GEAR 23_COVER - JHS

PAUL WITH
One of the most successful recent get-togethers in rock music's
'premier league' simply has to be that of legendary frontman Paul
Rodgers, joining forces with the remaining active members of Queen.
With a recent international charting album of original material out, The Cosmos Rocks,
celebrating the creative union of two of the most distinctive-sounding acts of the past
four decades, Queen + Paul Rodgers first announced they would be playing together back in
2005. A simultaneous UK and European tour sold out almost as soon as it was announced.
Obviously, only a seriously impressive vocal talent could live up to the reputation of the
late Freddie Mercury, but as Brian May pointed out early in 2008, “Paul Rodgers was a hero
of Freddie’s – and still is for Roger and me.”
Paul's unmistakable voice, combined with years of stadium-headlining experience means
he's a consummate frontman, who had no problems slotting into the ‘stage front’ gig with
Queen. Nor did May and Taylor let Rodgers down performing trademark hits such as All
Right Now, Feel Like Making Love, Can’t Get Enough and Bad Company. Perhaps that's just
as well, given that a recent gig in the Ukraine saw an estimated 345,000 fans turn up for
the concert...
Not one for letting the metaphorical grass grow under his feet, alongside Paul's busy tour
schedule with Queen, he also continues to record and tour as a solo artist. His latest DVD,
Live In Glasgow has already gone gold having charted at #1 in Canada, #3 in the US on the
Neilsen Soundscan Charts and #4 in the UK. The DVD included new songs and hits written
with his various bands, Free, Bad Company and The Firm with Led Zeppelin guitarist, Jimmy Page who reckons, “Paul Rodgers has been, and
still is by far, one of the finest talents of our musical genre.”
Whichever show or act you catch Paul with, you'll see him onstage during
the set making the most of his redoubtable Rhythm Tech Pro tambourines,
using his signature move of playing two tambourines in one hand.
"The Rhythm Tech Tambourine is a real instrument," says Paul. "It's amazingly
robust and the design enables you to perform a lot of rhythms and
counter-rhythms. My artist wife Cynthia customises
each one by hand painting them, which adds
to their uniqueness for me."
The re-designed and updated ergonomics of the
Pro version of Rhythm Tech’s iconic Crescent tambourine offers a choice
of either brass jingles or stainless steel jingles, in a choice of two-tone colour schemes, costing £54.99.
Available with either nickel steel jingles (£34.99) or polished brass jingles (£36.99), the one that started the
revolution, the legendary Rhythm Tech Crescent tambourine is available in a variety of colours.
With a comprehensive selection of music instrument stores providing
the data, the recent retail survey figures published by UK music
industry trade magazine, MI Pro makes for interesting reading as to what's
happening on the high street from a musical instrument perspective.
In a keenly-fought sector, the JHS Odyssey brand came out top in Brass
& Woodwind, with the overall quality of the Odyssey range being cited as
one of the prime reasons for selection. The competitively-priced
JHS Odyssey 'Debut' brass and woodwind range
includes a number of
elegantly-presented
outfits, including
Clarinet, Flute,
COUNTER-RHYTHM
Saxophones, Trumpet and the Cornet. The brass instruments are
personally commended by leading UK cornet player, Alan Morrison,
now Musical Director with the world-famous Brighouse & Rastrick
Brass Band, who describes the overall range thus: "These entry
level Odyssey instruments play well, are terrific value for
money and ideal for the first time player."
Odyssey 'Debut' Wind Outfits are supplied with
a dedicated plush-lined, snug-fitting ABS case
plus related cleaning and maintenance
accessories with instruction leaflet, whilst
a comprehensive range of Odyssey care
kits and accessories is also available.
Paul Rodgers at London’s Hyde Park, Queen + Paul
Rodgers perform for Nelson Mandela’s 90th birthday
playing his distinctive customised Rhythm Tech
tambourines.
JHS ODYSSEY BRASSWIND COMES TOP
IN MI PRO RETAIL SURVEY CATEGORY
More info and prices at...
http://www.jhs.co.uk/odyssey.html
9