19/6/2006 Vamps 'N' Gypsies @ G-Lounge

Subject	Vamps 'N' Gypsies @ G-Lounge
PostedDate	6/19/2006
	I arrived early enough to catch most of the set from Jakk Flash - they were quite interesting. The singer/guitarist had a great voice, and the lead guitarist was obviously a big Joe Perry fan having a fluid style not unlike the Aerosmith axeman. There was certainly an Aerosmith influence in some of the songs too, as well as some G'N'R, Led Zep and AC/DC. The G'N'R flavour was underlined when they threw in a cover of 'Paradise City' along with a Free cover they played earlier. Although the frontman and lead guitarist were good, the rhythm section looked like they were in the wrong band - adding to the fact that the band didn't seem that tight and would benefit from more rehearsals... Vamps 'N' Gypsies were excellent as usual and took advantage of their 'headline' status to play for nearly and hour while debuting some new songs. I've seen this band so many times recently I'm running out of things to say about them, but they were very entertaining once again. I think all band members managed to stay upright thoughout the set this time, although Flash Danny did once again manage to damage his guitar and had to change to a spare mid-set. The venue was somewhat less than full on this Monday night in Camden, not helped by world cup football on TV  and the fact that Tattooed Millionaires were playing down the road at the Purple Turtle - someone who was there later informed me they weren't very good.  However, G-Lounge was the venue for their aftershow and by around 11.30 familiar faces began to roll in from the Purple Turtle. Maybe they should have come to see Vamps 'N' Gypsies instead - I'm glad I did.

PS: G-Lounge later turned into Bar Monsta which was a cool little venue. Then it became Camden Rock - a dodgy dive with a bad reputation for drugs and violence - now best avoided.