GIG: The
Barracudas
DATE: Sunday 17th
February 2013
VENUE: The
Lexington, Kings Cross, London
COST: about
£16
OUR VERDICT: Surfers
were back
The
Barracudas were back in London, for one night only and the Lexington was the
venue. The last time they played in London (at the Dirty Water Club) Minty had
to leave before they took to the stage in order to get the last tube home, so
she was especially looking forward to this gig.
Former bassist
David Buckley did a solo stint to warm everyone up: just him and an acoustic
guitar and that went down well.
With a curfew
on the live music, The Barracudas took to the stage not long after Buckley
finished his set, their line up including founding members Jeremy Gluck (vocals) and Robin
Wills (guitar) with Flamin’ Groovie Chris Wilson (guitar).
The energy
was amazing, the pace superfast and the middle aged men who made up the
majority of the audience had the chance to re-live their youth of
surf-punk-garage infusion. No stage is big enough to hold the personality of
Jeremy Gluck and when he was not down on his knees or rolling about on the stage, he was weaving through the audience
as he belted out Barracudas nuggets such as ”Surfers Are Back”, “(I Wish It Could Be) 1965 Again” and “I Want
My Woody Back”.
During the encore, David Buckley joined the band on stage, sharing the backing vocals.
A rare gig,
and one we are glad to have caught. We will let the photos speak for themselves......
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| Flamin' Groovie Chris Wilson |
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| Robin Wills plays a mean guitar |
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| Jeremy Gluck - a great performer |
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| A typical Gluck pose |
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| Audience participation |
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| David Buckley joins for the encore |
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| The Beeb poses with Robin, and Chris Pearce from the great Surfin' Lungs |
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| Minty gets Groovie with Chris Wilson |
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