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                                          Sylvain Sylvain




                                          Sylvain Sylvain
                                             100 Club
                                               25/07/13
     As with last Friday’s gig, if you get a chance to see an old legend take it. We had the
     choice of seeing the New York Dolls guitarist at the Square at Harlow or at the 100 club.
     The former venue just seemed right. I do like the club as it is steeped in history and
     when you think of all the old artists and stars who have trod the boards at this iconic
     venue, it is a fantastic place to be. I know that some of my mates can’t stand it but it
     was great that night. The other good news, was that with the weather that we have been
     having it can get stuffy down there but the air con was actually working. As usual we
     missed the 2 support bands and got there just in time to see the main event. Too much
     time in the pub, which is strange as the 100 club is one of the few places to do proper
     beer.

     The audience was as you would expect, young people on the grungier side and older
     people like ourselves (50 odd) who remembered it from back in the day. Not a lot of
     people in between. Sylvain came on stage and looks very good for someone who is
     60ish and has lived the rock and roll life style, wearing his trademark floppy cap and
     leather waistcoat with a lot of energy, he had Gary Powell, ex Libertines on drums and
     bassist Jerome Alexandre with him. They were both as you would expect loud, brash
     and plenty of attitude. The set started with “Cops” and went through all the usual Dolls
     tracks “Trash” “Pills” (I know it’s a Bo Diddley cover but the Dolls made it their own).
     There was the Velvets “Femme Fatale” Johnnie Thunders “You can’t put your arms
     around a memory.” Sylvain’s own song “Leaving New York.” Everybody had a great
     time and the best was yet to come as in the encore as he was joined by Punk Rock
     royalty on stage with a rocking version of “Personality Crisis” ably abetted by the
     Pistols Glen Matlock on Bass and Clem Burke from Blondie on drums. A fantastic end
     to a wonderful show. I thought Clem was going to break the drums with the ferocity he
     was hitting them.



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     Summing up it was a privilege to be there that night and if you get a chance to see him
     in a small venue like this, take it, there is so much energy in the atmosphere you wont
     regret it.

     Duncan, July 2013.


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