The Southern River Band: Stan Qualen (Best Blues Rock ever!): Reaction

[@al4904]

Been listening to SRB ever since I discovered them about 6 months ago and last Sunday I saw them live for the first time...... What a breath of fresh air!! A proper ROCK band playing proper ROCK with great big smiles on their faces. Awesome gig and bloody AWESOME ROCK BAND!!

[@TheThamesmen]

Ok I am now jealous!

[@petermckay4432]

Check out their catalogue. It will blow your mind. Chasing After Love, Second Best...loads of songs! Seeing them live NYE here in Perth!

[@ansa2673]

Best Song! for a long time! Iam rockt!!!!

[@AussieTVMusic]

Love the Southern River Band.

[@TheThamesmen]

We do now too

[@RobertDAdams]

Just saw you guys for the first time 10 min ago, and same with Soutjern River Bamd about 6 hrs ago. Must be the Rock Gods giving me a sign. So glad you dug them. I went ape shit to the point of screaming at my phone screen watching them. My wife thought I was watching football I was so loud! I’ll be putting you guys on my watch list and I’ll definately be following SRB!

[@TheThamesmen]

It is a sign for sure! Thanks for the support

[@roontangdavis2694]

I've seen them live, and you are absolutely correct, they are everything you said and more live. A lot of fun, don't take the whole thing too seriously which makes the crowd love it even more. I need to see them again soon before they disappear over the sea an I miss my chance to see them in a pub again.

[@stratabacca]

I saw these at YES (pink room) Manchester a few weeks ago and it was a superb performance. They are pretty big in Australia but have yet to break through here in the UK. The Darkness had them as the support band on their Australian tour, and a random video on the side bar of KZbin brought them to my attention a few months ago, so I googled them and found out they were in the UK touring. Nothing original but fresh, raw and totally down to earth, powerful and energetic live rock music. Before entering the venue a random Australian bloke approached my brother commenting on his SRB T-Shirt saying it was an original, he got it at an earlier gig in Liverpool. It turns out it was the lead singers dad and he was telling us about his and his sons musical history, and they had had an open house for musicians for years back in Oz. His son had paid for him to fly out to the tour, so he surprised him by bringing his sister along as well. You can hear all the influences in there music, Stan Qualan being a very good example. There is a certain comedy element to them as well, the lead singer is always cracking jokes on current affairs between songs, he was taking the piss out of Gareth Southgate when I saw them as it was the qualifying games at the WC and coincided with Englands early pathetic performances. There is also a great song entitled ‘watch yourself you’re gonna hurt somebody’ that’s very tongue in check.

[@TheThamesmen]

Brilliant. I hope they make it to Los Angeles

[@mattbarbarich3295]

Greetings from Perth Australia, home of S R B ( yes there is a Southern River in the S E suburbs of Perth were these chaps come from). They been around for at least a doz years and finally making it big in Australia esp Perth where evey gig now is sold out. Check out also our local blues rock( 3 piece) heros Vdelli , led by the brilliant Mike Vdelli on lead guitar and vocals, big in Germany an other parts of Europe after doing many tours there over the last 15 years.

[@TheThamesmen]

Friend of ours following our video of them saw them in Brisbane the other night. Said he had a great evening

[@scifimonkey3]

This expressed the phrase K.I.S.S at its finest. No great pretensions or complexity just great blues rock. Nice one Chris.

[@TheThamesmen]

He did us proud. Always fun to try a new up and coming band. Never know what you will get

[@annapendelich1782]

Aren't they the best!! Absolutely fantastic live

[@garypascoe5161]

Another great pub rock band playing all over the place in Oz is 19 Twenty. Check out the song Tramp Stamp.

[@philt5398]

Saw them in the underworld in Camden a few weeks back. Absolutely amazing live. Try dirty honey as well, sure you would love them

[@maidenengland2]

They have just come back from a European sold out tour and I saw them Friday, brilliant as always 😍

[@TheThamesmen]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@maidenengland2]

@@TheThamesmen they always put on a fantastic show for sure

[@barbararees604]

Wow, never heard of these guys, but it's good to see some young folk getting into it and I love those 70's style duds. I would've worn those if I was allowed to have them at the time 😅. Definitely heard the Van Halen and Status Quo vibes and the lead singer sounded a little like Robert Plant. Hey Chris, have you ever introduced the boys to Madder lake yet? Good choice by the way and thanks for introducing them.

