Immaculate Fools, appearing with Ronnie \{ood at the Palace November 18 - f-Tl he Immeculate Fools, a over from the violin. They kind of they've only been too glad !o do I British band combining work solos out together." iL "Even though it's kind of'big .a punk-sryle sound wirh in- time,' the band and crew, they're sightful, socially-conscious lyr- is lyrics suggest that incredibly nics people. Ir's not, ics. are fasr gaining auention for Weatheri[ is a man who 'We are the main band-you are their style and sound as well as cares about the future of the support band.' They're not their positbn as tie "warm-up" this planet, and his music and his like thal at all. They're acrually band for Rolling Sone member perfomances reflect what he's being very nice to us and very Romie Wood's solo tour. Both all abour Presently, Immaculate sapportive as well, which is greaf share the sarne record label, Con- Fools arc promoting their new. It really helps.' However, tinuum Records, and both are pre' dbwn,Tlu Toy Sfiap, which fea- Weatheriil says audieaces that parirg to visit L.A. next week for tures the single'Stand Down." come !o s€e the famous Rolling a show at The Palace on Novem- The song reproaches baqi leader Stone member still regard them ber 18. Saddam Hussein for the mass kill- with some suspicion. "We don't Formed in 1984 by brothers ings tn's promoted. Weatherill expe€t a complelely smooth ride. '$r'e Kevin and kul Weatherill, Im- says il feets good to express him- arc playing with someone big naculatc Fools combine the self through"his songs. "I don't $at they've come to see. But I sounds of lead singer/guitarist mind telling people how I feel. I frnd if you reason with them, Kevin Weatherill, bass playerPaul think we'd get along much bettet they're fine." Weatherill, guitarist Brian Bett, if we did speak our minds more. I drummer Paul Skidmore andvio- believe music is al extension of n a recent tour date, Iiry'guitar/mandolin player Barry what you 36trally ar€, how you Wea$erill got to test that Wickens forasortof "punk meets feel about things in general. I \./ t}eoryour "Wehad some Celtic folk" sound. Since 1988, don't think it's something else, trouble in New York. Tbere were they've been building a follow- outside of our lives. It's just a afew sortof'lunks'wairing in the ing playing small venues and the conlinuation of my life and I put front for Ronnie Wood, and it's collegecircuit- Although they are into my music everytlring worth- like, 'Who are you?"'For the frequently compared to The whiledathappens to met to make most parr, weatherill says the Clash, The Pogues and The Psy- it more vibrant, more real." audiences in America arc treating chedelic Furs, singer Kevin On their last tour, Weatherill them well. "Most of rhe time, Weatlerill says his main influ- says they played at colleges and people come up O us afterward ences are The Water Boys and clubs on the East Coast, trying to and say, 'Well, we came to see World Party. The other compri- gaexposure for themselves wifr Ronnie Wood, but we're really sons probably rela!e more lo $eir little promotion from their record pleased we caught you hrst be- syle of expression and their pen - company. Although ttrey received cause we liked it very much. chant for expressing tension than rave reviews, Weatherill says it We're going m buy your rccord,' !o their actral music, was a very diflicult time. "Ifyou etc., etc." Immaculate Fools sound is raw iould live through that tour, you Opening for Wood" Irnmacu- and frenzied, capturing Weather- made the basl ltwas quite lough lale Fools lend a rough, bluesy, ill'sdespest, darkestfeelings."I'm for us. IVe were tiving on the bus. folksy but dehnitely energetic ino, sort of, primat scream . I do a Wehad apsychopathic bus driver not€ to the show. Wood's style is lot of primal stuff on stage- and all kinds ofthings were going pure, classic Sones with thepow- ;creaming at the efid of songs, wrong...he was always running erful vocal backing of Bernard Fowler to offset Wood's scratchy, hoarse vocals. Wood's slide guitar is Fesent on most of the material from Slide On ?nir, his new solo album. This is Wood's hrst solo effort since 1974, be- fore joining the Sones and afier leaving the Faces. PRTnlX tlit'tfrEDCD ruINNI NYUSBDCD Wmdhas withhim an all- rrl,a lls tIcsDD SXrffinemB star cast ofplayers including Chuck Leavell (Allman Bmthers) on keyboards, Ian Mclagan (Faces) on f{am- mond piano, Johnny Lee Schell on rhythm guitar, Shaun Solomon ffackhead) on bass and Wayne Sheeiy (Hinterland) on drums. His shows arc exciting visually, as well as from the stand- Xevin lf eathcill, foreground, af I mmacutate F ook point of curiosity: Can whcn it's building." All and all, out offuel for the bus and taking Ronnie Wood really sing? What .t'sa unique sound *ntWeatherill us !odangerous places, geeing us is this background player lile as a .trives for and one which t}ey're into all sons of trouble. We were main act? experimenting with. "We're rur outofbwns acouple oftimes Despite vocal-tlu'ashing '-riil some :ornbining sounds and seeing how by policemen and told never to from being inexperienced as the t}ley work out. I know people come back. It was that kind of "key vocalist " Wood is reported have done that before, but I don't situation. But when we wereplay- to be doing just fine arrd holding ihirk anyone's done it quite like ing.it was really great. The audi- his own. See foryou$elfwhen he we're doing it. The soond of the ences were very good to us." "slides ino" The Pa.lace on No- riolin can often take over from As far as touring with Wood vember 18th with Immaculate he guitar and tle guitar can take and company, Weatherill says Fools. PalKraner NOYETISER 13, 1992 EllTERfAtHuEet 7^^'"' Artist Profile Immaculate Fools, appearing with Ronnie Wood at the Palace November 18

