The latest astonishing song we've added is "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.
We've also recently added "Everlovin' Man" by The
Loved Ones to our repertoire 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.
Please note: The Substitutes are based in
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
The
Substitutes
Recreating the best sounds of the 1960's with bass,
drums, guitar, blues harp, piano and organ instrumentation.
Are you tired of attending functions and events with music
provided by a laptop computer and a couple of singers who trill to Abba
songs?
Are you tired of seeing yet another
pub cover band play the same old regurgitated and diluted
60's/70's/80's/90's hits like 'Nut Bush City Limits', 'Khe
Sanh' and 'Radar Love'?
If you add the soaring vocals and
astonishing guitar work of
Neil Scott (who played in legendary
British band Chalice) and the punk energy provided by
Peter Summers,
a great night of rock entertainment and dancing is guaranteed.
The Substitutes have
been around for about ten years recreating that 60's excitement
and rawness that often gets lost with 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.
We play the songs that 'bar bands'
avoid - the really complex songs, the lost gems, the ones in
difficult keys, the ones with odd arrangements and
instrumentation - in fact we make it bloody hard for ourselves
really...
But, we really are the best 60's band
playing in Melbourne.
Click HERE
to see the wide array of 60's songs we play.
"To
boldly go where no (cover) band has gone before"
We only
play rock and pop music recorded between January 1964 and December 1970 ie. the years
commonly referred to as The Sixties. We
predominately play music recorded by British artists with a smaller selection of
comparable US and Australian artists. We
specialise in the �lost gems� ie. the genuine one-hit wonders, the obscure
should-have-been-hits, and the great songs that are too complex for most �bar�
bands to play.
We avoid songs that are 'cheesy', twee or 'naff' and the Sixties suffered from
songs of this type like all decades. We always
attempt to faithfully replicate the original arrangements, instrumentation,
harmonies, keys and production values of the songs we choose to play. We love
what we do and we love the music that we play � it is a humbling experience to
be able to play such great songs and show respect to the original artists and
producers.