Smokin' Sam's music influences: Muddy Waters, Howlin Wolf, early Fleetwood Mac, Linkin Louisiana Peps and Blues Connection, Savoy Brown, Frank Zappa, Yes, King Crimson, Pink Floyd
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Synergy Blue's music is a combination of original music ,plus the influence of varying sounds of music greats... the chicago blues sounds of Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Jimmy Rogers, Willy Dixon, Little Walter & Sonny Boy Williamson; the raunchy boogie feel of John Lee Hooker & ZZ Top; the rock blues of Gary Moore; the rock sounds of Little Richard; the smooth sounds of JJ Cale, and the magic of Zappa & John Mayer
Synergy Blue, Melbourne Blues and Rock band, is a formation of experienced musicians with a wide range of styles and feels for Blues music, delivering a synergistic blend of high energy electric sound with a Southern, Chicago and funky Texas blues feel. Playing around Melbourne & regional Victoria.
The band has two fine vocalists in Smokin' Sam, and John-Luke, who can take both lead and backing parts.
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Smokin' Sam is also a fine writer of music and loves to express his ideas and experiences in life with meaningful and fun lyrics combined with powerful harp playing and vocals.
John-Luke enjoys his guitar playing and is rather diverse in his ability to provide excellent rhythm and lead playing, as well as wonderful vocals.
Mick on bass is the backbone of the band, laying down progressions and rhythms.
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Phil Anthony on drums ensures that the tempo and time is always right on the beat.
As the band has many different influences, the sets are always made up of songs with varying feels and this makes Synergy Blue a very entertaining band to listen to for audiences of all ages and tastes
Thank's the pies are going well especially after last weeks awesome comeback!! What a game Now Geelong this week, I will be watching it from Bali,but I think they will probably hear me from there baracking ! lol Chow Andrea
Hey guys! Hows things? Sam can you please let me know when your playing down my side of town again, i'd love to come see you guys, it's been ages. I hope everythings going good. Hopefully i'll see you soon. Take care. Alex
Since you guys are my friends I though you might want to check out the hot new Vagrants vids from the recent Hi Fi Bar gig http://www.youtube.com/thevagrants
Just passing through in a vain attempt to catch up on comments on here..Lol..I have absolutely no chance of ever catching up..But I thought I could at least say drop in and say, Hi and wish you an awesome week ahead, take care, much love, Wendy, x
'owzit knackers's?!, come and get ya slop on with us at one or both of these extravaganzas of brilliant fantasticness this thursday-central club hotel, 293 swan st richmond... this sunday- bar open, 317 brunswick st fitzroy.. it'll rrrawk!!