Before seeing 'Electric Circus' my one thought was 'I hope the singer sounds like Blackie Lawless', because that's going to be the key to success here. Well, full marks on that score because 'Johnny Lawless' (ahem) definitely hits the bullseye there. And the gig got off to a great start with a slew of WASP classics.
But over the course of the gig it became clear that the band were either under-rehearsed or just not firing on all cylinders somehow, becuase some of the guitar playing was a bit wanting. You also don't realise just how integral Chris Holmes guitar solos are to the overall WASP sound and when you hear them not hitting the marks it starts to grate. Particularly the duel lead part in 'Wild Child', that, I'm afraid, was pretty painful to listen to.
It was enjoyable, sure and they did a decent job of capturing the essence of early WASP. The bass player was solid too, no complaints on his performance. But ultimately it seemed a bit weak, when a bit more application could have made it a lot better.
Also, I couldn't escape the thought that Johnny Lawless actually looked a lot more like Tom Warrier than Blackie Lawless!
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