Lamb proves that a live-show can be magical indeed
Tonight British band Lamb starts of with In Binary and the beautiful We Fall in Love, both of the new album Backspace Unwind. Soon the fully packed Dutch music venue Doornroosje in Nijmegen is under the spell of Louise Rhodes who’s outfit and wonderful singing makes one think of a fantasy fairy or goddess. She’s backed by companion and vibrant keyboard player Andy Barlow and bass player Jon Thorne.
The sound in the new music venue Doornroosje is excellent tonight and makes the deep bass tones and electronic noice – that one can hear on the new album – stand out perfectly. The lights are awesome too and they really add to the already great atmosphere. The wonderful singing of Rhodes is outstanding and puts a lively crowd under her spell right away.
Rhodes is pleased that the audience let itself be heard at the right moments in between frisky and more modest songs. The marvelous keyboard playing by Barlow particularly stands out in the more modest tracks. Furthermore it’s Jon Thorne who gives the crowd a pleasant physical sensation by playing the deep and dub-like bass tones on his electronic bass.
The interaction with the fans is to be called pleasant and up-front when Rhodes speaks about the ups and downs of touring and the privilege of performing. Barlow is more of the entertainer that encourages the crowd with some humor. After one and half hour of playing Lamb leaves the stage for a short while.
What Sound
When Barlow returns on stage he starts some kind of game with the audience by sending a wave through the venue. This to much delight of the crowd and Barlow. Subsequently Rhodes and Thorne get back on stage as well. From then on Lamb continues their show with some classics like What Sound and Gorecki. In the following encore they start to improvise in a nice and experimental way.
Even more than on the album the songs really revive when being played live. With it Lamb proves once more that a live-show can be magical indeed.
