Jagged Edge, Ship WMC, Thurnscoe 29 April 2007

The Ship WMC in Thurnscoe, Rotherham, is a pleasant place to be on a Sunday evening in April. Neither as busy nor as loud as a Friday, and not as empty as in the summer, a friendly crowd and full house awaited the long return of Jagged Edge.

The band opened with Journey's rarely played Higher Place and moved seamlessly into Bon Jovi's Runaway. While every single band member seemed to be having trouble with his monitor, the sound was great both at the front and back of the house.

Undeterred by monitor problems, this fine-sounding five-piece ploughed through the hits - Don't Want to Miss a Thing, Wanted Dead or Alive, Be Good to Yourself and Any Way You Want It. The additional occasional acoustic guitar played by lead singer Dave Bamforth added an extra dimension to the wall of sound - and it looked good too.

While they struggled ever so slightly with Boston's More Than a Feeling (only one man can pull these vocals off truly to perfection, and I suppose I've been spoiled), the mesmerising guitar solo from Dan Rosingana during Comfortably Numb was possibly the best one I have ever heard. Ever. It was clean, clear, note-perfect and professionally delivered.

And so to the second half, which kicked off with more Bon Jovi and a spot of Guns n Roses and Whitesnake. It was great to hear the lesser played Carry on my Wayward Son by Kansas and a bit of Led Zeppelin Rock and Roll, and while I'm not a huge Journey fan, the band didn't play as much as they usually do but did finish with the refreshingly different Girl Can't Help It.

This was my first full and sober viewing of Jagged Edge and I was knocked out by their fantastic double bass drum kit and their kaleidoscopic light show - Pink Floyd eat your heart out. They have some terrific vocal harmonies and even made Journey sound good.

Diane Parkin