|
Can
you introduce us the band members ?
Well, there is Alfie, our singer. Great voice,
cowboy looks and a lot of humor and fun. Then
Kay, the axeman. He plays all kinds of guitar,
switches from rhythm to soloing and back...a
real wizard. Arne is our keyboard player.
Honky tonk piano, Allman style organ or jazzy
e-piano, he plays it all. I am the bassplayer,
backing vocalist and sometimes acoustic guitar
player. And Johann is our drummer, always
working on some intrigueing drum tricks.
When you started
NOCTURN BAND in '94, did you cover southern
rock bands ? if yes, which ones ?
Well, we had only a few originals, so we also
did covers. Among others, we did Allman
Brothers Band, Lynyrd Skynyrd, ZZ Top, but
also Robben Ford and Stevie Ray Vaughn.We
still have some cover tunes mixed in our
live-shows nowadays, tunes from Doc Holliday,
Molly Hatchet and 38 Special mix with our own
self-penned stuff.
You have recorded an
unplugged album. tell us more about it.
Well, it's not a full-length album.
Originally, we just wanted to record a trailer
for our Debut live-show at Radio Hamburg, the
biggest commercial radio station in our town.
But then there was some studio time left and
we recorded an acoustic version of our
"hit" CAROLINA as well. There's only
these two tracks on that CD and we never sold
it officially. Kind of a rarity, haha...
You recorded your
first demo back in '96.( name is Southern Rock
) Was it original covers songs ?
We did two original songs, CAROLINA and GETTIN'
RESTLESS AGAIN, and a cover tune, MAYDELL.
You were about to
open for 38 Special, but finally you opened
for Molly Hatchet. Do you have good memories
of this show ?
Hell yeah, we have!! Not only that the Molly
Hatchet band are great, friendly and
down-to-earth guys, but also we rocked their
audience, who didn't know us but gave us great
response! Also it was the biggest audience we
had played for until then, so it was a blast.
For your album, who
wrote the songs ? How was the recording
process ?
Besides MAYDELL, a song by Warren Haynes and
Johnny Neel that made it to the album, we
wrote our songs all by ourselves. Our
guitarist wrote five songs, colaborating with
the respective singer, who had to come up with
the lyrics and some of the melodies. I wrote
six songs, handling both music and lyrics with
the exception of GOOD AS GONE where Alfie
added some of his lyrics.
Photo provided by Nocturn Band
How was the recording
process ?
We first recorded the tracks playing
live and together in the studio. Drums, bass,
keyboards and rhythm guitar. Then we
overdubbed the other stuff: vocals, lead
guitars, keyboard solos and stuff like that.
Did you plan to tour
in Germany during summer ?
During last summer? No, we didn't do that much
touring during summer, we had a row of shows
in the fall. This year we hope to do some open
airs in northern Germany, let's see.
What kind of Music do
you listen ?
Besides all the Southern Rock stuff, like
Allman Brothers, Skynyrd, Hatchet, Doc
Holliday, 38 Special and all the other bands,
I sometimes like to listen to some Heavy Metal
stuff, like Iron Maiden. Steve Harris is an
influence on my bassplaying. I also like
Jazz.We all like Southern Rock. Our singer
listens to Hard Rock, our guitarist to blues,
soul, jazz and hardrock, our keyboarder to
jazz, soul and blues and our drummer to
jazzrock, funk and stuff like that.
What do you wish for
NOCTURN BAND in the future ?
Well, we know Southern Rock is not a big
seller in Europe these days, so we won't
expect any MTV heyday.. :-) We just want to
play good gigs, sell some of our CDs and maybe
record more CDs, because we have over 20 more
original songs in our setlists.
Last question. If you
had to last your life on a desert island,
which albums would you bring with you ?
Wow, this is difficult! How many can I take? I
think Allman Brothers live at Fillmore East
(1970), and Seven turns (1990); also Skynyrd
live, maybe One more from the road (1976) or
live from steeltown (1998). If I could, I
would like to bring ALL my LPs and CDs with
me! :-)
Photo provided by
Nocturn
Band
Web
site: http://www.nocturnband.com
Philippe
Archambeau (France)
http://membres.lycos.fr/rtjweb
|
