Venue: The Corner Hotel
Date: 7th July 2010
Reviewed By: Espylyn
Mark Lanegan, do I even need to say anymore. If you haven’t heard of him then I feel pity for you. He came with that voice and sang song after song without so much of a spoken peep to the audience, but who cares, its Mark Lanegan. His beady eyes -just opening at times, sweat dripping, drinking gravel after each song and backed up by an amazing guitar playing and backing vox, Dave Rosser.
Kicking off the set with When Your Number Isn't Up was an opener and a half. I would say the entire sold out crowd gulped and gawked at Lanegan with each word he sung. The next hour and a bit was filled with luscious acoustic tunes, carefully sung as though he was remembering each journey behind the lyrics.
Dimples glowing in his cheeks, music roaring in our ears, the dull red glow of the corner lights all took us to another place and when it was over it was time to come back to earth and for the chill in our bones to subside.
A humble man who thanked us for coming and we say “come back soon” to the man that is Mark Lanegan.
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