Pop Art


Montezuma's Revenge
Assembly at St George's West

Forget Andy Warhol or Peter Blake. This is far more pop than art though it does look good.

Like The Magnets, who are back in Edinburgh this year, Montezuma's Revenge are an a capella band who not only sing in a wide range of keys but provide vocal percussion.

The Dutch band have been going for over twenty years but their visit to the acoustically friendly St George's West marks an Edinburgh debut.

The five-strong group both sound and look like a boy band, if you ignore the age profile. The choice of music is firmly middle of the road but that suited the audience fine. The teamwork, both in song and energetic dance, is tremendous and fans will be wowed by familiar tunes such as Prince's "Sign of the Times" and pandering to the locals in the encore, The Proclaimers' "Sunshine on Leith".

The highlight though was a great rendition of The Jackson Five's "Girl I Want You Back", used to serenade a teen in the front row, much to the delight of her family and friends.

Reviewer: Philip Fisher

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