Post punk thrash with ludicrous middle section.

Is Vic there?

Girl rock standard, with Bobby on vocals and Chris with a finger slicing solo.

All recorded live, 8 simultaneous tracks and no overdubs.

Hit me with your best shot

The giggling you can hear is Bobby unable to control herself as Nobby does his ridiculous dancing.

Recorded live into 8 simultaneous tracks with no overdubs

Shakin' all over

As with all these recordings, this was done live with no overdubs, with 8 simultaneous tracks onto a Yamaha AW16G. NO apologies for any mistakes.. we're just having a laugh...:-)

Word Up, the codpiece anthem, is treated differently here, with jazz interlude and rock sing-along section

Word up

'Snakes Alive!' 90s pub band heroes have exhumed themselves to expose ourselves to our adoring public again.....oooer!
'Snakes Alive!' were a hugely popular local band in the early 90s, mixing mad musical style with stage theatrics, normally unseen in the pub venues that we used to play in. We've now shed a skin and reformed in a vain attempt to recapture the now faded glory of the old days...;-)

Playing anything from Frank Zappa to the Osmonds via post punk stuff, we combined slick musical arrangements with general on-stage tomfoolery. 

We are: 
Simon Bailey - Lead vocal, keyboard, swimming hat and eyelashes
Bobby Smith - Princess of the 5th and lead vocals.
Chris Fairbrass - Guitar and beard stroking
Bill Smith - Drums and flowing locks
Mat Bailey - Bass

Originally born out of a one off party bands, Sexy Lino & the Underlays and The Spoon-Poodles, a couple of other local bands, 'Return to Mayfair', 'The East River Blues band' and 'Four on the Floor', 60's music promoter and party-giver, Grooveyard Gunturret, begat the Somerset super group 'Snakes Alive!' 

GG, as he liked to known by his proteges, held regular parties in rural locations for young people in his thrall. At two in particular, 'Grooveyard Gunturret's Emetic Soiree' , the 'Meltdown' and The 'Safe Sex party', the ideas for Snakes Alive! were conceived.

GG knew that local bands were fundamentally dull to look at and played dull songs, 'I'm a believer', 'Saw her standing there' & 'Brown-eyed Girl' to give some examples, crowd pleasers, yes , but fundamentally un-daring..and that there was an opening for a new style of local band that incorporated slick musicianship, unexpected songs and cabaret- style presentation

To begin with, playing songs with adult themes -' Let me be your viberator' and 'Why does it hurt when I pee?' & 'Bastards!' had us showing a red triangle on stage, as did Channel 4 before showing a saucy film

GG put the band through a punishing schedule of gigs in Taunton, Bridgwater, Minehead, Langport & etc, refining their stage craft. Hard work, constant rehearsal and driven by GG's messianic dream of world domination, Snakes Alive! commanded the rapt attention of their adoring fans. Bill the current drummer saw them many times and claims to have been 'scarred' by their gigs, particularly the genuine exploding codpiece - see main pic.

Much of the bands success was due to the unpredictable onstage antics of the band's main man, Simon Bailey, scantily clad and barely disguising his penchant for 'alternative' clothing, fans could hardly keep their hands off him at the end of gigs.



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