It isn't often you get to see an artist and performer of this quality and musical importance on the tiny corner stage of a bar in broad daylight. Eric Burdon and his band packed out the venue to an excitable crowd who were even applauding the sound check.
Still a lively, energetic performer backed by a high caliber band, this set mixed material from the new album with classics. The songs were tight, as was the 30 minute slot. Eric and band closed with roof raising versions of Black Dog and House of the Rising Sun which left the audience shouting out for more. Before House..., the bassist had begun We Gotta Get Out..., but Eric signalled for him to stop and switched the band to a rip-roaring version of 'the shortest song I've recorded', beginning with a changed melody and ending like a possessed preacher.
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