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Guitar Gods Behaving Badly
II
On Saturday the 15th of November 2008, the Charles Hotel once again
rocked to the sounds of the Guitar Gods Behaving Badly. GGBBII
reunited Graham Greene and Gerard Maunick, with Gerry Quigley and The
Shinkickers rounding out the trio for a gig that featured Roots and
Soul, Celtic Blues and Melodic Rock in a guitar-soaked setting.
The Gerard Maunick Band is the perfect opener, with the smooth and
funky sounds of Gerard’s cooler-than-cool three piece washing the room
in a mix of Reggae-tinged Blues and his own mesmerising brand of “Soul
Kreol”. Gerard, John Trotter (drums) and George Stout (bass) played
tracks from Gerard’s past albums and some new songs from the upcoming
CD release from WA’s own King of Creole Soul guitar.
Gerry Quigley and The Shinkickers hit the stage and immediately
transported the crowd to the other side of the planet with a set of
lively Celtic Folk and rocking Blues. The diminutive Irish Master led
the band through a set that ranged from breakneck blues to the
hauntingly bittersweet “Weeping Willow”, an instrumental ballad
invoking Lynott and Moore at their lyrical best.
A special guest for the door prize giveaway was WA’s Queen of the
internet airwaves, Global Thunda Network’s Nana Mex, who drew the
prize and revved up the crowd with some inspiring words on the quality
of Australian Independent Music.
Graham Greene’s Resonance Project opened their set with an explosion
of guitars as they cranked into Graham’s Star Music Award winning
track, “Impressive Hair”, immediately drawing the guitar faithful to
the front of the stage. Donna G. then joined the boys for a hard
rocking set that included the epic “Walk On Water”, featuring
virtuosic performances from singer and guitarists alike. The crowd
were left yelling for more, and they got more – in the shape of an
impromptu jam on the classic blues standard “Rock Me Baby” featuring
Graham and Gerry living up to the “Guitar Gods Behaving Badly” tag. As
well as impressing the audience with extended trade-off solos, the
pair got up to some visual antics that left those watching in stitches
of laughter. One of the highlights of an eventful evening, parts of
the jam were filmed, and appear on the West Coast Music Shack YouTube
page, along with other footage from the show.
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