Despite Hard Club being assured that the band was on-premises and 'everything is alright and will happen as planned', there was a general sense of uncertainty in the air -- after all, the night before the girls were also confirmed and fine on LAV, till Von isn't, having to go to rush into an ambulance and giving a brand new meaning to the expression 'canceled last minute'. But the audience, who packed the venue were true believers and everyone was there from the very beginning of The Virginmary's set. Well, being honest they weren't that for that purpose; even though the British duo has been touring for well over 17 years, the audience didn't have a euphoric reaction when they started the set with "The Meds", their punk-y rock and roll is played in such a soulful fashion that even those who don't know the band -- myself included -- is dragged to it and end up feeling like this is a show from my favourite band. Despite their lack of a Bassist on stage, that didn't stop me from recognizing their musical grandiosity nor let me feel the energy that they bring. They closed their set with "Bang Bang Bang" and we got the chance to hear their latest single "Where are you now?"
"Doctor Jeep"'s intro barely started and the whole venue went mental and the expectations were high.
If you ever went to a sisters gig or know their history, probably they surpassed your expectations. Otherwise, you probably left the building disappointed.
We go to concerts to live the songs we hear at home, to establish a connection with the band who play those songs -- except for the sisters. Or at least with Von; Ben and Kai loves posing, smiling, and interacting with the audience.
Going to a sisters show is going somewhere with a bunch of people you don't know to listen to the songs that marked their generation.
Von wasn't acting up nor look like he was being forced to be there, which surpassed the aforementioned expectations.
And judging by how the audience reacted throughout the gig, I dare to say they all felt the same.
It seems somebody started a rumor that Von is running playback these days. Honestly, I couldn't tell. But given how dark it was, a common characteristic of his gigs, and the fact I was being overflown with memories, I couldn't properly see his lips moving.
On the other hand, his timbre/tone is natural, he doesn't have to put a lot of effort into achieving it, he doesn't jump/move too much, and doesn't communicate with the audience (maybe a thank you here and there, but I can't confirm given his reputation!), so it's not that hard to keep his stamina.
So at 64 he still sounds like he's 21.
Right from the get-go I'll say that the Set lists posted over the internet are right, there was some modifications when compared to previous shows though, though it was the same power trio encore Lucretia/ToL/Disco. My Goth veins left the building pulsating of how happy I was.
(I can't really explain, but even that being my native language, the way this person writes is very... peculiar, weird sentencing, weird choice of words... anyhoo, it's a positive review);