Gig Review – Dodgy – Jamm Brixton -25th April 2015.
After a brief afternoon mission seconded to Mi5 with KiB and BnS, we made our way to Spain for Tapas. At Victoria they went North whilst EiTC went South.
Arriving in Brixton, taking a chance upon following a meandering trail which lead directly to the establishment known as Jamm, where, as luck would have it, they had pineapple in stock and also, Dodgy were performing too!
A path opened up to the front of the stage where support band Sisteray were witnessed delivering a set of energetic rocky pop (with just a hint of Buzzcocks to these ears). Ones to watch out for!
Then Dodgy took to the stage much to the delight of the audience, starting proceedings with a super – If You’re Thinking of Me. They quickly settled in and proceeded to deliver a set comprised of a mix of old, recent and new songs.
Up next a highly atmospheric What Became Of You? Into a stonking In A Room, then the brilliantly psychedelic Ain’t No Longer Asking. Nigel announced that they were going to give us three new songs tonight and kicked off with the first – Where Shall I Begin? Another question next, with the sweet finger picking and harmonies of Did It Have To Be This Way?
It’s interesting to note the consistency of Dodgy’s material and how well they deliver this live; always a strong emphasis on the melody, with great interplay and contrast between the acoustic and electric guitars, underpinned by Mathew’s solid and expressive drums and a steady bass, all topped with their impressive vocal harmonies.
More new stuff with the heavier and rocking You Give Drugs A Bad Name (a possible working title for their new album). Then back to 94 for a slick So Let Me Go Far.
Leading us up to the hits; Staying Out For The Summer and (you only need one song… we’ve got hundreds of songs!…) – Good Enough.
And then they were gone…
But of course the crowd were baying for more…
And they came back with the great pop of Only A Heartbeat. A cover next with Van Morrison’s Stoned Me. An impromptu instrument change with Andy taking over bass duties while Bassist Stu traversed the stage to concentrate on harmonica as they finished with a fabulous rendition of Homegrown in honour of the dedicated pair of fans who’d made it down from Glasgow for the show tonight.
Well Dodgy innit!? Super-duper in fact!
Over…
EiTC.
This review is totally on it. What a great night and beautifully curated. I remember some of the Dodgy Clubs they used to run and this was like that. Support band Sisteray, were young and totally on it with some great tunes, great atmosphere and all the songs played by Dodgy old and new were boss. Jamm is nice but Dodgy deserve to be playing Hammersmith Apollo or Shepherds Bush Empire – Oneday 😉
Cheers David, Boss indeed!