GRILL BILL AND THE HOT DOGS: an exiting band able to transform the ragged and intense atmosphere of their much in demand live performance into vital recordings, a breath of smoky air in a market bunged down by formulatic marketing and ever narrowing musical perspectives.
Grill Bill and The Hot Dogs is that rare commodity: A real deal.
Combining punk gutso and screamin’, hollerin’ blues with stunning instrumental abilities and original songwriting, Grill Bill and The Hot Dogs have built a following based on the reputation of their live performances, and the success of their two single releases â€Madelen†and â€Jeg drar hjem/Goin’ Homeâ€, with the latter going to the top of the listeners favourite list at NRK P1, Norway’s largest broadcaster, holding the top spot for a month (and giving the boys a good kick in their comfortable butts with regards to finishing the recording of their much anticipated debut album in the process).
The band write their own material and perform it both in English and in their native Norwegian. The songwriting reflects both a strong sense of melody and a keen ear for simplistic intensity, supplied with lyrics actually worth paying attention to.
The seven members of Grill Bill and The Hot Dogs reflect the diversity of the bands’ music. A mixed crew to say the least, Grill Bill and The Hot Dogs are one of those groups that seem to have come together against odds, but for a reason. Or as one critic put it: â€Your typical heavymetalcountrybluespunk band with singer/songwriter sensibilities, featuring Jeff Becks bastard son on guitar and Satans cousin playing fiddleâ€.
A Grill Bill concert, usually billed as “Grill Bill and The Hot Dogs featuring Odd Bobâ€, is in many ways a throwback to the more informal musical climate of the 60’s and 70’s with a repertoire consisting of original compositions mixed with blues and r’n’b nuggets and more or less obscure rock and roll favourites, performed with a punch and a knowing wink.
Their choice of covers span from Charley Patton to The Ramones, from The Beatles to Chuck E. Weiss. They all receive The Grill Bill treatment which typically consists of taking the song apart and putting it together again in a totally different fashion, applying fiddles, steel guitar, harmony vocals, fierce guitars, toy instruments or whatever comes in handy.
Grill Bill and The Hot Dogs: The band that works
