Virgil & the Accelerators - Ferryhill Mainsforth Community centre 25/10/14
Met up with Virgil before the show, while I was catching up with Martin, their manager and was a bit concerned as the lad seemed to have a heavy head-cold, no doubt from touring back and forth round southern Europe, especially Spain, but once he was on stage and the opening bars of Take Me Higher rang out, you have to know the lads really well to know he wasn’t 100%. Have to say, the new album material is very strong live, the material has more the feel of “songs” and not excuses for Virgil to wander off any excuse he feels a solo, though one or two numbers pushed 8 minutes. Mind you, when he does go off on one, what a trip - 3 standing ovations through the main set. And what about the closer ? It should be Are You Experienced? But I call it Are You Accelerated? I’m not a big fan of Hendrix, especially when a lot of bands I see always seem to pick the same 2 songs (Red House & Voodoo Chile) however, some bands come along, pick something different and make it their own, and that’s what these lads have done with …Experienced, all 22 minutes of it.
Certainly one of the best audience turn-outs I’ve seen at Mainsforth, and by the way the merchandise was selling. “Mike the Blog” became “Mike the Flog” for the evening.
When life gives you lemons; don't make lemonade.
Give back the lemons. Why were the lemons free? What's wrong with the lemons?
Do Not trust the lemons...
