THE GREEN ROOM, REDRUTH (19TH JANUARY)

MY ELVIS BLACKOUT

Headlining tonight`s gig, My Elvis Blackout were the cherry on the top of tonight`s particular musical cake and showed the rammed pub what they`d learnt from months of touring with established bands around the country last year. Clearly the main thing that Harry and the boys have learnt is to give 110% in their performance, and to pace themselves for a powerful finale.

For a five piece band, the stage was a little too cramped to allow MEB to physically perform to their finest, but musically the surroundings couldn`t constrain them as they played crowd pleasing versions of `Vitamin MEB` and other Blackout classics. Showcasing some newly written songs that illustrated a more worldly-wise and mature viewpoint, the band sweated along with the audience as the riotous music enveloped us all.

Smoke machines and stripping drummers aside, (nice vest Jason!), My Elvis Blackout have no need of visual special effects and let the music do the talking for them. Their performance was solid muscle.

(Photos by Lord Itchfield)