#Sham 69 live review archive
#Sham 69 live review full

#Sham 69 live review archive

It must be one from the archive as itвЂ™s raw as hell. вЂQuitters Get NothingвЂ™ precedes a track added to the set list by popular punter demand, simply entitled вЂDeadвЂ™. Richie (bass) is no less important either, playing his parts. вЂWalk TallвЂ™ seems somewhat slow by comparison but sees JamesвЂ™s (lead) guitar intricacies and pulling shapes to match. If youвЂ™re new to the band then they probably got away with it however, what show is ever perfect?! The first singalong comes during the now live staple вЂNever Be QuietвЂ™, which is delivered at breakneck speed. On вЂThatвЂ™s What You GetвЂ™ things appear to go a little Pete Tong вЂ“ a false start and then a confused band all playing and singing different parts. вЂMDMAвЂ™ is as powerful as ever, Lewis (drums) tucked away at the back is no less powerful than his last live outing. The slow build-up and the fast mid-section make this a crowd favourite and winner live. They start to really enjoy themselves during вЂTogetherвЂ™. ThereвЂ™s between-song banter and piss-take aplenty this evening вЂ“ one could be forgiven for thinking theyвЂ™re not taking it seriously, such is their in-band camaraderie.

He is grinning like the proverbial feline and looks like heвЂ™s loving every minute. вЂњBrainstormвЂќ is an early highlight that sees Shane (guitar/vox) project himself as chief shapeshifter early on. Watching him in action one can make parallels between Jeff Turner and Jimmy Pursey, another rabble-rouser from the new breed. With a large area to move around in Ross patrols the stage from side to side, bellowing out the lyrics.

#Sham 69 live review full

His delivery is full of rage and bile вЂ“ this might be one of the biggest stages they play for a while and they are not playing it half-arsed. Ross (vox) enthusiastically leads us through their intro track before the band explodes into life with вЂвЂќThe UnderdogsвЂќ. With an albumвЂ™s worth of material to pick from they are afforded a generous timescale being the only support on the night. There are no train strikes this evening so one expects a sizeable audience, and the rain has stopped so no excuses!! All the way from along the coast come PooleвЂ™s finest The Mistakes, who are steadily building an ever-growing fan base both here and abroad. Leading lights of the second wave Sham 69 have returned after a successful gig here last summer. ItвЂ™s also the night when one of PunkвЂ™s elder statesmen are in town. ItвЂ™s Saturday night in Southampton, on the night the clocks go back.