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What the press say...
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Extract of review by Kimberley Lewis
Date: 20th October 2006
Venue: The Red Room (Picadilly Circus) London
..With guts brings glory and The Occasion do just that!..
...Andy Sizmur has great frontman attributes, lots of energy, great vocals and a thirst for entertaining the audience...
...The Occasion could pretty much be The Who re-invented, their music is fresh and natural, raw
and enjoyable...
...In a nutshell 'Suitcase' is a classic finisher...The band have the true
potential to go all the way, with plenty of hard hitting hits and classic tunes, this band is here to stay...
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Luton's C.R.E.A.M review of Mine To Lose...
This song is a recall song...the kind that makes you think of every angle...every light source... all those signifying scents...every, only you; pattern.
Your eyes and you committed to the throes of an intense and un-dignifying lovers tryst...
Must be added to any-ones 'I'm gonna purge' playlist!!!
Luton's C.R.E.A.M
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"quite simply...awesome" VBAH.com
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Extracts from live review by vandalism fanzine 19-01-2006...
...The Occasion are an experienced band of natural musicians and entertainers with the right mix of talent and fire...
...Andy Sizmur has easily one of the best voices around, and is ably supported by the three-piece back line. They sound like The Who during the opener 'Without Me'...
....Paris shows off his harmonic control in the intro to 'New Light' before bursting into a riff that makes U2's The Edge look, frankly, quite ordinary. Im blown away by the talent this town has to offer...
...The Occasion always look like they are really enjoying themselves, doing what they were clearly born to do...
...Andy Sizmur is an entertainer whom engages the crowd artfully between songs, while showing off his multi-talents with stints on the tambourine, and an excellent harmonica break during final song, 'Suitcase'...
The Occasion have made their mark...
TOADLICKER
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Extract from live gig review 19/09/05
...But now its time for The Occasion, and they are clearly the band that everyones been waiting for, which given the level of talent here tonight is a bloody good omen...
..The fantastic crippling guitar solos of Andy Paris pepper every song with the kind of class that is not usually associated with a local band. It becomes evident to me that The Occasion are going somewhere...
Hayley Anne OKeeffe. Live music journalist
