Another great rehearsal!

Well, Mr.Tambourine Man got together last night and bass player Steve Tapper had been hard at work while I was in Europe. He had created new arrangements for around eight songs. So, we went through four of them:

Story in Your Eyes by The Moody Blues
Like a Hurricane by Neil Young
Spooky by Classics IV
John Barleycorn by Traffic

 At our next get together, we'll go through:

Sugar Mountain by Neil Young
Urge for Going by Joni Mitchell
Do You Believe in Magic by Lovin' Spoonful
I Talk to the Wind by Giles,Giles & Fripp and Judy Dyble

Actually before that, we are going to choose four to six songs from our list and create live videos for them - we have to get some promotion together if we are to get gigs!


This band is VERY cool!

- 2 + 1 = 4

Yes, I know that it's a strange title, but just before I went away on my European trip, two members of Mr Tambourine Man left and a new member joined. Audie (guitar) and Chris (keyboards) decided that they were too busy to commit themselves to the project. Just before I got on the plane to leave, we brought in another guitarist. I knew that I shouldn't have named the members too soon (I just get excited about the possibilities and want to move forward).

So, we are back to a four piece and I'm not naming the new guitarist until I know that it's going to work!

I should know after all these years of doing this (forming bands), that you have to go through many permutations before the right people jell. We have a great list of songs that we are working on, and the guys involved are so talented, so I know that we will come through with some great set lists and perform some amazing gigs in the future.

This is the list (in no particular order) that we are working from to develop new material:

A House is not a motel - Arthur Lee & Love
Abracadabra - Steve Miller band
Andmoreagain - Arthur Lee & Love
Born to be wild - Steppenwolf
Break on through - The Doors
Crazy Man Michael - Fairport Convention
For What It's Worth - Buffalo Springfield
Fotheringay - The Way I Feel
I Saw Her Standing There - The Beatles
I see the rain - Marmalade
I Wish I Was A Fool for You - Richard and Linda Thompson
If I needed someone - The Beatles
I'm with you (from four sail) - Arthur Lee and Love
In My Life - The Beatles
Jet Airliner - Steve Miller Band
John Barleycorn - Traffic
Johnny B Goode - The Who
Just a Song Before I Go - CSN
Just the 2 of Us - Bill Withers
Lather - Jefferson Airplane
Like a Hurricane - Neil Young
Maggie's Farm - Bob Dylan
Magic Carpet Ride - Steppenwolf
Meet on The Ledge - Fairport Convention
Mr Tambourine Man - The Byrds
Ride The Wind - The Youngbloods
Riders On The Storm - The Doors
Rock 'n Roll Star - The Byrds
Rock'n me baby - Steve Miller band
Shakin' All Over - The Who
So You Wanna Be A Rock 'n Roll Star - The Byrds
Spooky - Classics IV
Story in Your Eyes - Moody Blues
Sugar Mountain - Neil Young
Sultans Of Swing - Dire Straights
Swing Town - Steve Miller Band
Talk To The Wind - Giles,Giles & Fripp and Judy Dyble
The Sea - Sandy Denny
The Loner - Neil Young
Time Will Show The Wiser - Fairport Convention
Urge for going - Tom Rush
Walk of Life - Dire Straights
Wall of Death - Richard and Linda Thompson
White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane
Wild Mountain Thyme - The Byrds
Wonderful Tonight – Eric Clapton
You won't have to cry - The Byrds
Bells of Rhymny - The Byrds
Can't Find My Way Home - Blind Faith
Chimes of Freedom - Byrds
Day Tripper - Beatles
Deserted Cities of The Heart - Cream
Did You Ever Have to Make Up your Mind? - Lovin' Spoonful
Hey Bulldog - Beatles
I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better - Byrds
Look Through Any Window - Hollies
My Back Pages - Byrds/Dylan
Rain - Beatles
Sea of Joy - Blind Faith
Strange Brew - Cream
Sunshine of Your Love - Cream
SWABLR - Cream
Tales of Brave Ullysses - Cream
Vagabond Virgin - Traffic
Waterloo Sunset - Kinks
What Is And What Should Never Be - Led Zeppelin
White Room - Cream

Onwards and upwards ...