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Pilgrim
(Hoochie Coochies as was) on Pilgrim St., welcomed the many that had made the
pilgrimage to the iconic music venue in Newcastle city centre. I doubt if as
many pilgrims had made it to Lourdes. Why should they? Groovetrain weren't there, they were
here in Newcastle and, as usual, pulling in their own following. Needless to
say the Sold Out signs were flashed up.
The fans had travelled far and wide to hear/see the band. A group near me were from Liverpool or maybe they were staying at the big, posh Hotel Gotham opposite on the site of the old fire station.
There were times when experiencing what Groovetrain were laying down on stage with such burning zeal that I wished the original fire station was still operative!
With bar boss Lavery leading from the front the room was a mass of gyrating hips - there was little space left to gyrate anything else - vocals and great harmonies from the girls, wild sax from Danny Allan, Showtime and Ross Laing power shredding brass riffs and the funkiest, rockiest, soul searching rhythm section this side of the Motor City - and I don't mean Sunderland - hit the spot.
Hairy Biker Si King knocked seven shades out of his percussive armoury, Mitch Laddie composed 50 Shades of Blue as well as singing and soloing like Clapton, Halford on drums also aired his vocal chords and John Dawson gave the bass some meaning as did the keeper of the keyboards.
A lot of the material was new to me but that didn't lesson the impact of the songs alongside the ones that I did know by Steely Dan, Stevie Wonder, Bill Withers and Tower of Power.
I missed the second set as I was also due at the Globe - but I left making a promise to myself that at the next Groovetrain gig I'd go the distance. Lance
Not That Kind; Love Theory; As; Minute by Minute; Lowdown; Peg; Clap Your Hands...Master Builder; What You Won't do; Only so Much Oil; Why Did You Do It?; Sweet Love; 50 Shades of Blue; Use me.
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