Posted by KB on February 2, 2010
With only one album released thus far, Them Crooked Vultures were never going to surprise anyone with their set list, but the question on everyone’s lips is whether they could possibly create a live experience as great as the sum of their legendary parts. So we headed to the Hordern for the first of their Sydney performances to find out.
Kicking off with ‘No One Loves Me & Do I’, the band created instant chaos among the crowd, setting the pace for what was to be an energy-charged event, before racing on through ‘Dead End Friends’. The slower, heavier pace of ‘Bandoliers’ gave fans a chance to catch their breath, while ‘Mind Eraser, No Chaser’ provided a rare singalong opportunity.
The driving force behind much of the song writing is obviously Josh Homme – on paper many of the tracks could find homes amongst those of QOTSA – but onstage the presence of the two other parts of this holy trinity were undeniable.More...
them crooked vultures, josh homme, dave grohl, john paul jones