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Let’s just put a stake in the ground right from the get-go and call journeyman guitarist Geoff Everett one of Britain’s longest-standing blues/rock treasures. Geoff has been plying his trade since the ‘60s and, for the uninitiated, he can count amongst his long list of associations, collaborations and band members, the likes of Mike Vernon (UK producer extraordinaire for the Bluesbreakers, Bowie, Savoy Brown, Clapton, Chicken Shack, Peter Green, John Mayall), songwriters George Young and Harry Vander (Easybeats and AC/DC), Alan Lancaster (Status Quo), Carl Palmer, Screaming Lord Sutch, Gerry McAvoy and Brenda O’Neill (Rory Gallagher Band), David Knopfler, Albert Lee, Dave Swarbrick, and Mollie Marriott (daughter of Steve).Right, based on that CV – Geoff, you’ve got the job ! You don’t get to hang out and work with those kinds of luminaries without having pedigree by the bucket-load. You also don’t get to produce three albums of such consistency and quality without learning and interpreting from your co-conspirators over the years.Geoff’s three offerings (“Adult Show” – 2011, “The Quick and the Dead” – 2014 and “Cut And Run” – 2015) are aural honey – just dripping with irresistible riffs and licks, a satisfyingly road-weary voice and decorated with icing-on-the-cake harp, slide and, even theramin, throughout. But here’s what sets Geoff apart for me, he can write a darn good tune – that’s the difference between albeit very accomplished pretenders and real artists. Not above giving classic standards the Everett-treatment, it is notably the almost entirely self-penned material on these three albums that makes them a trio of real excellence.The band’s three albums are equally enjoyable played in or out of chronological order though the earlier Adult Show record is more for the blues purists. There is much to admire here from the spunky guitar and rumbling bass line on “Professor Honey Juice Blues” (a tip-of-the-hat, surely, to SRV ?) to the sweaty, smoky bar-room blues instrumental work-out of Sebastian Blues.More Gallagher-infused urgency on “When The Damage Is Done” against an almost Dr. Feelgood-esque bass and drum backdrop. I don’t think there are any mountains in Everett’s home base of Kent but he was clearly inspired by a misty, Celtic glen on “Katie” an understated little gem whilst there are echoes of Canned Heat channeling through “Little by
Little”. Album closer, “I Got Life” is one of the best songs never written by the Stones and Everett’s gorgeous twangy-jangly Strat work on “Swine Fever Blues” is a fine exploration of arguably what that particular brand of Fender was designed to sound like.In no particular order, dip into soulful lament “Why Can’t We Stop?” (featuring Albert Lee and Gary Barnacle), the chugging, chunky riffs of “Sin City Blues” and “Forty Days On The Road” and the impossibly-catchy album opener, “If You Can’t Fight, Wear a Big Hat”, all from The Quick And The Dead.
Mark Shaw
CHAMBERS, FOLKESTONE, KENT, APRIL 2014
THE FIRST TIME (unbelievably!) for this rock solid established R & B band in The Chambers!There really REALLY are very few of the names big in rock/blues & even folk that Geoff hasn't played with over the years & indeed the musician list on Geoffs albums does read like a who's who of the English music scene!This has lead to simply one of the finest three piece blues outfits you'll hear on the scene ANYWHERE and we have them here at Chambers this Thurs It's £3 on the door of FREE if you book to eat too! A sensible option this as it gives you a front row table for the night as well as a fine feed for little money too!!When you book make sure you ask to be placed somewhere near the band ok !!
