Tuesday 11th January - Hull Aid Tsunami Benefit Gig at The Sesh Continued By Lee Atkinson

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The Blue Slide Circle play a gritty northern take on the blues, armed with sideburns, large collared shirts and attitude. The singer is tall and dominates the stage area, which people are now all around. The Sesh is suddenly dowsed in the sort of music that you would expect to hear in a Soho brothel circa 1969- seedy, bluesy and a tad sexual.

I suspect that I am witnessing a band with a great musical passion, largely due to the fact that the guitarist was pumping out filthy licks, broadcasting the sort of broad smile that you afford when you have sown your wild oats the night before.

I recognise a track from a previous Sesh CD, which is done more justice live, but towards the end of the set, my ears are becoming a bit uncomfortable. Believe me, I was very impressed with the performance but I apart from the one that I had heard before, no songs really stayed with me. I will definitely be making an effort to get to see this highly enjoyable outfit in future. I suggest that you do the same. Finally, its time for the straight down the middle no nonsense rock of The Dirty Dreamers who in the form of Three Lines, knock out one hell of an opening song which commences with a very recognisable guitar riff.

Meaty Les Paul licks, down and durrty bass, pounding drums and a vocal tone which improves with every gig have secured the Dreamers a following of leather coated cats aplenty. What The Dirty Dreamers lack in musical originality, they make up in musical energy and song writing, grabbing the audience by the hand and leading them through a high octane set. The last time that I saw this band, they were playing My Generation as a final song whereas this evening, front man Ash could revel in the fact the audience are singing along to their original labouring as he wryly suggests Think you might know the words to this one before breaking into crowd pleaser Dirty Dreamer.

Unfortunately, I never made it to the second part of Hull Aid though, yet again, The Sesh at The Linnet has produced the sort of midweek spectacle that this important cause deserves. A big well done to the ever-conscientious thisisUll.com for selflessly organising such an event, and to DJ Mark who made it all happen in such good spirit, it was remarkable to have been a part of it.

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