The Professionals -
Liverpool
EBGB's 26th October 2023
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"It's the first night of the tour and I'm excited like a little kid to be out. Let's have some fun," Tom told us. And we did. The Professionals
kicked off their tour in the basement Cavern-esq EBGB’s, their second
visit to this Liverpool venue. This time they’ve two new guys to break
in, Dean Croney (guitar) and Marc Haywood (bass). They’ve chosen well,
these guys are no slouches. If there were any first night nerves it
didn’t show, the energy and the style were there in spades, and of
course the playing was spot on. "They've had so much to learn and they're doing so brilliant," remarked Tom. Amen to that. An injection of new enthusiasm has helped
reinvigorate the band and this can also be seen in the set list.
The band are no longer reliant on the 80s oldies, and have added a
couple of songs from their 21st century back catalogue that haven’t
been played live before: Gold & Truthful (excellent guitar by Dean) and The Elegant Art of
Falling Apart. The strength of Paul Cook/Tom Spencer's songwriting gives
scope for interchanging songs between tours and tonight we got a good
mix of What In The World and SNAFU: Going Going Gone, Good Man Down,
Bad Baby, Hats Off, Rewind, Let Go, Easily Lead, Spike Me Baby,
M’Ashes… it’s a fine set.
Dean, Paul, Tom, Marc
It remains an incredible sight to witness Paul’s playing; Tom tells us
Paul was frozen in 1976 and no one is disputing it. Of
course Tom himself never lets you down. He loves being in The
Professionals. Just as much as you love going to see them, so get out
there!
 Dean & Cookie  Tom & Marc
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