A
gig
held at The Thunderbolt
on Saturday 20th July. The event starts at 20:00.
The Sorrows are considered perhaps to be the archetypal'Freakbeat' band. Formed in 1963 in Coventry, England, they released their first album'Take a Heart' in 1965 on the Piccadilly Records label which was a subsidiary of Pye Records. The Sorrows were at the time the hardest, most aggressive and contemporary R&B band of that time, although later this brand of music was eventually termed'Freakbeat'.
The Sorrows were so edgy and raw they simply made The Rolling Stones seem like easy listening music. Their hallmarks are boomy, raucous vocals, lightning fast guitar solos and frantic thudding drums. The musicianship is excellent yet the band failed to achieve too much success probably due to the fact that their brand of proto-punk rock and roll, was simply too ahead of its time.
Hi CLASS JOES:Playing storming British rhythm and blues, this classy combo will get you moving your feet and shaking your tinfoil/mammoth-wool clad behinds!!! It's a rave up!!
'The fans in the theatre have a fire in their eyes. With an almost contemptuous ease, the Hi Class Joes hit the stage and slam the audience back into their seats. They finished their set of R&B-type numbers with the audience standing and screaming on their seats, begging for more. ' Reverend John Charles, Beat Sounds magazine
DJs Alex Fuzz & Craig Steptoe: Damn good garage and freakbeat sounds!