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‘t Podium, Hardenberg, The Netherlands, March 8th 2005, Europe and SQY Rocking Team

Titles like ‘Cherokee’ and ‘The Final Countdown’ will probably ring a bell. In the eighties they were ever so popular. What happened to them? They are still going strong, rocking on as if their lives depend on it. This evening they were rocking the night in Hardenberg.

SQY Rocking Team; SQY (Sequoyah) was founded in 1993; the remains of two rock cover bands came together. The bands wanted more than just play covers, they wanted to create, at first they started writing songs and then hit the stage again. Even Dutch rock magazine ‘Aardschok’ praised their demo tapes with excellent reviews. Their first album was released in 1996, a 4 track mini called ‘Big town hideout’ and after this they also released a live album. Their second challenge was to produce their own music. ‘From Soho down to Hollywood’ became the single they completely wrote, arranged and produced. It was a success, they have released 4 albums since, their latest being ‘Full Throttle’. SQY played hundreds of gigs over the past years in Holland, Belgium, Germany, Denmark and the UK. They have a huge fan base in Holland and the UK, and they supported many well known bands such as Status Quo, Deep Purple, Golden Earring and now… Europe.

Music
When SQY started to play it seemed as though we were all transported back in time to the sixties. This band knows how to rock. You can easily understand the lyrics; there even were some fans in the audience, singing along every word. I found the music to be very accessible, though they show a huge amount of masculine feelings, regarding the texts.

Performance
What immediately catches the eye is the difference between the front man and the rest of the band. His jacket came off quite quickly and after this followed the shirt. His cowboy hat made it almost impossible to see his face which I think is a pity for a lead singer. Besides his outfit his performance was definitely more extreme than the rest of the band. He was all over the stage. Throwing around his microphone standard (not always as successful), he used his standard, a bottle of beer and a bottle of water to suggest masturbation and even sprayed these fluids over the audience. His hand grabbed his crutch much more than once. This man has a great ego but, this band has a great front man. He knows how to perform. He even knows how to shock the audience……..

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