Monday, June 21, 2010

Alestorm took us on an adventure over the seas....

Band: Alestorm
Venue:
The Corner Hotel
Date: 19th June 2010
Reviewed By: Espylyn

On a mighty full ship we did sail and with a foggy night the band did hail, Alestorm – they came, they took some wenches and drank some mighty fine mead.

A powerful folk Scottish pirate (ooh I love that word) band was cast upon us with their heads a banging and the keytar tinkling and the punters singing onto every word. I’m not sure how ‘metal’ a keytar is, but it gave Alestorm that piratey feel to their music, and we swayed like being on a torturous ship through a thunderstorm.

With songs such as Black Sails At Midnight, Wenches and Mead (a favourite), Keelhauled and Over The Seas I felt like I was smuggled into a pirate party when only a selected few were given the privilege to view.

Punters dressed in their finest pirate outfits along with swashbuckling swords swishing above the mosh pit, it certainly was one of a show. The main dress code of the night was black and more black, but are we surprised.


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