MICHAEL MORROW & THE CULPRITS
Musician Pub 22nd May 2024
Back in the The Musician Pub tonight for another rock'n'roll treat with the return of the great Michael Morrow & The Culprits.
The band's music is classified as hard rock countrified blues... and it rocks hard from the outset.
The band hit the stage and as the fanfare ends they crash into the first song... driven by crisp solid powerhouse drumming by Seedie Wolf and Steve Haywood's rocking bass and topped by Michael Morrow's fluent eloquent guitar.
The band play mainly their own material, written by Michael, but also do some well judged covers, including tonight material by Bowie, Blur, Thin Lizzy, Talking Heads, Led Zeppelin & Ted Nugent.�
The music is for the most part fast paced rock'n'roll with hints of country but includes a couple of slower more bluesy pieces. This is a real band with each of the musicians delivering great musicianship and contributing equally to the overall sound... no self indulgent interminable solos here... just solid ensemble glorious rock'n'roll.
Michael writes the original songs and handles the bulk of the vocals... he has a clear strong voice perfect for this kind of music and delivered a superb LedZep cover (sadly as not a Zeppelin fan i don't know the title!) in a very Plantesque style... His guitar playing is fluent and creative and influenced by the great players such as Hendrix & Page but is very much his own. Michael is using two Gretsch guitars (Gretchen & Penelope!) and creates a wonderful sound with both.
Steve's roots are in brtitsh 70's pop rock and he sings on the covers from that era, effecting a fine mockney accent on the Blur song. His bass playing is incredibly energetic, powerful and clean throughout.
At the back Seedie is a great drummer, powering along with precision and rhythm, and a very powerful kick-drum...
The energy level this band generate is tremendous and their rapport outstanding... three superb musicians working together to make a hugely energetic exciting brand of rock'n'roll music that is totally irresistable.
No doubt about it... this is one of the best rock'n'roll bands we've seen... rocking, high energy high class rock'n'roll over the best part of two hours... and to crown it, a bunch of the best fellas you'll meet.
Hoping to see the guys back later in the year... another "can't miss"!
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