Friday, February 6, 2009

Night One in Memphis: The Delta Generators


Being fans, it's too easy to say that the Delta Generators were clearly the stand out band among the group that played at the Hard Rock Cafe in Memphis on Thursday, Feb. 5. But we'll say it anyway. It was clear. When the band took the stage, within a song, the energy level in the room spiked and the judges did that nod-at-one-another and grin thing that usually means good news.

Churning out a flawless set that clocked in just under a half hour, the Delta Generators set included all originals (a plus for this contest - and not everyone does it, as the band that followed blues out on Pink Floyd's "Money"). The Generators' set included "Devil in the Rhythm," "That Evil," "Hand Me Down Blues" and a few new numbers.

Even with all the blues blasting out of the bars, and those "Big Ass Beers" on Beale Street, the "Walking in Memphis" lines weaseled into the brain, not unlike the bullet that hit the song's writer Marc Cohn during an attempted carjacking in 2005.

Check out some Generators clips from last night's set.







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