Twisted Wheel On Oasis And Living The Dream



There’s no secret to the rise of Twisted Wheel, “We just make good honest rock ’n’ roll music that people clock on to,” says bassist Richard Lee, who prefers to be known as Ricky.

Only his mum calls him Richard. And hasn’t Mrs Lee’s son done his mum proud?

The Mancunian three-piece, Lee, drummer Adam Clarke and front man Jonny Brown, are on a headline tour off the back of a summer where they made their name.

Their support slot on what would turn out to be Oasis’ last hurrah will go down in history.

In some ways it could Twisted Wheel’s claim to fame but they’re determined to make their own name in this business. Doing that hasn’t been easy.

They headlined The Masque in Liverpool on Friday night as part of the city’s fantastic music week.

Their happy to be in the city but the band’s Manchester roots lead to an inevitable comparison with Oasis.

“To us Oasis were the reason we started playing music and why we got into it.

“When they came along you could identify with it because it was lads from Manchester who dress normal and are proper rock and roll stars.”

A dream come true then to support them over the summer but Lee doesn’t remember seeing any signs that a split was on the cards.

“You couldn't really sense anything but then we hadn't seen it five years before so we didn't have anything to compare it to. But it’s a big loss.”

Twisted Wheel's sound has inevitably drawn comparisons with Oasis but has been described perhaps more accurately as a “confrontational, folk inflected brand of garage rock”.

Comparisons to The Jam and The Clash have also been mentioned in reviews. It’s an honour no doubt but Lee doesn’t have much time for stuff like this. They’re just a people’s band.

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Source: www.clickliverpool.com
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