AWESOME MUSIC at Macquarie University's Conception Day!

Macquarie University’s Conception Day is GOING TO BE HUGE  and we’re sure all of you are eager to party hard and party good after a semester of uni! Conception Day is going to ROCK with the awesome bands that will bring this event to life! There are so many bands playing today, however the highlights of the day are most certainly going to be Butterfly Effect, Passengers, Gyroscope and Tame Impala. Macquarie University students and visitors are going to be amazed with the superiority within each group of performers, and most certainly will be dancing all day long!

THIS IS A NOT TO BE MISSED EVENT!

Monica’s review on Gyroscope and Tame Impala

So they say they save the best till last and in this case its true…Gyroscope will be the second last band performing on the “Gotalk Prepaid Mobile Stage” from 5.50 - 6.40pm!! So some of you are probably wondering who Gyroscope is…or should I see them over one of the other bands, artists or DJ’s! Well I assure you Gyroscope is going to go off tomorrow…well most of the time!


GYROSCOPE
Gyroscope is an Australian rock band from Perth, Western Australia.Over Gyroscope’s thirteen year career they have produced four studio albums, with their most recent being “Cohesion.” Gyroscope’s second album “Breed Obsession” which was released in 2008 was one of their most successful albums, and in fact peaked at number one on the ARIA Albums Chart. Although, in comparison to Gyroscope’s other albums, its new album seems to be a downfall, with the lead singer sounding like he being “strangled,” which isn’t really pleasant music to the ear. The album seems to be going in the wrong direction with an extremely disappointing follow up. However, Gyroscope will most certainly be changing this “negative mood” with songs such as “Are you involved?” and “Fast girl/Beware of wolf,” which is sure to get all of you excited and filled with enthusiasm! The tune to these songs is catchy, and can be played over and over again! So all those who were hesitant to see Gyroscope...I assure you the some-like “strangling” noise at the start will be compensated by the catch tunes they will perform after!!


TAME IMPALA
So followed by a completely mind blasting performance from Gyroscope will be Tame Impala, who will be the last performer of the night…and will leave you asking for more! Tame Impala are a four piece psychedelic rock band from Perth, Western Australia. Tame Impala will keep you dancing with their great performance skills, with experience from a variety of levels such as Splendour in the Grass, Big Day Out and the Reading festival! Tame Impala's debut album, “Innerspeaker,” was released on 21 May 2010, and has been a great success so far! Tame Impala will most certainly perform there hit songs "Desire Be Desire Go" and "The Bold Arrow of Time,” which represent late-60s American psychedelic. The words and tunes are so catchy, that you can get truly lost with the music and transform into another world! Tame Impala is sure to end the night with a bang, keeping students already thinking about Conception Day 2011!!

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Yolanda's review on The Butterfly Effect and Passenger

THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT:

Rock on! (and Rock on you shall … at Macquarie University’s Conception Day!)

Expect to have high standards for The Butterfly Effect as their previous album “Imago” reached as high as 2 on the Aria charts and it was their second gold record after the success of their 2003 album “Begins Here” They have received local and international recognition for their “epic soundscapes and incendiary live shows.”
The band’s tour at the end of 2008 was a success as it was sold out! In 2009, they played for the Big Day Out tour with Neil Young, Bullet for My Valentine and The Ting Tings.
However their last album, “Final Conversation of Kings” has been described to be lacking something compared to “Imago” and “Begins Here”. In their previous albums, there was an existence of balance of power in the vocals, the rise and fall of notes and the different dynamics in sounds.
Before you be the judge, from my point of view, the songs from “Imago”; especially “Gone” allowed me to float into another world. As one blogger has said, “The vocal lines take me away and let me float while the guitars bring me straight back down with beautiful force.”

The Butterfly Effect will be performing on the Gotalk Prepaid Mobile Stage: 4:30-5:20pm. 

PASSENGER

Passenger’s previous album reviews were described as "Captivating" (Q Magazine), "Intensely Beautiful" (The Sun, a UK national daily) and "Style and Intelligence" (New Musical Express) it tends to attract your attention”.  This does provide an impressive image of the band! I haven’t heard any of their stuff but it has me interested! Straight from England’s South Coast Resort of Brighton, Passenger reflects on the journey of funding himself through busking in the new album, “Flight of the Crow”. Along the way, they have collaborated with Australian artists such as Josh Pyke, Katie Noonan, Matt Corby and Kate Miller Heidke. So if you like any of these artists’ sounds then perhaps Passenger will also make it to your Ipod! Passenger describes their music as it is meant to be, “unvarnished and honest”. Through powerful tunes and sincerity of lyrics they are meant to strike a chord with the heart. It truly portrays dedication to a "grass roots style of craftsmanship and collaboration…(and) evoking the humble, hardworking creativity of the troubadours of old”.
As uni students, we could probably relate to the hard work he is trying to express!
Passenger will be performing at the Macquarie University Village Stage – 2pm -3pm.

Got an opinion? Do you agree or disagree? You’re more than welcome to post up any thoughts or comments about how you think these bands performed at Conception Day or any other information about the other bands!
Enjoy Conception Day ALL!! Have fun, stay safe! ROCK ON! :)