Imelda May Concert Review

Oh my gosh...I couldn't contain myself although I'm currently swamped in a pile of assignments and research reports to be finished by sunrise tomorrow; I just had to blog this!

On my previous post called 'RHCP Concert review' I mentioned briefly that I had an opportunity to do a live review for Imelda May. I'm done writing it and it's now up on our University's SHUlife magazine website!! I feel awesome!! I rock! (Errmmm excuse me >_<)

I do hope you enjoy reading it though it's a bit short due to the limit on 'no. of words' by SHUlife.

With the queen of rockabilly performing, you can’t really stop your pulse from racing especially when she stepped onto the stage wearing a tight tiger print dress. The crowd was a bit on the older side but the vibe in the room by the end of the show was sizzling all the same.

Imelda May is of Irish descent with musical influences from Gene Vincent to Billie Holiday. She has made rockabilly her main genre with a mix of blues and jazz in her music which gives it that unique twist, and got a voice that can pull off this blend.

Stirring up the sombre crowd with a touch of her earlier popular songs like Johnny Got a Boom Boom and Love Tattoo, mixing it up with new Psycho songs which positively did Mayhem, she had the crowd chanting for more while the band took a short break. The musicians showed enthusiasm for their music by jumping right into entertainment mode the moment they’re back on stage; certainly did not disappoint the crowd.

The witty humour in her lyrics combine well with her style and music, for instance take these lines from Whatcha Gonna Do?

“….Count my fingers
One two three
One in the middle's
To you from me”

Those did inspire a few laughs from the cheering crowd. Apart from this, her band-mates support her well which includes her English husband and guitarist Darrel Higham. A song inspired by their love story Kentish Town Waltz is beautifully out of the ordinary from her 2010 album titled ‘Mayhem.’

I went to the show with one of my friends who hadn’t even heard of her and by the time the show got over, she was gushing about how amazing the music is! I gather her rockabilly music attracts likability, after all what’s not to like- she’s got hair like candy!

Alright, excitement over for me...whew! Now, I'm burying myself right back to my deadlines.