Rochdale Transport Club, 7th March

I arrived at the Transport Club, just as the band were starting the opening song, Higher Place by Journey. There was a reasonable crowd. And they seemed to be enjoying it as the band went through the usual songs.

There were obviously journey fans in as Dave the singer was teasing the crowd by asking if there were any in.

The band then changed from the usual routine and did two Journey songs together ‘Be Good to Yourself, and ‘Anyway you want it’ Dann sang on Be Good to Yourself, and did an excellent job of it.

The first of the guests for the night was a long time friend of the band called Carl. I had a little chat with him and he has been friends of the band for over 10 years. He got up and played acoustic guitar on Every Rose Has It’s Thorn, by Poison, and did himself proud.

Jagged seem to like guests/friends getting up with the band, as there are always new people getting up to play. This is quite unusual as many bands I know do not have guests get up with them.

The last song of the first set Pink Floyd Comfortably Numb, was fantastic, Dann plays it better than anyone I have ever seen, and did just that again tonight.

Second set was opened with It’s my life, by Bon Jovi. Then Sweet Child from Guns n Roses. Then there was the turn of ‘Bob’ a keyboard player who was going to join Jagged some time ago, Dave B announced. He did the keyboard song ‘Jump’ from Van Halen, and again like Carl earlier, did a wonderful job.

Then was back to the journey songs first up was ‘Separate Ways’ Dave R never sung this as well as he normally does, but later told me he was tired and been up too long.

Next was the classic Don’t Stop Believin. Then through to the usual Bon Jovi’s and AC/DC. The finish with Kansas was a good idea and a change.

Overall a very enjoyable night, and something different with the two guests playing.

The room very awkward and the sound is, how can I put it, it is ok not the best, but I put down to the room, and I was told by someone in the audience that Jagged have a good sound compared to the other bands that play here.

So my first visit to the Transport Club, and I think it might be my last. It is just not a good venue for watching and sound, and if people were there to watch Jagged for the first time and are impressed with them, then please people see them somewhere else you will be blown away.