Beale Street, Belgium - Feb 2014 The blues scene in the UK is rampant once again as proved by this Geoff Everett Band. The men are from Kent , which is also
the region where they make the nice weather with their performances . Happily now they also make the occasional record that we can listen to. It 's a power trio . Geoff plays guitar and does the vocals . Kevin Dore plays bass and does backing vocal, and then there's also Brendan O'Neill who takes the drums for his part.In addition, a host of guest artists that Geoff managed to snare for you. Just look at the cover. The result is therefore this. The opener " If You Can't Fight " has a finger-licking intro. The Harmonica man Alan Glen does the rest. And the harmonica ( Bad Bad Man , Fool Outa Me, Airflow Blues ) ) as well as the organ of Tim Hinkley give corresponding numbers ( Lost At Sea ) just added value. Numbers with a plus for me, " Bad Bad Man" and the beautiful ballad " Why Can't We Stop " - about the only restfulness on the CD . So a CD for which you want to sit down with pleasure. Slightly more than an hour in the office.(JePe) GIGglepics Track Reviews - June 2013The Geoff Everett Band – “Lost At Sea” track review from “The Quick And The Dead”Geoff Everett is a powerhouse product of a British rhythm and blues ancestry that permeates every note in his music. To hear him is to breathe in every sought-after era in your imagination when you wished you’d either been alive or present at that gig with Insert Blues God Here’s Name.His is a story of having been there, soaking in the years of influence, honing a style of guitar playing that conjours up Gary Moore’s melodic phrasing, coupled with the tonal attack of Jeff Beck. His singing is no less accomplished, providing a perfect foil for his guitar’s bite and lyrical quality.On his review track “Lost At Sea” from the album “The Quick And The Dead” the stage is set by a shimmering organ and deliciously sinuous guitar motif. Geoff’s expressive vocals are lent yet more prestige with the inclusion of Mollie Marriott providing a tight power with her voice speaking in unequivocal terms of a musical lineage that needs no further explanation or better recommendation.At every turn, this track showcases the talents of this most remarkable link to Britain’s gift to the rhythm and blues world in the 1960s, starting with John Mayall, the Yardbirds in their many guises, through the 1970s and beyond, a melting pot that was responsible for the vast majority of blues and rock
history as we know it now. It is quite simply R & B, the distillation of what those three characters used to mean before a world of sampling and vocoders robbed us of a genre title’s birthright.Geoff Everett has earned his place on British Blues’ family tree. It is this reviewer’s duty to encourage you to ensure his name and his music live on where they belong.Aaron.Blues Reviewer on Behalf of GIGgle Pics Blues Matters on Jun 20, 2013 in Blog Ones That Got Away 2 – Geoff EverettAs we’ve said before, our bi-monthly magazine, cram-packed with 132 pages of Blues news, features and reviews bursts at the seams with content. So much so that some articles burst out and can’t fit in the issue! Thus our second article that jumped our distinguished pages and couldn’t be put back in is a review of an album by a Bluesman with a sense of humour, and a sense of the Blues too. Geoff does, though, take his studio time very seriously, as can be seen from the accompanying picture.We give you Geoff Everett and a review of his album “The Quick and the Dead”.Following a few licks resembling an AC/DC intro, Geoff’s album gets off to a fine start with some fluting harmonica from Alan Glen of The Barcodes, whose work, sometimes subtle, sometimes powerful, shines throughout. The excellent opening song, ‘If you can’t fight, wear a big hat’, sets the tone: always fun, frequently fast and sometimes furious. Geoff has clearly read the Blues rule book that says you can either play guitar like an old guy on a porch, or like Stevie Ray Vaughan… it is probably proving useful hanging in strips in Geoff’s loo. Instead, there is plenty of variety here, and some classy input from guest musicians including Albert Lee.Taking a few of the songs, we go from Geoff’s Big Hat into ‘Forty Days on the Road’, a nice slower, yet pounding number with some good backing vocals. Then onto ‘Lost at Sea’, a touch of Gary Moore guitar meeting a Gerry Rafferty melody, with even better vocals from Mollie Marriott alongside Geoff. ‘Bad bad man’ features a truly epic harmonica solo and the slide guitar work is swift, reminiscent of JB Hutto. Geoff appears to have smuggled Angus Young in to play on the headbanging song ‘Airflow Blues’, and follows up with a
