Graham Knight Posted July 26, 2015 Report Share Posted July 26, 2015 I arrived at the Moorings late but in time to hear the the Oxbow Lake Band doing a pretty solid, well acclaimed version of Ray Charles What'D I Say.Soon it was time for Moorings stalwarts "The Malpaso Gang" to take the stage. Tonight they were a very tight four piece without their usual vocalist Nina. All the vocals were handled tonight by this Forum's own "Bigsby" AKA Matt Duncan. I think Matt had 49 guitars at the last count but tonight he only brought three. One was a neat Fender steel that was used to great effect on the Hank Williams tune "Honky Tonkin". The Big Bopper/George Jones hit "White Lightning" has long been a favourite by the Malpaso Gang and tonight it was taken at a slightly slower pace than usual.I was then totally surprised to hear a very uptempo version of an obscure rock'n'roll number called "10 Long Fingers on the 88 keys". It was originally done by a guy called Groovey Joe Poovey on the Dixie label - it only sold a few thousand around Texas. Many thought "10 long fingers" was a tribute to Jerry Lee Lewis but in fact the record puts down Jerry and is really praising one of his cousins, Country star Mickey Gilley. The record got a new lease of life when Bob Dylan featured it on his DJ radio programme. Tonight The Malpaso Gang did a great version and had the enthusiastic crowd leaping about. Nobody ever praises the technical support at shows but I will end this short review by praising the excellent mix tonight that had a perfect balance on all the instruments with Matt's vocals well to the front.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBbMMzjjzJE 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigsby Posted July 26, 2015 Report Share Posted July 26, 2015 Thanks Graham. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flaneur Posted July 26, 2015 Report Share Posted July 26, 2015 Graham nailed it, with his remarks about the mix. There was some trouble with the backline for the Oxbows- but Andy quickly rectified it and made both bands sound good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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