I had the pleasure of enjoying more live music in the studio this week as I was joined by Southend band The Fifty-Four Plates. It was great to see all five of them, Nolan, Nathan, David Jamie and Ian and to hear some live acoustic versions of their songs- even including a version of Jamie’s drum kit. It was the first time I’ve had drums in on a session and it worked really well. They sounded really tight, as if they’ve been together for years and I’m a big sucker for vocal harmonies which they incorporate wonderfully. Actually wonderful was the word I was using a lot more than usual as I enjoyed hearing the music and also finding out how they formed and try to get the band more widely known, such as through their increasingly popular gigs around Southend. You can find out more about them through their Facebook page here, including when they’ll be playing gigs such as the recent Band4Life event I spoke to Chris Powell about and the upcoming event at the Old Hat in Southend this coming Friday the 1st Feb.
Hearing their music inspired some of the musical selection tonight, such as old favourites Kyuss and Monster Magnet through to recent discoveries Trippy Wicked and the Cosmic Children of the Knight.
Here’s the playlist for 29th January 2013 (Albums in brackets)
1. Aerosmith – Let The Music Do The Talking (Done With Mirrors)
2. Kyuss – Hurricane (…And The Circus Left Town)
3. The Joy Formidable – Whirring (The Big Roar)
4. Sabatta – The Emperor’s New Clothes (Emperor’s New Clothes EP)
5. The Fifty-Four Plates – Rescue Me (Single)
6. The Fifty-Four Plates – All The Way Home (Live session on Phoenix FM)
7. The Fifty-Four Plates – A Thousand Kisses of Life (Live session on Phoenix FM)
8. Monster Magnet – Stadium (Superjudge)
9. Deftones – Pink Maggit (White Pony)
10. Trippy Wicked & The Cosmic Children Of The Knight – Going Home (Going Home)
11. The Fifty-Four Plates – Rescue Me (Live session on Phoenix FM)
12. Herida – Otra Vida (Ghost Of The Sun)
13. Black Sabbath – Tomorrow’s Dream (Volume 4)
14. The Doors – My Eyes Have Seen You (Strange Days)
15. Alice In Chains – Down In A Hole (Dirt)
16. Rollins Band – Volume 4 (Weight)
17. Black Flag – TV Party (Damaged)
18. Aretha Franklin – Good Times (I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You)
19. Buddy Miles – The Segment (A Message To The People)
20. Gerry Rafferty – Get It Right Next Time (Night Owl)
21. Helmet – Rollo (Betty)
