As I walked in Lewis Henry Floyd was rocking his
miniature drums with his feet, blasting out the
guitar and singing, all simultaneously. I was
shocked to see this one man band holding it together
whilst on stage. The sound was slightly off, although
you could still sense the soul from his voice
seeping through. He interacted well with the crowd
and played some real funky tunes, yet all that
switched and then he began resembling the vocals
frim 80’s Matchbox B-Line Disaster! It was
unpredictable to say the least, yet still enjoyable.
I think he would have been better received at
the end of the evening, not at the beginning.
He flitted through playing his guitar with his
teeth, changing his style and at another point
even sounding like the Beastie Boys! I would definitely
check him out again, but maybe after a few beverages…
The Jim Jones Revue certainly made the crowd aware
that they had arrived, they beamed out pure energy
from the speakers and everyone danced along in
one way or another. Lead singer Jim certainly
drew in the ladies, his gravel coated voice emulated
sex appeal. Every step he took had a sexual ‘swagger’
about it, the way he caressed his microphone to
the way he gyrated his hips throughout the song,
it was all a very steamy affair! He was suave
and wasn’t afraid who knew it, he teased
the ladies by performing a mini strip tease with
his jacket before saying; ‘Get ready to
take your clothes off, this is Cement Mixer’’.
‘Killing Spree’ seemed to go down
well with the crowd, however I felt the acoustics
weren’t quite balanced properly (maybe this
had something to do with us being on a metal boat).
The other band members seemed to put their energy
into it, especially the piano player. These guys
were an instant mood lifter; how anyone could
listen to these and not feel better about the
world I’m not sure. There was not one point
in their set where the atmosphere dropped; it
was a constant high the entire time they were
performing. When they left the stage everyone
began stamping, clamping and chanting for more.
They returned to play for another 20 minutes or
so, including songs such as (The Black Song) The
encore seemed more keyboard-based, but it sounded
good and didn’t alter the hard work they
had already put in to this show. What a brilliantly
entertaining band to see live, just don’t
forget your dancing partner.
The Jim Jones Revue - 4/5
Lewis Henry Floyd - 3/5
Review By Karlie M
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