Sinnerboy, The Brook, Southampton.THIS tribute to the late Rory Gallagher produced an electric atmosphere at a
bulging Brook from the shattering “Shinkicker” to the belligerent “Bullfrog
Blues.” As the two guys either side of me who had both seen Rory live put it:
“the next best thing to seeing Rory himself.” Well, you won’t see that again
more’s the pity, but this stunning trio led by the affable Barry Barnes are
one of the best tribute bands I’ve seen and I’m sure the rocking Rory would
approve.
Barry worked his socks off, using a total of six guitars to reproduce the
best of Rory, belting out songs like “Walk On Hot Coals,” ”Wayward Child”
and, of course, “Sinnerboy” with gusto, aided by Dave Burns on bass and Steve
Richardson on drums. Barry was simply amazing on both acoustic and electric
guitars as he reproduced those bluesy, rocky anthems, and the crowd response was
ecstatic. Simply exhilerating!