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Three Houses Down - Three Houses Down @ The Colosseum, Palmerston North 21/09/2012
08 Oct 2012 // A review by Asmith
Coming onstage proclaiming themselves as “Roots Rock Reggae” and then bringing it full force with a modern twist. With an almost hyperactive stage performance this was a very, very tight 9 piece who showed their professionalism throughout their set, with sound problems plaguing them for the better part of the show they didn’t let it phase them at all and kept on going, and having experienced bad sound myself I know exactly how hard it can be to push through when you’re constantly getting feedback, so big ups on that one boys!
Fortunately this was the only set back at all during their entire show and they had the crowd pumping and gagging for more with multiple encores. Crowd interaction was amazing and continued throughout the entire set which is no small feat.
I had taken a friend of mine with me two the show and we were both in agreement that the lead singer reminded us very much of a young Jimmy Cliff, and not just his vocal tone either it was the whole package with a high energy stage presence that kept the crowd engaged like reggae hypnosis.
This was the first time I had seen Three Houses down and I will be catching them again next time they are in town for sure!
About Three Houses Down
Three Houses Down was born in 2004 after brothers Rob, Sione and Charlie Pome’e left their previous band based three houses up the road from their parents’ home. While the previous ten years has seen several line-up changes, the driving force behind their desire to live their dreams has remained the same – family. “To be honest that is the secret to our band, a strong family foundation. It brings us back to ground level.”
The band’s style – a combination of their love for classical reggae and their Polynesian roots – has been crafted over countless live shows, and was put on display with their first two albums, Dreadtown (2007) and Breakout (2009). Both albums were huge successes both at home and abroad, with multiple Pacific Music Awards to their name, along with huge tours throughout Hawai’i and the United States.
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