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GMT LIVE
Press reviews: VIBES FROM THE VINES FESTIVAL (from GetReadyToRock.com)
Horam, 12 August 2006
A new festival, set in leafy middle of nowhere, in the heart of Sussex, which by the time GMT appeared attracted 3000 fans............ As darkness fell, the light show became more apparent, and enter GMT, or Guy, McCoy, Tormé. Robin Guy is a local drummer of some repute, and bassist John McCoy and guitarist / vocalist Bernie Tormé both recorded with Gillan, amongst a whole host of other projects.....
.......Basically, they blew away every preceding band, their bluesy punk metal explosive. Tormé's own 'Wild West' kicked off before they played several tracks from GMT's own forthcoming album.
'Rocky Road' is a real cracker with an Irish bent. Drummer Guy is a hard hitting rocker and a real showman too, and never stopped grinning ear to ear throughout the set. Tormé and McCoy also add inter track banter and a sense of humour, something some... other bands could learn from.
Closing with 'Smoke On The Water' the crowed seemed happy, rocking and oblivious to the weather. |
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GMT (Robin Guy, John McCoy, Bernie Torme) (Record Collector)
The Peel, Kingston, London 13 August 2006
GMT are drummer Robin Guy (Rachel Stamp, Bruce Dickinson), bassist John McCoy (Gillan, Mammoth) and guitarist Bernie Torme (Gillan, Ozzy et al)........ this gig was a one off and what a marvellous event it was too.
For a three piece band the sonic assault is full, the arrangements excellent and tight. Opening with a couple of old Torme numbers Wild West and Star. Bernie's guitar was blistering, fast, brilliant; McCoy's bass heavy, thundering, solid, and at times even a little intricate. Robin Guy's drumming was superb all night.
Some new tracks off the forthcoming album were aired too, including the excellent Cannonball, Down To Here and Can't Beat Rock'n'Roll. These are excellent and make the new album a promising prospect.
Bernie is a good frontman too, interjecting with humour. "Everybody has their faults, I'm a stuttering Irish git, Robin's a drummer, and John's a fat bastard" before they all launched into Mammoth's Fatman. ........ Rocky Road was one of the best rock songs I've heard. ...... Another old track made Gillan's own, New Orleans, went down a storm, with Torme playing Colin Town's old keyboard lines. When on this kind of form, there is no-one that touch these guys. Blistering speed without the overdose, energy, finesse, Closing with Smoke On The Water was rousing, and the encores of No Justice and the old Gillan classic Secret Of The Dance proved a brilliant finish to a brilliant set.
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