Pete and Siggi Schwarz Band open for ZZ Top

(Mergelstetten, Germany 6th June 2009)

**** More 2009 pics on Gallery 2 page ****

Also historic pics from the Pete Haycock Band Australian gig at the Prince of Wales Hotel, St Kilda, Melbourne in 1986

Kindly supplied by David Wren

Photo courtesy Siggi Schwarz website www.siggi-schwarz.de

 

above : photo credit Heiner Haas

above: photo credit Tom Carlsson from Osnabrueck Blues Lawine Festival 2009

photo credit Tom Carlsson

Pete and the band modelling their True Blues Levi Jackets

Graphics and design by Karsten Werner

Realisation, Pete Haycock, Stefan Raupp & Karsten Werner

WELCOME!

Pete Haycock is a multi-talented guitarist who has made his name performing and recording some sixteen albums with Climax Blues Band, ELO Part II and as a solo artist. He has collaborated with Hans Zimmer on a number of big-name Hollywood film scores and established himself as a first-class composer, arranger and producer. He undertakes a wide variety of creative work for commerce, TV stations as well as for other artists. Currently gigging with the fantastic band "Pete Haycock's True Blues" We hope you enjoy the story of a miner's son from Stafford, England who has contributed so much to blues and rock music throughout the last thirty five years and who is now back on the road after applying his skills to a variety of projects including the international film industry.

VIDEO CLIPS ON YOUTUBE

There are now very many excellent video clips of Pete Haycock's True Blues live gigs on YouTube.

Search for the clips posted by DMCENTLLC for True Blues

There is also an excellent full length live version of Thunderbird at this link

http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=iAgQXy8q8Ls

Please show your appreciation and support for Pete and the band by making a comment on the video clip and giving a good star rating.

You will also find quite a few old Climax Blues Band and Night of the Guitar clips on YouTube

Pete & Dobro - Photo by Reg Godwin

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**LATEST NEWS**

FORTHCOMING GIGS

IN EUROPE

2009 gigs to be announced

 

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Pete has confirmed his endorsement of Pyramid Strings

Pete says "bright...loads of lovely mids..and they last a long time"

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Gary Moore Support Gig

Pete was a Special Guest playing with the "Mr.B is Moving" Band at Winterbach, Germany

Tuesday 17th July 2007

Dual Guitars - Pete on slide with Glen Turner

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Back on the Road!

"PETE HAYCOCK'S TRUE BLUES"

 

After several years of studio work, Pete decided that he should do some live gigs again. This is what many of us have been wanting to hear. He has just completed a German mini tour of ten dates and the reception has been fantastic. Working with guitarist Glen Turner and a rhythm section the guys have cooked up some really good entertainment as Pete Haycock's True Blues . No doubt there will be more news about future tours and one of Pete's ambitions is to get back over to the US again.

FOR PROMOTERS WISHING TO BOOK THE BAND, PLEASE SEE CONTACT PAGE

 

VIDEO SAMPLES BELOW

So Many Roads

Call Me The Breeze

Here's Pete and the guys at one of the gigs in Germany.

Many thanks to Stefan Raupp for the pictures and video clips

*** MORE GREAT PICS ON GALLERY 2 PAGE***

 

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Now available from this website

"Bikers' Dozen" the extended soundtrack CD

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Thirteen wonderful tracks of guitar music including a vocal track with John Fiddler of Medicine Head

(Read the Great Reviews Below)

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      " 13 riders on an open road,
       sound like thunder - make your blood run cold.
       The crash of lightning and the flash of steel
       and the Spirit of Freedom on flying wheels.
       The Bikers' Dozen.
       Come on Mama, gotta break these chains,
       We goin' boogie like you never seen,
       A dozen colors but we count 13,
       ridin' with The Spirit of Freedom again!
       The Bikers' Dozen. "

      

Bikers Dozen Reviews

Rich Atkinson from USA writes:

     I've always know Pete to be a great guitarist, with a fabulous sense of melody as an integral part of his style.  As much as I hate flowery, overly dramatic descriptions, this is an album by a musician who has moved away from guitar-based songs and started creating sonic landscapes.  The structure and complexity of the music on this album is remarkable, and the layering in of the sound is refreshing to listen to.  While I wasn't surprised by the diversity of styles present, I enjoyed them none the less.  A friend who heard part of the album refused to believe that “The Heat,” “Waiting For Rain” and “Collossus” all came from a single album.  I don't know a serious music fan who couldn't find something (and probably a lot of somethings) to enjoy in this collection.ti

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Trygve Knudsen, Professional Guitarist, writes:

Oooh I've been waiting for this...

