Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10
Jimmy And The Revolvers, Studio 2, Liverpool. October 2019. Photograph by Ian D. Hall.
Such is the music provided in the last ten years by what was once Liverpool’s fledgling music community, it would be forgivable to admit that you might not have been able to see every band that has frequented the pubs, the back stages and for some the recognition afforded by the larger venues that the city has to offer. However, there will always be a part of Liverpool that will belong to Jimmy and the Revolvers, a voice that emulates that of one of Liverpool’s favourite sons, Gerry Marsden and a vibe that sits at the heart of modern transposed joy, and to witness it live, for a first time, for a hundredth time, or perhaps for a last time, is to understand what you loved about music in the first place.
As support to Cal Ruddy as he performed songs from his debut album for the lively Studio 2 crowd, two of Jimmy and the Revolvers took the stage to the kind of greeting normally reserved for returning heroes on the plateau of St. George’s Hall. Studio 2’s size may pale in comparison of the architectural beauty but its importance in the annals of the city’s music ethos cannot be dismissed, its size may be small but its heart, its overflowing soul is infinite.
It is to that sense of infinity that Jimmy and the Revolvers took to the stage and across songs such as the opening track of the evening, Lonely, the sensational You’re Not Alone, Sunday Morning, a haunting rendition of Brendan Behan’s The Auld Triangle, Everytime, and the set closer Little Black Book, what was first found to be congratulated soon became a thunderous reminder of what will be missed if we don’t continue to nurture, to get behind those whose lives and music experiences are just beginning.
To witness the creativity and harmony of Jimmy and the Revolvers is not just a pleasure, like so many of their peers and cohorts over the last ten years, it is an honour to have your heart encouraged to sing; a dynamic and fruitful experience that does wonders for the soul.
Ian D. Hall