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Formed in 2004 by Paul: a self confessed Sex Pistols fan ever since he was a youngster. Having been in several originals and cover bands over the years he set about on a project to form a tribute band to legend that is The Sex Pistols.
He didn't know any musicians that fitted the bill - all he knew was that he had the voice, and with the help of a few tubs of gel and some orange dye, the look, of John Lydon.
He placed ads on the net and local music press, and within a few weeks had met up with Jon, another fan and top notch guitarist. They played along to a drum machine and after one run through of God Save The Queen Paul knew this would be the man to don the Les Paul and play the riffs of Steve Jones.
The pair set about finding a bass player and drummer, which proved to be more difficult. They eventually found a bass player, but he was a bit young, hadn't really heard much of the Sex Pistols, and looked nothing like Sid Vicious (or Glen Matlock!). Still, he could play, and as the sound was the main thing on the agenda he joined the band.
They then auditioned a couple of drummers. The first was good. A real fan, knew all the songs, but he had one volume and one speed. Paul Cook is a great drummer and there was something missing so they carried on and auditioned Toby. As soon as they started Pretty Vacant things started sounding different... The tempo was spot on, as was the anticipation of the building drums on the intro. By the first cymbal crash they knew they'd found the drummer. Always on time, he had to provide the beat!
After rehearsing for a few months the bass player went awol, not answering any messages or phone calls. Toby mentioned that he knew a guy, Tim, that might play bass for the band. He was predominantly a guitarist, but was at a loose end bandwise so he asked him to come along to a rehearsal.
As soon as Tim walked in the rest of the band could saw a potential Vicious. He had the height and the build of Sid. He could also play (unlike Sid!). After a few tracks they all agreed this would be the final lineup.
The band have been going strong ever since, and their set now consists of almost 2 hours of material. They play just about everything the Sex Pistols ever recorded or played live. Holidays, Pretty Vacant, Anarchy In The UK, God Save The Queen, Satellite, Belsen...the list goes on and on! Plus some PiL tracks, some Sid Vicious croonings and songs from the aftermath of the Pistols like Silly Thing.
Ever get the feeling you've been cheated? Not with these guys.
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