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Rock Party (UK)
Rock Party - The standard line up here is a five piece consisting of a lead singer, three guitars and a drummer. Depending on the occasion they sometimes fit in keyboards. In terms of content their set list ranges from the conventional middle of the road to more edgier stuff, which you get the feeling they prefer.
CBR makes no bones of the fact that cover bands can do a lot to elevate their impact simply by their choice of songs. This outfit uses that to good effect, which is a long way of saying they play good songs. They also do a good job of it. In layman's terms they are a good night out.
CBR Rating: If this band were playing the spoons in a church hall CBR would buy a ticket.
Editorial Disclaimer: Church hall infers any religious establishment that has a bar.
Lead Vocals - Ale Balliana - 'the Swiss Miss'. Does a good RATM (Rage Against The Machine if you're not cool). Also does a good Wonder Woman, which CBR could show you if he had managed to hit the record button.
1st Guitar - Leo Thomas a.k.a. Leo Playa. Leo also plays in the tribute band Guns2Roses (Slash if it's not clear - uses a wig). CBR has no clever 'Swiss Miss' style handle here, the editorial committee having rejected The Tamil Mammal on the grounds of taste.
CBR will probably just stick with Leo.
2nd Guitar - Matt Helm - although not always in attendance, the second six string does give the band options.
In real life Matt appears in focus, and looks less like a person of interest on CCTV.
Bass Guitar - Enrico Terella - Enrico's guitar looks like it fought the Germans on D-Day, but so far no-one has complained.
Drummer - Marco Nini - playing drums most of the time. The hair used to be longer. With the tache the newer look might just be his way of saying his favourite drummer was Freddie Mercury.
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