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We first lined Gypsy Pistoleros again in 2011 when the Gypsy Pistolero himself , Lee Mark Jones, made up our minds to hold onto the band title and step out after the former incarnation of the Flamenco Glam Punk maestros had unfortunately bitten the mud.
That power and backbone to be successful has endured through the years and in a up to date interview with Mark Lacey we were given to look what the now absolutely shaped ‘Pistoleros’ have been doing yet again.
With extra power coursing via it than the Nationwide Grid on Christmas Day, newest album, DUENDE A GO GO LOCO!, is an absolute belter and in my closing article hyperlink prior to we get to the are living display, take a look at my evaluate of stated belter…. one among my faves from the top of 2023.
As such, to look the band are living was once a will have to for me. The title, the band have existed in a single shape or any other for some 19 years, debut ‘In Actual Existence’ popping out in 2005, numerous evaluations, are living gigs and extra have taken position within the intervening 19 years but a grass roots venue in Guildford section approach in the course of the band’s spring excursion was once my first alternative to catch them in live performance. It’s one thing I intend to rectify considerably within the close to long run however for now let’s have a look at what a contemporary Pistoleros gig looks as if.
Ransom
First up, Ransom… Ransom…. who the f&*okay are Ransom then? There’s one bloke on the barrier who is aware of… and my god did he know. Each and every observe, each beat, each guitar lick, each unmarried lyric sung, he was once there making a song it again to them with gusto. Ransom wish to take him on excursion completely, he’s the Bez to their Glad Mondays, the Paul Rutherford to Ransom’s Frankie Is going to Hollywood. A credit score to the fella, there’s a photograph of him giving all of it within the gallery underneath. Glance out for him within the close to long run.
Now Ransom describe themselves as follows:
“Bringing the stadium rock revel in to an area venue close to you’ was once at all times the strap line for this hardworking 4 piece Vintage Rock band, and armed with a wealth of recent and thrilling covers and unique subject material. With a killer, tight are living set (honed from doing the laborious yards week in week out across the London and residential counties pub and membership circuit) this band is now hungry and able to ‘Carry some hell’ at any degree”
It sums them up completely. There set harks again to a time when stadium rock dominated the airwaves, anthemic subject material climbed the charts comfortably and drew the adoring feminine fanatics which in flip introduced the fellows to the gigs as smartly. Easy and stress-free occasions.
Ransom business on that means and while a few of their subject material may well be regarded as ‘iffy’ when it comes to lyrical content material, the fabric is carried out tongue-in-cheek and, extra importantly, carried out in taste. The four-piece know their tools just like the backs in their fingers. Singer Matt Fielder, who could also be the band’s lyricist, can paintings a crowd of 1 [as proven in the pics] in addition to a room stuffed with other folks, a lot of whom have been experiencing the band for the first actual time, me integrated. While the rhythm segment was once nigh on best, particular point out is going to Dave Barlow on lead guitar who got here throughout as the easiest alternative for Zakk Wylde will have to Ozzy make a decision to file another album. I may just watch him play all night time – completely flawless paintings.
If that grabs your consideration, take a look at their song underneath. I like to recommend ‘Input The Dragon’:
Gypsy Pistoleros
And as a way to our headliners. I used to be completely humming for this. With a tight again catalogue for me to compensate for and a present liberate with any other coming near near on every occasion the band can to find the precise label distributor, the Gypsy Pistoleros are driving relatively the crest of a wave this present day. DUENDE A GO GO LOCO! cracked the nationwide album charts, which as it’s possible you’ll believe is unusual on your reasonable flamenco glam punk band so kudos to them and lengthy would possibly it proceed.
With the name monitor of the present album kick-starting court cases, the dynamic four-piece, with their white painted faces and make-up instantly from the Joker’s playbook, GPs let rip to an to start with bemused crowd at Suburbs, a gaggle of punters part of whom had made up our minds to return out on a Thursday night time to look are living song and part of whom obviously have been there for the headliners and have been decked out in all way of colorful GPs logo-ed apparel.
