Surprised by what I heard on Radio 2 today

[steantval]

I spend a lot of time in my job driving and I usually listen to Classic Rock all day.
I was in an area where the DAB signal was cutting in and out and changed over to Radio 2.
As I changed, a song had already started, it was really bluesy with a great groove and superb vocals, almost SRV in style.
To my great surprise Scottish Ken annouced it was Shakin Stevens latest release, Down into Muddy Water.
Anyone else heard it yet?

Edited November 24, 2016 by steantval

[SICbass]

I haven't heard about this, but it's certainly piqued my interest. Love SRV, can't abide the Shakin' Stevens stuff of my youth. I'll have to try and youtube that.

Edited November 24, 2016 by SICbass

[barneyg42]

There's also The Last Man Alive which I heard a while back on R2, on first listen I thought they were by one of the American country rockers, imagine my surprise!!! Good driving rocking tracks, nothing like his previous work!

[Phil Starr]

Guess Shaky is just another man in a covers band who wants to be doing originals

[Phil Adams]

I listen to R2, and a month or so ago I kept hearing a song I liked, but couldn't quite catch who they said it was by, sounded like they were saying Shakin' (no G) Stevens. Can't be................

[police squad]

yep I heard it too. Excellent. I might even buy the album

[Mickeyboro]

I wrote a book on him once. I had told the publisher I fancied writing about Cat Stevens... it didn't sell! 😢

[lojo]

Yep, they've played it a lot , he's a versatile and talented guy old Shaky

There was a great documentary about him a while back, he certainly paid his low level gigging dues before he got commercial success

[mybass]

He is interviewed in the current magazine 'R2' aka Rock n Reel magazine.

[Bass_Guardian]

Heard Barry Gibbs new single on R2 the other day "In the now"

Oh the autotune!

[lurksalot]

I have to confess that I heard both and liked them , I did have a quick look around though to check no-one noticed

[barneyg42]

I played Last Man to my girlie last night and said guess who, she wasn't sure, played a bit of Muddy, still not sure. Played This Old House and she said she was going to say Shakin' Stevens but would have felt stupid if she was wrong!!

[barneyg42]

[quote name='Bass_Guardian' timestamp='1480010105' post='3181035']
Heard Barry Gibbs new single on R2 the other day "In the now"

Oh the autotune!
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Heard one of his new singles I think on Strictly a while back, in all honesty I thought it was awful!!

Edited November 25, 2016 by barneyg42

[TrevorR]

Andy "Wal" Coughlan on bass on the Shaky track. Top bloke, top player!

[ivansc]

Worked the seaside circuit back in the seventies and worked with Shaking Stevens many times. Cracking band, especially his piano player.
Wish I could remember his name - big black chap who blew us away every time.