Heading back into one of Guernsey's newest venues for live music I was pleasantly surprised to find that more work had been done in converting Rogues nightclub into a permanent venue.  | | Garrick and Henry, Sax machines. |
With the speakers installed on permanent fixings, proper stage lights in place and the railings that had surrounded the raised stage removed, Rogues is really starting to become a great place for live music and has the potential to become a venue similar to the Highbury Garage in London. But enough about the club, what we were there for was the band. Having returned from their recent trip to London, where they played at the Dirty Water Club and recorded a new album, Thee Jenerators launched into a set, comprised completely of new songs, without missing a step. With people dancing from the off to lead single ‘Who The Hell is Frank Wilson?’ the full six piece line up of Thee Jenerators were like a precision missile of retro rock 'n' roll. This six piece version of the band, completed by a second saxophone alongside the rest of the band, was just as tight in performance as their more familiar (recently at least) five piece line up and, even though he has been MIA recently, Henry Castledine has not missed a step in nailing the new songs.  | | "Give me a little bit of bass right in my face." |
Though the majority of the audience maintained a safe distance from the stage an eager few more than made up for it by using the dance floor to its fullest even during the bands less familiar new material. The highlights of the new stuff came in the form of storming mod rocker '5 Years On The Edge Of Tyme', surf rock dancefest 'Rock-a-hula' and undeniable future classic 'Crazy Little Love Machine' which rounded off the first part of the set tonight. While all the new material went down a storm and proved Thee Jenerators have the potential to go even further and reach even higher heights than they already have, the bands encore was filled with classic crowd pleasers.  | | Steve Lynch on guitar. |
Launching into the encore without leaving too much of a gap, so the energy in the room was still high, Thee Jenerators pulled some of their all time classics out the bag with 'Burn The House Down' and 'French Disco' really hitting the spot before the band ended their set on the undeniable high point of 'Sold My Soul For Rock 'N' Roll'. Tonight Thee Jenerators excelled themselves once again, both through the quality of the new tunes, and the energy of their performance, which saw both singer Mark Le Gallez and Sax player Henry Castledine making excursions into the crowd, while the rest of the band played with their usual verve and enthusiasm. This goes to prove that as a straight forward rock 'n' roll band they are unmatched on the local scene, and I would be hard pressed finding a band that is better all round than Thee Jenerators in Guernsey. | 
