Friday 9 January - I guess the musical year hasn't really kicked in yet and our options for this Friday were somewhat limited, but four of us braved the frost giant's icy breath to turn out at The Roman Bath to watch Miracles and Wonders, a band that we've not seen before. I have to say that their website is out of date (July 2008) and very irritating, being full of snapshots™ that really break up the browsing experience.
Anyway, M&W are a York-based covers band consisting of Bob and Pat on guitars and vocals, and Mike on drums. That's about as much as I know. We're normally pretty good at playing 'guess the track' with covers bands but were somewhat thwarted by them apparently playing what sounds like one track and then switching into something very similar. Not the best covers band we've seen, but they did cover some slightly more unusual material, so I can forgive them. Sadly I wasn't able to blag a set-list as they appeared to be playing their selections from a book, so you'll have to put up with my memory and trust that there were other songs that I simply didn't remember.
The kicked off with two of my favourite Oasis numbers, Rock and Roll Star and Cigarettes and Alcohol. Then, in no particular order: Where the Streets Have No Name and Vertigo (U2), Paradise City and Sweet Child of Mine (Guns n' Roses), Chasing Cars (Snow Patrol), Babylon's Burning (The Ruts), Pretty Vacant, God Save the Queen and Anarchy in the UK (Sex Pistols), Ruby and I Predict a Riot (Kaiser Chiefs), Everybody Hurts (R.E.M.), Relax (Frankie Goes To Hollywood). The Pretender (Foo Fighters). They also managed a storming version of Umbrella (Rihanna) which completely took us by surprise. It really works as a rock song! There were also some songs that I couldn't remember the title of, one by U2 and one by Snow Patrol, and possibly something by Simple Minds. Anyway, that gives you a flavour of their material.
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