| As
most of you have, or should have come across Tubesnake
over the years on the live music circuit as
they were formed way back in 1992 and if you haven’t where have you been?
Shame on you!
Their name taken
from ZZ tops ‘Tubesnake Boogie’ and apart from a few line up changes over
the years now down to four members, three of which come from the original
line-up with an additional new bass player it’s nice to see they still
have a professional attitude not only to their music but to their professional
show they put on for the audience, in general they never overdo their gigs
and that makes it fresh and refreshing as they play alternative music not
played by other bands which makes them stand out.
The band consists
Chris (Bass)
for a small man and theirs no offence here he plays with such majestic
ease that you sometimes don’t realise he’s there on stage, we mean he looks
so calm cool and collective apart from having a bad back tonight he still
gave a great backline to each song effortlessly.
Woody
(Drums) Boy those skins were beating to the pure artistic rhythm, his bass
took to go walkabouts vibrating across the floor during his set, but this
didn’t stop his artistic flow. |
Dave
(Guitar/Backing Vocals) The ever present all-talented from White
Noise his other band on the circuit in which
he is lead singer, but with Tubesnake
he wore his other hat of guitarist, played like a man on a mission, his
fret work was neat and polished and those solos were just pure magic to
watch, and I was suitably impressed.
This leaves last
but not least Len (Vocals)
Mr leather clad showman himself who is so engrossed in his artistry of
the vocal seduction that you feel he is just singing for you only. He makes
a great front man who shows his energy with vigour, his mannerism and stage
presence to each song is a duplication of the original performer.
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The set tonight
kicked off with a rocky ‘Helter Skelter’ neatly into ‘Moonage Daydream’
‘Waiting for the Man’, ‘Creep’ by Radiohead ‘Been Down So Long’, ‘Sweet
Jane by Lou Reed
but this is one of Tubesnakes own special interpretation, Lizzies
‘Don’t Believe A Word’ with some neat guitar work, Stones
‘Wild Horses’, Bowies
‘Ziggy Stardust’, ‘Eleanor Rigby’, and last in the first set ‘People Are
Strange’.
Deserved break
then second set with The Rolling Stones
‘Gimme Shelter’, ‘When The Music’s Over’, Pink
Floyds ‘Another Brick In The Wall’ Stones
‘Paint it Black’, The Doors
‘Light My Fire’, ‘L.A. Woman’, Bowies ‘Starman’
to name but a few.
The Ropery is
a small compact room but its one of those pubs that tends to fill up and
empty just as quick as its on the local circuit, there intention to draw
punters by putting live bands on is commendable and long should it continue
as bands like Tubesnake
are a credit to the live music scene and certainly draws in the punters.
We are in no
doubt and this is shared with many live music supporters that a band
like Tubesnake
is a must on your list to see.
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