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MP3 Archive: THE ROOSTERS 1978-79 | |||||
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I said previously, when I split from the Elks, Reg and Ivan followed soon
after. The good thing was, they had met a singer/guitarist in Melbourne
and had enticed him to come out west.
I'll never forget the day he turned up in this absolutely huge green V8 (Chevy?) with his girlfriend. It was like a scene out of an American movie! Reg had also found a bass player, so the lineup was as follows. Mick Tennyson - guitar and vocals, Ivan Zar - harmonica, Steve Smith - bass, Reg Zar - drums and JH on guitar. I played a Les Paul Deluxe in this band, at least that's what Gibson were calling them then. Gibson change the names of their guitars to suit themselves but basically it was a late 60's goldtop Les Paul with the smaller size humbuckers. Mick was an incredible rhythm player, he had all of that Chuck Berry stuff down. His background was in rock'n'roll and rockabilly and his singing reflected that. Steve Smith (RIP) was also very solid, so the band absolutely rocked. It's funny, I made more money in this band than in any other. We didn't have managers, we weren't saving up to make records or tour, and the scene was really happening at this time, plenty of work. Sorry I don't have any pictures of this band, or many tapes, for that matter. These tracks are from an outdoor gig at Parkerville Ampitheatre which was a big gig back then. It felt like there were about a thousand in the crowd, maybe more. Mick's rhythm guitar really comes to the fore here, Reg and Steve really rock. I love it when Ivan reaches for the big 12-hole harp as used by Sonny Boy Williamson II for Pontiac Blues. I've included an excerpt of San-Hozay (with drop-out) as you get to hear a fraction of a rare Mick Tennyson solo at the start. Mick also features with the guitar on Chocolate Drop.
1. San-Hozay (excerpt)
(1:10) I don't remember why I left this band after about a year. It was probably due to long-forgotten personal reasons, so I shall leave it at that. I played brief stints with a couple more bands and then went back to Uni for a degree in computer stuff and got a "real" job. There was still a lot of music to come. It just took a while to get there. |
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