Review: The Young Gods

Can I just say that the Young Gods rule? I can? Oh good. The Young Gods Rule. Matt, Strauss and I went to see them at Fibbers last Sunday as part of their 20th anniversary tour, and we were blown away. For anyone who still finds it hard to accept that great rock music can be made with samplers rather than guitars, go see this band live and have all your purist preoccupations shattered.
I've rarely heard any band sound quite so potent and elemental, or move so effortlessly between industrial metal, techno, ambience, classical and avant-garde noise. The highlight was without doubt their cover of Gary Glitter's Did You Miss Me (has to be heard to be believed.) And the only real let-down was the omission of Longue Route from the set list (despite the crowd baying for it.) Still, as Matt so sagely pointed out - one of the best gigs of the year.