complete shock, a ballad with a Gospel feel, his vocals sounding like Steve Harley, and some great sax from Gary Barnacle. This album is a very good listen throughout and can be recommended to anyone who has an open mind, a liking for something a bit different, and who loves good slide guitar and Blues harmonica.Website here: www.thegeoffeverettband.co.ukFacebook here: www.facebook.com/pages/The-Geoff-Everett-Band/176523207666 RHYTHMS Magazine (Australia) - Jan 2013Geoff Everett should be more than the household name that he is for British blues enthusiasts. Just maybe, if Harry Vanda and George Young had maintained their association with Everett, instead of (understandably) diverting their attention to Young’s siblings Angus and Malcolm, then the story may have been different – we’ll never know. What we do know is that he is one hell of a guitarist, and The Quick And The Dead crackles with raw blues-rock energy right from the opening riff of ‘If You Can’t Fight (Wear A Big Hat)’, as it happens a song that wouldn’t be out of place on any AC/DC album.Kevin Dore (bass) and Brendan O’Niel (drums – Nine Below Zero/Rory Gallagher) provide the rock solid anchor for Everett’s high voltage licks and lead vocals. To flesh out the sound on several tracks, Everett has opted for a group of featured guests who superbly complement the band’s core trio. For instance, another Nine Below Zero (and ex-Yardbirds) luminary Alan Glen, surely one of the UK’s finest players, contributes some blistering harp solos throughout, none better than on ‘Bad Bad Man’ and the strutting ‘Forty Days On The Road’. Then there’s the late Steve Marriott’s daughter Mollie adding soulful backing vocals throughout, and sharing the lead on the slow burning ‘Lost At Sea’, with tear stained notes literally dripping from Geoff’s Stratocaster.The soulful ‘Why Can’t We Stop?’, reminiscent of Eddie Hinton at his finest, resonates with the unmistakable tone of Albert Lee’s signature country style picking, and Gary Barnacle’s (Tina Turner) slow burning sax; the track is brilliant. Dave Swarbrick (yes, he of Fairport fame) adds a couple of sparkling left of centre solos to ‘Too Big For Your Boots’; surprising but entirely appropriate. Throughout the album, renowned keyboardist Tim Hinkley contributes tasteful slices of Hammond and piano. Respected guests playing with respect, you can’t ask more than that, for this is ultimately
Geoff Everett’s album. A lifetime of travelling the blues culminates in his finest work to date, with blistering guitar, strong vocals and a fine batch of bluesy R’n’B songs.The music business is a tough game; favours are not easily granted and there are no guarantees, no matter how good you are. Geoff Everett is very, very good, and after serving British blues with distinction over several decades, then just maybe The Quick And The Dead will deliver him long overdue acclaim; it’s the least he deserves.By Trevor J. Leeden# The Geoff Everett Band – The Quick And The Dead # CLASSIC ROCK MAGAZINE - Jan 2013"The QuickAnd The Dead"Veteran Everett is a writer with hooks, dynamics and light bulbs popping over his head, and on this unfussy collection, he mixes up Stonesy belters like If You Can't Fight (Wear A Big Hat) with the superior shuffle of Too Big For Your Boots.The collective pedigree of the band, meanwhile, is belief beggaring.Henry Yates BLUES IN THE SOUTH Dec 2012THE GEOFF EVERETT BAND - TheQuick And The Dead -I wrote enthusiastically about the last CD from MrEverett and his gang and enthusiasm PLUS is whatyou get from me for this one.First let me say that Geoff is an accomplishedand inventive guitarist with a great singing voice. Hehas with him an excellent band (Kevin Dore bass andBrendan O’Niell drums) who move things along withpanache but this time much, much more. Geoff hastaken into the studio a plethora (good word beforebreakfast eh? ED) including Alan Glen, harmonica;Gary Barnacle, sax; Dave Swarbrick , fiddle; TimHinkley, keys; Albert Lee , guitar; and, MollyMarriot, daughter of Steve, back up/supporting vocals.Now that line-up should be enough to get your
interest so let me encourage that by saying that themusic is simply outstanding. Alan Glen is in top formthroughout and is simply sensational on the title track“The Quick And The Dead” . Dave Swarbrick alwayswas a player who could make your neck hairs standup - just the same here and there are not enough wordsin the world to praise Albert Lee’s input on “WhyCan’t We Stop” sharing the axe input with Geoff andmaking it all sound so easy! Molly Marriott does anoutstanding vocal job too. I want hear more of her.In summary than this is an accomplished andhighly listenable album which deserves a big audience,as does the man himself . Outstanding.Ian M BLUES IN BRITAIN Magazine Dec 2012The Geoff Everett BandThe Quick and The DeadCat No. GE001 This latest album from long time rocker and bluesman Geoff Everett starts the way it means to go on and pulls no punches as it rocks straight into “If You Can’t Fight (Wear A Big Hat)! You are left in no doubt this a power R & B trio. Geoff handles the vocals with gusto and blistering lead guitar work. He calls on friends from the road on this album with Albert Lee playing some guitar and the last solo on “Why Can’t We Stop”. Sax is nicely blown by Gary Barnacle, piano and Hammond organ tinkled by Tim Hinkley and Fiddle by Dave Swarbrick. The rhythm section is regular bass player Kevin Dore and drums for this album by Brendan O'Neill. Mollie Marriott adds harmonious and sensitive backing vocals on many of the songs. Harmonica work is taken by Alan Glen throughout, but I particularly liked his work on “Forty Days On The Road”. Ballads are handled with ease and a nice flow on “Lost At Sea” and “Why Can’t We Stop”, to which there is a very “Rolling
