Tim - guitar and vocals
Phil - drums and vocals
Mike - bass and backups
Influences
Tim's love of rock and roll and 70's pub rock got the Casinos off the ground. Driven by a love of stripped down high energy R'n'B, originally purveyed by the likes of Dr.Feelgood, Wilko Johnson and The Pirates, Tim blends these influences into some of the best material of that genre as well as classic covers.
Mike's roots also include classic rockers such as Status Quo, Deep Purple, Cream and others of that era. A guitarist by trade, Mike has taken to the bass and made the instrument his own.
Phil is a drummer's drummer and admires the work of Simon Phillips. He has the broadest musical taste in the band and enjoys everything from The Beatles to The Cardiacs. He is always listening to different music and spent a decade in his studio prolifically producing severals albums of techno music, some of which received critical acclaim in the USA where he has a modest cult following
Sounds Like
Playing for 2 1/2 hours during a pub gig means that The Casinos have to try to provide a range of music to keep the punters happy. Much of the material is uptempo and is played with 100% effort - nothing less will do.
Classic Covers include:
Beatles - You Can't Do That, I Saw Her Standing There. Things We Said Today
Kinks - You Really Got Me
Billy Idol - White Wedding.
Les Zep - Rock and Roll
Black Sabbath - Paranoid
The Jam - Start! , Eton Rifles, In The City
Rolling Stones - Jumping Jack Flash.
Madness - Baggy Trousers, Hight Boat to Cairo,
The Specials - Gangster
Oasis - Importance of Being Idle, Don't Look Back in Anger.
Bryan Adams - Summer of 69,
Free - Alright Now, Wishing Well.
Deep Purple - Black Night, Highway Star
Jerry Lee Lewis - Great Balls of Fire.
Black Crows - Hard to Handle.
Dr. Feelgood - Back in the Night, Roxette, Going Back Home, Riot in Cell Block No. 9. Down At The Doctors.
R.E.M - The One I Love.
The Undertones - Teenage Kicks.
Status Quo - Caroline.
The Hives - Hate To Say I Told You So.
Slade - Cum On Feel The Noize, Goodbye t' Jane.
Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out.
Other Classic Covers and Blues standards are included as well as one or two Casino's Classics of their own.
............................ For bookings or more info, plese email The Casinos at casinos.rock@ntlworld.com......................
The Casinos are now in their fourth year and continue to bring their own brand of Classic Covers to audiences on the local Pub Rock scene in Woking, Guildford and surrounding areas.
Original drummer Tim has moved on to pastures new and has been replaced by red hot rock drummer Phil who not only manages to keep it tight, but takes the spotlight on many occasions with his distinctive vocals and upfront drum style complete with 2 bass drums. Having collaborated with guitarist and singer Tim in no less than 3 previous bands over the last 2 decades, The Casinos can really play their instruments and produce an unerringly full sound for a mere 3 piece.
Mike on bass is the steady one of the trio, laying down solid bass lines, locked into Phil's powerful drumming. Tim cuts though the rhythm section with lacerating slabs of chopping guitar and vocals that are delivered with passion, like he really cares..that's because he does! What the Punters say about The Casinos: You can only get away with a hair cut like that it you play drums in a band!
Yer! really good "Mate"
You Boyz should be playing at the Albert Hall! If i was rich i'd promote ya......but I'm not, so "tuff titts" boyz! but keep it rocking!
Got any earplugs
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y o u r ...b r i l l i a n t..........
dodgy boozer.... Great Band!
How the f*** do you get all "that" in there?
Sh*t Hot!
Can I ave a go on you Guitar?
the Drummers a F***ing Animal!
Do you ever play any slow songs "ever" at all???
I used to be in the army!
I've got ten Guitars at home, Never play um!.....
Do you know any Proclaimers tunes?
The wife's only let me out for an hour... so I better go!... but it's been Brilliant! "thanks"
Landlords Comments, Best f***ing band we've ever had down ere!
Commmmm onnnnn !!!!
Top Line!
"Who's gona clean all that sh*t up"?
Yer! "your Great"
"You do realize that was a bloke you were talking too!... don't ya??"
Are you booked for New years eve?
"F*** Me" you got some gear! ... Where are all the punter's gona stand?
Got a feeling it's going to kick off tonight !
You done well! Good lads!
Thanks' boys!!!
For bookings or more info, please email The Casinos at casinos.rock@ntlworld.com
We're gigging at the Crown & Cushion, Haslemere this Saturday - if you can make it, it would be great to see you there.
We've got a great new Bass player, Don Maxwell, more C:ountry R:ock A:ccoustic P:op covers and a great new one from Krabbers. All in all, it'll be a great night.
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