Gig review by Candy Francis Sputnik 2 the Future Daddy Fantastic Engine Rooms Brighton 20/11/2004 When I first heard about thig gig, I thought “What a strange bill?”. I’d heard about Daddy Fantastics stage show, but hadn’t really realised just HOW strange a bill it was to be……. The night started in traditional fashion, y’know, DJ, beer, dark, smokey room. Usual stuff. That is until the Daddies arrive onstage. They have a three piece line-up, with occasional singer ‘Daddy Fantastic` himself providing lead vocals on many of the songs. They look, erm……….Fantastic! Wigs, make-up, costumes S & M gear, and that’s just their sound man! Sound, man. They start with the eponymous `Daddy Fantastic`, which sets the pace with an infectious blues riff. So far so good. Next up we get the pleasure of Miss Dandy Lyons, dressed in a rubber Gestapo outfit, smoking from a long cigarette holder, only resting between puffs to utter the only words to the song” We like dandelions”. I kid you not. Things are getting interesting. Guitarist – Wobbly Bob, I`m informed, is a bit of a guitar legend, think of a messy, bluesy, funky Jimi Hendrix on happy pills, if you can! He takes vocal duties on a song called ‘My Place’, and on hearing the lyrics, he may be getting a visit from the boys in blue at ‘His Place’!! This is where things start to get really interesting……. They introduce a new song, apparantley about zombies, when, lo and behold, here come two zombie babes! They rise from a heap on the dancefloor to rip the shirt off singer ‘Daddy Fantastic’. By the look on his startled face, I don’t think that was in the plans! They continue to pole dance for the song, before being whipped back to whatever graveyard they came from by a large tattooed dominatrix lady! Honest! Even after the aforementioned craziness they still have a few tricks up their collective sleeve. They finish with a song called ‘Human Beings’ which has a metronomic, marching beat and a mantric chorus. Throughout this whole affair I still can’t see the drummer! All I see are his sticks beneath a mass of curly wig, the biggest I’ve seen since Superfly!. Back comes another (the same?) Miss Dandy Lyons for backing vocals. This is where things get really erm….interesting. The song ends with ‘Daddy Fantastic’simulating sex with a lie-down guitarist soloing like his life depends on it. He has Ms D sitting on his face while forcing a gun in his mouth. Nice. All of the above is actually true. It looks like Mr Degville is going to have a lot of work to do later, just to be noticed, and that’s the man who was once the most shocking member of the most shocking band EVER! Be afraid, but be entertained. Daddy will look after you.
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