......and it was well worth the wait. Pete Haycock is one of my earliest and strongest influences on the guitar – a “mentor”, if you like. All through the Climax Blues Band days I scrutinized his every note.. And then later I almost wore a hole in the “Guitar And Son” LP.

One of the tastiest guitar players and tunesmiths on the planet, he returns with “Biker's Dozen”...

OK then – guess it's time for me to sit down with my guitar and do some studying again! A smashingly well done CD which should appeal to a broad range of both musicians and non-musicians alike. Already a few seconds into the strong opening riff on the first track, ‘Cry To Me', you know you're in for a real treat. Delicious slide guitar floats elegantly in and suddenly you find yourself riding away on an endless, smooth musical highway.

Pete's strong slide guitar makes its mark again on ‘The Heat', a bluesy rocker. ‘Klone Shuffle' has an infectious groove – once again a proof of how Pete can make even a simple riff sound interesting. ‘Miracle' is a strong vocal tune sung by John Fiddler – the opening lines sound much like Mark Knopfler. ‘Prattlin' ‘ really caught my ear – what a cool tune! A fresh-sounding groove – oh how I want to grab my guitar and play along to that stuff! – and those little fiddle fills in the background really made the tune sound really original !

‘Dominator' oozes MUSCLE. Horsepower! Acceleration! And ‘Talkin' Mutton Jeff Here' – hi ho, we're in spacey Jeff Beck-land here! Dreamy and powerful at the same time. One for the road indeed! ‘Collossus' is a little symphonic rocker that sounds so majestic. Some of it sounds a bit like a mix between William Orbit and Mike Oldfield. But on top of it all is Pete's signature guitar lines – it binds it all together and nothing sounds dull at any point.

‘Driver' makes you want to go out and ride a motorbike (or pick up a guitar, plug in, and wail away!).

Sure, this CD has loads of high energy rock guitar playing on it – but I also really dig ‘Waiting For Rain' and ‘Blue Breakers'; both are absolutely delicious pop guitar works of art. ‘Waiting For Rain' would make George Benson envious – what a tone! What a feel! Imagine you've just parked your motorbike by a small beautiful beach to watch the setting sun...ahhh..!

And ‘Stolen Wings' is a wonderful ballad in the key of F# minor, a bit reminiscent of The Allman Brothers. A strong and wonderful main melody. Duane would love this one...

 

This is the kind of CD that sounds great at the first listen – and then it just gets better and better the more you play it...

Don't miss this CD! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED – even if you're not a guitar player, like me...

 

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FINALLY got your Bikers Dozen CD and have finished listening to it. Keep up the good work......Pete - Do you think there might be a Blues recording ( or R&B or Rock for that matter ) within you in the near future, because all the guitarists around here put you right up there with Clapton, Beck any of the King family (Albert , Freddie, BB etc.) Son Seals....well you get the picture.....can't get enough of your unique,  style and insight , nice to see you haven't lost a step either way ! We can never have enough of you, your guitars or your music !!! Thanks !

Bruce Sautkulis

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The CD is in hand. Well not anymore, I can't seem to liberate it from my CD Player now !Great GREAT album.... cool artwork too! Gotta love that cover.Worth waiting for this CD. All I can say hooray!

Bill Atkins, head of Big Blue Radio and AudioCandy.com

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Wow!!!!I listened to the whole enchilada today and had a great big Cheshire Cat grin on my face. You did such a splendid job putting this CD together, Pete, and I love your choices. The mix is great and the track order really flows well too.

I just wanted to let you know that this lad, who has been waiting for this CD for about 15 years, was completely and totally blown away, and I can say -- quite objectively -- that I think you've topped yourself. This is SUCH a worthy successor to "Guitar and Son", and you should be SO proud, Pete.

Jeff Byler, video producer... PelicamProductions.com

 

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