For the last gig of the year you can't get any better than The Bees.
From the Isle of Wight, I hope this band will be big in 2011.
This is the third time this year I have seen the band, first at Summer Madness on the Isle of Wight, where the line up included Brand New Heavies, The Coral and Paul Weller. Then the second time the band was supporting Mr Weller again. This band can hold their own on stage and do not seem fazed by the bigger names playing after them. They can command a stage and get the audience singing and dancing.
I do love this band. They seem to play musical chairs, in which it seems every member can play every instrument; Tim Parkin who plays the trumpet, can play guitar or bass. The lead singer Paul Butler plays sax, drums and sings, it is refreshing to see a band that love what they do and are fantastic on stage. Other band members include Aaron Fletcher, Rom Gardner, Warren Hampshire, Kris Birkin and Michael Clevett.
The surprising thing is you have probably heard The Bees songs. They have four albums in total and their songs have been used in adverts, such as Magners and Citroën. The fantastic Chicken Payback (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wq7ASMbOpmo) has been used in a Sure deodorant for men advert. And Wash in the Rain was used in a Sainsburys advert.
I would say there songs are a mix of The Coral and The Beatles with their own edge.
The latest single I Really Need Love (http://www.youtube.com/user/thebeesmusic), is an upbeat, happy tune and makes you feel warm inside. My favourite song is Who Cares What the Question Is? sung by Aaron Fletcher it is reminiscent of a Beatles track, I defy anyone not to dance when it comes on.
When you look back over the bands history it is very surprising that not more people know about them, but everyone should this band are fantastic and are amazing live!
Check them out if you can, hopefully even bigger things will come for this band next year.
No comments:
Post a Comment