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Reviews and News - October 2010
Review: Waddy Wachtel Band 10/25/10

Note from Nina:

We had a great crowd turn out for the Waddy Wachtel Band gig at The Joint last night 10/25/10 - rockers one and all...... and so many of you were there. I could tell from your smiling faces and clapping hands that everyone got steamed up when WWB Rocked Us Up. Yes, they sure did!!!

The Waddy Wachtel Band doesn’t feel like they have to start with slower tunes then lead up to rockier stuff later. They started off the night with “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” - oh yessss..... we were jumpin’ with them. Waddy Wachtel showed that not only is he a fantastic guitarist, but he’s also an exceptional singer with his lead vocals. After the song, Waddy said: “We like to start with the pretty tunes.” :-)

How do you follow such a great rockin’ song? With another great rockin’ song! Jamie Savko wailed through lead vocals on “Girl’s Got Rhythm” while Rick Rosas (just back from performing with Buffalo Springfield and Neil Young) whipped his bass into action and Phil Jones (back on stage after his recent illness) banged delightfully on the drums showing he’s back in perfect health (Yay!).

No let up for these wonderful rockers........ They blasted through the first set, with Brett Tuggle moving from keyboards to guitar to vocals - thrilling everyone. And Keith Allison definitely thrilled everyone with his vocals and guitar playing...... as usual!

A special treat on top of all that.......
Mindi Abair joined the band blowing us away as she blew on that saxophone. And this gorgeous woman can sing too! We’re happy to say she’ll be back with WWB often. The woman can ROCK! Lucky us.
A few notes about Mindi...... Mindi joined Waddy and Adam Sandler on their 21 day tour in 1996 as part of The Goat Band - singing background vocals - and she also appeared in an HBO special with them. When she told Waddy she also played sax, he and Adam got her to play sax and sing on Adam’s next album “What’s Your Name” in 1997. Mindi has played on lots of albums and has released some albums of her own songs as well.

Another special guest......
Joe Vitale took Phil’s drum throne for “Honky Tonk Women” while Phil played along on cowbell. Joe just returned from performing with Rick Rosas and Buffalo Springfield. He, Rick and Waddy were in Joe Walsh’s band - recording and touring - in 1983. Joe has played on tons of albums with others, and it was a delight to have him up there banging and crashing those drums with WWB.

One more note......
I heard the Kinks version of “Till The End Of The Day” on the radio last week. It’s a great tune, and the Kinks were a great band. But I realized...... WWB rocked that tune to new heights! They do that with every song they play.
That’s why we keep coming back for..... MORE!!!!!

Set List:
First Set:
1. "Jumpin' Jack Flash" (The Rolling Stones) Waddy Wachtel lead vocals; Jamie Savko and Brett Tuggle background vocals; Brett keyboards
2. "Girl's Got Rhythm" (AC/DC) Jamie lead vocals; Waddy and Brett harmony vocals; Brett rhythm guitar
3. “Substitute” (The Who) Jamie lead vocals; Waddy and Brett harmony vocals; Brett rhythm guitar
4. "What's Next To the Moon" (AC/DC) Brett lead vocals and rhythm guitar; Waddy harmony vocals
5. "Bitch" (The Rolling Stones) Jamie lead vocals; Waddy harmony vocals; Brett guitar solo; Mindi Abair saxophone
6. “The Shape I’m In” (The Band) Keith Allison lead vocals and rhythm guitar; Jamie and Waddy harmony vocals; Brett keyboards
7. "Poor Poor Pitiful Me" (Warren Zevon) Keith lead vocals and rhythm guitar; Waddy harmony vocals and slide guitar; Brett harmony vocals
8. “Misty Mountain Hop” (Led Zeppelin) Jamie lead vocals; Brett keyboards and harmony vocals
9. "All the Way to Memphis" (Ian Hunter) Jamie lead vocals; Brett Keyboards and harmony vocals; Mindi saxophone and harmony vocals

Second set:
1. “I Am The Walrus” (The Beatles) Brett lead vocals and keyboards; Waddy background vocals
2. “Ruby Tuesday” (The Rolling Stones) Jamie lead vocals; Waddy and Brett harmony vocals; Brett keyboards
3. “Till The End Of The Day” (The Kinks) Brett lead vocals and rhythm guitar; Waddy harmony vocals
4. “Honky Tonk Women" (The Rolling Stones) Jamie lead vocals; Waddy and Brett harmony vocals; Mindi saxophone; Joe Vitale drums; Phil Jones cowbell
5. "C'Mon Everybody" (Eddie Cochran) Keith lead vocals and rhythm guitar; Waddy and Brett harmony vocals; Brett keyboards; Mindi saxophone
6. “Start Me Up” (The Rolling Stones) Jamie lead vocals; Waddy and Brett harmony vocals; Brett rhythm guitar
7. “Won’t Get Fooled Again” (The Who) Jamie lead vocals; Brett keyboards

So, everyone wants to know when the next Waddy Wachtel Band gig will be. I can’t confirm it for sure yet, but we’re hoping for November 15.
I’ll let you know as soon as I do.

As Waddy says....... “Keep Rockin’ !!”
See you soon.

Click on any photo to enlarge.....

Waddy Wachtel, Phil Jones, Rick Rosas, Brett Tuggle	Waddy Wachtel, Phil Jones, Rick Rosas, Brett Tuggle	Waddy Wachtel, Mindi Abair	Waddy Wachtel, Mindi Abair
Mindi Abair, Jamie Savko	Mindi Abair, Jamie Savko	Waddy Wachtel, Phil Jones	Waddy Wachtel, Phil Jones, Mindi Abair, Joe Vitale
Waddy Wachtel, Mindi Abair, Keith Allison, Phil Jones, Rick Rosas	Waddy Wachtel, Phil Jones, Mindi Abair, Joe Vitale, Rick Rosas, Brett Tuggle	Waddy Wachtel, Mindi Abair, Phil Jones, Jamie Savko, Rick Rosas, Brett Tuggle