For those who have not seen Luke Legs, when he plays live, he somehow makes it seem like he is singing directly to you and that he actually wrote the song for you. His lyrics are honest and relatable and he connects with each member of his audience as he tells them the story. The Midnight Specials shook off the acoustic vibe, opening with the anthemic King Of The Runaway; with ‘verbed out guitars and mallets.
The band demonstrated their proficiency with a string of tight performances, notably the new single $20 Counter Meal, a tribute to Australia, and Monkey On A Wire, featuring some absurdly tight three-part harmonies. Legs’ solo tracks, Bird Of Mourning and Rows Of Pines had the room again falling dead silent as we hung off every word, before the band came back for two more tracks, the Wide Open Road and the show stopper, Met My Lover On A Dirty Ride, that had everyone singing along. Another killer show from one of Melbourne’s best singer/songwriters.
BY TOM PITTS
Loved: Being sung to.
Hated: Not much.
Drank: Millers.
