They have now played so many times at the Barga Jazz Club that they could almost be called the "house band" – every time they get up on the stage they get the house moving – The Ratband from Lucca did their stuff this evening with their rock solid rhythm section of Carlo Parenti on drums and the immovable and impeccable bass playing of Claudio Polizzi laying out the groove for the talents of Vincenzo Bramanti on guitar and Beppe Zito on keyboards who played out their flashing musical duel over the top. They were helped out in no small part this evening by the ever present Ale Rizzardi on sax and the blues harp and voice of Geoff White.
The sharp eyed award winning photographer O'Connor noticed something very interesting this evening as they were playing …check out the fourth image above of the word sheet for "I don't need no Doctor"
A DON NI NO DACTO
CUSA NO WAS ELEMI
A DON NI NO DACTO
CUSA NO WAS ELEMI
A PENSULA NOWEF
MA BEBI IEA
COME DAUN WEBI MESUREI
Say those words out loud just as they are written and what do you get ?
I don't need no doctor, because I know what's ailing me (I don't need no doctor, I don't need no doctor) I've been too long away from my baby (I don't need no doctor, I don't need no doctor) I'm coming down, I'm coming down with misery Coming down with misery
