Friday 23 January - The Druid and I are in The Roman Bath to watch Scandal, a band that we last saw way back in July of last year. Strangely, there was only the same two of us on that occasion as well. Anyway, the band play rock/blues covers and consist of: Ian Mann (rhythm guitar and vocals), Ady Ingleby (bass), Alan Hopwood (drums), Jamie Reynolds (lead guitar), and Paul Hopwood working the lights.
A handful of songs in and I'm confessing that I only recognised one or two that they've played so far. The druid pointed out that I said the same last time, plus ca change, plus c'est la meme chose! Anyway, after that I really started remembering more and we were back in our comfort zone playing 'spot the song'. Technically, these guys are excellent. Okay, they're only covers but I know from my own experience that it's really hard to sound anything like the original artists, and Scandal do a very fine job. Highly recommended.
As per usual my memory was never going to survive three pints of superb quality John Smith's cask (no hangover this week, must be developing an immunity) and thus I was reduced to begging for the set-list. So here's a run-down of some of the great covers that we heard: Dr. Feelgood (I Can Tell), ZZ Top (Gimme All Your Lovin', La Grange, Jesus Just Left Chicago, Sharp Dressed Man, Tush, Pincushion), Lynyrd Skynyrd (Sweet Home Alabama. Freebird), Cream (Badge, White Room), Hendrix (Hey Joe, Voodoo Chile, Purple Haze), Bob Dylan (All Along the Watchtower), Willie Dixon (Hoochie Koochie Man), Stevie Ray Vaughan (Look At Little Sister), BBM (Jack Bruce, Ginger Baker, Gary Moore) (Can't Fool The Blues), Gary Moore (Too Tired), and Thin Lizzy (Rosalie, Cowboy Song, The Boys Are Back in Town).
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