[@sean---the-other-one]

Entertainment, pure and simple. Excellent choice!

[@TheThamesmen]

Exactly. Good times done well

[@MrSwill70]

Onya fellas. SRB fkn rock the fkn roll 🎸🪃⚡

[@TheThamesmen]

Absolutely loved them

[@geraldarsenault275]

fantastic a bunch of energizer bunnies playing blues rock

[@TheThamesmen]

Great energy. Fun track

[@tunokies]

Seeing them in Bristol UK at the Thekla soon

[@steelpainter]

I hadn't even gotten to the video yet - I just had to give a like for the 'Thames TV' intro. Plus I'm already hip to SRB - just checkin' in to see the love spreading.

[@rongt859]

A bit of the Angels in the intro as well , wicked the streets of Gosnells dont lie . Update Thornlie - April 2024 the band is now heading off for their first overseas tour after Justin Hawkins played their music video on his podcast , sad thing is , my nephew quit the band a few years ago , drummer

[@stevenclarke3873]

So glad u guys listed to this! I live in Perth and see every STB show live they are making huggeeee waves here. Biggest song recommendations that’s are must listens. - Two Times The Fool - do You Miss Me - I’ll be Gone (only pub recordings on KZbin exist but TRUST me it’s a banger)

[@TheThamesmen]

Excellent. Thank you

[@jimcagney6696]

Did not expect this from a band called The Southern River Band.Not Southern rock Very cool.

[@TheThamesmen]

Loved it

[@jeanwilson717]

Southern River is a suburb of Perth, next to the suburb Thornlie where the band played in the local pub.

[@FrothNinja]

F'ing great and a nice nod to ACDC too And I've just spent an evening annoying the roaches with my own distortions playing with a new effects box

[@bigfrankfraser1391]

you can really hear the quo in the second half, its uncanny how it felt like i was a kid again seeing them live

[@juanitooctavio9023]

I’d say... That’s a guitarr band! 🎸🎸🎸🥁🎶

[@TheThamesmen]

No bullshit guitar band

[@gsdfan8455]

Check out the groove on Vice City from SRB.

[@harristurner6836]

This whole album is 10+ all the way through

[@TheThamesmen]

I will check it out. Thanks

[@harristurner6836]

@TheThamesmen 👍👍👍 Enjoyed yall reaction on Grand Funk Railrosd too. Definitely my number 1 or 2 artist/band depending on my mood, Alice Cooper is right up with them. Cooper puts on a better show with all the bells, whistles & props, but GFR can't be beat with their fired up enthusiasm

[@TheThamesmen]

@@harristurner6836 exactly

[@warrenturner397]

Loved the Quo bits - absolutely bloody brilliant!

[@TheThamesmen]

Quo but with a harder edge. Loved it

[@reallyoldskeptic]

Thornlie - just out of Perth. Oh, MY God!!! I lived in Tasmania, but I gotta link into Southern River energy!!!! It's a 9... c'mon!!! I just recommended your reaction to my mate - a Uni colleague... and now a Judge!!! He's awestruck!

[@TheThamesmen]

HA HA

[@reallyoldskeptic]

You boys are awesome! You have a sophisticated taste....!

[@massopiate]

UK listener Great band... been following these guys for over a year now. They are a down to earth bunch of guys who really know how to entertain with great blues rock. Fantastic musicians, and a great sense of humour. Their videos are usually really funny too. They supported The Darkness on their last Auzzie tour. They cannot get radio play in Australia.... mad radio stations in my opinion. P.S. They have a bit of Thin Lizzy thrown in to all other bands mentioned. 9.0 from me 😉

[@tonyg8471]

OK, this is a good jam, and I especially like it because I could be the vocalist for this gig. Now, since the Thamesmen won't play Endless Forms Most Beautiful from Tampere for me...I thought I would recommend something you have not covered. Toto's 35th Anniversary concert DVD, Live in Poland (2013). There are some real gems on that DVD. How about WHITE SISTER, HOME OF THE BRAVE, HYDRA, and if you're interested, this is the best long version of Africa I have ever heard. There. A request that does not include Nightwish live. Well, sort of...

