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THE Zombies and The Yardbirds, two
great seminal bands whose musical
influence reverberates to this day, will
perform at Gateshead's Sage on June 1.
Strangely, it's the first time the two outfits
have toured together.
The Zombies were part of the 1960s
British invasion of America and gained
two US No 1s. The keyboard wizardry of
Rod Argent and the distinctive voice of
Colin Blunstone set them apart.
Their final album Odessey And Oracle
(80th on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest
Albums of All Time, 32 on NME's Top
100 British Albums) has been an
acknowledged influence on acts such as
Super Furry Animals, Paul Weller, REM
and The Thrills to name but a few.
The Yardbirds' hallowed ranks have
included Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Jimmy
Page and, more recently, Gypie Mayo.
Together with rhythm guitarist Chris
Dreja and drummer Jim McCarthy, they
created driving rock out of standard 12
bar blues and experimented with
feedback, sustain and fuzztone. In 1992
the band were inducted into the
RockN'Roll Hall Of Fame and three
years later reformed with Detroit-born
John Idan replacing lead singer Keith
Relph, who electrocuted himself in 1976.
As edgy as ever and an inspiration to
younger musicians - the White Stripes
played some of their songs at the Royal
Festival Hall - the Yardbirds' new
material connects effortlessly with their
original providing what should be
compulsory listening for any aspiring
band.
■ The Zombies and The Yardbirds:
Sunday, June 1, 7.30pm, Gateshead,
The Sage. Box Office: 0191-443-4661
Tickets: £19.50-£29.50
TOP North-East tribute act
Limehouse Lizzy present a stirring
tribute to Philip Lynott and Thin
Lizzy, and are currently riding the wave
of a Thin Lizzy renaissance which brings
them to Newcastle's Academy on Friday,
April 4. Last year saw them complete
their Dedication tour culminating in the
band being featured and interviewed in
the BBC2 Arena documentary Into the
Limelight. The the band's websites
www.limehouselizzy.com and
www.myspace.com/limehouselizzy has
footage from the programme and more
will be added in the coming months.
Box Office: 0191-260-2020
THE North-East's only tribute act to
the southern rock music of the US,
Dirty South, will be performing for
free at the Grand Hotel, South Church,
Bishop Auckland, on Saturday, from
7.30pm. Highlights include: Dirty South
Ale, specially brewed for the band's
anniversary, raffle of a signed cowboy
hat and a bottle of Jack Daniels (in aid of
Cancer Research), Tex Mex Food and
western fancy dress as optional.
The Dirty South have worked tirelessly
for the last 12 months to recreate the
sound of artists such as Lynyrd Skynryd,
ZZ-Top, Black Foot, Molly Hatchet and
Steve Earle and are delighted to have
established an audience in the region.
5:20pm Thursday 27th March 2008
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