Friday 11 July – The Druid and I are in The Roman Bath checking out a band that we’ve not seen before, Scandal. Quite how they’ve slipped under the radar I’m not sure. Their website claims to have been first put up in 2000 and their gallery has pictures dating back until 2005. Anyway, the band play rock/blues covers and consists of: Ian Mann (rhythm guitar and vocals), Ady Ingleby (bass), Alan Hopwood (drums), Jamie Reynolds (lead guitar), and Paul Hopwood at the helm of the light show.
I can’t remember all the covers they did, indeed, there were a good many that I either didn’t know, or only half recognised, but here is a selection that I recall: Lynyrd Skynyrd (Sweet Home Alabama. Freebird), ZZ Top (Gimme All Your Lovin’), Cream (White Room), Hendrix (All Along the Watchtower, Hey Joe, Voodoo Chile), Willie Dixon (Hoochie Koochie Man), Gary Moore (Cold Day in Hell), and stuff by Stevie Ray Vaughn and Jeff Healy. You get the idea.
The bass was mixed a bit loud, my internal organs vibrating on the low notes is always a bit of a giveaway! In contrast, the lead guitar could have stood being turned up a notch, but overall it was a strong, solid and professional performance.
In a rare display of helpfulness, a lovely lady provided members of the audience with slips of paper printed with the URL of the band’s website. The same lady also took our picture, to appear on the gallery of said website.
They are definitely a band worth watching. Their forthcoming gig list currently has them appearing at the Speakeasy on 3 October and back at the Bath on 8 November.
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