Big Sister are a big
favourite at the Station and there is always a full house
whenever they appear there, On this particular evening
there was an even bigger crowd than usual and I had to
fight my way to the bar.
As I was getting served
the band started with their version of Queen's "Tie
Your Mother Down." Which got a great welcome. These
were quickly followed by "Whisky in the Jar' (Metallica
version) and "Run to You" (Bryan Adams). Linda
was at her best and the crowd was jumping, Stan on lead
guitar was playing his usual wonderful solos, well supported
by Peter on bass and Chris on drums.
The band have been together
for over two years now and lots of rehearsals and performances
in various pubs have helped them to become a really tight
unit. They continued with Linda singing a sexy version
of "Look But Don't Touch" by Skin. More numbers
by Judas Priest, Deep Purple and The Firm were followed
by a couple of the bands' own numbers including a number
called "Dirty Gertie" that had half the crowd
trying to get onto the tiny dance floor. After a short
break Linda came back on with just Chris on the drums
accompanying he. with Janis Joplin's 'Mercedes Benz"
quickly followed by "Take Another Little Piece of
My Heart," Two more up tempo rock numbers had the
whole place jumping then 'A Mess of Blues" originally
by Doc Pomus and of course since recorded by many others.
Elvis included.
By this time the pub
was even more crowded and after playing numbers by Wishbone
Ash and the Stones among others Linda announced the last
number. This of course was greeted by the whole crowd
shouting for more so of course they played some more and
it was almost an hour later before they finally signed
off with Zepplins "Rock n Roll." By the end
of the night the place was really rocking it was with
still more shouts for more that the band eventually managed
to get off the stage.
Baz Gunn
