Jackpot Golden Boys- The Mill & Mitre Tavern-
29th May and 30th May 2004

Preston’s newest nutcases ‘The Jackpot Golden Boys’ cemented their reputation as a must-see live act with a stunning pair of performances last weekend at The Mill (Sat May 29) and The Mitre Tavern (Sun May 30).

Bouncing back from defeat in the semi-final of the Lancashire Evening Post Battle Of The Bands, The Jackpot Golden Boys proved their worth to the local music scene as they took both venues by storm with their powerful, psychotic brand of insanity.

Bizarre concoction

Without wishing to exaggerate, The Jackpot Golden Boys cannot be described in mere words, they change their sound more often than a footballer changes his socks, and confidently manage to make any bizarre concoction of noises and vocal impossibilities fit together effortlessly.

In amongst the apple throwing and stage invasions at Saturday’s Mill performance, Halloween Anthem, Coconuts and Chocolate Éclair stood out as their strongest numbers. Halloween being a tribute to any horror film featuring a fairground which moulds an American High School-pop chorus with a heavy rollercoaster verse in which singer Alex Molyneux makes use of a frightening 300mph singing voice.

Coconuts has a typically diverse Hula sound, which would probably be better suited to a tropical beach rather than the grey concrete jungles
of Englands’ Northwest - but a welcome part of the show all the same.

This band really has to be seen to be believed and if the JGB’s continue racking up fans at their current rate, do not be surprised if they are playing outside of the North-West in the not too distant future.

MP3's of Halloween, New Toy and Chocolate Eclair can be downloaded at their current website http://www.prestone.co.uk/jgb/music.htm

Written by Dan Jeoffroy

Photography: Dan Jeoffroy