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Reviews and News - February 2012
Review: Waddy Wachtel Band 2/4/12

Note from Nina:

I know everyone who was at The Joint Saturday night 2/4/12 getting Rocked Up by the Waddy Wachtel Band is still buzzzin'. Yes, we are!!! What a great musical night it was. Our guys really kicked some ass!

Before I give you some words about the gig and the set lists, I wanna remind you.......
The next WWB gig is at The Mint (just down the street from the Joint) on Saturday night, March 10. With our regular line up of Waddy, Phil, Rick, Brett, Jamie and Keith - plus Bernard Fowler will be back in town and said he'll be singing some great songs with them too. I know you want to be there! I'll remind you.

Here we go.......

WWB added 2 new tunes to their set list last night - ones they hadn't done for us before. "The Kids Are Alright" by The Who - Oh yeah, the kids up on that stage were definitely alright. Better than alright - they really got us going with that one, the first song of the night. Waddy did a wwonderful job on the lead vocals. A special treat for us Who fans. Keith Allison (our Southern man) sang the other new tune - "Wild and Blue." Of course it was Keith who could do such a fantastic job of singing that country song, and the band made it ROCK!

I'm sorry for using the word "rock" so much in my WWB reviews, but that's what they DO. They rock our world, shaking out all the dust we might have been accumulating, and make us all feel happy to be alive! Know what i mean?

Yes, Waddy doesn't accept mediocre. When his hands fly over those guitar strings or he's singing those delightful vocals, it's flawless. How lucky are we? Very!

Rick Rosas always blows my mind when he plays those bass riffs on "Eight Miles High." He and Waddy took center stage and played off each other in a way I can't describe in words. Oh man! You never heard that song done before like they do it. Add those harmony vocals by Waddy and Jamie - High we all are.

Speaking of Jamie..... What an incredible voice he has. When he hits those high notes, it's like the angels are flowing through his vocal chords. Shivers for sure.

Phil Jones - there's no one like him. Give him some sticks and drums - and any band would be saying "Thank you, Phil!" He rocks our world.

What a treat it was to have Brett Tuggle back on that stage with WWB. We missed him. When you hear Brett's vocals on "I Am the Walrus" - it makes everyone tingle. And I have to say his vocals blended with Waddy's and Jamie's harmonies on "I Can't Let Go" - killer. I've been hearing that song in my head all day.

Okay, my sweet Rockers...... I've done the best I can to try to tell you how Rocked Up we get from WWB. If you've seen them you know. If you haven't - remind yourself you deserve this treat. WWB does it for YOU!

Set List:
First Set:
1. "The Kids Are Alright" (The Who) Waddy Wachtel lead vocals; Jamie Savko harmony vocals; Brett Tuggle guitar
2. "All Down the Line" (The Rolling Stones) Jamie and Waddy harmony vocals; Brett guitar
3. "Girl's Got Rhythm" (AC/DC) Jamie lead vocals; Waddy harmony vocals; Brett guitar and harmony vocals
4. “Itchycoo Park” (Small Faces) Jamie lead vocals; Waddy harmony vocals; Brett keyboards and harmony vocals
5. “Misty Mountain Hop” (Led Zeppelin) Jamie lead vocals; Brett keyboards and harmony vocals
6. "Lawyers Guns and Money" (Warren Zevon) Waddy lead vocals; Brett guitar
7. "Wild and Blue" (John Anderson [composed by John Scott Sherrill]) Keith Allison lead vocals and guitar; Waddy and Jamie harmony vocals; Brett keyboards and harmony vocals
8. “Poor Poor Pitiful Me" (Warren Zevon) Keith lead vocals and guitar; Waddy harmony vocals and slide guitar; Brett harmony vocals and tambourine
9. “Ruby Tuesday” (The Rolling Stones) Jamie lead vocals; Waddy harmony vocals; Brett keyboards and harmony vocals
10. “I Am The Walrus” (The Beatles) Brett lead vocals and keyboards; Waddy harmony vocals

Second set:
1. "All the Way to Memphis" (Ian Hunter) Jamie lead vocals; Brett keyboards and harmony vocals
2. "I Can't Let Go" (The Hollies) Brett lead vocals and guitar; Waddy and Jamie harmony vocals
3. "Immigrant Song" (Led Zeppelin) Jamie lead vocals
4. “Start Me Up” (The Rolling Stones) Jamie lead vocals; Waddy harmony vocals; Brett guitar and harmony vocals
5. "Eight Miles High" (The Byrds) Waddy and Jamie lead harmony vocals; Brett guitar
6. “Substitute” (The Who) Jamie lead vocals; Waddy harmony vocals; Brett guitar and harmony vocals
7. “The Shape I'm In” (The Band) Keith lead vocals and rhythm guitar; Waddy and Jamie harmony vocals; Brett keyboards and harmony vocals
8. "High Maintenance Girlfriend" (Waddy Wachtel) Waddy lead vocals; Brett guitar and harmony vocals
9. "Jumpin' Jack Flash" (The Rolling Stones) Waddy lead vocals; Jamie harmony vocals; Brett guitar and harmony vocals
10. "Sin City" (AC/DC) Jamie lead vocals; Brett guitar

As Waddy says: Keep rockin'. You know we will!

Click any photo to enlarge............

Waddy Wachtel	Waddy Wachtel, Phil Jones, Brett Tuggle	Jamie Savko	Brett Tuggle
Phil Jones, Keith Allison, Rick Rosas	Waddy Wachtel	Rick Rosas	Phil Jones
Jamie Savko	Phil Jones, Brett Tuggle, Rick Rosas	Waddy Wachtel