Early on “our largest hit”, a canopy of ‘Livin’ Los angeles Vida Loca’ will get an airing and while it’s an ideal duvet… I had a sense extra and higher was once to return later within the display.
‘I Were given It All’, ‘Revolution’, ‘Possibly Day after today’ and extra drew the unsure ahead and prior to lengthy, a celebration was once had with Lee giving it his absolute the whole lot to the target market. Those who have been into it have been bouncing, those who had pop out of interest left, perhaps, as fanatics and that’s what issues essentially the most.
One new monitor, carried out for the primary time are living, means that the practice as much as DUENDE will likely be a cracker. Hurry up please as a result of as Oliver as soon as stated “I Need Extra”. With Lee explaining to me what it’s love to be a woman (and in my head I’m now making a song ..”Yeah Yeah Yeah”… nice hooks) the set time flew via. The trick after all is to save lots of the most efficient for closing and with ‘Like Tears In The Rain’ and ‘The Ballad of Tommy Shelby’ received me over , everywhere once more. Carrying a flat cap all the way through ‘Tommy..’ Lee in reality introduced his a-game to the desk.
Kudos as smartly to Kez Gunslinger White on bass, the person at the Spanish biscuit tins, Crag Gunslinger Form and Shane Pistolero Sparkz whose guitar paintings equaled that of Dave Barlow. A continuing glide of power on degree with Kez and Shane switching aspects and appearing as the easiest foil to Lee’s boundless power with Crag hammering away within the background.
It was once a riotous affair, energised, flamenco tinged punk rock with greater than somewhat stomp alongside glamtastic tunes which supplies the band their distinctive and engaging sound.
They closed with, as anticipated, one closing duvet. Dexy’s ‘Come On Eileen’. It surely is helping get their hits on YouTube and Spotify and was once a amusing option to finish the night time. For me, they don’t want the covers, their unique subject material some distance outweighs Mr Rowland’s vintage song or Ricky’s mythical Latino dance ground anthem. Extra Pistoleros originals please!
Excursion dates for the remainder of 2024 are underneath. Catch the band once you’ll be able to:
TOUR DATES
GYPSY PISTOLEROS Are living Presentations 2024 Price ticket hyperlinks http://www.gypsypistoleros.com/gigs.html
Friday seventeenth Would possibly The Patriot , Crumlin
Sat 18th Would possibly The Thunderbolt, Bristol
Friday thirty first Would possibly The Palladium Membership, Bideford
Sat 1st June St Austell Band Membership
Friday twelfth July The Musician, Leicester
Saturday tenth August The Electrical Banana, Weston Tremendous Mare (With SYTERIA)
Sunday eleventh August Farmer Phils Competition
Thursday fifteenth August Nightrain , Bradford (With SYTERIA)
Friday 18th October The Victoria Swindon
Sunday twenty seventh October The Cart & Horses London
GYPSY PISTOLEROS have additionally completed recording the practice as much as closing years U.Okay Charting album ‘Duende a Pass Pass Loco!‘. The new album is titled ‘Church of the Pistoleros‘ and was once recorded at The Previous Cider Press Studios, Pershore (U.Okay) as soon as once more with collaborator, co-writer & emerging legend of a manufacturer Dave Draper (The Wildhearts, Ginger, Terrorvision, Ryan Hamilton, The Execs, and so on)
‘Church of the of the Pistoleros’, will provide a brand new glance and thought , plus main new degree display. Assume GHOST however punkier & Rockier! It’ll end up that they’re preposterous, epic, overblown and completely superb! The song levels from anthemic Rock, to Latin swagger, to Phil Spector 50’s ballads, to natural Glam Punk Rock, to close EMO & Goth with absolute slabs of the purest Heaviest Rock to close Rock Opera proportions.
It’s pompous, overblown, completely in the market. Status on my own in musical ancestry and sum sound, GYPSY PISTOLEROS are a kind of maximum uncommon acts who can truthfully declare the tag ‘distinctive’.
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