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Rockin’ On Magazine / May 1996

Andy Taylor At the 100 Club: Worth the wait! Guest blogger Dee Cooke gives up the goods on Andy’s first solo gig in 30 years!

By Dee Cooke

Andy Taylor’s first solo gig in 30 years. Talk about a highly anticipated evening! The show, at London’s 100 Club on 27 November, was sold out. Did it live up to this anticipation? 

Spoiler: yes, it did.

Andy and his band certainly kept us waiting. They didn’t arrive on stage until more than two hours after the doors to the venue had opened. Once the show got going, it was…

Love or Liberation: Andy’s newest single debuted on Planet Rock Radio in the UK today. Did you hear it?

I am a music fan. Despite my love and adoration for Duran Duran and other new wave artists of the 1980’s, I still love me some down and dirty guitar. I loudly proclaimed myself as a Duranie during my middle school years, but by college—which for me started in Fall of 1988 and continued until May of 1993—I was listening to anything from AC/DC to Def Leppard, Van Halen to yes, even Poison. The hair…

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Once again REEF played the Tramshed, once again to a packed house baying to hear the music they love to hear live and new tracks from Revelation. The tour celebrating the release of their first album for eighteen years, Revolution. The set list unsurprisingly had half-a-dozen numbers from the twelve track album threaded throughout the superlative and distinctive music displayed tonight.

Opening with Just Feel Love from the new album we were delighted to hear the music with the added edge of being played live under the spotlights.  This is a band that will always excite the audience with vocalist Gary quickly stepping of the stage stretching over photographers in the pit to connect to the audience whose faces were filled with the unharnessed raw joy of seeing the band they love play music that connects up live and getting personal. The excitement was now at fever pitch two tracks in.

REEF’s loyal following spans the two incarnations of the band from Glastonbury.  REEF’s stage presence and exciting music that generates an explosive atmosphere with their rock that transcends the genre, it is a sound accessible to all and always has an indie feel.  Whilst we all wanted to hear the new music live the crowd was as joyful to hear songs from Replenish, Glow, Rides and more.  Jack Bessant is no static bass player stage at the edge of the stage, Jack is full of energy as he acts as a conduit for the melodies through the deep bass rhythms with a toss of his mane of hair. His interaction with the powerful drumming from Dominic was enthralling and the lead guitarist Jesse threaded exciting guitar breaks and riffs developing and giving the melody meaning.  The son of Ronnie Wood has now truly bedded in to the REEF sound with delicious riffs and stinging manipulation of the six strings. This was the perfect platform for Gary to deliver the lyrics and add in the layer of tambourine on Naked and other tracks. Tonight with keys from Andrew Wallace added to the quartet the sound was full of evocative textures and tones that define REEF and ensures the loyalty of fans.

The songs flowed we all heard favourites, including Yer Old, before the band left the stage to rapturous cheers and whoops as they demanded more. You are never old when you can hear live music of this quality played on a stage near you.

Closing out the encore in a hot, delighted and deliriously invigorated Tramshed with Stay With Me and one thing for certain REEF fans are not going anywhere they are staying loyal to Garry, Jesse, Jack and Dominic.

REEF are certain from the warm display of unadulterated, untamed joy at hearing their music played live will be welcomed back in Cardiff anytime – that is not a Revelation but a certainty.

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Broken Witt Rebels Setlist Money Bottom of The Hill Fearless Howlin Low Loose change Snake Eyes Getaway Man Guns Shake Me Down

Broken Witt Rebels Members Danny Core – Vocals & Rhythm guitar; Luke Davis – Vocals & Bass; James Tranter – Vocals & Lead Guitar; James Dudley – Drums & Percussion

REEF setlist Just Feel Love Naked Stone For Your Love New Bird Consideration How I Got Over I Would Have Left You Lone Rider I’ve Got Something To Say Ball and Chain Place In Your Hands Revelation Don’t You Like It Precious Metal Summers In Bloom Yer Old

Encore My Sweet Love Come Back Brighter Stay With Me

REEF Band Members Gary Stringer – Vocals Jesse Wood – Guitar Jack Bessant – Bass Dominic Greensmith – Drums

Tour Continues one, not to be missed:- Tickets Available HERE

9 November, Leamington, Leamington Assembly 10 November, Chester, The Live Rooms 15 November, Cambridge, Cambridge Junction 16 November, York, Fibbers: Live Music Venue 17 November, Carlisle, The Brickyard 22 November, Southend, Chinnerys Southend 23 November, Margate Ballroom, Dreamland Margate 24 November, Exeter, The Lemon Grove 29 November, London, Nells Jazz & Blues 30 November, London, Nells Jazz & Blues 1 December, London, Nells Jazz & Blues 6 December, Manchester, Manchester Academy 7 December Sheffield Foundry, Sheffield Students’ Union 8 December, Nottingham, Rescue Rooms 13 December, Bilston, Robin2 14 December, Southampton, Engine Rooms 15 December, Oxford, O2 Academy

Band: Skindred Song: “Machine” feat. Gary Stringer & Phil Campbell Album: Big Things Release Date: April 27th, 2018 Label: Napalm Records The group said of the clip: “When we were told we were doing a video with the stunt team thats be behind the marvel films, James Bond and the Bourne films we knew we were in for a good time on the shoot! Throw in Gary from Reef and one of our fav bars in London…

Hotei – Strangers

Think Tomoyasu Hotei, and you probably think of Kill Bill’s theme “Battle Without Honour Or Humanity”… I know I did; and it was this that launched him onto our radar. However, dig a little deeper, and you have a jaw droppingly talented and eclectic guitar maestro, who has sold more than 40 million records in his native Japan alone. This man is simply outstanding, and his star studded debut…