Is He Happy Yet?
Friday night at the Kings Arms saw the pub rocking away to the long awaited first gig of up and coming band ‘Keep The Drummer Happy’…
After months of rehearsal, Charlotte, Dave, Tim and Ed finally set up camp in this excellent venue and showed us all what they had been up to, taking us on an eclectic roller coaster ride through a selection of classic covers. The journey took in a range of diverse musical styles – ranging from the pulsing bass line of ‘Heard It Through the Grapevine’, through the electro reggae beats of The Polices ‘Roxanne’ and the self-indulgent leviathon that is Led Zeppelins ‘Moby Dick’, complete with an excellent though tortuous solo by eponymous drummer Tim Barker.
The set was mostly tightly constructed, with tunes chosen to bring out the best of each of the individual musicians and showcase the incredible vocal talents of the gorgeous Charlotte Bradman.
Heaton loves it’s live music at the Kings, and the pub is regularly packed on Fridays, with regulars and newcomers alike. Last Friday was no exception, and it is testament both to the band, their friends, and the enthusiasm and support of the staff of this venue, that a new unheard of act could garner such vocal affirmation and play to such a large crowd.
This being the Old Heatonian, regular readers will no doubt be expecting my ‘however’ moment. But to be fair, even though they made a valiant attempt at performing an already (in my opinion) shocking track (My Sex is On Fire – Kings of Leon), I found it difficult to fault anything else on the night. Sure, there are rough edges to the performance, but the enthusiasm and tenacity of the band members will ensure that these are knocked off quickly.
And perhaps they’ll cut down the length of that Moby Dick drum solo – kick out the middle 15 minutes of it and it could almost be perfect…
The band are booked to play the Kings again on 25th September – if you missed them this time round, make sure to mark that day in your calendar. I promise you a good night!
July 27, 2009 
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By Charlotte Bradman
, July 30, 2009 @ 4:43 pm
Bloody lovely review!!!! Taa very much.
Huge and massive thanks to everyone that came down to the gig and supported the band.
Charlotte x