Reviews and Press

Sea of Tranquility - Better Life EP Review - Sept 2009

"By combining elements of King's X, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Living Colour, the UK-based quartet 300ft Gorilla returns with a new EP and a new vocalist.
300ft Gorilla ups the funk factor on these four songs, with "Mr. Raspberry is Dead" and "Stay Awake" coming closest to Living Colour's classic sound, circa Vivid and Time's Up. These guys don't monkey around: You can hear the raw energy that courses through the veins of this 300ft Gorilla, and the band crunches in all the right places. Paul Hindmarsh's frenzied fretwork, in particular, is all over this thing. Better Life is not as diverse as 2007's debut, Gorilla Tactics, but at a mere 17 minutes, it's nowhere near as long. The EP does, however, hint that better things are indeed on the way… "

Live Review - CPR Webzine - Dog and Parrot July 2009

"Funky post grunge at it’s very best. Punching well above their weight for the scale of gig, their sound filled the venue with the energy you only get when a band is really good and everyone knows it. Cool, calm and confident stage presence and tasty guitar and bass licks which gave depth to their songs without excessive complexity. "

Sound on Sound - CD Of The Month - July 2007

300ft Gorilla are a rock band from Newcastle whose album showcases a range of styles, covering pretty much every sub-genre of rock.
The simple vocal melodies work well against busy guitar riffs on tracks like 'Is Over', and there's enough attitude in the music to make the radio-friendly hooks palatable to all but the most die-hard rock fans.
They play very well and, importantly, they've got a knack for turning good riffs and melodies into good songs. They pull it off well, and the punchy-but-not-too-polished production certainly does them justice.

Kerrang! - Aug 2007

Taking their cues equally from the fat arsed-riffage of grunge, the shimmying alternative rock of Jane's Addiction and the slap happy funk of The Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Newcastle quintet 300ft Gorilla throw their grab bag of influences into a blender, whir it up then throw the lot at the wall to see what sticks.
They have the ability to mix and match pummelling grooves with easy hooks to impressive effect

HardRockHouse.com - July 2007

300ft Gorilla are actually four musicians who with their debut album “Gorilla Tactics” have created one of the most original, creative and energetic releases of the year so far. In fact this album is both special and spectacular. After the first spin you will find yourself going back time and time again. I guarantee you won’t be able to resist the urge.

If your looking for a truly innovative and unique sounding band then stop by the bands web site and order this CD. It won’t disappoint. All in all a very, very cool album that deserves to be heard.

Powerplay - Aug 2007

This is the debut album from 300ft Gorilla, although according to the press release, they've been around for 10 years. Still, better late than never. The play hard rock with a funk influence, but not as overt as the likes of the Chilli Peppers.
The overall sound is very much funk tinged melodic rock, something you don't hear every day, and it works well. The songwriting is very good, the stronger songs being the more up-tempo ones like 'King' and 'Holiday'.
This is a solid enough album, and at an hour long, gives you value for money too.