Jim Clements & the Right to Die...

I went to see Darrell Bath again last night. He was playing a small gig at Tommy Flynn's in Camden, backed by the rhythm section from White Russians. That guy is such a great guitar player - so tasteful. Never a wrong note. The thing that amazed me was, for a three-piece, how much space he left in between licks riffs and chords, letting the rhythm section carry the songs - when I played as a three piece during the Soul Out tour I always felt I had to play enough guitar for two guitarists, to make up for the lack of a lead guitar player... as a result I'm afraid I may have actually over-played. And, not very well at that!

Anyways, these days I barely have time to play guitar. Which is why when my friend Jim Clements (of Jim Clements and the Right to Die) asked me to play lead guitar for him once again I jumped at the chance - it means I have to actually pick up the guitar and practice, forcing myself away from the computers, Fading Ways, and the FW Music Store to do what I actually enjoy doing: playing music.

We've got a gig this friday, and so I copy onto here Jim's missive about it. Not sure if that is a proper blogger-like thing to do, but hey I'm still a newbie and I just want to get the good news out to more people:

JIM CLEMENTS & THE RIGHT TO DIE:

"This Friday, March 28th, we'll be playing at the brilliant Lark in the Park
in Islington. We're on stage at 9pm sharp, sharing the bill with James Rose
and Strangeday. They've got a 200 capacity beer garden and BBQ, so a good
way to kick off the weekend!

We'll be playing with a slightly new line-up, which now includes the
inimitable Neil Leyton on electric guitar and piano, which means we'll be
able to raid the back catalogue for some of the more uptempo tunes. Expect
at least one new song, and a cover of one of our favorite Canadian
troubadours.


Directions at www.larkinthepark.co.uk

Tell yer friends!!" - JC.