A strong start, with Ben Corbett already at 200% of his normal human capacities from the first few minutes of the set: we quickly fear for his physical integrity when we see the somersaults he does, and especially for his knees that he abuses absurdly …
As usual, Gentle Ben can't stay still, shaking his head and arms with shimering hands that draw numerous arabesques.
His voice, imposing, modulates just as much, with crooner inflections.
Charismatic as hell, he takes all the stage presence, leaving the other musicians well sheltered in their expert concentration ….
GENTLE BEN at the post office bistro in SAINT-BRIEUC, 07/30/2024
Tonight’s set was more classic rock than the rockabilly feel of their albums, recorded as Gentle Ben and His Sensitive Side. Reason being, they were all new songs. “If you want to hear the old songs, you can buy one of our records,” quipped Corbett mid set"…
The Scientists with Earth Tongue & Gentle Ben and His Shimmering Hands @ The Zoo
When Ben wasn’t swinging his mic by its lead he was clutching it close to his mouth, going from a croon to a whimper to a deranged scream before collapsing to the floor.
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On the mic, Gentle Ben is a man possessed, his onstage presence a flurry of windmills, mic throws and a few splits thrown in for good measure. With a bit of a Chris Isaak to his appearance and the voice of a man who has lived many lives, we can't get enough.
Ben Corbett is the most charismatic psycho singer on the scene, from rock’n’roll crooner to an unpredictable caged animal, you never what way the set will go. Ben has you in the palm of his hand from the first note, he sways and contorts his body like someone from the jungle with Dengue Fever.
This may be Ben Corbett's 'sensitive' persona but it's still darker and more ominous than most folk's inner depravities, the singer twisting and contorting as if possessed…
Live Review: Custard, Gentle Ben & His Sensitive Side, Love Signs
The guy drips sex-appeal onto his audience and moistens them with it, seducing them with his slinking hips and smooth vocals. If I could bottle him up and take him home to serenade me at my will, believe me I would, but I'd have to fight an army of other girls to do it.