All right, all of you who've been waiting eagerly for a report on the Ducks. Only Sean Tyla, and Martin Belmont, twe two guitarists, remain in the band. Their music concists of the regular pub rock style, the crossroad where Dylan meets rock, blues and melodic pop, and is absolutely right for a pint. Though I started off with coffe and cognac, and then turned to beer. Lot's of laughs, lots of friends I haven't seen in a long time. All gathered round for the sake of Ducks Deluxe, and their songs about a dreamed-up rock'n'roll lifestyle in the USA 35 years ago, before punk rock.
Nice band, nice songs, nice solos, though no bass solos.
Martin Belmont played his sonic blue Strat, with a sound belonging in a bathroom. Concerning the fact that he wore a Hawaii shirt, the idea didn't seem all wrong. Sean Tyla, dressed in baggy black, looked like an angry car mechanics, with his red Gretsch turning out a simple form of power chords. The rhythm section did their job, bass player Kevin Foster played through an Ampeg cabinet, the size of a smaller barndoor. He, Belmont, and drummer Jim Russell usually plays in Los Pistoleros in London. You'll find them here:
I took the opportunity to bring the guys a burnt copy of the instrumental tune Pistoleros, by Swedish band The Shanes, from 1963. The Shanes were from our countrys most northern town, Kiruna, in the mining districts. All their early tunes had titles like Pistoleros, Gunfight Saloon, Tin Star, and such. They still exist, in the form of a dance band. Here you have them with the two original guitar players on each side of the band.
The drummer has turned to congas nowadays, but the bass player is still standing.