Stones” feel as well as on the title track “The Quick and The Dead” which I’m sure would put a smile on Mick & Keef’s faces. I also enjoyed the last track on the album “Sin City Blues” which goes out the way the album came in!If you like your Blues with extremely strong vocals, great guitar work whether raunchy and distorted or gentle and soulful and a solid rhythm section then this album is for you!Paul Stiles Classic Rock Magazine -Collectors Edition -May 2011.....Adult Show...."Oh yeah, I know Geoff Everett..." is a familiar catchphrase on the scene: he's been blazing since the 60s and, in truth probably retains more lead in his musical pencil than most of that era's superstars.On standouts tracks like 'Professor Honey Juice Blues'and 'I'm A Hog For You', guitarist Everett fuses an older man's phrasing with a younger one's irreverence, meaning it's not just adults who are likely to enjoy this Show.Henry Yates. Strange Brew Rock Club, Bromley. May 2012....Thanks to the GEB for a great rockin' rhythm 'n' blues gig at The Strange Brew Club friday gone. Tighter than a camels ass in a sandstorm and sounding like aural bourbon:-)
Blues Radio UK
Top 10 Request @ 14th July 2011http://www.bluesradio.co.uk/playlistT.html scroll down to id 4259 for the start of the album listing.
1 Leadbelly (23) C C Rider2 The Geoff Everett Band (20)
01. I Just Wanna Make Love To You3 Ten years After (15) - 02. Slow Blues in "C"4 Stevie Ray Vaughan (SRV)(11) - 02. Tin Pan Alley5 The Geoff Everett Band (10) 11. Little by Little6 SRV&Double Trouble (10) - Cold Shot(11)7 John Earl Walker (9) - Airport Blues8 The Geoff Everett Band (8) 02. Professor Honey Juice Blues9 Jimmy Reed (8) - Chicago Blues10 Howlin' Wolf & Hubert Sumlin (7) - May I Have a Talk with You. The Lobster Pot - West Malling HUGE thanks to 'The Geoff Everett Band' for a fantastic gig last night!!! Completely blown away again by how talented you are, the word is certainly getting 'round WM about you guys! Lots of enquiries about your next visit so that people can arrange to have groups of friends come down and watch......good times!! :)•• The Lobster Pot West Malling I know the weather is
pants but if you can steel yourself to venture out don't forget we have the best band playing this evening!! 'The Geoff Everett Band' will be on at 8.30 and they are SERIOUSLY worth getting soaked for!! Amazing blues and a warm welcome await the braver ones amongst you!!! - 27th May 2011
Preview of May 2011 edition of Maverick Magazine...."Adult Show Album"A practically perfect sound is created right before your very ears.With just three permanent members in this talented band, it is astonishing to hear the quality coming from the fingers and vocal chords of them all. Based in Kent, the Geoff Everett Band really does know how to notch the volume up to eleven and back.There are many to choose from the twelve to really blow you away. Possessing one of the fastest rhythms of the album is When The Damage Is Done. Utilising some impressive picking
and storming vocals, Al Clark’s harmonica is simply the icing on the cake. A commonly used blue chord forms the basis of I Just Wanna Make Love To You but, again, the band shows that they do not follow in the footsteps of other bands but create a unique sound which is hard to come by in contemporary music.The play regularly around the UK and Europe, and this second record by them is something to marvel at and enjoy in the best way possible; listening full blast and bopping along until at least a muscle or two is pulled. Russell Hill 28th March - Blues Radio UK.....I am so glad that you have had direct feedback from listeners hearing you on BRUK. The station is doing its job of playing great music and supporting / promoting known and unknown bands. I do have to say once (your album) 'Adult Show' was added to the playlist rotations and everyone here had listened to it I put it straight into the cd changer in the car. It hasn’t been taken out since it went in. It does wonders when you are stuck in traffic.25 March · 19:00 - 21:00www.romneymarsh.fm Kevin Beale. Join me this Friday for two hours of the finest Blues.This week will be featuring tracks from various bands inlcuding Nine Below Zero and the excellent Geoff Everett Band..BE SURE TO LISTEN IN FRIDAY 25TH MARCH 7PM-9PM
Bluesrockpagina Netherlands - 16th June 2011I'm not easily surprised by a blues band and now I am again. This three-man English band lets you enjoy their music as you seldom encounter. On this twelve-track disc, we are taken on a journey that takes us a long time to come. Most songs are by the man himself pegged with the exception of "I Just Want to Make Love To You" (Dixon) and
"Steady Rolling Man" (Johnson). Both covers are redesigned in a different way that you would almost think that no covers are well done.
