Having happened upon Blues Pills via a random Deezer recommendation, I had no hesitation in purchasing tickets to see them on their current UK support slot with Black Star Riders.
So at the glamorous location that is Hull University Union 4 long haired young Swedish men looking like an advert for a 70's retro outfitters amble onto stage and tune up.
Shortly afterwards Elin Larsson joins them and a 30+ min support slot of power, blues, and a muso's wet dream of technicality, muscianship and down right bombast wins over a very partisan Black Star Riders crowd.
Most definitely a throwback to when music was free of commercial restraint and it was all about damn good vibes and soul/blues filled incantations.
Elin is at times soulful and at others balls out blues mama - such an old voice in one so young. Dorian Sorriaux plays intricate riffs, solos and layered up melodies in a zen like state. Indeed, having listened to their recorded stuff it was easy to imagine the complexity of the guitars were simply layered up in the studio but. boy, this man played that complexity in real time, live.
Rounded out with a Bonham-esque André Kvarnström on drums, Zack Andersson on bass and Rickard Nygren blasting out Hammond keys melodies like his life depended on it you have a na amazingly tight 5 piece that turns the muscial clock back to the 60s/70s in that Led Zep haze of free love and audacious musical journeys.
Covering current and past tunes alike we got, in no particular order, Lady in Gold, High Class Woman, Black Smoke and Devil Man along with some wonderful jamming. Key moment for winning over the crowd goes to the inspired choice to play Jefferson Airplane cover, Somebody to Love.
Many fans are raving these are the best live act in the world right now. I'd certainly put them up there and I very much look forward to my next does of Blues Pills medication.
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