It is not often a UK band can be described as better than the American counterpart in this genre but AMERICANA UK have just published this review of a band many of us on here have been championing at the end of last year.

THIS IS THE REVIEW+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Americana UK live review
This is Americana UK's review of performance at The Ent Shed in Bedford on 14th March (supporting Peter Bruntnell):

‘The Whybirds’ - unknown to this correspondent but not from now on. They blasted into their set with a two song segue that dropped many a jaw. Here were four men plainly in love with 1973, beards from The Joy of Sex, four part harmonies and ‘twin axe attack’. Skynyrd meets The Faces meets Steve Miller and Bob Seger in East Anglia. And the songs… the songs were complex West Coast and Little Feat, all sung by different members at different times. They took the roof off the Shed and looked good for another hour. These boys have the songs and musical chops to be very big, if the Kings of Leon can fill stadiums then so can The Whybirds.

www.americana-uk.com/auk/modules.php?op=...&page_id=267

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The review doesn't actually say they are better than Kings of Leon.

Which is good, because they are not.

Artistic licence. I prefer them to Kings of Leon should have been the title !

and to update - there are less than 50 tickets for this at See Tickets so hurry if anyone is thinking of coming to this show.

I heard The Thatcher Band on Bob Harris last night on Radio 2 - and I am convinced still that The Whybirds are easily the best band I have ever seen in this genre and that includes many big names from the USA.

Review of their gig last month by KRUSHER from TOTAL ROCK RADIO !!!

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Now if KRUSHER say this band are going to be massive and are genuine contenders then everyone must listen !

Their debut album is seldom out of my next play on my car CD player.

Awesome - and I missed this gig ( Sob ! )