MONDAY 06/07/10 THEM CROOKED VULTURES [[AT]] BRIXTON ACADEMY, LONDON – GIGWISE

Fans sporting an considerable behind catalog of Led Zepplin, Foo Fighters as good as Queens of the Stone Age t-shirts emerged from Brixton blood vessel station, withdrawal no disbelief as to who was personification during the O2 Academy. It was of march Them Crooked Vultures, who voiced usually the fortnight ago they were entertainment the one-off London gig in assist of tighten crony as good as collaborator, Brian O’Connor (Eagles of Death Metal), who was not long ago diagnosed with cancer.

Thousands filled the South London venue fervent to locate the glance of their idols as good as those propitious sufficient to secure the front quarrel mark will have spied receptive to advice technicians environment up of the live couple enabling O’Connor to watch the gig from LA, where he is now undergoing treatment. Excitement erupted early, as some-more than the dozen sandbags were laid during the bottom of Dave Grohl’s drum pack to forestall it from creeping forward.

The Foo Fighters front male as good as former Nirvana drummer, is eminent for attack the skins harder than his rivals, as good as final night was no difference as he sent ripples opposite the pints clasped by those in the initial 4 rows with the opener, ‘Mind Eraser, No Chaser’. Needing no call in for appearance the assembly sang: “All we wanna do is have my thoughts erased,” along with drum guitarist, John Paul Jones (Led Zepplin) whilst Queens of the Stone Age’s singer/guitarist, Josh Homme delivered riff layered hymn after verse.

Homme quickly went upon to work at the good received, ‘Dead End Friends’ to O’Connor – the champion of all deduction from the night’s gig – call the predicted throng surge, prior to attack the tall records in perfect falsetto for the popular, ‘Scumbag Blues’. A sea of nodding heads instantly concurred the stone resounding riff intro of ‘Elephants’ – arguably the many symphonic as good as Led Zepp shabby lane of the band’s entrance album.

During this track, Homme, not for the initial time during the set, throws himself in to the frenzy of moves as if roving the rollercoaster of rhythm, returning to his mic usually to broach his subsequent line.  A conspicuous contrariety to his theatre persona with Queens of The Stone Age, it’s as if the cumulative 60 years of knowledge which stick upon him upon theatre in the form of Grohl as good as Jones, interpose him with the brand new turn of confidence, creation him the viewable front male for the most reputable super group.

The fans go on to stay with them as they have their approach by the infancy of their college of music album, together with hits; ‘Nobody One Loves Me & Neither Do I’ as good as ‘Reptiles’ prior to shutting the 90 notation uncover with ‘New Fang’ following the noisy as good as most deserved encore from their 6,000 clever crowd.