fn he Immaculate Fools, a over from theviolin. Theykindof they've only be€n too glad to do I Brirish band combining work solos out ogether." iL "Even though ir's kind of'big I punk-style sound wirh in- time,' the band ard crew, they're sightful, socially-conscious lyr- is lyrics suggest that incredibly nice people. Ir's not, ics, are fasr gaining a[.ention for Weatherill is a man who 'We are the main band-you are their style and sound as well as cares about the future of the suppon band.' They're not their position as the "warm-up" this planet, and his music and his like that at all. They're acbrally bard for Rolling Sone member performances reflect what he's being very nice to us and very Ronnie \Ymd's solo !our. Both all aboul Presently, Immaculate supponiveas well, which is great. share lhe sarne record label, Con- Fools are promoting their new. It really helps." However, rinuum Records, and botlr are pre- album, Tfu loy S ho p, whlch fa- \Yeafterill says audiences that paring to visit L.A. next week for tures the single "Stand Down." come to see dte famous Rolling a show at The Palace on Novem- The song reproaches baqi leader Stone member still regard them ber 18. Saddam Hussein for ttre mass kill- with some suspicion. "Y{e don't Formed in 1984 by brothers ings he's promoted. Weatherill expect a completely smooth ride. Kevin and Paul Y/eatherill, Im- says it feels good to express him- We are playing with someone big naculate Fools combine the self through'his songs. "I don't that they've come !o see. But I sounds of lead singer/guitarist mind te[ing people how I feel. I find if you reason rvith thern, Kevin Wearherill, bass playerPaul think we'd get along much better they're fine." Weatherill, guitarist Brian Bett, if we did speak our minds more. I drummerPaul Skidmore and vio- believe music is an erteasion of n a recent tour date, Iin/guitar/mandolin player Barry what you acurally are, how you Weatherill got ro test that Wickens for a son of "punk meets feel about things in general. I \-l theoryout- "Wehad some Celtic folt" sound. Since 1988, don't think it's somerhing else, trouble in New York. There were they've been building a follow- outside of our lives. It's just a afew sortof'lunlis'waiting in the ing playing srnall venues and tlre continuation of my life and I put front for Ronnie Wood, and ir's collegecircuir Although they are into my music everytlring worth- like, 'Wlro are you?"' For the frequently compared to The while that happens to me, !o make most part, \Yeatherill says the Clash, Th€ Pogues and The Psy- it more vibrant, more real." audiences in America are trearing chedelic Furs, singer Kevin On their last tour, Weatherill hem well. "Most of the time, Weatlprill says his main influ- says they played at colleges and people come up to ss afterward ellces arc The Water Boys and clubs on the East Coast, trying !o and say, 'Well, we carne !o se€ World Pany. Theother compai- get exposure for thernselves with Ronnie Wood, but we're really sons probably relate more to their litde promotion ftorn tlreir record pleased we caught you frst be- syle ofexpression and their pen- company. Although *rey received cause we liked it very much. chant for expessing lension than rave reviervs, Weatherill says it We're going to buy your record,' to their actual music, was a very di{Iicult time. "Ifyou etc,, etc." Immrculate Fmls sound is raw could live through that tout, you Opening for \Yood, Immacu- and frcnzied, caporing Weather- made the baod- Itwas quite ough late Fools lend a rough, bluesy, in's deepest, dartestfeelings. "I'm for us. We were living on tlre bus. folksy but definitely energetic inlo, sortof,primal scream.I doa We had apsychopathic bus driver note to the show. Wood's style is lot of primal stuff on stage- and all kinds ofthings were going pure, classic Sones with thepow- ;crearning at the end of songs, wrong.,.he was always running erful vocal brcking of Bernard - Fowler to offset lr'ood's scratchy, hOarse vocals. Wood's slide guitar is present on most of the matrrial frorn Slide On frrtr, his new solo album. This is Wood's frst solo effort since 1974, be- fore joining the Sones and after leaving the Face.r. PENNNI il{YU$ED Wmdhas withhim anall- 8UffinGmD sw cast ofplayen including Chuck Leavell (Allman Brothen) on keyboards, Ian Mcl 4gan {Faces) oo lfum- mond piano, Johnny Lee Schell on rhythm guitar, Shaun Solomon ffackhead) on bass and Wayne Sheehy (Hinterland) on drums. His shows are exciting visually, as Xevin Weatheill, loreground, of Immaculatc Foob well as from the stand- point of curiosity: Can whcn it's building." All ard all, out of fuel for the bus and taking Ronnie Wood really sing? What !'s a unique sound tlntWeatheril us to dangerous places, geBing us is this background player lile as a ;trives for and one which they're into all sons of trouble. We were main act? still experimenling with. "We'rc rur out oflowns a couple oftimes Despite some vocal-thrashing ;ombining sounds and seeing how by policemen and lold never to from being inexperienced as the they work out. I know people come brL It was that kind of "key vocalist " Wood is reponed have done that before, but I don't situation. Butwhen we wereplay- to be doing just fine and holding ilrink anyone's done it quite like ing.it was really grst. The audi- his own. See for yourself when he we're doing iL The sound of the ences were very good tro us." "slides into" The Palace on No- ;iolin can often take over from fu far as touring with Wmd vember l8th with Immaculate Ie guitar and the guitar can take and company, Weatherill says Fools. Pat Kramer NOVEIIBEB 13,1992 ENTERfAtt'IuFut 7^^'v -'