1963 to 1970 is the whole brief. The Substitutes play British, US and Australian rock from those years note for note, the way the records sound, while keeping the experimentation and risk-taking that made the era matter in the first place. One night can hold Cream's White Room, Creedence's Proud Mary, Dave Clark Five, Buffalo Springfield and Black Sabbath's Paranoid. The Melbourne band features the vocals and guitar of Neil Scott, formerly of British 70s rock band Chalice, with bassist Peter Robinson, once of The Strangers, anchoring the rhythm section. They can MC a wedding if asked, and they'll keep quiet 60s background music running between sets so the mood never drops.
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Songs The Substitutes can play
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Do it Again-Beach BoysPoison Ivy-Billy Thorpe & the AztecsParanoid -Black SabbathFor What It's Worth -Buffalo SpringfieldGoing Up the Country -Canned HeatPsychotic Reaction -Count FiveWhite Room -CreamProud Mary-Creedence Clearwater RevivalChicago-CSNYHelplessly Hoping-CSNYFind the Cost of Freedom-CSNYOhio -CSNYI Hear You Knocking-Dave EdmundsBits and Pieces -Dave Clark FiveCatch Us if You Can -Dave Clark FiveGlad All Over -Dave Clark FiveHold Tight -Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick, & TichBlack Night -Deep PurpleOh Well (Part 1)-Fleetwood MacNatural Born Woman-Humble PieJudy in Disguise-John Fred & his PlayboysLies -The KnickerbockersDid You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind-Lovin’ SpoonfulSummer in the City -Lovin' SpoonfulDo Wah Diddy Diddy-Manfred MannIf You Gotta Go, Go Now -Manfred MannGo Now -Moody BluesLittle Boy Sad-MPD LtdTobacco Road -Nashville TeensCinnamon Girl -Neil YoungLong May You Run -Neil YoungRosalyn -Pretty ThingsBrown Sugar-Rolling StonesHonky Tonk Women-Rolling StonesIt's All Over Now -Rolling StonesJumpin’ Jack Flash-Rolling StonesOut of Time-Rolling StonesPaint It Black -Rolling StonesMother’s Little Helper-Rolling StonesSatisfaction -Rolling StonesThe Last Time -Rolling StonesItchycoo Park-Small FacesLazy Sunday Afternoon-Small FacesSha La La La Lee-Small FacesTin Soldier-Small FacesKeep on Runnin’-Spencer Davis GroupMagic Carpet Ride-SteppenwolfWhen I Was Young-The AnimalsWe Gotta Get Out of this Place-The AnimalsBack in the USSR-The BeatlesBirthday-The BeatlesEight Days a Week-The BeatlesGirl-The BeatlesHard Day’s Night-The BeatlesHold Me Tight -The BeatlesI Feel Fine-The BeatlesI Saw Her Standing There-The BeatlesI’ll Be Back Again-The BeatlesI’m Down-The BeatlesI Want to Hold Your Hand-The BeatlesI've Just Seen a Face -The BeatlesLady Madonna-The BeatlesNorwegian Wood-The BeatlesNowhere Man-The BeatlesRevolution-The BeatlesShe Loves You-The BeatlesSomething-The BeatlesTax Man-The BeatlesThings We Said Today-The BeatlesWe Can Work it Out-The BeatlesWhile My Guitar -The BeatlesYou Can’t Do That-The BeatlesYou've Got to Hide Your Love Away -The BeatlesMoney-The BeatlesAll I Really Want to Do -The ByrdsMr Tambourine Man -The ByrdsI’ll Feel a Whole Lot Better-The ByrdsSo You Want to be a Rock ‘n’ Roll Star -The ByrdsThe Times Are a-Changing -The ByrdsTurn Turn Turn -The ByrdsWheels on Fire -The ByrdsLove Her Madly -The DoorsLight My Fire-The DoorsGood Times-The EasybeatsI’ll Make You Happy-The EasybeatsShe’s So Fine -The EasybeatsSorry -The EasybeatsSt Louis -The EasybeatsWomen -The EasybeatsWedding Ring-The EasybeatsWoman You’re Breakin’ Me-The GroopRace with the Devil -The GunToo Young