KING GEORGE!
GEORGE THOROGOOD & THE DESTROYERS ROYAL CONCERT HALL
THE all-american rock’n’roll band George Thorogood & The Destroyers made their way to the Royal Concert Hall on Wednesday on their Good To Be Bad Tour celebrating 45 years of music.
With the Destroyers, George has released over 20 studio albums and has sold over 15 million records worldwide, so he is no stranger to success.
On time the lights went out and the traditional playing of Eve Of Destruction blared around the auditorium before the Delawareborn singer walked on to the stage with The Destroyers – including original drummer Jeff Simon and bassist Bill Blough, guitarist Jim Suhler and saxophonist Buddy Leach, who all came to rock out the Concert Hall.
After the opening of his catalogue of hits with Rock Party; a boisterous blues-based set followed. At 72 he may not be the wild rocker that he once was, but he instantly got the crowd going.
There were several drink-themed songs with the likes of I Drink Alone and One Bourbon, One Scotch, One
Beer getting the crowd moving.
Songs like Who Do You Love? and Bad To The Bone had the crowd dancing before an awe-inspiring Great Jammer – showcasing Thorogood’s guitar prowess on an extended solo – stole the show.
Night Time, Get A Haircut and Time Is On My Side saw the guitar slinger get back to basics, serving up the signature riffs that have kept this popular singer-songwriter’s career in the limelight for more than 50 years.
The highlight came in the encore with an electrifying execution of Born To Be Bad leaving the crowd to relish a high-energy rock show that had the bluesman moving all over the stage with the swagger of a performer who is ageless.
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Tony Morris Carlton