I remember I was running up a banner while keeping my face hid
Behind a blood red bandana crying out it’s forbidden to forbid
With a string of Molotov cocktails half of France then was out on strike
As I wound up in jail – Paris gonna burn tonight

Hey comrade
Come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on
We’ve got the will of the people they’ve got rockets and guns
Hey comrade
They say De Gaulle is gonna go
Step out on the boulevard summon up Verlaine and Rimbaud

Now the government solution – say they’re gonna send in the tanks
Gonna have a revolution – take the money from the banks
And they call us instigators, men in grey suits ain’t got no fight
And that we’re collaborators, Paris gonna burn tonight 

Hey comrade
Come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on
We’ve got the will of the people they’ve got rockets and guns
Hey comrade
They say De Gaulle is gonna go
Step out on the boulevard summon up Verlaine and Rimbaud

Personnes ne dort quand on a des rèves comme ca
Personnes ne dort quand on a des rèves comme ca
Où-est Jacques Rouges maintenant?
On fait la Bastille
Et les gendarmes?
Où-est les gendarmes ce soir?
Devant Le Sorbonne ou quoi?

Hey comrade
Come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on
We’ve got the will of the people they’ve got rockets and guns
Hey comrade
They say De Gaulle is gonna go
Step out on the boulevard summon up Verlaine and Rimbaud

Verlaine & Rimbaud

A live recording from open mic, couple of mistakes!

Free (Rudimental Cover)

RAIN (Demo Version)

This is a live track from a recent recording.

Major Arcana

Old Friend

The Beating Drum

Carousel

A music hall experiment in 3/4 time waltz, drums in the style of Manic Depression by the Jimi Hendrix Experience, another poke at social conventions and my distaste for conformity...

Portrait Of Absinthe Minded Polly

Harriet's sister lives life wantonly
Uninvited attentions are welcomed with glee
But all eyes are on Etta 
For she's tres jolie
Oh they just can't see

They just can't see
Why?

To forget Sir Walpole Ratchett
You sit on your mother's casket
Drowning droplets of green pleasure 
With Earl Grey tea

Wilhelmina declines ooh la la
Attending occasions 
With perfect sang froid
But they all laugh with Etta
For she's fancy free
So what about thee?

They just can't see...
Why?
 
To forget their expectations 
Of class and society
You decline to entertain 
Any notion of propriety

Portrait of absent mine dead Polly
Where did you go?

They just can't see.

The 1969 plays; vocal, vocal harmonies, bass guitar, electric guitar, 12 string electric guitar, piano, electric harpsichord & hammond organ plugins, drum loop sequencing.

Produced and mixed by The 1969, mastered by The 1969, additional mastering by John Marc Bimonte @ Sharp Guy Productions

Recorded September 2018

Portrait Of Absinthe Minded Polly

Kentucky Bourbon

Coeur d'Alene

Rich Evans - Coeur d'Alene

Crystal Pier Records (Edsbro Music, Sweden) is delighted to announce the release of ‘Secret Message’ on 30th July 2020. It was co-written by Rich Evans and Fred Abbott (Noah & The Whale) and is a nostalgic look back at discovering Rock ‘n’ Roll music for the first time. The song is an upbeat, harmony-driven rock arrangement full of youthful exuberance and vitality and details the enduring magic of classic rock music. The song namechecks various musical legends (The Jayhawks, Billy Joel, The Eagles and Bob Seger) and features Oliver Keenan-Lyu (The Range Studio) on drums/ percussion. ‘Secret Message’ is produced by Abbott who also plays all the instruments while Evans sings the vocal parts and harmonies

Secret Message

Rich Evans - Secret Message

A modern Britpop or Punk-Rock song about an era that wasn't so cozy as TV or the screen wanna remind us about.

I Love Lucy

Redhouse Gasoline - I Love Lucy

Charismatic, colourful and raw, Jet Black 3 count themselves among a new breed of innovative British artists keeping the heart of rock music beating, hard
 
The band started in early 2016. Rob and Phil share a deep history working in bands previous to JB3. They started to write and produce a sound inspired by late 60's Californian rock from Phil and mutual interest of 80's rock. Snowy found his way into the band adding heavy drum riff type element in to the mix. Since then listeners and crowds have been discovering a unique and distinctive sound - the bold product of a cocktail of influences; a vocalist (Robert Papworth) whose primal tone and varied, melodic approach evokes more than hints of traditional rock and grunge; a pioneering guitarist (Phil Borrett) who embraces both American and British styles of playing, forcing riffs and melodies through both a guitar amp and bass amp resulting in a trademark spectral sound.
 
An early demo version of a live favourite ("Rain") captured the interest of UK and US radio stations spurring the trio on to continue writing whilst honing the overall sound and experience of Jet Black 3.