It's the only time out of five gigs that I've been to where Arthur has been less than sensational. He seemed a tad distracted, and like I said, tired. It really was Echols and Randle night for me. Someone posted that the band had finished an album - if so, why do we just keep getting the not very good 'Rainbow in the Storm'?
Saw them last year at the Concorde. They did one of the tightest most rocking sets I have seen from anybody for years. But last night I felt was abit loose. The first couple of numbers were really a bit of a shambles. However they did manage to retrieve the show from then on. I would say that Love should be like Ali as in 'float like a butterfly, sting like a bee' not the other way round. Another small point I expect Uriah Heep to be mega loud but not a group who have Arthur Lee as the main vocal point and JE as a returning guitarist. Keep it down a notch fellas!
I didn't think Arthur looked any more "knackered" last night at Brighton than he did at the other gigs I've been to this time around. I'd probably agree that the set wasn't as tight as the one they did last year at the Concorde as that was one of the best ones I've seen but I've no complaints about last nights other than the fact that it was just a bit too loud. In such a small place the sound gets distorted very easily and the mega guitar playing from Mike and Johnny suffered a little to my ears as a result of that.
I must also add that three concerts in a row travelling from Sheffield via Norwich to Brighton left me feeling quite tired, so I guess Arthur may be feeling the pace a little bit too!
Knackered in Brighton
Posted - 06/04/2005 : 11:24:26
