Adam Ant & The Good , The Mad & The Lovely Posse +
Georgie Girl & The Pussy Posse
- live @ Vicar Street, Dublin, 25/11/2011
(review & pics copyright Joe Donnelly 2011)
_Nearly took a fucking heart attack last saturday evening when I discovered
that 'Adam Ant' was playing a low key gig in Dublin the following friday
night and I didn't have a ticket. Thank you to'Vive le Rock mag' for
informing me ,because I saw no other advertising at all for the show.
So while in a blind panic I thankfully managed to secure two tickets
for $$ & me, all was well with the world again .
When we entered the rapidly
filling up venue there was a continuous loop of maximum rockabilly blasting
from the PA before and after each band , which was sounding very cool.
Without warning the rockin tunes stopped and four young ladies looking like the little dressed up sisters of Imelda May came strolling on to the stage and took up their positions , apparently this was 'Georgie Girl and the Pussy Posse'. Never heard of them before tonight, and I don't want to rake up old news but the singer looked very familiar .
Have you ever heard of the former Satanic Sluts member 'Georgina Bailey' ? No!, well what about the recent 'Sachsgate' scandal which got the awful Russell Brand & Jonathon Ross fired from their cushy jobs at the bbc. Yeah! that was her, and I'm pretty sure her being Adam Ants girlfriend may also have helped secure the band this support slot because Georgina really isn't that strong a singer which is surprising as she's also one of AAs backing vocalists.
I'm being a little harsh here because GG&TPP are really not that bad , and I did like them .Their conflicting 50s styling and their glam sound works well , but their choice of covers midway in such a short set ( 'Robert Palmers 'Addicted to love' & Alice Coopers'Only women bleed') were pretty poor selections. Having said that they quickly redeemed themselves with a couple of very good originals 'You're all I need '& When was the last time you had sex?.Overall I'd say they are definitely a work in progress .
Setlist
Fit
Addicted to love
Medussa
Only women bleed
You're all I need
When was the last time you had sex?
I've waited a very longtime for this , I've been an Ants fan since their punk rock beginings . Though the later pantomime pop really did nothing for me ,and this was were we went our seperate ways shortly after 'Stand & Deliver'.Vicar Street is not a large venue so you can imagine what a treat it was to get up close and personal to such a legend .
The lights went down and his new band came onstage first and then on he sauntered ,everything to do with this show was stripped down and back to basics with an extremely punk friendly vibe. There was no silly pirate ship props etc this time, he looked relaxed, happy and in control. It had been 25 years since his last (and only ever) irish gigs and the patient fans gave him a heroes welcome.
His health problems are well documented , but tonight 'Adam Ant' looked really well with a touch of mean rockstar attitude about him which in my book is no bad thing.
The blue black hussar look is a throwback to his showbiz days and to be honest it was quite striking.
The seminal 77 punk classic 'Plastic Surgery' was the first song played from a crowd pleasing and well thoughtout 28 song setlist to die for.
At this point a couple of baldy middle age dickheads were finding it hard to control themselves and started pushing & jumping around with little regard for everyone else. So we had words and I nearly got into a punch up with one of them while a huge rockabilly was going to batter the other idiot because he knocked his pint out of his hand.
The Good ,The Bad & The Lovely Posse didn't put a foot wrong and did all those great songs justice. As for the two drumkits , they were so loud it sounded like bombs were dropping and exploding all around.
When they cranked out Zerox, Deutcher Girls , Kick , Cartrouble & Christian D'or etc etc It was like being back in the late 70s all over again and I was loving it.
'Fall in' brought back great memories of teenage tuesday nights at the Hitchin Post disco,
while the single new song 'Vince Taylor' was a very promising peek at whats to come in the near future.
Can this get any better? , yes it can. We've already had a non-stop stream of punk rock classics ,now he's doing TRex covers plus $$ and every other male in the audience fully appreciated the nudge nudge burlesque elements of the show lol.
Without a doubt this was one of the best gigs I've ever attended, if you weren't here I'm sorry to tell you that you missed an absolute cracker.
The 'Adam Ant & The Good,The Bad &The Lovely Posse ' time machine made an old (ish) ex-punk very happy here tonight.
Happy Birthday Adam for the 3.12.11. Its good to have you back to your punk rock best.
Joe Donnelly Belfast, 26.11.11.
Check this out for a fantastic setlist.
