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I saw Robert Gordon with Chris Spedding and Anton Fig a few years ago at "This aint Hollywood" in Hamilton and it was once of the best club shows Ive seen in years. I'm also going to Spot 1 Grill & Music Hall in Brampton this July 29 / 2022. Can't wait !
There are many genre's of music which can be performed on throughout ones middle age and if the musician has talent, it works. Robert Gordon had the voice, Chris Spedding can still play a mean guitar and has great hair. BUT = Rockabilly is a very frenetic sound, and when you are in your late 50' or eraly 60's that energy level just cant be summoned. It was like listening to a 45rpm record on 33 1/3. The talent was there, the oomph was not. Perry Como move over
Robert Gordon at the Horseshoe was the worst show I have seen in years. Robert left the stage after every song, the band had to huddle before every song to figure out what to play next (set list?), the drummer had to leave for over an hour to do another gig so the set was interrupted, and when he finally returned they played about a half dozen songs and the night was over. The Horseshoe should refund the ticket cost.
This was my third time to see Robert Gordon and Chris Spedding in Toronto in the last 2 years. This show was good but not nearly as good as the previous two shows that I saw that were absolutely fantastic! They started the show with heavy classics, smokin' hot tunes and then....an hour downtime while we waited for the drummer to go to another show! By the time the band came back on, half the crowd had cleared out and Robert just didn't seem that into it anymore.
Gordon seemed to be totally distracted since he didn't have his regular drummer. Band goes on at 11 and breaks in 3/4 hour because drummer has to go to another gig for an hour. I live in the burbs and a 1 a.m. restart doesn't work for me. I left.
Straight out rockabilly from one of the legends of r & r. Chris Spedding is likely one of the most underated quitar players in the world - he's like a Hendrix at age 65! Add to the set list music from the Sex Pistols and Stray Cats, yout get a good feel for the originators of punk movement. I done danced my feet off.
There has always been something funny about old people singing young people songs, but if you close your eyes and just listen, you hear that age doesn't matter. Then you can open your eyes and really enjoy a bunch of excellent musicians doing it just fine.
One more concert off the bucket list. Robert did not disappoint! He was on the mark and nailed classics like "it's only make believe"! The crowd was anxious for Robert Gordon, Glen Matlock (sex pistols), Jim Phantom (stray cats) and Chris Spedding to take the stage! Robert let his dream team shine! They were tight and on the mark! Robert let the dream team have some time up front as well. The stray cats fans were not dissapointed with Jim Phantom's "rock this town" or Chris Spedding's awesome rendition of classic rifts. Glen Matlock did not dissapoint the crowd and performed "god save the queen" and was dead on! Song was interrupted by the collapse of a concert goer (45 and Punk may not mix like it once did). After medical attention the three got right back on track and finished it like the pro's they are! Robert was, as expected , awesome! Chris Spedding was the surprise of the show, bringing the crowd to a frenzy many times during the night! Definately worth the wait and no better venue to see a classic team than at the Horseshoe tavern!
For the last decade or so when Robert Gordon brought his show to Toronto it was at the Cadillac Lounge. For reasons I can't comprehend, this configuration chose to pass on that loyal and lovely venue. But, hey, it's an All-Star band so I guess The Legendary Horseshoe bar is in order. Opening the night are local artists KC and the Moonshine Band. They were a treat as their swamp-rock, Elvis-zombie-schtick, is engaging, entertaining and anything but boring. Tip of the hat to Ronnie Hawkins as the show opens with Who Do You Love? They pay homage to acts as disparate as The Cramps (GooGoo Muck) and Led Zeppelin (Rock N Roll). I will be adding them to my ticketmaster alerts. This All-Star Band is a gift from Robert Gordon. I'd watch him sing his song list a capella. When he has a virtuoso guitarist like the late-great Link Wray or the still-with-us-and-beyond-belief Chris Spedding, well it's 'bonus fries' time. Tonight he's brought along a couple minor-icons in the rock echelon; Glen Matlock of Sex Pistols fame and Slim Jim Phantom who kept the beat for The Stray Cats. Now I've seen a few magical shows in my time; The Rolling Stones with 90,000 other people at Rich Stadium in 1975; Febraury 1979, The Clash at The Rex Theater on the Danforth; April 20, 1980 Dylan's magnificent religious show at Massey Hall; Springsteen's 4 + hour show in Detroit in 1980; sometime in the early '80's Iggy Pop did a 24 minute headlining set at the Danforth Music Hall and left the stage swearing at us, Wanda Jackson's 70th B'day show at the Caddy in 2007 and a few more. This one just vaulted into the top 10. Robert does his magic, bringing songs that are inbedded in our rock-n-roll psyche to the stage. His voice is still terrific as he evokes the spirit of Elvis, Conway and Roy. He always delivers of Springsteen's Fire and never fails to thank Bruce for the song. Rock classics from The Way I Walk to Suspicion to Make Believe are brought alive. He truly enjoys the fans enjoying the show and that's something you wouldn't see if you were spending $200 to sit in the back of an arena. The other members, from Matlock to Spedding to Phantom, were all-smiles, all-night. Chris' set was cut a little short tonight to make room for the other illustrious guests. I can't say enough about this guy. I thought a show I saw back in '08 was the ultimate representation of his prowess as a lead guitarist in support. I was wrong. He was ripping it tonight and you could tell he was motivated by the prescence of Matlock and Phantom, each performer driving the other to find a magic moment. Chris delivered many, usually behind Robert's lead vocals. He never stops filling space and this show is great if the only thing you heard was his lead. Matlock had the unfortunate luck to have a medical emergency in the middle of his performance of God Save The Queen. A young lady fainted. Don't know if it was because she was hearing this song from this artist or because it was a hundred and twenty degrees and the booze was flowing freely. In any case the band called out for help, left the stage for a few minutes and returned to complete the song when said fainting-girl was revived. A weird moment, but ain't that rock n roll? Slim Jim dropped to massive bombs on the audience with his renditions of Riot in Brighton and Rock This Town. His stand-up drumming was a pleasure to watch all evening as he bounced around in front of and back of his kit. Robert returns to close the evening with another 30 minutes of superb rock 'n roll. He closes the set with a very rare Make Believe, and though he says he hasn't played it in 15 years, I know he's pretending, because I heard it at the Caddy in '08. The inclusion of Black Slacks was a surprise. Have never heard it live though I've heard the same guy (and I think he was here tonight) yell out for it at every Gordon show for the past 5 years. This show will go down as the best bargain for your money in '09. Pure magic for a mere $30.
An amazing show from the godfathers of punk/rockabilly. From the kickass performance from the opening act KC & the Moonshine Band to the classic rockabilly tunes from headliners Robert Gordon, Chris Spedding, Glen Matlock and Slim Jim Phantom, it was a killer show. Lets hope they play again soon.
