{"id":23518,"date":"2023-11-10T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-10T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=23518"},"modified":"2023-11-09T10:40:25","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T10:40:25","slug":"terrorvision-the-bar-stool-preachers-st-georges-hall-bradford-3rd-november-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=23518","title":{"rendered":"Terrorvision\/The Bar Stool Preachers \u2013 St. George\u2019s Hall, Bradford \u2013 3rd<\/sup> November 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Hands up who’s seen a bad, or even an average Terrorvision show over the years? No, I thought not. Bradford\u2019s finest export don\u2019t do average. Through the glorious Brit Rock years and their run of chart success in the 90\u2019s, the lost 2000\u2019s and the subsequent reformations, Terrorvision have always delivered high energy rock n\u2019 roll shows and have a greatest hits set that many bands would die for. You may have forgotten that these quirky northern herberts were chart botherers at a time when the charts actually mattered. \u2018Tequila\u2019, \u2018Celebrity Hit List\u2019 and \u2018Bad Actress\u2019 were top 10 singles, and they weren’t even their strongest songs!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Celebrating 30 years as a band, Terrorvision play 3 shows in the run up to bonfire night. Billed as TV30, they play Nottingham Rock City, Camden Electric Ballroom and tonight, sandwiched between the two, a sold-out hometown show at the stunning surroundings of St George\u2019s Hall in Bradford.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s pretty full already by the time Brighton noisenicks The Bar Stool Preachers hit the stage. Their high energy, socially aware ska punk anthems might seem a bit of a mismatch for a Terrorvison crowd but they go down surprisingly well. Promoting the well-received \u2018Above The Static\u2019 album, the six-piece band are a whirlwind of bouncing energy from the off. Frontman Tom McFaull has the ability to whip the crowd up into a frenzy, and the rest of the guys make the most of the space, bounding around like their lives depend on it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s a short set and they don\u2019t play any of the recent singles, which seems a bit odd. But with the likes of the ska infused \u2018Choose My Friends\u2019 and the anthemic \u2018Flatlined\u2019, they sure have enough tunes to excite the uninitiated. An extended \u2018Bar Stool Preacher\u2019 closes the set with audience participation, and The Bar Stool Preachers leave the stage with the satisfaction that they have certainly gained more than a few new fans tonight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Terrorvision are dressed in black and pink as they take to the stage to thunderous applause. Whereas L.A. darlings Starcrawler pull off this look with the cool that only L.A. rock stars can, the Bradford rockers have a more casual approach, apart from frontman Tony Wright that is. Wearing a full-on pink suit, black shirt and trainers, he\u2019s more Showaddywaddy than LA chic, and we wouldn\u2019t want it any other way!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They open a 24 song greatest hits set with the sublime \u2018Discotheque Wreck\u2019 and the crowd go mental. A high energy performance from the off, the band are all over the stage, led of course by Tony\u2019s animated antics and crowd interaction.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The sound and atmosphere in this venue is top notch and works to the band\u2019s advantage. And of course they have the songs…loads of \u2018em. You may have forgotten how many hits Terrorvision have in their repertoire. \u2018How To Make Friends And Influence People\u2019 spawned 5 top 30 singles in 1994 and they are all played tonight. \u2018Alice What’s The Matter\u2019 sounds amazing, it\u2019s six songs into the set and the singer has the crowd in the palm of his hands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Terrorvision are a 7-piece band these days. Tony\u2019s sidekick Milly Evans has played keyboards full time for at least 15 years and the addition of Nick Hughes from The Middlenight Men on Trumpet and Liz Mitchell on saxophone makes for a full sound. But it’s Tony, bassist Leigh Marklew and guitarist Mark Yates who are the focal point all night. With leather trousers, and a waistcoat over a pink shirt, a Les Paul dangling from his knees, Mark Yates is still the most rock n\u2019 roll member of Terrorvision, and he peels off those killer licks and riffs effortlessly, while pulling all the cool rock star poses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The hits continue to flow. \u2018Tequila\u2019 may be cheesy, but you can’t deny the power of a catchy chorus and the drinking anthem probably keeps Tony stocked up on Kopperberg these days. The place erupts for the chorus, and it gives the reaction any fine drinking song should.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The highlights are plentiful and memorable. For me it would be a killer \u2018My House\u2019, the over-catchy \u2018Celebrity Hit List\u2019 and the ever cool \u2018Josephine\u2019, the Tarantino-esque guitars and killer chorus a sublime match for me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their turn of the century dance anthem \u2018D\u2019Ya Wanna Go Faster\u2019 ends a 22-song set in fine style and the sweaty crowd get their money\u2019s worth ten-fold. But the band have a few more aces up their collective sleeves. Following a rip-roaring punky rarity \u2018This Drinking Will Kill Me\u2019 there is only one song left to end a killer Terrorvision show…whales and dolphins! \u2018Perseverance\u2019 is one of those classic signature Terrorvision singles, and a song that has the ability to transcend and give a massive sense of euphoria, like all good songs should. What a way to end a set.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Tonight was a masterclass in how to perform a rock n\u2019 roll show. With 30 years in the business Terrorvision are masters of entertainment and have the back catalogue to make lesser bands weep. Every time I see them live they deliver, when supporting larger acts, they sometimes come off the better band on the night. It’s just a shame they are not a full-time thing these days, but when they do tour, it’s nice to be reminded just how good they are and what a high energy rock show should all be about. A perfect celebration of one of the UK\u2019s best bands. Same time next year, lads?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Author: Ben Hughes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wonderful Pics courtesy of:Adrian Hextall<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hands up who’s seen a bad, or even an average Terrorvision show over the years? No, I thought not. Bradford\u2019s finest export don\u2019t do average. Through the glorious Brit Rock years and their run of chart success in the 90\u2019s, the lost 2000\u2019s and the subsequent reformations, Terrorvision have always delivered high energy rock n\u2019 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":23519,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[44],"tags":[1833],"class_list":["post-23518","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-live-review","tag-tourlife"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23518","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=23518"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23518\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23523,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23518\/revisions\/23523"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/23519"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=23518"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=23518"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=23518"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}