{"id":19823,"date":"2022-09-05T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-05T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=19823"},"modified":"2022-09-04T17:20:10","modified_gmt":"2022-09-04T17:20:10","slug":"alvin-gibbs-and-the-disobedient-servants-le-pub-gabariers-france-25-08-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=19823","title":{"rendered":"Alvin Gibbs And The Disobedient Servants, Le Pub Gabariers, France 25.08.22"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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After the gig drought of the last couple of years, it\u2019s important to take every opportunity to get out there and support your favourite artists. Here in the southwest of France, it\u2019s no different. There haven\u2019t been many gigs of late, so I was pleasantly surprised to hear that UK Subs legend Alvin Gibbs was playing at a bar just a few miles from chez Moi. Yes, it\u2019s Thursday evening, yes, I\u2019m working tomorrow, but let\u2019s go!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I\u2019ve stopped off at Pub Gabariers before, on an afternoon ride, so I knew it was a nice spot, next to the canal. Hearing that he was due to be joined on guitar by Steve Crittall (Black Bombers, ex-Godfathers, all-round nice chap) was the icing on the cake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s a relaxed atmosphere at the pub\/bistro, with just enough room inside for the band and a small audience, but Alvin is on home turf, having moved near Bordeaux some years ago. So, we get a variety of classics from the Subs, Iggy Pop\/The Stooges, Alice Cooper, as well as some tunes from Alvin\u2019s fine solo album, \u2018Your Disobedient Servant\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the vocals could be a little louder, the bass is unsurprisingly upfront, and Steve\u2019s guitar is suitably savage during the likes of \u2018Down On The Street\u2019 and \u2018I Got A Right\u2019, hitting just the right tone on \u20181969\u2019. It was particularly good to hear \u2018Ghost Train\u2019 and \u2018Clumsy Fingers\u2019, and the Jonesy riff of \u2018Tuff Baby\u2019, with the surprise inclusion of \u2018Children Of The Revolution\u2019 and \u2018Brand New Cadillac\u2019. Something for everyone, including the handful of ragged Subs t-shirts; \u2018Tomorrow\u2019s Girl\u2019 and \u2018Warhead\u2019 to end, complete with audience participation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An unexpected treat on a Thursday evening. I hope to see the Subs again, probably in the UK, their recent album \u2018Reverse Engineering\u2019 is excellent, and tonight showed that Alvin\u2019s songs merit a second solo album\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Author: Martin Chamarette<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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