Kris Barras (2 replies)
Have you seen them? I went and saw them twice on their recent tour. Brilliant.
The second time was The Phoenix in Exeter, however here's the review I did of the Tavistock gig back in January at The Wharf.
They started off with Hail Mary off the Divine and Dirty album. Right from the off the energy and passion which was to feature all through, was there. We then had Dead Horses and These Voices both off the latest album.
The latest album is high octane rock, different from their early stuff which was more bluesy. However they still do some their earlier tracks, and the next one was the brilliant Heart on Your Sleeve from Lucky 13, which is my favourite album.
There are still ballads as well, and off the latest album, the next track was Wake me When It’s Over. A track about the challenges and difficulties over the last couple of years. Back to rocking it up with Hostage, Chaos and Devil You Know all three again off the latest album.
Kris then explained how important his dad was in his development. Apparently his dad was an accomplished musician however Kris lost him before he really got the band going. The track Watching Over Me is all about that. It’s a superb song, and now I know that, I won’t listen to it the same way again.
Then we had some fun. The band like to do one cover, and we were treated to a stunning version of Led Zep’s Rock n Roll. The whole band showed how talented they were, with an excellent solo from Josiah. We were even treated to a snippet of Wayward Son by Kansas!
The set was completed with a return to the latest album with Who Needs Enemies, (my favourite off the album), and My Parade. The latter involved “community singing” with Kris dividing the audience. Can’t say what we were asked to sing because it involved a naughty word!
The band returned to sing Ignite for the encore.
It was a top night, if you like your music, loud, rocky with a hint of blues - go and see them.