Another eclectic one, The Bees are the Isle Of Wight's finest Psychedelic/Rock/Pop/Skiffle/Ska/Folk combo. Free the bees is their second album and was recorded in Abbey Road studios. This is another album that I've not listened to anywhere near as much as it deserves over the years, and the reason for this is it has stayed in my DJ box since I got the album. No matter where I'm DJing i almost always sneak "Chicken Payback" from this album into the set somewhere, and it usually goes down incredibly well.
Its a great album, nice and varied, with bits that sound like Captain Beefheart one minute, then The Hollies another minute, then like a russian dub band another! I was hoping to post "Chicken Payback" for your listening pleasure, but guess what, EMI have blocked it! (you can tell they really don't want people to hear and buy new music!) so here's the aforementioned russian dub track, "The Russian"...
I won this album in a 6Music competition along with a vinyl 7" (The Horsemen) and a pair of Bees' shakers. I too am guilty of not listening to the album enough. And I gave one of the shakers away. Shameful!
I won this album in a 6Music competition along with a vinyl 7" (The Horsemen) and a pair of Bees' shakers. I too am guilty of not listening to the album enough. And I gave one of the shakers away. Shameful!
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