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Diary of a 60's Cover Band (Blog)

We have now added an incredible new song to our repertoire from one of the most influential US psychedelic bands of the 60's, Vanilla Fudge. It's their 1967 upside down version of the hit by the Supremes "You Keep Me Hanging On". Check it out!

Last year we added the astonishing song "Something in the Air", recorded in 1969 by the one hit wonder band Thunderclap Newman. They were put together by Pete Townsend around a drug addled drummer (Speedy Keene) and an eccentric jazz pianist (Thunderclap Newman). The song has a killer middle instrumental section.

Our most requested song is "Everlovin' Man" by The Loved Ones. We added this song in 2006 in honour of the late great Gerry Humphries. Dennis does the most astonishing version you've heard bar the original. See him in action here. 

Remember the 60's?

The 60's were an exciting, revolutionary, turbulent time of great social and technological change: assassination, unforgettable fashion, new musical styles, Camelot, civil rights, women's liberation, a controversial and divisive war in Vietnam, the first manned landing on the moon, peace marches, World's Fairs, flower power, great TV and film and sexual freedom.

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The Substitutes are based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
 

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"ALIVE AND KICKING" DVD

 
 live performances 2006-08 Volume 1

 

The Substitutes formed in 2005 and specialise in recreating the '60s excitement and rawness that often gets lost with mere cover bands. Listen to a Dave Davies guitar solo or a Keith Moon
drum fill and know that the 60's were about experimentation and shock, not just good pop melodies.
With the gob smacking vocals and superb guitar work of Dennis Millar (ex seminal 70's band Buster Brown), the rock solid rhythm section of Pete Robinson (ex The Strangers) and Peter Reed (ex New Dream,) and the punk energy of Peter Summers (ex Strange Idols), The Substitutes faithfully produce the sounds of the '60s, just like the record, but with spirit, a dry humour and passion.
This DVD manages to capture some truly great live performances over a two year period but the 
footage was filmed by a variety of roadies ('best endeavors!') and the sound mostly comes directly from the camera. It nevertheless has some magic moments. Buy!
1. Baby Please Don't Go 10. Happy Jack 20. Sha La La La Lee2
2. Black Magic Woman 11. Help Me Girl 21. She's A Woman
3. Black Night 12. I'll Make You Happy 22. Sorry
4. Bus Stop 13. Itchycoo Park 23. Substitute
5. Catch Us if You Can 14. Lies 24. Summer in the city
6. Everlovin' Man 15. Mr Tambourine Man 25. The Loved One
7. Fire  16. Paranoid 26. Tin Soldier
8. Girl 17. Pictures of Lily 27. Undecided
9. Go Now 18. Rosalyn 28. Wedding Ring
  19. San Franciscan Nights  


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