Despite heavy rain in Newcastle Alabama 3 still manage to pull a sizeable crowd into the O2 Academy.Missing the devine Ms Devlin Love,who is taking time out to have a baby,the band still present a 3 pronged attack line as Larry Love hits the stage fully limbered up to take on all comers for the full 12 rounds of sweet acid house country alongside the heavenly Aurora Dawn and,as ever supported by long term partner in crime the very Reverand Dr D.Wayne Love.
Tonights show is a heavy sound driven by a twin drum beat as D.Wayne tells of the “12 Step Plan” and Larrys vocals as gruff as ever deliver “The Mansion On The Hill” and the aptly titled “Bulletproof” with Aurora Dawn oozing style & presence as she delivers the soulful backing vocal.
Many of the favourites are there such as “Mao Tse Tung” and the cautionary “Cocaine Killed My Community” the protest of “Woody Guthrie” ending with a chant of ‘Love music hate racism’ before the crowd pleasing Sopranos theme tune “Woke Up This Morning” sees the band leave the stage.
They return with Larry Love proclaiming that ‘Just because Ive burned my bible baby,it don’t mean Im “Too Sick To Pray” and closing the show with the opening track from their debut album “Converted” urging us all “Lets Go Back To Church”
Theres no doubt that we will go back to church as soon as the ‘First Presleyterian Church of Elvis the Divine’ returns to town with Alabama 3,the hardest working & still the most entertaing band on the road.

I too was at that gig last night and Hugh certainly couldnt be faulted, was a great gig and the female guitarist was very good and somewhat pretty!!!