For those of us who were revelling in our prime in the early 1990s, The Charlatans were pioneers of the indie scene.
Now, 25 years on from the blistering, organ driven groove of The Only One I Know, the band are releasing their 12th studio album, Modern Nature.
Opening up with guaranteed crowd-pleaser Forever, they pounded through a set of new and old at Worthing’s Pavilion Theatre. Tim Burgess' Northern-tainted vocals, and rather strange Andy Warhol-esque hair, was still pleasing to see and hear after all this time.
It did feel like a piece of the puzzle was missing as they now play without their original, and frankly super-talented drummer, Jon Brookes who tragically lost his battle with cancer 18 months ago. Replacement Pete Salisbury, of fellow indie stalwarts The Verve, did him proud though.
It was wonderful to see the legion of now somewhat middle-aged fans still getting it on as though they were 16 again – with many Paul Weller haircuts in evidence.
It was a brilliant set, from an amazing live band, who even with an evolution of sound and genres over the years still continued to pump out great music and kept the crowd in the palm of their hands.
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