what are you listening to at the moment?

[port perran]

Thanks Tim
I had missed that one.
Mr Bunker has clearly not lost his touch.

My listening will be somewhat restricted over the next few days as we head towards moving day on Tuesday.
Cheers
Martin

[Moonglum]

Thanks Martin @port perran . I hope all goes well for you both.

Cheers,

Tim

[crewearpley40]

Great track. Agreed Clive hasn't lost his skills and touch

Good luck with the move Martin.  Chris

[port perran]

Moving on from Solstice, here is another promising new wave prog rock band that I've stumbled upon.
This is Apollo by Big Big Train :

https://youtu.be/u7i3sGCv5hc?si=_RVCytkRnVq3EY-d

A big sound with seven, I think, in the band plus a brass section.
Again, as in Solstice, the fiddle brings an added dimension.
I feel that this track loses its way on occasions but on the whole it is promising.
Cheers
Martin

[Newportnobby]

I think I saw them once on Jools Holland's show and, sadly, was not particularly keen

[Moonglum]

Very competently played Martin @port perran but not as much fun as Solstice! Nevertheless, they are a popular band. BTW, the violinist is Claire Lindley who spent some time with Stackridge.

I am very pleased to now have tickets to see Solstice at Milton Keynes in September.

Cheers,

Tim 

[Trainfish]

Next Saturday in Devizes, Beau Gris Gris. I'll be there 

[Moonglum]

Good choice John @Trainfish , very tight and well produced. I expect you might have seen this, is it more representative...

https://youtu.be/ngC1VtguLe8?si=tfu-cZCLoFRMwLYA

I like this as well, very polished...

https://youtu.be/OHHiCO2KPGU?si=_e4yZuQqLgA40r-8

Cheers,

Tim

PS have you shared Ruzz Guitar before?
 

[Trainfish]

Is it more representative? Of the style of music, possibly bordering on yes. Ruzz Guitar doesn't usually play with them as he has his own band who I will see for the umpteenth time in October supporting Wishbone Ash, or what's left of them. Yes, I have mentioned Ruzz before on here and I consider him a good friend these days. The wife and I have 'threatened' him that one day we will just appear unannounced at 1 of his gigs on the other side of the Atlantic as he often plays there, he's actually off to Canada a few days after next weekend's gig but that's a bit too soon for us 
Rob Davey who you see in Beau Gris Gris was also in The Hoax along with his brother Jess Davey and Jon Amor. They all originate locally to me, the Daveys from Cheverell just outside Devizes and Jon from Devizes itself. They are all worth looking up and I may have linked to all of them here before. Devizes has always had a good music scene (especially rock and blues) as Martin @port perran will tell you. Another from here is Innes Sibun who has played with Robert Plant on tour before and who lives locally as the landlord of my local will tell you as he wouldn't let him in the pub with his dog one time  He has been back since though  He has also supported and played with Johnny Winter and Peter Green.

I've saved you all the bother of looking up The Hoax by linking to their album Humdinger below. Sadly it's just the studio version but it does give you a chance to sample each track if you don't want to listen to the whole album:

Ok, you've persuaded me to look up some live Hoax. Here you go, Jess Davey is the one with the hair, Robin Davey on guitar with the sideburns (Rob has the sideburns, not the guitar) and Jon Amor with the red guitar:

And just to spoil you a bit here's Innes:

[port perran]

Some interesting bands there.
Thank you John @Trainfish and Tim @Moonglum .

Yes, as I've posted on here many times, Devizes was a real hot bed of music in the early 70s when I was a teenager.
I saw many, many big bands there including Yes, Hawkwind, Argent, Strawbs, Lindisfarne, King Crimson, Edgar Broughton, Curved Air, Stackridge, Man, Aamon Duul, Mott the Hoople, Rory Gallagher, Pink Fairies and several more.
Great days.
Cheers
Martin

[Moonglum]

Thanks for posting John @Trainfish , The Hoax sound better live than in the studio by the looks and sounds of things! Innes Sibun ain't bad either.

Cheers,

Tim

[Trainfish]

Personally I think most bands sound better live, especially if you're there. I love live music but ask me what my favourite gig was and I would be struggling. It would range from Hawkwind at Stonehenge to Bowie at MK Bowl with everything in between including Quireboys, Slade, Sammy Hagar, Toyah, Motorhead, Saxon, Magnum, The Hoax, Ruzz Guitar, Aussie Floyd (as I never saw proper Floyd), UFO, U2, Chicken Shack, Skinny Molly, Jon Amor, All Floyd (again because etc....) and many many more at various venues. And that doesn't include festivals either which would be another long list