The Crush at The Royal British Legion - Blackfield
Rich - Giving it the beans
Pete can play guitar as well
He can also use more than one finger at once!
Guy - Belting out the crowd pleasers
Jamie - Better than Animal?
Nice moody shot of Guy
This might have been Rich when he was singing 'White Room'! Then again, it might not.
Yes, that's a drumstick!
A Dancing Drunk - Every gig should have one!
We played at The Royal British Legion, Blackfield, Fawley last night. Thanks to everyone who turned out, we had a great night.
For those who are interested, here’s what we played:
Set One
1. JUMPIN’ JACK FLASH
2. I CAN’T EXPLAIN
3. ALL DAY AND ALL OF THE NIGHT
4. STEPPING STONE
5. THE ONE I LOVE
6. WHITE ROOM
7. HYSTERIA
8. NEED YOUR LOVE SOOOO BAD
9. YOU DO SOMETHING TO ME
10. UNDER THE BRIDGE
11. DAKOTA
12. HEROES
Set Two
1. ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL
2. YOU REALLY GOT ME
3. SUPERSTITION
4. OLD BEFORE I DIE
5. VALERIE
6. IN THE MORNING
7. TAKE ME OUT
8. CAN’T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU
9. ITCHYCOO PARK
10. HARD TO HANDLE
11. LONG TRAIN RUNNING
12. SWEET HOME ALABMA
13. MUSTANG SALLY
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Good news – We’ve got our first gig of 2010. A private party (a wedding) over in Chichester
Bad News – You can’t come unless you’re invited. Don’t worry, I’ll post a mini-review and a set list after the event.
UPDATE – Because of the snow, this gig was unfortunately cancelled at the last minute. The wedding still went ahead, it’s just that the band (well, Rich) couldn’t get there.
Well, here it is! 2010. Where did 2009 go to?
The Crush would like to wish you all a happy, healthy and prosperous 2010.
All the best,
Guy, Jamie, Pete n’ Rich
Well, any bass player’s rig doesn’t sound that exciting as we’re really only rumbling along in the background….unless you’re me, and you like being ‘felt’ as much as heard.
I play a variety of basses, my main one at present being a Yamaha RBX375 (I know, it sounds like a motorbike) which is a 5 string active and has a wide range of tones to compliment the wide range of songs we cover.
My other two are essentially spares, one I take on stage being a Fender Squier Precision on which I replaced the mediocre pickups for Gotoh’s which enhanced the timbre no end.
I also have an old Stagg Fusion which I again changed the woefully inadequate p’ups for a pair of Precisions and a single Jazz which again completely gave it a new voice.
My main amplification consists of a 210 watt, 1 x 15” Peavey 300 combo which is totally insane and needs to be pulled right back on the gas pedal. I wouldn’t change it for all the tea in Tesco’s as I’ve tried other combo’s but nothing comes near. I have a spare rig which is a 1 x 15” Acoustic cab powered by a 120 watt Carlsboro Stingray standing by in an emergency. (Hope it never happens, the Peavey is an extension of me and I know it’s soul and heartbeat).
I only have one stomp box, a Zoom B1 which at the moment is only used for one number, and I use Cleartone cables as I believe in getting the complete character from the guitar to the amp with next to no loss in signal, and just for the record, I use tortoiseshell plectrums as I love the versatility and ‘click’ over plastic and nylon.
Well, that’s my stuff, many apologies if your fillings come loose and your beer falls over.
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