Chosen by Monk
I don’t think I’ve got it wrong with my latest selection, as the renascent Quireboys offer up a slice of classic 12- bar rock ‘n’ roll boogie to strengthen their renaissance in the wake of recent travails with their rowdiest, most rambunctious and genuinely honest rawk ‘n’ roll in some three decades.
With Spike now firmly established as the owner of the name of the band he formed and reunited with a two-thirds of the line-up that recorded the iconic ‘A Little Bit Of What You Fancy’ album – bassist Nigel Mogg and keyboardist Chris Johnstone – as well as drummer Rudy Richman (who joined the band after the album was recorded) and long-term friend and collaborator Willie Dowling, with Thunder’s Luke Morley stepping up to the unenviable task of filling the shoes vacated by the late Guy Bailey, the ‘Boys are once again struttin’ their way through the heart of Soho town with their heads held high and their guitars slung low:
- ‘Wardour Street‘ will be released on 25 October.
- The Quireboys tour in November:
