Biography
The Descendants specialises in classic covers from the best years of rock!! We have a leaning towards pop/rock classics from the 60s and 70s :- Beatles, the Who, Rolling Stones, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Rose Tattoo - you get the idea! But we also do stuff by the Foo Fighters, Good Charlotte, Three Doors Down. Hey, if it sounds good to our ears, we'll play it. We are constantly adding to our repertoire. While we aim for a sound close to the originals, we do give some songs the Descendants 'treatment'. When you hear us do the old Kinks song, All Day And All Of The Night, you'll understand!!
The Descendants have been together as a band for a number of years now. As individuals, we've all been around in other bands over the years, but The Descendants are a rock-solid unit and we're here to stay! We love to party! We love to play!! And nothing says "party" like a live rock band! E-mail Richard to book a date :- Richard@thedescendants.biz. You'll be surprised how affordable a live band can be. You provide the venue and the crowd - we supply a night to remember.
And yes, the band carries public liability insurance too!
Instrumentation
The Descendants are:-
Richard : lead vocals, rhythm guitar, tambourine
Tony : lead & slide guitar, electric sitar(!), mouth harp, backup vocals
Les : bass, backup vocals
Peter : drums
The Descendants can play 4 hours+ of great music. Typically, we might play 4 or 5 sets of about 40-45 mins/set, but we're flexible. And we can cater a theme to a venue and audience if required. Here's a list of many of the songs we play :-
8675309 (Jenny) – Tommy Tutone
After the rain - Angels
All day and all of the night - Kinks
All the small things - Blink 182
Alone with you - Sunnyboys
Alright now - Free
April sun in Cuba - Dragon
Are you still having fun? – Eagle Eye Cherry
Bad moon rising - CCR
Bang a gong (Get it on) – T-Rex
Birthday - Beatles
Boys and girls – Good Charlotte
Boys don't cry - Cure
Can't buy me love - Beatles
Cruel to be kind – Nick Lowe
Eight days a week - Beatles
For your love - Yardbirds
Green River - CCR
Happy together - Turtles
Have you ever seen the rain? - CCR
Heart full of soul - Yardbirds
Hey, tonight - CCR
High voltage - AC/DC
Honky tonk women – Rolling Stones
I can see clearly now – Johnny Nash
I can't explain - Who
(I can’t get no) Satisfaction – Rolling Stones
I melt with you – Modern English
I saw her standing there - Beatles
I'm a believer - Monkees
In the shadows - Rasmus
Judge Roy – You Am I
Just like fire would – Saints
Keep on running – Spencer Davis Group
Kryptonite – Three Doors Down
Learn to fly – Foo Fighters
Love potion no. 9 - Searchers
Mustang Sally – Everybody!!
Needles and pins - Searchers
One of the boys – Rose Tattoo
Paint it black - Rolling Stones
Poison ivy – Billy Thorpe & the Aztecs
Psycho killer – Talking Heads
Rockin' in the free world – Neil Young
Rock'n me – Steve Miller Band
Secret agent man – Johnny Rivers
Shadow boxer - Angels
Shakin' all over - Who
She loves you - Beatles
Suffragette City – David Bowie
The Breakup song – Greg Kinh Band
The Kids are alright - Who
The middle - Jimmy Eat World
Who listens to the radio? - Sports
Wild thing - Troggs
With a girl like you - Troggs
You got me rocking – Rolling Stones
You may be right – Billy Joel
You really got me - Kinks
Get your dancin' shoes on and hit the floor!!
