Matt
Guitar, Bass & Vocals
Martyn
Guitar, Bass & Vocals
Mike
Guitar & Vocals
Phil
Keyboards
Ian
Drums
(Stoozle-Photography)
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Bookings / Enquiries: thejives@live.co.uk
Influences
The Beatles
The Libertines
Bob Dylan
Jimi Hendrix
Paul Weller
Tommy Emmanuel
Michael Jackson
Oasis
The Smiths
The Stone Roses
Stevie Ray Vaughn
The Kinks
The La's
Elvis
Little Richard
T-Rex
Bill Hicks
An elephant, a banana and a cheese chunky.
That twat off Big Brother.
Craig David (Bo' Selecta version)
Tony Soprano and Jesus.
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Sounds Like
Guitar and vocal based pop with big hairy balls!!!!!!!
The Jives began twice upon a time...., in the dead of night, when Matt, a bassist of no fixed hair-cut, had a dream that a babbling monkey came to his bed and said,"LET THERE BE JIVES!!!!" Matt awoke from his dream and vowed to put together to most musically musical music playing band of musicians ever to play music! "First, I need a drummer." Matt thought. So he went to his local corner shop and bought a Kinder Egg. Inside were the pieces of what was to become Ian, along with some little instructions. Matt ate the egg and set about his task, building Ian. It was an arduos task that took all of eleventy one seconds, but he stuck at it and eventually his creation was complete, righteous and holy in all ways. Now a guitarist was to be found. Matt and Ian stumbled upon Dr Piddles, (as he was then known) wandering through the upper regions of Babylon, searching for what he called The Abominable Sock Monkey. Matt suggested that such a creature was merely a myth and that Dr Piddles was a crap name, so they renamed him Martyn and he hopped on board to play guitar. Now they were three. "Keyboards are what we need and what we need are keyboards!" They proclaimed, so they set off in search of a mythical creature they had heard of called a Phil. They had all heard of The Phil in scary stories their mothers used to tell them. Stories of a man with fingers so long if he scratched his arse he could bite his nails at the same time! As chance would have it Phil was summering just off Montego Bay aboard his yacht The Saucy Sue, with the England cricket team and the African godess of plenty. A phone call was all it took and he agreed to join up. "It would be nice to have two guitarists" said Martyn and the others agreed. So thet set sail to Liverpool, home of The Beatles and The Backstreet Boys in search of a scouse they could proudly display to their mothers. They found one in the shape of Mike, a bushy haired chap with a life threatening ham addiction. They got him through rehab and in two dog years he was ready to play. "This is our band and we shall be called The Jives", and they were and they are.....
LIVE REVIEWS:
'The Jives’ with their entertaining, raucous, raw, musical brilliance. Sounding and looking like something from the 60s, these young lads invigorated the Beatles and inspired the crowd to spring into life with this energetic sound.
(REDSTRIPE AWARDS 09)
The Jives open their set with 'I'll be fine' a good Coral influenced opener, to a crowded house with a sprinkling of celebs. They get a very warm welcome and front man Matt, Complete with the hat, Charms the crowd with broad Yorkshire delivered banter.
We are then treated to lots of enjoyable 60's pop, With strong sounds of The Beatles (Which is to be expected) and even The Swinging Blue Jeans. Feel good music with much audience dancing to the tight three part harmonies and melodic beats.
'I Don't Mind' is a particular favourite with the audience and i would'nt argue with their choice.
The guys even have the 60's uniforms and haircuts and although The Draytones are curently probably leading the field in this particular genre The Jives are catching up fast and building a good fanbase along the way. They finish suprisingly with a 'Johnny B good' sounding guitar solo and get well deserved cheers from the now heaving crowd. (SANDMAN MAGAZINE)
The Jives have gloriously uplifting Beach Boys-style harmonies
and impressive musical ability (THE FLY)
me and my lover nameley kathryn jefferson have decided unless you write a song called bone dry jack, about how damp weed is a non buyer and a con on all parties involved, and turn this into a boy meets cunt situation , i will refuse to be known as robert james selby king of kings and the founder of lost trusths.
hows my northern companions. hopes all is well got a few gigs down here might be a cool thing to come down and play make a weekend of it. get in toch by phone matt as my number 28th got music promo screening thing that would be a cool weekend to have it.
Hi Lovely Jives...I havent been around much and not been up North for a while....so thought that I had better check up and see how you are doing??? I really must get my a*** in gear and come up to sheffield and see you play. Take Care and keep playing that sunny music even if the leaves are coming off the trees...Sue xx
Sorry for not having been in touch awhile - been rather busy! Just wanted to say that your valued friendship continues to be appreciated. Have you checked out my MySpace and web site (www.faberoptime.com) recently? Oh and did you subscribe for my free newsletter (using the form on site at page right - high quality, low quantity, no spam!)? You might also like to take a look at some of my vids on my YouTube channel too! www.youtube.com/faberoptime Take care and keep in touch. Best, Faber. "Just a guy trying to make the world a better place."
Would love to play you guys on my radio show, The British Breakfast on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond, Virginia USA and streamed live on www.wrir.org. Can you make that happen?
Respectfully,
Gene Pembleton 2500 Lauderdale Drive Richmond, Virginia USA 23233
Issue 11 of Sheffield Music Scene contains live reviews of Mabel Love, The Jives / Last To Be Picked / Hope Explosion, and Your Demise; Album/Single/EP reviews of Arctic Monkeys, Richard Hawley, Neil McSweeney, Dead World Leaders, and The Old Whores of San Pedro; our pick the best demo's including Nena Kubu, Fearless Linda, Ian Britt, Jimi's Parade, Alvarez Kings, and Last Nights Mistake; plus interviews with Cats For Peru, SubSource, The Ruby Kid, and Neil McSweeney!
Plus we've got a load FREE Downloads including Dead World Leaders (as reviewed), The Old Whores of San Pedro (as reviewed), Bromheads, and Team Wonky Ninja as the start of a regular feature of remixes. And much much more!!!
