Meet The Band
Sue Robbins
Lead Vocalist
Instrument: Vocals
Musical Influences: Gary Moore / Magnum / Led Zep /ACDC / Thin Lizzy / Foo Fighters / David Bowie
Favourite Album – Story Tellers Night (Magnum) / Vigilante (Magnum) / Still Go The Blues (Gary Moore)/ Radio K.A.O.A.S (Roger Waters)
Past Band/s: 99 in the Shade (7 piece soul band) 1 year / Thieves Kitchen (5 piece rock band) 5 years / Acoustic Phew nee Too (Acoustic Duo / Trio), 10 years
Time with Good God No! – 18 years this year
Hobbies – Singing, photography, singing, studying, singing, spending time with my family – oh and did i mention signing?!?!
Favourite Drink – Champagne but Prosecco will do
Paul Haynes
Lead / Rhythm Guitar
Instrument: Vocals, Guitar, Backing Vocals, Screaming!!!
Musical Influences: Jimi Hendrix / Mike Campbell (The Heartbreakers) / Mike McCready (Pearl Jam), Brain Baker (Bad Religion)
Favourite Album – Ok Computer (Radiohead) / Vs (Pearl Jam) / The Empire Strikes First (Bad Religion) / Bleed America (Jimmy Eat World)
Past Band/s: Too many to mention (or even remember), inc rock bands, punk bands, jazz funk, function bands & a country band with a singer with some seriously big hair !!!
Time with Good God No! – 11 years this year
Hobbies – Running very long distances
Favourite Drink – Red Wine, Lager or a really nice brandy
Ian Slim
Lead / Rhythm Guitar
Instrument: Guitar (Lead / Rhythm) & Backing Vocals
Musical Influences: Jimmy Page / Alex Lifeson / Jimi Hendrix / Ritchie Blackmore / SRV / Marton Barre / Dave Gilmore / Michael Schenker / Eric Clapton / Scott Gorham / Gary Moore / Angus & Malcolm Young – the list goes on & on
Favourite Albums: Depends on the day is it but today is Hemispheres (Rush) / Physical Graphite (Zeppelin) / Obsession (UFO) / Are You Experience (Jimi Hendrix)
Past Bands: Force Ten / Good Souls / Down to The Felt
Time with Good God No! – 2 years
Hobbies – Guitars, Guitars, Guitars!!!- oh & amplifiers
Favourite drink: Beer, Red Wine, Single Malts , Cognac & Dark Rum – not necessarily all at once!!!
Phil Kirby
Bass Guitar
Instrument: Bass, vocals (plus guitar and a tiny bit of keyboards)
Musical Influences (in no particular order): Chris Squire (Yes); John Wetton (King Crimson); Motown; Jaco Pastorius; Gary Willis; Pat Metheny Group; Joni Mitchell; Allan Holdsdworth; too many others to mention…
Favourite Albums – Close To The Edge (Yes); Heavy Weather (Weather Report); Imaginary Day (Pat Metheny Group); The Hissing of Summer Lawns (Joni Mitchell); impossible to narrow this down….
Past Band/s: RSPJ Band – as a youth; Retro – rock covers, 2002-17; Double Take – duo
Time with Good God No! : erm… not very long
Hobbies – writing; music; wine; travel …the usual stuff
Favourite Drink – a nice oaky Rioja or a crisp Sancerre… but then a classy pint fits the bill, too. Oh, and Greek coffee…
Gordon Waite
Drums
Instrument: Drums
Musical Influences (in no particular order):Tony Thompson (David Bowie, Chic, Labelle), Dennis Davis (David Bowie, Stevie Wonder), Omar Hakim (David Bowie, Whether Report, Sting) …notice the common theme?
Favourite Albums –New Adventures in Hi-Fi (R.E.M), Ten (Pearl Jam), Young Americans (David Bowie) Chic-ism (Chic), Them or Us (Frank Zappa)
Past Band/sIncludes… Colossal Shirts, Cain, Diamond Joe Quimby, Cape Fear House Boat Rentals, The Soul Shack, Mayhem
Time with Good God No! : erm… not very long
Hobbies Music, Video Gaming (for the players!), TV (teacher, mother, secret lover!)
Favourite – Drink Real Ale, Wine, Strong Coffee