"As the original bassist for Eddie & the Hot Rods (before
moving on to those reprobates The Damned and then UFO) it brought
back some great memories of all the bands we used to play with,
and your version of "All I need is Money" is terrific
- love the keyboard parts!"
Paul Gray
Bassist for Eddie and the Hot Rods, The Damned and UFO
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"I've finally worked out what UK pub rock sadly got wrong
back in the 70's - there were no girl singers! Miss McQueen now
shows the 21st century what was missing!"
Ian Gomm
Member of Brinsley Schwarz, solo artist and songwriter
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"This stuff takes me back... it may be a tribute to large,
hairy Brits sipping warm beer and listening to loud music in sweaty
pubs with plastic furniture and nasty wallpaper, but it's also a
bunch of beautiful, unpretentious songs sounding better here than
perhaps they did in pub rock's heyday."
Steve Goulding
Drummer for the Rumour, The Mekons, and the Waco Brothers |
"A&R at its best; Happy Doing What We're Doing
marries Elizabeth McQueen's great voice with waiting-to-happen UK
pub rock repertoire. Fans of Nick Lowe, Graham Parker, Squeeze and
their ilk will find this a delight, plus a swinging version of A1
On The Jukebox adds to the fun."
Will Birch
Author of No Sleep Till Canvey Island, Co-writer of A-1 on the
Jukebox, and former drummer for the Kursaal Flyers |
"I got a great feeling listening to your recording of my
song. It was like being re-united with a dear friend."
Jack O'Hara
Founding member of Eggs Over Easy and Co-writer of Home to You |
"Elizabeth McQueen and the Firebrands have recorded a great
new album that I found both lively and exciting and the version
of Eddie and the Hot Rods 'All I Need Is Money ' is superb--really
well done."
Simon Bowley
Drummer for Eddie and the Hot Rods |
"I was surprised and delighted when David Sanger asked me
to overdub some keyboards on Elizabeth McQueen's version of an old
Eggs Over Easy song, Home To You. And when I heard the tracks, I
was even more thrilled--very pub-rocking, and true to the original
spirit of the renegade musical movement of pub rock. Elizabeth McQueen's
vocal soars over the funky."
Austin DeLone
Original member of Eggs Over Easy |
"I think Elizabeth's versions of "Love's Melody,"
"Home to You" and "Local Girls" stand out in
a high quality selection (though I'm probably biased in favour of
two of those choices). She has a great voice--I look forward to
hearing more from her. This CD comes highly recomended."
Martin Belmont
Original member of Ducks Deluxe, the Rumour, and Nick Lowe
and his Cowboy Outfit |
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