a close it’s definitely a time to contemplate the week ahead – and glossing over the not inconsiderable excitement I have at going to see the Levellers film screening and acoustic gig in Buxton on Thursday, there’s the small matter of Ferocious Dog commencing their tour on Saturday night at the sold out Bodega gig.

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Freeborn Al / 1st March 2015 / Band, Gigs, Hell Hounds, Thoughts / 0 Comments

Dan interviewed in Left Lion..

Those of you based in Nottingham will want to keep an eye out for the latest copy of Left Lion magazine, which has a full page interview with Dan on the recent rise of the band and the year to come. It’s a great read – it’s not available on their website yet but keep an eye out there too if you’re not able to procure a paper copy of it!

Freeborn Al / 1st March 2015 / Band, Interview / 0 Comments