Rival Sons - Leeds Academy - 28 March 2015
My interest in this band has been cultivated by an article
and free CD in Classic Rock magazine and radio play on Planet Rock. This made
me go out buy the brilliant Great Western Valkyrie CD and now at last a chance
to see them live.
The intro music from The Good, the Bad and the Ugly set the
scene before the band opened up with Electric Man – Wow this a band at the top
of their game oozing confidence from every pore. There is more swagger than
Jagger as we move into Good Luck and Play the Fool. Singer Jay Buchanan and guitarist
Scott Holiday filled the stage with rock n roll star quality and poise by the bucket load
as we moved into Secret Play, Manifest Destiny and Torture Play before an acoustic
set that included Nava Play and a cover of Long as I Can See the Light Play.
We were soon back to the rocking full electric set and raced
towards the encore with Rich and Poor, Belle Starr, Where I’ve Been and Tell Me Something. The Leeds crowd roared
for more and that is what they got in the shape of Open My Eyes, Pressure and
Time and the wonderful Keep on Swinging.
One of my best gigs in a long time, this band are destine
for great things.
NH
