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It
must have been a bit of a gamble for the GLC to hold this shindig
immediately following such a crucial match for England in Euro 2004,
but this is one pack of Newport clarts with bravado to spare.
Once
they pile on the stage you know Wales is in the house and you are
gonna be rocked, boyo. I guess you gain confidence after successfully
supporting The Darkness and The Streets around the UK earlier this
year. Anyway, England came up trumps.
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| Goldie
Lookin' Chain |
I
counted about 8 scallywags on stage from the kick-off, bouncing
on deck in shady, shimmering shell suits and wiggy-wiggy-wackster
tees. Caps and visors were all at varying degrees of jauntiness
and chains were blingin' in the spotlights.
The
GLC number about 23 back at base, but most ain't got the toll for
the Severn Bridge. I reckon a few sneaked across anyway 'cause by
the end of the night the stage was overflowing with valley lads.
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| Goldie
Lookin' Chain |
The
show itself throbbed through a narrative of discos, draw, death
and leisurewear on the streets of south Wales, all backed by the
heated electro fury of GLC mastermind Xain's beats.
The
troop hyped the crowd like a night at a Flava Flav convention and
everyone was giggling along to the ubiquitous cry of "Safe
as f**k!"
It was hard not to flex a smile and to nod while everyone from Ja
Rule to Whitney got panned. Probably the finest moment was provided
by the track 'Taxi'; arguably the best beats of the lot handled
with the usual GLC irreverence.
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| Goldie
Lookin' Chain |
The
whole team seemed to get a little cuddly coming out of this number
and even followed it up with a love song, although a GLC version
of a smoocher still comes with the signature trucker cap beats and
romantic advice like "Get on the DHSS, the Family Allowance
will sort the mess..."
It's
fairly easy to enjoy the banter from these guys the first time you
meet them. The jokes are thick and fast and if you can't hear them
then the 80s styling and wack retro moves are enjoyable to watch
for an hour or so. Yet like most gangs of leathered up lads it's
best not to get too close too often, else things is gonna get ugly
in here.
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| Goldie
Lookin' Chain |
This
gang of b-boy stylers aren't the only ones to be spitting the South
Wales patter with tales of urban malfunction and purpled hazed cider
dazes. Nobsta Nutts and Lews Tewns have been bubblin on the most
slept-on lists for some time now but the GLC crew have been ploughing
a different, more slapstick furrow.
The
Chain have some big gigs coming up this year, including the Reading
Festival and a stint at Glastonbury. However, I don't think that's
going to prove such a problem because these guys have got more front
than Jordan.
You
knows it!
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