An Interview With The Five O'Clock Heroes (4/4) By Michelle Dee People Gallery By Julia Grant

(1/4), (2/4), (3/4). (4/4).

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I don't think it cultivates very strong artists. What they're doing is, after six months it's 'oh we don't like you any more' then that artist ends up going on Big Brother. Mich: I'll second that. Ok, we'll play the game last, the super group game

The Rules Create a band of members live or dead. Gve your band a name and first album/song title. Minimum requirements lead vox, guitar, bass and drums. Ant: Erm...the drummer from Toto, what's his name? Nader: I dunno. Hey Sam (calls over Sam from the table round the corner). Sam: What? Ant: Who was the drummer from Toto?

Sam: The drummer from Toto? (slightly bemused) Jeff Porcaro. Ant: And on bass, we'll have Paul Simenon (the Clash). Nader: Bob Marley as the singer. (Ant agrees). Mich: Really? Excellent! Sam: Jimi Hendrix on guitar maybe? Nader: No way! Carlos Santana on guitar. What would they play? Can you imagine those guys coming into a room together?

Mich: What about a name for the band? Nader: Name of the band? I don't know anything about this, er... Ant: You think about the name of the band, I'll think about the album title. Mich: Just give us an idea as to the way your minds are working... Nader: Yeah, I'm thinking of something sorta like Viva La Revolution or something. (Ant laughs).

The whole line-up is kinda political (runs through the line-up) and it's an ethnically diverse group, so how about The Ethical Mix but put an 'n' between the 'e' and the 't'. (still enthused about this 'n') You have to put an 'n' in so it becomes 'enthical' (laughs) Ok, ok (puzzled faces all round). I'll come up with the song, yeah, a song. (long silence) err...(more silence). I gotta say this is one of the most challenging questions. Challenging the creative muscle here... well done.

(Elliot gets called over. I repeat the game rules and read out the list). Elliot: Let me see those people...(hands him list). 'Enthical Mix? (More laughter with Nader still trying to explain this name). How about The Wailers? Nader: Elliot's just walked away. Elliot: I just answered it. Nader: The Wailers? (more laughter).

Mich: I think Pete Tosh and Bunny Livingstone might have got that one. Ant: What about the rest of the band? Nader: There's Carlos Santana in there. Ant: What? Nader: I suppose Bob Marley does kinda overpower everything. Ant: Yeah.

Nader: They're gonna play reggae songs? Ant: No no. Nader: It's all right, 'cos Bob Marley's not gonna play guitar, he's just singing. Ant: He's just singing, not playing guitar, right? Nader: Well yeah, you've got Carlos Santana going ( strangely intoxicated sounds begin to emanate.) How about you'd think this would be good - The Foreign, The Foreign Days.(More laughter).

(We never did get a name for the band). Mich: Why did you pick Carlos Santana? (General discussion on the merits of each member). Ok, maybe you can think about the last two and after we have seen you play we can hook up again. Nader: Ok, yeah. Ant: I'll be much better then (laughter).

Mich: Excellent. Ant: Was that...are we... Mich: We'll call the interview closed. Jules: Oh yeah, press Stop I guess. (We never did manage to hook up for those last two questions again, but read the review of their Yo-Yo gig here): music07/yoyo/484378723_michelle17feb07.html

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