Plastic Surgery
Dog Eat Dog
Beat my guest
Kick
Cartrouble
Zerox
Ants Invasion
Deutcher Girls
Stand & Deliver
Puss'n'Boots
Kings of the wild frontier
Wonderful
Vince Taylor
Whip in my valise
Desperate but not serious
Cleopatra
Never trust a man with egg on his face
Antmusic
Goody two shoes
Vive le Rock
Christian D'or
Lady
Fall in
Encores
Prince Charming
Red Scab
Get it on
20th Century boy
Physical
Without warning the rockin tunes stopped and four young ladies looking like the little dressed up sisters of Imelda May came strolling on to the stage and took up their positions , apparently this was 'Georgie Girl and the Pussy Posse'. Never heard of them before tonight, and I don't want to rake up old news but the singer looked very familiar .
Have you ever heard of the former Satanic Sluts member 'Georgina Bailey' ? No!, well what about the recent 'Sachsgate' scandal which got the awful Russell Brand & Jonathon Ross fired from their cushy jobs at the bbc. Yeah! that was her, and I'm pretty sure her being Adam Ants girlfriend may also have helped secure the band this support slot because Georgina really isn't that strong a singer which is surprising as she's also one of AAs backing vocalists.
I'm being a little harsh here because GG&TPP are really not that bad , and I did like them .Their conflicting 50s styling and their glam sound works well , but their choice of covers midway in such a short set ( 'Robert Palmers 'Addicted to love' & Alice Coopers'Only women bleed') were pretty poor selections. Having said that they quickly redeemed themselves with a couple of very good originals 'You're all I need '& When was the last time you had sex?.Overall I'd say they are definitely a work in progress .
Setlist
Fit
Addicted to love
Medussa
Only women bleed
You're all I need
When was the last time you had sex?
I've waited a very longtime for this , I've been an Ants fan since their punk rock beginings . Though the later pantomime pop really did nothing for me ,and this was were we went our seperate ways shortly after 'Stand & Deliver'.Vicar Street is not a large venue so you can imagine what a treat it was to get up close and personal to such a legend .
The lights went down and his new band came onstage first and then on he sauntered ,everything to do with this show was stripped down and back to basics with an extremely punk friendly vibe. There was no silly pirate ship props etc this time, he looked relaxed, happy and in control. It had been 25 years since his last (and only ever) irish gigs and the patient fans gave him a heroes welcome.
His health problems are well documented , but tonight 'Adam Ant' looked really well with a touch of mean rockstar attitude about him which in my book is no bad thing.
The blue black hussar look is a throwback to his showbiz days and to be honest it was quite striking.
The seminal 77 punk classic 'Plastic Surgery' was the first song played from a crowd pleasing and well thoughtout 28 song setlist to die for.
At this point a couple of baldy middle age dickheads were finding it hard to control themselves and started pushing & jumping around with little regard for everyone else. So we had words and I nearly got into a punch up with one of them while a huge rockabilly was going to batter the other idiot because he knocked his pint out of his hand.
The Good ,The Bad & The Lovely Posse didn't put a foot wrong and did all those great songs justice. As for the two drumkits , they were so loud it sounded like bombs were dropping and exploding all around.
When they cranked out Zerox, Deutcher Girls , Kick , Cartrouble & Christian D'or etc etc It was like being back in the late 70s all over again and I was loving it.
'Fall in' brought back great memories of teenage tuesday nights at the Hitchin Post disco,
while the single new song 'Vince Taylor' was a very promising peek at whats to come in the near future.
Can this get any better? , yes it can. We've already had a non-stop stream of punk rock classics ,now he's doing TRex covers plus $$ and every other male in the audience fully appreciated the nudge nudge burlesque elements of the show lol.
Without a doubt this was one of the best gigs I've ever attended, if you weren't here I'm sorry to tell you that you missed an absolute cracker.
The 'Adam Ant & The Good,The Bad &The Lovely Posse ' time machine made an old (ish) ex-punk very happy here tonight.
Happy Birthday Adam for the 3.12.11. Its good to have you back to your punk rock best.
Joe Donnelly Belfast, 26.11.11.
Check this out for a fantastic setlist.
Plastic Surgery
Dog Eat Dog
Beat my guest
Kick
Cartrouble
Zerox
Ants Invasion
Deutcher Girls
Stand & Deliver
Puss'n'Boots
Kings of the wild frontier
Wonderful
Vince Taylor
Whip in my valise
Desperate but not serious
Cleopatra
Never trust a man with egg on his face
Antmusic
Goody two shoes
Vive le Rock
Christian D'or
Lady
Fall in
Encores
Prince Charming
Red Scab
Get it on
20th Century boy
Physical