Another night, another gig: this time Vintage Trouble at the Barrowland.
Vintage Trouble are a hard-working band. In five years they've circumnavigated the globe five times playing their blues rock music with a gin joint twist. Having recently released their second album, 1 Hopeful Road, this is their largest headline tour of the UK, having previously supported Paloma Faith and AC/DC earlier this year. This is the third time I've seen them.
The frontman Ty Taylor has the swagger of Jagger and the moves of a young James Brown and dances a whirlwind not just around the stage but all over the hall. He spent a great deal of the show among the crowd, dancing with the ladies, crowd surfing from the back of the hall to the stage and getting everyone to crouch lower and lower until everyone was practically sitting on the floor. It was as if he'd used a giant ball to make a dent in the crowd, using the force of his personality to drive even the elderly to follow his dance moves down. The rest of the band are a tight outfit, but Ty is the energy. I think the reason I preferred this gig to last night's U2 gig is down to that energy. Both Bono and Ty had the crowd in the palms of the hands, but Bono was more like an elder statesman, respected for his past, his values and his ability, whereas Ty grabbed the crowd's attention and refused to stop until he owned everyone in the hall.
It left me on a high. Maybe that was because I was shaking my hips and generally boogying. Sadly no photos of this horrific sight. You'll just have to make do with these.
Setlist
Soul Serenity
Blues Hand Me Down
Angel City, California
Nancy Lee
Before the Tear Drops
Doin' What You Were Doin'
Another Man's Words
Shows What You Know
Nobody Told Me
You Better Believe It
Not Alright by Me
Encore:
Strike Your Light
Run Like the River
Pelvis Pusher
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