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                        ood guys finish last or so they say, but it's not al-             oining Black Velvet to chat about all
                                                                                        Jthings Bad Touch and 'Shake A Leg'
                  Gways the case and on the occasions where the good                 are lead singer Stevie Westwood and gui-
               guys succeed it is all the more satisfying, knowing they              tarist Daniel ‘Seeks’ Seekings. What is in-
                                                                                     stantly apparent about these two members
               have achieved their glory with grace, dignity and probably            of  the  band  is  how  much  they  ooze  the
                                                                                     swagger you would typically expect from
               with a hell of a lot of hard graft. This can be said for British      a rock star. When they walk into the room
               rockers Bad Touch who are edging their way towards star-              even someone with no comprehension of
                                                                                     the band or even the faintest knowledge of
               dom the old-fashioned way. Yet, with third album 'Shake               rock  music  would  likely  take  a  quick
                                                                                     glance at them and suspect they were mu-
               A Leg', they have taken a huge leap towards realising their           sicians.  Whether  it  is  the  long  hair,  the
               goal. An immediate and obvious step above their previous              somewhat bold and lively clothing or just
                                                                                     their massive and infectious smiles, there
               and most satisfying work, this five-piece from Dereham in             is  certainly  something  about  them  that
                                                                                     makes  things  a  lot  brighter  purely  from
               Norfolk have long broken free of the label of local band,             their presence.
                                                                                        And they have much to be happy about
               but now are looking to burst free from being just a UK                and it's infectious, as spending just a few
               band too and making their stamp beyond our shores.                    moments  in  their  company  will,  without
                                                                                     question, rub off on you and make every-

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