[@TheThamesmen]

Um what are you plotting!

[@floydster23]

Heh, the title is simply a combo of Van Halen & Status Quo. Good stuff.

[@TheThamesmen]

Well that makes sense! We are such idiots😀

[@davidberesford7009]

It took me a while to get the Status Quo to Van Halen word smash. 10 min & 18 seconds less your introduction. So about 18 seconds then? @@TheThamesmen

[@FredBeltran-o3d]

Holy shyt!!! it's old Lee and Chappers...LoL.. J/K SRB totally ROCKS, Great oldschool HARD ROCK.

[@marcus_t_ward]

It's a fantastic bit of classic rock. It could have easily been a background track for Tommy Vance's Friday Rock Show.

[@grahamleadbeatter5981]

Apparently you guys like the very old Australian stuff, particularly the 80's music. Well, the best Aussie song of the 70's was Slippin' Away by Max Merritt and the Meteors. It's not hard rock, but it will sooth your soul. If you decide to check it out, it MUST be the 5 minute plus version, recorded in the studio. It's too good a song to be downgraded with an inferior live version.

[@PaulA-bv1rt]

The lead has an Alan Lancaster look about him. Good rockin music.

[@mikeschenk4730]

Definitely seemed like something you guys would love. I give it a 6.3 as it simply did not blow me away. Also it flaunts your silly 7 rule. ;)

[@TheThamesmen]

Not my rule. That’s all Alex!

[@TheDutchGuy]

Check the intro that The Southern River Band uploaded before playing the song; kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKirh3-VnriAhrcsi=rHXGqEJE_wIev49N

[@TheThamesmen]

Ha. Brilliant!

[@lencooke944]

I'm late to the party again. I have never heard of these guys, but they seem a lot of fun and play very well. It was probably a bit "Stars on 45" for me; but I give it points for being a bit kitsch and tongue-in-cheek. They don't appear to take themselves too seriously and I feel they would be a great warmup act at a festival. I reckon this video is a bit of a piss-take, and I am interested enough to go look to see what other videos are up on KZbin. I suspect there are more substantial tracks out there. Score: 7.9 (not an 8 because I am making a stand against Alex's Rule of 7. When I was at school, if I did a math test and got 70%, I was stoked. Further, the old adage sticks in my mind from my university days, where the saying of "P =s Degree" ruled. P was over 50%. If we can have doctors, lawyers and politicians getting by on grades over 50%, then 70% to me is not a bad score).

[@TheThamesmen]

I (George) would be happy with 70% of most things! Track is a great showcase of who they were filled with ball the rock hooks you could hope for! We all need a dose of music that does not take itself too seriously.

[@georgea8298]

Van Halen

[@TheThamesmen]

Van plus Halen.

[@davidberesford7009]

Just a little bit good.

[@TheThamesmen]

Totally little bit good!

[@Timoeltejano]

I'm on the fence with this one. There's a part of me that likes it and another part that says this is derivative AF and not in a good way. It's like every hard rock/jam band from the seventies. I enjoyed it, but.....

[@brianparsa7794]

I'm sorry, guys, there was nothing special about that song. Played well, and played energetically? Yes, and yes. Since The Thamesmen now frown upon the number 7, lol, I will score that a 6.5.

[@TheThamesmen]

Ohhh I loved it

[@rickfairman5640]

Did not have the same reaction as the two of you. For me it was a repeat of various rock riffs from other rock bands. I will agree to disagree.

[@BrianR.]

I feel the same.

[@TheThamesmen]

Bah humbug you two😀

[@BrianR.]

@@TheThamesmen 😅

[@BrianR.]

Not very original and quite forgettable. Just my opinion of course.

[@TheThamesmen]

Come on Brian! Good times band