BB and the Bullets

From the first bar, I said, “I like that.” I turned to my buddy, and he said, “Wow. This is good.”

BB and the Bullets had just played their first chords at Capital Blues, and they were off.

For the next two hours, they treated us to some classic blues tunes, but not the normal arrangements you know. They brought their own treatments to many well-known tunes.

And they are tremendous players too.

Brian Baker, after some years wowing Australia, is joined by two local Whanganui musicians, bass player Johnny Keating (foundation member of the Whanganui Musicians Club), and drummer Brad MacMillan.

A few examples of the tunes:
• One Bourbon, One Scotch but not like George Thorogood or John Lee Hooker
• The classic Freddy King song, Down Down Down, with a heavy beat.
• Further On Up The Road wasn’t a rehash of the Eric Clapton tune but sounded more like Johnny Winter.
• Cold Shot wasn’t another Stevie Ray sound-alike, but more Jeff Beck.

And so it goes. Fabulous tunes re-imagined in their own style.

This is a tight, well-rehearsed band with rocking bass, hard-driving John Bonham-style drums, and excellent guitar on top.

Come and see what you missed.