I'll start with the latest from my Cyber PR campaign. 'Money From The Satisfied Man' has been picked up by a blog called Single Of The Day. He's written an amusing article which you can read by clicking the link below.
READ THE AMUSING ARTICLE
They've tagged the idea of 'money from the satisfied man' onto the global financial crisis. Which is more a case of 'money to the satisfied man'!! Of course, you all know that the song is nothing whatsoever to do with the banking mess-but it gets the point across. Please do read the article as it's a flattering piece in which the tune gets compared in favourbale terms with the likes of Pink Floyd, Gary Moore and Don Henley.
Ironically, there is a song on the new album which IS highly relevant to the 21st century equivalent of the Wall Street Crash. It's track 4: 'The Prisoner'.
CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO A SONG RELEVANT TO THE CURRENT ECONOMIC CRISIS.
ANOTHER BLOG FEATURE INCLUDING SOME NICE COMMENTS FROM FOLK:
My second feature this week was on a general blog called 'Bonds Big Leather Couch'. It covers many topics besides music, but has a regular section for new artists.
READ MY FEATURE AND NICE COMMENTS HERE
Or...if you are lazy or pushed for time, here are a couple of things people have said about me. Bear in mind they only got to hear 2 songs from the album.
Dana said: Deep 6? Not feeling it - both songs seemed a bit too similar.But Paul Jeffrey? Definitely my kind of artist!
Bud Weiser said: Jeffrey's first song was average. The second showed off his vocals much better. Talented.
Bud Weiser...I'm not making this up, remember these are blog names! Find out for yourself.
That's enough of those for now, on now to my latest gigs. I'm including an exciting new feature-the all-important *GIG RATING*. This is bascially my mark out of 10 for how the gig goes.
Want to know my scale? Do you really?
10=the perfect gig, like Francium only achievable theoretically
9=very very good gig, equalling or up there with my favourite ever shows
8=very strong night, very enjoyable
7=good night, had fun
6=fair night, solid show
5=below average gig
4=well below average gig
3=poor night, not one to be repeated
2=very poor night, shit gig
1=very very shit night out
0=the worst gig of all-time, totally abortive night
OK...so the first gig to be subjected to this process, also the first gig of my 4th decade is the Paul Jeffery Band @ The Duck n Drake in Leeds, Sat Oct 25.
This gig was quite different to most of ours in that the promoter had added a last-minute support band. Normally it's just us. What was more unusual was that they were a touring German punk band! We used their gear, which made things easier in that respect. We also had a debuting drummer (Kev) so it was a unique night in many ways.
They were a pretty damn good band too. Other bands on the same bill do tend to bring out the competitive instinct in musicians. And tonight I could have done without that, as unfortunately the gig was spoilt for me within 30 seconds of getting in the van. I won't say why, but it didn't help things. Anyway, we played one set straight through, about 75 mins altogether.
We played OK, a lot louder than normal, trying to find that punk energy in the set! The crowd seemed to thin out a bit, and I'm not sure if they preferred a heavier band. We tried to be that band, but it's never that easy. We were certainly loud though. And I got some audience response in the numbers that really need it, like 'All Day+All Night'. In the end, we didn't get a bad reception but as I said it was spoilt beforehand for me. It's a shame too because despite it's rustic interior (the sinks didn't work) the pub is a haven for live music and there's all too few of those remaining.
So I'm afraid the first gig under this new system will score: 5
The following Friday we were out again at The Plough, Oct 31st. And indeed it was a Halloween Special as it was also a local rugby league club's fund raiser. They all wore fancy dress. This gave the night a surreal edge, although I remember certain clubs in Doncaster where this would have appeared run of the mill dresscode.
We are always well-looked after here. The landlord Ali is a real enthusiast. Probably the only one in West Yorkshire! We played OK to a crowd that hadn't come to see us particularly. In the end we had some dancers and by the last song a long overdue roar of approval. We played a couple of encours which cemented it as a 'good response' and went home happier than the previous Saturday.
This one scores a 6.
I'm sure I could think of more to tell you but this is turning into one long blog, so for now I'll say bye and pick it up again next week. Bye.
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