Stephenelbow
(West Midlands)
Saturday 11 May 2019, 8:43am
Two men, in their 50s (born in the 60s), sound like the 70s, had a band in the 80s, quit in the 90s and started acting like they’re in their 20s in the 00s, want to find a drummer for gigs in 2019...
Started back up a couple of years ago with our original drummer, but marriage problems took its toll... eventually, after searching for six months, we found a guy that suited well, but who had no short-term memory, so progress was slow! We did some recording, which sounds pretty damn cool, but is, unfortunately, unfinished because he fell down the stairs (true) and it’s become obvious that he’s not going to make a comeback.
So, we want someone to beat some skins! All original material, taking the majority of influence from 73-76, midlands and New York, plus some 80s alt. Think of sounds from the palette of The Stones, The Faces, Slade, The Who, Hendrix, Zeppelin, Sabbath, Velvets, Ramones, Blondie, a bit of Bunnymen and Marychain, and a sprinkling of Sly Stone heavy funk. Up the tempo a little in a punky kinda way and that’s where we sit.
We usually practice of a weekend at Neon Studios in Burntwood out of convenience, but this isn’t set in stone. We’re kind of rough and tight at the same time, and what we play really does sound good and is a lot of fun; important, don’t you think?
Here’s some links to some EP and demo stuff, with and without live drums. If you like what you hear, drop us a line. If you don’t, your ears have probably fallen off
Boogaloo
https://youtu.be/2hHWRxZtDgs
Her Intenshuns
https://youtu.be/L49pmLY3EUE
Shady Lady
https://youtu.be/Q8Gu3JxZt9w
https://m.soundcloud.com/shakalaks