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Review from live at the Dockside [16/05/2007]

"The Winchesters started off as if it were the punk summer of 1977 all over again. On May 16th, the latest version of this all new band (dont go forgetting this name now d'y'ear? - bolstered by a very young, Bucko - made its apearance in front of a packed out home town crowd at one of Runcorns more genuine pubs The Dockside. It was clear from the opening notes of the first song, that The Winchesters are an angry, self-righteous and political beast reminiscent of The Clash that are going to cause a stir inter-locally and maybe even beyond. Get out and support them kids they aint about to let you down.

"I'd like to dedicate this one to My Brother" shouted the singer Bucko, sporting a long black shaggy haircut and amidst the smoke filled sweaty room the band opend like a jumbo jet had just crashed through the wall behind them.The show is The Winchesters latest public appearance. Clearly some things have changed since the band started getting together daily and re writing material and then re writing it all over again they are it seems, serious about their music their crowd and their future. At the Dockside, there were excursions into funk and reggae, rap and jazz, this Winchesters band was raw and visceral. They sounded as if they'd grown up solely on a diet of early Clash and Sex Pistols records. It sounded like Hiroshima upon that stage," absolutely ace. The singer Bucko said after the gig. "That ain't bad now is it."

Still, something was missing tho, and that something was that dynamic chemistry between its members which will come after more well supported gigs by the band, but that certain electricity was obvious and indeedly present. "and on guitar" in good old fashioned memphis soul stew style "Biggie" shouted bucko. Biggie stood on Buckos left side and is clearly a local musician to be noted. "We Are The Winchesters!" They ain't gonna be treated like trash they know one thing and they are proud, they are the Winchesters and they know that truth isnt illegal!

Bucko and the rest of the band were outragously powerful & it was obvious that this wasnt just the instruments that were plugged into the electric socket, this is something different, Print some of that in Rolling Stone!"