BROTHER & BONES from London, Uk know how to take the listener’s breath. Shortly the band proved this at Eurosonic Noorderslag, now they are ready for the take-over. NOTHING BUT HOPE AND PASSION asked Richard Thomas, Si Robinson, James Willard, Yiannis Sahinis and Robin Howell-Sprent what their seven favorite songs are. One thing is for sure: these seven songs couldn’t be more diverse. Maybe that’s the reason why BROTHER & BONES‘ sound is diverse, special and simply beautiful.
BROTHER & BONES on tour
presented by NOTHING BUT HOPE AND PASSION
15.02.2014 – DE – Frankfurt – Nachtleben
17.02.2014 – DE – Munich – Ampere
18.02.2014 – DE – Berlin – Comet Club
19.02.2014 – DE – Hamburg – Hafenklang
21.02.2014 – DE – Cologne – Blue Shell
On the following pages BROTHER & BONES share their favorite seven songs. Be prepared for songs by LED ZEPPELIN, BOB MARLEY, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE and more.
BROTHER & BONES chose LED ZEPPELIN’s Whole Lotta Love as one of their seven favorite songs.
Zeppelin have always been one of the bands that set a benchmark by which, for us, everything else is judged. It seems like a cop-out to choose ‘Whole Lotta Love’ out of their entire catalogue but the fact is, for me, the vocal performance on this blows my mind every time I hear it. It’s that musical voodoo that makes me want to drive too fast, drink too much, and wish I was in a band half as formidable and unforgettable as Led Zeppelin.
BROTHER & BONES chose STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN’s Life Without You / Voodoo Child as one of their favorite songs.
It was a mutual love for Stevie Ray that brought myself and James (guitarist) together in Brother & Bones. We’ve both spent hours trading notes and banging on about his genius. I remember the first time I heard SRV when I was about 14 years old driving through France with my friend’s family. Someone had lent me a cassette of ‘In Step’ and it just blew mind when we first put it on. I just sat there in silence and almost couldn’t believe what I was hearing. I still get that today.
BROTHER & BONES chose BLIND WILLIE JOHNSON’s Dark Was The Night as one of their seven favorite songs.
This should be listened to by everyone on the planet. Simple as that. I don’t know what it is, but there’s something so ancient and yet so visceral and immediate that shakes me up every time I hear it.
BROTHER & BONES chose BILL WITHERS’ Grandma’s Hands (Live at BBC) as one of their seven favorite songs.
If I ever get pessimistic or need some musical reassurance I watch this performance. 100% musical vitality in its purest form. It tend to force people to watch this at about 3am/4am during those late night music debates.
BROTHER & BONES chose BOB MARLEY’s Could You Be Love as one of their favorite songs.
Bob Marley achieved greatness through his music and although maybe we don’t take direct musical influence here (we’re not a reggae band) we are all influenced by his determination and his love and belief of music. Plus I have yet to find a time when if this song comes on we don’t all sing along while dancing round the room/vehicle we are in.
BROTHER & BONES chose RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE’s Wake Up as one of their favorite songs.
This song opened my eyes to a whole new level of performance and power delivered from a band! Up until I heard Rage, my influences where all blues players and bands from the 60/70’s, and nothing as heavy. I remember the very opening had this Led Zeppelin style intro similar to ‘Kashmir’, then it dropped into something so much bigger and so new! I couldn’t believe that 3 players where making that much noise! From then on I started playing around more with effects and playing my guitar harder to get that ‘attitude’ in my sound.
Seeing them live was another eye opener and something that all of us have witnessed. It’s what live bands are about! Rage against the machine are one of the bands that gets us pumped before a show, you can’t help but move to it.
Last but not least: BROTHER & BONES chose SPIN DOCTORS’ Two Princes as one of their seven favorite songs.
Love this tune! It’s definitely up there as one of my favourite drum sounds. I especially love the opening drum fill, I remember as a kid spending ages trying to learn it. Randomly, this song reminds me of when I was 9 years old driving round Scotland with my uncle and cousins in a WII Army jeep. Fun times.