[kj] Camp Freddy Does "Eighties"

[T.B.]

>From NME:


Sex Pistols men join Camp Freddy for all-star LA romp

All-star cover band Camp Freddy were joined on-stage by members of the Sex 
Pistols, Motorhead, Jane's Addiction and Alice In Chains for their show at 
the Roxy in Los Angeles last night (May 1) that kicked off their month-long 
residency at the legendary Sunset Strip club.

The band, which features Billy Morrison (The Cult), Dave Navarro (Jane's 
Addiction, Red Hot Chili Peppers), Matt Sorum (Guns N Roses, Velvet 
Revolver), Donovan Leitch (son of singer Donovan), and Chris Chaney (Jane's 
Addiction), performed cover songs by their guest performers as well as Blur, 
Led Zeppelin and Oasis.

"We're going to bring on half of the Sex Pistols for their song 'EMI' -- now 
I can die and go to heaven," Morrison said when the legendary punk band's 
guitarist Steve Jones and drummer Paul Cook took the stage.

"What can we do to top that?" Morrison asked at the end of the Sex Pistols 
number before introducing Motorhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister who sang his 
band's hit 'Ace Of Spades'.

The evening's guest parade also included Nuno Bettencourt of Extreme, Mark 
McGrath of Sugar Ray, Steven Perkins of Jane's Addiction and Warren 
DeMartini of Ratt.

For their grand finale, the band brought on nearly all their guests as well 
as scantily clad dancing women for a cover of The Stooges' 'I Wanna Be Your 
Dog'.

They played:

Cheap Trick- 'Hello Ladies and Gentleman'
Blur-'Song 2'
Killing Joke-'Eighties' w/Mark McGrath (Sugar Ray)
Oasis-'Rock 'n' Roll Star' w/Nuno Bettencourt (Extreme)
Led Zeppelin-'Good Times Bad Times' with Poe, Bettencourt
Adam Ant-'Ant Music' w/Steven Perkins (Jane's Addiction)
David Bowie-'Suffragette City' w/Warren DeMartini (Ratt)
Ratt-'Round and Round' w/DeMartini, McGrath
Thin Lizzy-'Jailbreak' w/Jerry Cantrell (Alice in Chains), McGrath
Sex Pistols-'EMI' w/Steve Jones, Paul Cook (Sex Pistols), McGrath
Motörhead-'Ace of Spades' w/Lemmy Kilmister (Motörhead)
Eddie Cochran-'Something Else' w/Kilmister, Jones, Corey Parks (Nashville 
Pussy, Die Hunns)
The Stooges-'I Wanna Be Your Dog' w/Kilmister, Parks, Jones, Bettencourt, 
McGrath

Camp Freddy will continue their residency at the Roxy with different guest 
performers each Thursday for the rest of May.

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>From Billy Morrison's Blog:


So now its our turn, and after a hugely stressful afternoon of 
guestlist/setup/soundcheck/logistics, I felt ready for a nap! But the moment 
we got up there, I woke up!! We have changed a bunch of songs up now, and 
have an arsenal of new tunes - we opened with Cheap Trick's Hello There and 
then straight into Blur's Song Two. Mark McGrath (who is doing every show as 
our featured guest) came on and blew it all wide open with a killer version 
of Killing Jokes Eighties. And from there it just got surreal.....Poe 
singing Led Zep's Good Times Bad Times, Nuno Bettencourt just NAILING Oasis' 
Rock And Roll Star, Warren De Martini shredding Round And Round, Jerry 
Cantrell (not scheduled to play, but being part of the Freddy Family, always 
welcome!) wandering out and killing it on Jailbreak, and of course, my 
personal highlight (not only of the show but maybe my entire career!) - 
doing the Sex Pistols EMI with Steve Jones AND Paul Cook!! Lemmy came on to 
finish the night out and we did Ace Of Spades (which is one of the most 
violent songs I have ever played!) and Eddie Cochrans Something Else, with 
Paul Cook and Matt sorum on drums, THREE Bass players (Lemmy, Chris Chaney 
and Corey Parks from Nashville Pussy!) and me, Navarro and Jonesy on 
guitars. I Wanna Be Your Dog finished the night in true Camp Freddy 
fashion....with the Darling Stilettos joining us all onstage and every 
musician grabbing an instrument and jamming. We got four more of these crazy 
shows to do, and I strongly advise any fan of rock music not to miss any of 
them. Each week is different songs and different guests. Next weeks show is 
gonna BLOW YOUR MIND!!!

T.B.