to Be Married-The HolliesI’m Alive -The HolliesJennifer Eccles-The HolliesCarrie Anne-The HolliesBus Stop-The HolliesLook Through Any Window -The HolliesA Well Respected Man -The KinksAll Day & All Night-The KinksApeman -The KinksDays -The KinksDedicated Follower of Fashion -The KinksLola -The KinksPicture Book-The KinksSunny Afternoon-The KinksTill the End of the Day-The KinksTired of Waiting -The KinksWaterloo Sunset-The KinksYou Really Got Me-The KinksHang on Sloopy -The McCoysLast Train to Clarksville-The MonkeesBlackberry Way-The MoveWhen You Walk in the Room -The SearchersTake a Heart -The SorrowsHappy Together-The TurtlesWild Thing -The TroggsNeedle in a Haystack -The TwilightsYou Got Soul-The TwilightsYou Keep Me Hanging On-Vanilla FudgeBehind Blue Eyes-The WhoUnderture-The WhoHappy Jack-The WhoI Can See for Miles-The WhoI Can't Explain-The WhoI'm a Boy-The WhoMy Generation -The WhoPictures of Lily-The WhoPinball Wizard-The WhoSummertime Blues-The WhoSubstitute-The WhoThe Kids are Alright-The WhoYou Better You Bet-The WhoFor Your Love -The YardbirdsI’m A Man -The YardbirdsOver Under Sideways Down-The YardbirdsShapes of Things-The YardbirdsLet's Get Together -The YoungbloodsShe’s Not There -The ZombiesGloria-ThemGood Lovin' -Young Rascals
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What to expect
Ten years of playing 60s rock properly, which is rarer than it sounds. Most cover bands smooth the era out into pop melodies; these four keep the rawness and the risk-taking that made it worth listening to, the Dave Davies solo, the Keith Moon drum roll. Neil Scott sings and plays guitar, previously with British 70s rock band Chalice. Behind him is musical director and bassist Peter Robinson, formerly of The Strangers and 80s on the Edge, drummer Peter Reed, who has played with Gary Young, Phil Manning and Johnny O'Keefe among many others, and Peter Summers on guitar and keys, bringing punk energy from Riverina Playboys and Strange Idols. Every member's career is documented in the fifth edition of Who's Who of Australian Rock. It sounds like the record, but with dry humour and real spirit in it.
On the day
A 9 metre by 5 metre stage is what they'd prefer. Build two hours into your run sheet before the gig, which covers setting up and a proper sound check, and another hour afterwards for pack up and load out.
Set List
It's British, American and Australian rock from 1963 to 1970, and the range inside those seven years is the point. The Rolling Stones get the biggest share, Satisfaction, Paint It Black, Jumpin' Jack Flash, Honky Tonk Women, Brown Sugar, Mother's Little Helper and more. Then there's White Room by Cream, Paranoid by Black Sabbath, Black Night by Deep Purple, For What It's Worth by Buffalo Springfield, Magic Carpet Ride by Steppenwolf and Going Up the Country by Canned Heat. Small Faces turn up four times, Dave Clark Five three, and CSNY four including Ohio and Helplessly Hoping. Australian songs sit alongside them: Poison Ivy by Billy Thorpe & the Aztecs and Little Boy Sad by MPD Ltd. Plus Do Wah Diddy Diddy, Summer in the City, Go Now, Cinnamon Girl and Tobacco Road.
Performance options
They'll take on MC duties at a wedding or a party if you want the one act handling both. Between sets, they can keep quiet 60s background music running for as long as you need, so the room never falls silent. If the gig is two hours or more from inner Melbourne, they'll need four separate motel rooms, plus an evening meal or plenty of finger food, and drinks.
