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Thanks to everyone who came along to the gig! We added £220+ to the fund, and on the strength of their performance on the night,
Rob is trying to persuade The Good Old Boys to come
and do a gig at The Angel, more news later... but suffice to say that
they are the tightest bunch of musicians that we've heard for a long
time. If you missed 'em, then you missed a real TREAT!
The following is a review of the gig by Keith from
Bedford Metal. Please note: Keith's a lovely bloke but his
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With Gary's amazing DJ set around the bands, adding further
quality to the extravaganza of musical talent, those who attended were in for a
good night, starting off with local singer, songwriter and musician NICK
THEODORE with his acoustic set and witty lyrics grabbing the
attention of the audience which works better when more intimately up close to
the stage, in order to hear the lyrics which are a main part of the enjoyment of
this talented young player. With songs about pro-activists, self-gratification,
Yoda being a racist and the humorous one about fat women, coming to mind. Being
the opening act and slightly more nervous at first than a long tailed cat in a
room full of rocking chairs, he soon got in to his stride and left us wanting
more…. Which we would indeed later get.
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http://www.nicktheodore.co.uk
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Punchy named LOVE MUSCLE started with a far
eastern vibe to the sound, which kind of complimentarily went well with the
style on offer from the DJ. before they were on. Perhaps too much banter and a
drummer seemingly wanting all the lime light, but totally competent at singing
and drumming at its multi tasking best. In fact the vocal quality is like a
musical instrument in its self, perfectly matching the bands sound. The rest of
the band with long hair and beards looking suspiciously like an audition for
Jesus provided the bass and twin guitar attack. One of their first gigs and not
being together long but sounding like a highly polished outfit, with one of
their guitarists seeming to want to let rip with a mighty guitar play of
enthused bursts of riffs. All good as individual musicians but together - an
accumulative force! I'm sure we will be seeing more of these in the future.
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For this special occasion only, a fusion of two bands forming the shared name
parts to produce THUNDERBIRD'S UNCLE ,
starting with a Marvin Gaye cover and mixing slower tracks with blasts of rock n
roll. They had a great consummate front man with more presence than Santa on
stage with lively banter and a good all round vocalist. Turning in to a bit of a
'Furgusfest' with the same drummer as the previous band adding to a great party
sound and good string work from their pyjama shirted guitarist, making this a
rare opportunity to catch this unique for this gig only line-up.
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Demonstrating the fantastic scene Bedford has for live music and regulars to the
local jam sessions around the area JETS2JUNE
jumped around on stage with a non pigeon holed sound of various styles with
melodic sounds, some slow, some with a punk like edge and delivered with a
visual stage spectacle, with plenty of movement and back to back guitars,
playing on knees and incorporating other well used poses. They have a well
trained and practiced singer adding to the luminaries of musicians who would
have both known and performed with Sidney him self, with one of their songs
'Simple Man' dedicated to the man who did so much for live music in his time. It
was good to hear call outs and mentions as to the reason why this gig was being
held.
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Jets2June's web site
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More solo acoustic offerings from Nick Theodore between acts added to the good
value for entertainment and it was soon time for the headliners.
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If music is the food of life then these guys must eat plenty to perform! THE
GOOD OLD BOYS with age old well practiced mix of 50's rock n roll
style, blues, galloping guitars along with slow numbers and music that taps in
to the emotions. With their guitarist of Jimmy Saville like appearance, creating
some good sounds for the people up front enjoying their set. From various bands,
including Deep Purple being mentioned in their introductions they caught the
attention of the onlookers and feet were tapping all round. A great party like
swing made this a memorable tribute gig that went through past the usual throw
out time, no one could deny they were the boys, good and with the experience of
many winters.
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