The highly acclaimed song "Professor Honey Juice Blues" is also available on the band’s previous CD but is also on an American collector album "All Aboard The Blues" where the numbers of mainly between American blues musicians stands. That says enough about the quality I think. After several times to have played the CD I think this band on stage will be an act not to be missed. Geoff’s guitar playing is tough but not hard with the requisite solos supported by a good drummer and bass player all in a warm jacket stabbing. The whole is not innovative, but has a sauce sounds familiar yet fresh and you want more and more and more. These guys deserve a break to leave the pub circuit, and this CD is a good chance it will succeed.Reviewed by Bluesboy MESSAGE FROM FRANCEfor The Geoff Everett Band
"Geoff and company, heard first time in my live 60 minutes ago on "Blues Radio UK2 your 'little by little'. Now I've ordered your CD. Keep on rocking and rolling" - Christof from FranceMarch 2011 Blues In The South Magazine...... THE GEOFF EVERETT BAND: Adult Show: Self produced
<www.thegeoffeverettband.co.ukEvery now and again something special comes through the letter box and this CD is one of those special things. I have to admit I had never heard of the Geoff Everett Band before, perhaps you haven’t either, but I really hope that is rectified by you ASAP.Right from the first bent chord from Mr Everett’s telecaster, the music, bumps and grinds and swings and sways pretty much like the Adult Show it is. The CD is a nice mix of covers and self-penned songs, the latter group including the cracking ‘Professor Honey Juice’ and the wonderful ‘Swine Fever Blues’.The covers come from Muddy and Son House (or RJ if you will) but don’t expect them to sound anything like the originals. In short a terrific outing by a band that deserves a MUCH larger audience.Ian M(March 2011) Diane Lee - Landlady of The Stag in Walmer, Deal Kent.I listened to your cd, blew me away! would love to try and get you in the stag, if you've got any rough dates email or ring the pub. will be myself or russ to take the booking. would def buy that cd x (Note from Geoff - The Stag is now a regular date for us. Great venue!) Chris Naden - The Queens Head, Rye - 13 February at 09:06 ReportLast night was an excellent one for us, thank you again for that! I'm currently organising the tourist season gigs, and I was hoping to get one in from Geoff in early July and one in late August; I'll be back to you with dates when I've got things clarified.
Thanks again!Chris Naden - The Queens Head, Rye - 09 February at 16:34 ReportWe are pleased to present a second gig from the Geoff Everett Band with a great atmosphere, and music first class. Come along and hear one of the bigger names I've managed to get so far!Geoff Everett Band Share Location:The Queen's Head, RyeTime:Saturday, 12 February 2011 20:30 Pete Feenstra - The Geoff Everett Band supporting Nine Below Zero @ The Beaverwood Club, Chislehurst BR7 on Thur 3rd Feb 2011 08 January at 13:40The Geoff Everett Band also appearing on the 3rd Feb @ The Beaverwood Club ! It will be a great night!!!08 January at 13:56 Pete Feenstra - you tell em Geoff, check out the bass player he's a killer!08 January at 13:57 Blues Radio UK.......We did get your album in the post and what an album it is! We have added your album to the playlist and the online playlist for requests. You can find your album listed at this address http://www.bluesradio.co.uk/playlistT.html scroll down to id 4259 for the start of the album listing. I am really enjoying the album and have put it on myiPod for when im on the move. Everyone here at the station love it. Keep up the good work.RegardsDave Bradstow Mill 18 January at 15:21 ReportHey we have listened to your website and think your crackin!! Prakash PrakashOut of the darkness come the sounds......
