A few herbal ciggies later, the band arrive at Dry Bar, the venue that legend says Shaun Ryder walked into with a pistol and started firing randomly at the ceiling.
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If previous gigs have been stand offs between sensitive indie boys and the friends and family of TYOI, then this seems like a homecoming. Scally Mancs are out in force tonight, the place is rammed and drugs are being consumed with the fevered passion of kids in a pick and mix. The songs by now are already Mancunian classics. We're The Young Offenders, Acid Man and Let Me Out have already been released on Anthony Wilson's F4 Records and there's every sign that these guys are going to follow the career trajectory of the Mondays, rather than the Space Monkeys.
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The best tracks though are the ones yet to be released; Havin’ A Party, Baby Cocaine and Jiggy Giro. Classic rock’n’roll songs which grab you from the outset and don't let go. Sure, it's nothing innovative but it's done with such pure honesty about their way of life that you can't help but be enthralled by it. Like Oasis and the Mondays who came along at the right time, The Young Offenders appeal to a group of people disenfranchised by the current music scene. The type of people who wouldn't listen to Franz Ferdinand because they're too arty or The Bravery because they're tarts and, quite rightly, see Kaiser Chiefs as useless. Welcome, then, to the new band of the people! | 
