The Bellrays

Okay so these guys and gal have around a while now, but their really starting to hit their straps in the music compartment now.

They totally get the link between James Brown and the MC5, rock n' soul is what they call themselves. Led by enigmatic frontwoman Lisa Kekaula they could easily be called "like Tina Turner fronting the MC5". Funky, soulful and high energy hard rock n' roll. At times sounding like classic rock n' rollers Led Zeppelin and Free, but firmly planted in the dirt of Detroit's proto-punk sound.

I highly recommend them, if you like a big soulful voice fronting a hard rock band. I'm going to see them live next tuesday and by all reports they are a bitchin' live act.

http://www.myspace.com/thebellrays

Voodoo Train (Live), this is what rock n' rolls all about
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpn7fjzLZD4

Fire On The Moon promo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmiG0RUaoR4

Tell A Lie performed on the Craig Ferguson late show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIxMLbxeo64

Does a Mother's Finest comparison work, or no?

It's predictable at best, if for the black female vocalist fronting a rock band which is still a pretty novel idea and unfortunately a very rare sight in rock n' roll. But Mother's Finest were an 'everywhere' band, so many styles but were never this entrenched in Detroit scum rock like the Bellrays.

"Detroit scum rock"


THE best phrase ever.....

How about the band Shiney?

they're cool....and scummy and Detroity and definitely rocky.....

Shiney wrote:

they're cool....and scummy and Detroity and definitely rocky.....

.....and soulful

This stuff isn't to far removed from The Black Crowes, Badlands or the Answer at times.