I just saw this band in San Diego at the Gator on the Bay festival. Electrifying. Jagger-like energy with Etta James like vocals but IMO, better than both. NO ONE was seated. Old farts like me were leaping in the air. Near hysterics, even tears. About as tight as a rhythm section gets. Bass is executed with authority and precision. Bonham-like drumming power but better and tighter. Incredibly rich guitar work when Hill & Chavez are together, fucking sublime. Reminiscent of 1972 Stones "Tumbling Dice" when Mick Talyor joined Keith Richards, but the NHB are better musicians. But Nikki's VOICE. Holy shit. Tina Turner meets Little Richard. She projects and infects the audience with so much energy, it's exhilarating and exhausting simultaneously. Miraculous. As if this wasn't enough, GREAT original songs. All this and they can write too? That omnipresent Achillies Heel of most bands is totally absent here. If this isn't superstar material, I don't know what is. Try to find them performing a song called "STRUTTIN". A nominee for the most perfect example of pure Rock & Roll I've EVER heard...by anyone...ever. Seriously people, you owe it to yourself to hear this, it's breathtaking: th-cam.com/video/vASgFSrHnFU/w-d-xo.htmlsi=GQajQykmIdvpmX4J I've never been a Beatles fan. I admired their incredible talents, but the style is too midtempo, folksy and lacking in dynamics for my taste. To that end, when there were just two supergroups, I therefore migrated to The Stones over The Beatles who exhibited much more raw, exciting energy. In this sense, I considered The Stones "the greatest rock & roll band in the world" for decades. I truly believe we are witnessing the embryonics of the new "greatest". The Nikki Hill Band. Breathtaking. *** Here's the corrected song list: Travelin' Band (Creedence cover) Get Down and Crawl Poison in the Well Every Time I See You, I Go Wild (Stevie Wonder cover) Don't Be the Sucker I Just Can't Trust You Strapped to the Beat
1,playing in a traveling band 2 get down and crawl, 3, poisoning the well 4, everytime I see you 5, don't be the sucker 6, leave you behind 7 strapped to the beat
KEEPS ME ALIVE such bands do really
That is one tight band. Sizzzzzzle.
coool too
I just saw this band in San Diego at the Gator on the Bay festival. Electrifying. Jagger-like energy with Etta James like vocals but IMO, better than both.
NO ONE was seated. Old farts like me were leaping in the air. Near hysterics, even tears. About as tight as a rhythm section gets. Bass is executed with authority and precision. Bonham-like drumming power but better and tighter. Incredibly rich guitar work when Hill & Chavez are together, fucking sublime. Reminiscent of 1972 Stones "Tumbling Dice" when Mick Talyor joined Keith Richards, but the NHB are better musicians.
But Nikki's VOICE. Holy shit. Tina Turner meets Little Richard. She projects and infects the audience with so much energy, it's exhilarating and exhausting simultaneously. Miraculous.
As if this wasn't enough, GREAT original songs. All this and they can write too? That omnipresent Achillies Heel of most bands is totally absent here. If this isn't superstar material, I don't know what is.
Try to find them performing a song called "STRUTTIN". A nominee for the most perfect example of pure Rock & Roll I've EVER heard...by anyone...ever.
Seriously people, you owe it to yourself to hear this, it's breathtaking:
th-cam.com/video/vASgFSrHnFU/w-d-xo.htmlsi=GQajQykmIdvpmX4J
I've never been a Beatles fan. I admired their incredible talents, but the style is too midtempo, folksy and lacking in dynamics for my taste. To that end, when there were just two supergroups, I therefore migrated to The Stones over The Beatles who exhibited much more raw, exciting energy. In this sense, I considered The Stones "the greatest rock & roll band in the world" for decades.
I truly believe we are witnessing the embryonics of the new "greatest".
The Nikki Hill Band. Breathtaking.
***
Here's the corrected song list:
Travelin' Band (Creedence cover)
Get Down and Crawl
Poison in the Well
Every Time I See You, I Go Wild (Stevie Wonder cover)
Don't Be the Sucker
I Just Can't Trust You
Strapped to the Beat
wow..cool...me i was thinking..like something wild and cool from the 60´s..
Besides else: I like this drummer. Wow, he has a unique playing style. 🙂
he´s great
1,playing in a traveling band
2 get down and crawl,
3, poisoning the well
4, everytime I see you
5, don't be the sucker
6, leave you behind
7 strapped to the beat
Fucken Unreal.
back to the sixties..!!