THE GEOFF EVERETT BAND - part ON THE ROAD AGAIN - THE TERMINUS, EASTBOURNE, E. SUSSEX 29TH JUNE 2010 www.youtube.com http://www.thegeoffeverettband.co.uk/ THE GEOFF EVERETT BAND at THE TERMINUS, EASTBOURNE, E. SUSSEX 29TH JUNE 2010 Please visit the link for full information: Geoff Everett - Guitar and Vocals Kevin Dore - Bass Guitar Sam Jacques - Drums Blues Train on Frome FM.......Just to say that the CD arrived very swiftly, so many thanks for that. I will definitely be playing a track on the show next week - I'm just going through it now and its very good, a real mix of tempo's and some great tunes.Thanks again,Dave. Henry Yates - Classic Rock magazine........Hi Geoff,Sorry, yes - 'Adult Show'. That's a much better title than 'Night Show'.You're a hell of a guitar player, by the way.Cheers,Henry Venue : Wingspan Club-Pete Feenstra Pete,Superb double bill with Stan Webb’s Chicken Shack and Geoff Everett BandThe Geoff Everett Band was outstanding, giving a blistering performance of R&B as it should be played – a very tight trio with a fantastic rhythm section and Geoff out front with wicked slide guitar work and real good vocals too. CG Tina Clanford said on Feb 22, 2015 12:04 PMGeoff and his band returned to egham last night played two amazing sets of music An outstanding guitar player Geoff
plays with great passion engaging with the audience he is playing to making all his gigs first class great night last night Geoff look forward to you returning to egham love Tina and Marilyn xx
Vic Scott Drummer ( ex-Iron Maiden,The Stingrays,Heinz & the magic band,Bamboo Beat Band ) said on Dec 14, 2014 9:03 PMAbsolute nutz this band!....my style and music..aint seen em yet but will do as soon as the 2015 gig list is shown.....you never know Geoff maybe you'll invite me up for one or 2 numbers ????.."The quick and the dead " CD never stops playing in my car...all the best for the future
Tina Clanford said on Dec 8, 2014 10:46 PMI listened to radio sheppey on Sunday 7th December 3pm Geoff was the guest for 2 hours on the show brilliant interview Geoff with great music played and lots of interesting stories about you and your music and what's happening You are a superb guitarist and singer nice way to spend sunday listening to your music Lv
Tina xxTina Clanford said on Oct 30, 2014 7:20 PMLoving the "push me to far" CD Geoff Come back to egham soon Love your style of music Lv Tina xx
Tina Clanford said on Jul 29, 2013 8:55 PMGreat Gig at Egham United Services Club on Saturday 27th July Love from the Cripple table nearest to the stage and other bad legs in the club that night. please come back to Egham very soon Lv tina and friends xx
Steve Lee said on Mar 29, 2013 3:56 PMHi Geoff. Still can't get The Quick and The Dead out of my car CD player. Seems I can't and don't want to find the eject button. Just ordered Adult Show, so might have to find the elusive button. All the best, Steve.
Chicago 9 Blues Band said on Mar 7, 2013 12:14 PMGeoff great album,really enjoyed it.If you haven't seen these guys do yourself a favour & see these guys live & buy the cd.Good luck & all the best Melvyn.
Bernie Semark said on Jan 11, 2013 1:47 PMReal impressive you guys are a great band.
David Hudghton said on Sep 19, 2012 5:19 PMGeoff has always been an outstanding guitar player, and he just keeps on getting better, go see him, its always a great show, and you'll love the music.
Anthony Rovito - Olean NY - USA said on Aug 18, 2012 9:10 AMI heard your version of "Walking Blues" on Murphy's Saloon Podcast andn it tore me up! Excellent!
