Demon - The Half-Time Orange Leicester 3rd June 2000
My previous reviews have ranted, rambled and railed on assorted topics, venting my spleen, spewing bile and vitriol all over Shropshire, praising the red-breasted live music scene and saluting the patrons of Potteries hostelries. What do I have in store for the pride of the East Midlands?
Well, I could wax lyrical over how it took me two songs to fight my way back from the bar to my stage-right vantage point, or, how at one point we feared for our safety as the box-office was besieged, or, how, following the surprise appearance of The Father of Time at The Rigger, Leicester was visited by The Unexpected Guest, but I won't.
OK, so I just did, but, trust me, there is a purpose to my tortuous prose. Whilst all of the aforementioned gigs were vastly different, there was one constant - DEMON. No matter how many or how few people have been present, the band has played as if they were playing to thousands. Totally professional, totally committed to giving the best performance possible, anybody who has seen them could not fail to be impressed. Dave's voice has a raw power that is as good as ever it was whilst Andy, Steve, John, Duncan and Ray paint a comprehensive musical canvas of magnificent proportions, now caressing, now beating the living hell out of you. Last, but not least, The Madman, the driving force - Mike Stone - as much an integral part of the band as anyone.
I have been going to live gigs for the past 21 years and Demon are without a doubt one of the best live bands I have ever had the pleasure of seeing perform, and Leicester was a superb performance, pure and simple. I feel sorry for the bands that have to follow Demon on stage in Sweden. I have seen them all live and Demon can blow them off any stage, without breaking a sweat, and that's the bottom line.
Thanks guys for a fantastic series of gigs, see you Wednesday.
Oh, and Pete and Craig, great meeting you at Leicester and Craig, you are definitely the tallest Demon fan in the world!
Mark L. Potts
The God of Thunder
4th June 2000
Well, I could wax lyrical over how it took me two songs to fight my way back from the bar to my stage-right vantage point, or, how at one point we feared for our safety as the box-office was besieged, or, how, following the surprise appearance of The Father of Time at The Rigger, Leicester was visited by The Unexpected Guest, but I won't.
OK, so I just did, but, trust me, there is a purpose to my tortuous prose. Whilst all of the aforementioned gigs were vastly different, there was one constant - DEMON. No matter how many or how few people have been present, the band has played as if they were playing to thousands. Totally professional, totally committed to giving the best performance possible, anybody who has seen them could not fail to be impressed. Dave's voice has a raw power that is as good as ever it was whilst Andy, Steve, John, Duncan and Ray paint a comprehensive musical canvas of magnificent proportions, now caressing, now beating the living hell out of you. Last, but not least, The Madman, the driving force - Mike Stone - as much an integral part of the band as anyone.
I have been going to live gigs for the past 21 years and Demon are without a doubt one of the best live bands I have ever had the pleasure of seeing perform, and Leicester was a superb performance, pure and simple. I feel sorry for the bands that have to follow Demon on stage in Sweden. I have seen them all live and Demon can blow them off any stage, without breaking a sweat, and that's the bottom line.
Thanks guys for a fantastic series of gigs, see you Wednesday.
Oh, and Pete and Craig, great meeting you at Leicester and Craig, you are definitely the tallest Demon fan in the world!
Mark L. Potts
The God of Thunder
4th June 2000
