The Boneshaker CD was a chance to put together all the things I loved about ROCKABILLY and all it's messed up variations. A good chance to get back to the roots of the music I loved in the 70's having discovered it (like many people) through the Cramps....and it still 'tastes good...like a bad gurl should!'
ALBUM REVIW - BIG CHEESE MAGAZINE FEBRUARY 2007
VINCE RAY ‘Boneshaker Baby’ (Raucous)
And thee incredible feat of rockabilly voodoo
4/5
The Vince who’s art adorns T shirts, record covers, walls and skin the world over is back to bother your ears. This time he lets loose with full on voodoo rockabilly abandon, this where Vince Ray seems most at home. This platter is really a split release, the first nine tracks Vince is part of a basic trio and is howling the vocals and getting some really nasty, in the rockabilly goodness sense of the word, tunes out of his battered Gretsch, the rhythm section includes Little Man Kurt from the Grit on slappin’ bass who pile drives things along . The material is nothing new but delivered in a style all Vince’s own and just oozes all the good things rockabilly should be about, sex, drugs, booze and fast motors. The last eight of the 17 tracks are out and out rockabilly from Vern Vain & the Blue Vains (with a name like that how can you fail) Vince takes the guitar duties and fuck he can twang it while Vern croons songs about bartenders, poker and hillbilly hellcats, seriously what more could you want? Simon Nott
Says Vince, 'We dug up tracks from the vaults with Vern Vain and the Blue Vains,including a long lost 7'' ep recored for Raucous many moons ago and added some new tracks with Gaff and Kurt (he of the mighty GRIT).
The addition of the INEXORABLE STRANGY on slap bass has meant that we're ready to crawl outta the rock n roll crypt and bring some twisted toons to a town near you....weddings, funeral and barmizvas, anything welcome.'
THERE ARE GIGS IN THE PIPELINE, FOLLOWING THE SUCCESSFUL HELL'S ANGELS BASH ON 24 MARCH 2007 IN HACKNEY. WATCH THIS SPACE.....
HERE ARE A FEW PICS TAKEN FROM OUR GIG AT THE CLUB BOXER ON 27 APRIL 2007 BY THE VERY TALENTED STEVE THORNE AT www.rocklens.com - FOR LIMITED EDITION PRINTS ....please e-mail Steve at [email protected]
THE VINCE RAY SHOP IS NOW OPEN !!!16 Manette Street, WC1 conveniently located between the Crowbar and the Borderline.We have tons of T-shirts, posters and prints, stickers, Voodoo Boots, shrunken heads, Toxico clothing, Voodoo Smokey amps, guitar strings, belt buckles, ouija boards, tattoo flashes, a couple of mugs and ashtrays, and plenty more to come (including Vince Ray corsets by Miss Katie - of course!).So, if you're in London now or are planning a visit - go and check it out - you wont be disappointed !!!!
THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO ATTENDED THE GIG AT CLUB NOIR IN GLASGOW - WE HAD A BLAST .... thanks to Paul at www.artpunk.com for the pics
THE GIG IN IPSWICH WAS AMAZING - BIG THANKS TO EVERYONE AND TO STOMP IN THE SWAMP FOR THE PICS BELOW :-