Tuesday 3rd July 07 - Classic Rock Music Night At The Wellington Pub, Russell Street By Michelle Dee

After a hard day at the office, I sallied forth to Wellington Pub , home to the ever-successful Stripped nights run by Pat Gradwell on Thursdays, and to a little known Classic Rock Night on Tuesday evenings. We were in the special pub last Tuesday about eight o' clock when a group of chaps came up to us and said, "Hey you'll have to move, it's our music night." "Music night!" the three of us exclaimed!

So we moved tables and looked on interestedly as sound equipment was set up. Here's the gen. You have a grizzled wizardly chap who brings some of his favourite CDs and a group of friends who bring some of theirs and they play them. Simple. There is also facility for a patron to bring in three favourite tracks of theirs and get them played in a row by said wizardly chap.

To get things off to a good start, atmospheric rock from Bahrain, followed by Ergo Sum www.myspace.com/ergosum1970 from South America. The first track being akin to Tangerine Dream then the second, flowing into Tull inspired melody; heavy on flute and clickety clack beats relying on ELO style keys to move the track along. Now comes an eight minute number from a German band. Didn't catch the name but they had a good cough at the start, before progressive stunted chords broke out into reams of something else entirely. Mystical.

Sit back and listen to the strands of Double Helix; the D.N.A. of modern rock n roll, as we journey back to the fundamentals with drum beats intertwined with wave upon wave of guitar.

Next, on a sunnier note perhaps, comes Solar Music by Grobshnitt www.stephan-schelle.de/grobschnitt/ Don't you just love the names? Inexplicably, except for the fact it's good, we have a burst of Be Bop De-Luxe www.myspace.com/bebopdeluxe with the Wakefield based Bill Nelson, possibly Keighley; the clash of opinion, rages on.

Then, to break from the nostalgia trip, the scream out anthem Juicebox by The Strokes blows the froth off the fruit beers we are steadily sipping. One of the many beauties about this pub is the fine selection of guest beers, ales and fruit beers on offer at very reasonable prices. Check out the raspberry one and the cherry then go for some of the more potent beers on offer. They have the beer garden for the smokers albeit, not as yet, anywhere under cover.

Back to the music and the irrepressible Mark E. Smith gets an airing with a track from The Fall www.thefall.info/fallsite quickly followed by The Magic Band and a track called Diddy Wah Diddy (or something along those lines). I took my smoke break then as a request for Aerosmith's hit ballad Don't Wanna Miss A Thing was played. Then more wonderful stuff from Ergo Sum .

Respite from the male dominated sounds comes in the form of rockabilly punk from Detroit Cobras www.myspace.com/detroitcobras2 then something called Ocean: possibly the name of the band or a song. (You have to listen quite carefully to the in between track banter and introductions because Les and Co. have certain whispery Ted Lowe tones to their voices)

Sadly I had to leave at this point due to Fonda 500 playing live at the Sesh (Linnet and Lark) but get yourself down to the Wellington Pub from about eight and bend your ears back for an inspirational, eclectic night of classic rock. It's a bit like how you'd imagine a John Peel or Andy Kershaw show would be if they played in your local. www.thewellington-hull.co.uk

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