Camden continues to slowly return to life and I find myself back at the Black Heart yet again - this time to see the full blown return of Last Great Dreamers. However, first band of the night is The Suicide Notes.
They seem a bit of a throwback to the Camden sleaze rock scene of about 20 years ago - decent enough musicians and a good sound, but the vocals left a bit to be desired. Not bad, but I can't remember any of their songs.
Next up are
The Vulz. This is more like my cup of tea - good tunes and punk attitude. I've seen these guys two or three times now and they are good fun.
And so the the headliners. I saw Slyder's offshoot The Oblivion Kids a few months ago at this same venue. That band are effectively
Last Great Dreamers without Marc who was having to take some time out for health reasons. However, I'm glad to say Marc is now back and in good form.
It's great to see the band restored to their full lineup and firing on all cylinders. This isn't a one-off gig either - the band are playing a full tour to promote the re-release of their 1994 debut album
Retrosexual.
Needless to say, the album is heavily featured in tonight's set - in fact I think they play the whole thing.
The Oblivion Kids are a good band, but the don't have that special chemistry and charisma that Last Great Dreamers display tonight.
Shapes are thrown and great tunes are blasted out - I don't even think their best songs are on that first album...
...so as well as the good pop/rock/Glam songwriting showcased on 'Retrosexual' we also get some newer bangers like 'White Light (Black Heart)' - well they
had to play that song at
this venue didn't they?, 'Oblivion Kids' and 'Dope School' as well as a handful of other choice cuts. There is nothing not to like.
An excellent mid-week night out, and on my way out after the show I buy the re-released album on CD - and am pleased that unlike at the Dublin Castle the other night I don't find out later that I already have it at home.!
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