Great review from last nights gig in Wolverhampton :-) maximumvolumereviews.co.uk/2014/09/19/electric-boys-bad-touch-remedy-theia-slade-rooms-wolverhampton-19914/ // Conny Bloom doesn’t look a day older than he did when the Electric Boys debut record came out in 1989. That fact alone would be enough to make you hate him but for one simple thing: everything he has touched in the Electric Boys is so damn good. No one has ever made this kind of music quite as well as Bloom and his mates. By turns catchy, funky and mystical, the Electric Boys have long been been untouchable at this type of thing. Beginning with two new songs from “Starflight United” – their second record since reforming in 2011 and an album that isn’t out in the UK yet – including a fine “Spaced Out” they are soon into the old stuff and the downright dirty groove of “All Lips And Hips” and the far eastern jam of “Mary In The Mystery World” sound as good as ever. The album they burst back with three years ago “…..And Them Boys Done Swang” is something of a classic and “Angel In An Armoured Suit” from it comes on like T-Rex on Speed tonight. A brilliant stomper, topped off with a sensational solo from Bloom, it is everything you could wish from the band and more. “Electrified” soon follows in all it’s call and response “na na na” glory. It’s effortlessly cool, but gives way to “Rags To Riches” which is even better. There’s barely a dip in the 75 minutes they are onstage. The five new songs in particular are a revelation, really coming alive here and even without his guitar for a turbo-charged “Gangin’ Up” Bloom shows himself to a hip-slinking frontman of some skill. Indeed by the time they’ve encored with “All Lips N Hips” the only conclusion to reach is that the Electric Boys are still unequivocally the kings of funky metal. Make no mistake, them boys do swang. //
Posted on: Sat, 20 Sep 2014 12:27:00 +0000
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