{"id":89,"date":"2014-10-02T14:57:32","date_gmt":"2014-10-02T14:57:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/martinphilipsmith.wordpress.com\/?p=89"},"modified":"2014-10-02T14:57:32","modified_gmt":"2014-10-02T14:57:32","slug":"retrospective-skyhunter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alterativus.com\/martinphilipsmith\/?p=89","title":{"rendered":"Retrospective: SkyHunter"},"content":{"rendered":"

As I embark on a journey as a solo acoustic performer<\/a>, I thought it would be nice to look back a bit to more “rocky” days\u00a0and\u00a0draw a (not too permanent) line before moving on. \u00a0 I have fond memories of SkyHunter. \u00a0We were at our most active from around 2005 to 2008 and, although I say it myself, we rocked!<\/p>\n

The seminal line-up was Ian Gilbertson (guitar), Bill Major (bass), Freya Page (drums) and myself providing lead guitar and vocals.<\/p>\n

We made our way into the recording studio to cut an album \u00a0just the once. \u00a0It was mostly original material – primarily written by me. \u00a0Ian Gilbertson provided the original lyrics for “Billy” and “Slow Train” was mostly his work. \u00a0We also covered Free’s “Fire & Water”.<\/p>\n

Listening to the tracks again is interesting. \u00a0There were some good songs and I will definitely be continuing to perform many of them moving forward. \u00a0There is certainly a variety – although you could say they are all broadly “blues rock” or “classic rock” of some sort. \u00a0You could perhaps say that we lacked our own, identifiable sound.<\/p>\n

“Slaves to Time” and “More to Life (than Rock & Roll) ” show the Led Zeppelin influence big time. \u00a0“Betrayal” is essentially me indulging my Santana fetish. “I Keep Coming Back for More” has a catchy hook and a hint of soul\/R&B. I guess that’s Free and Whitesnake showing their hand? \u00a0“Billy” has an epic, almost a prog feel and perhaps a hint of the Who? \u00a0 …and so on…<\/p>\n

Anyhow, I’ve assembled a bunch of our tracks on this Soundcloud playlist. \u00a0Have a listen, enjoy and (if you feel inclined) vote for your favourite.<\/p>\n

Cheers,<\/p>\n

Martin<\/p>\n

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