"A friend told me about a band he'd seen playing their first tour dates, who'd made a considerable impression on him and everyone else who'd seen them. I asked their name and thought no more about it.

Two weeks later the band he'd told me about were on my local radio's 'Friday night rock show' (CBC radio Cardiff) where they were promoting gigs and playing tracks from their demo. The demo did'nt exactly knock me out but it sounded hopeful; plus it made me want to go and see them live.
A week later I went to see them play live at a local Cardiff venue, the Dowlais inn. It's not the best of venues, but its a good start for new bands; the audience soon let you know if they like you or not. The name of the act a packed Dowlais were waiting to see was 'Blue side of midnight' who I'm sure in time will become a big name. BSOM came on stage and for the next hour gave a stunning show of hard hitting rock, full of originality and guts.

The thing I noticed most about BSOM they play with true enthusiasm, no faking or false pretences. Their music is full of  energy and infectious rhythms that can make you dance and sing to and also which demands your attention.
Singer Gary Gaynor has a strong voice and personality, which he used to the bands advantage extremely well, and the guitarist Cleveland gave an inspiring performance, his sound was raw and aggressive. We must'nt forget Geoff Baker's good bass playing and Chris Porter's fine percussive work - they came over as four individuals playing as one.
BSOM are a tight four piece who, however hard you try, cannot be put into a particular category or trend.The point I'd like to make is that more bands like BSOM are needed to stop re-living the past and digging skeletons out of times past glories."

(Dee davis, independent producer USA/UK 1969 - 1980)