See Also: Pete Tidy
Now a psychedelic band with a primitive light show, the Klubs began by taking a “flower power” approach in their performances, complete with “Love not War” sloganeering. Sadly, drummer Kenny Marshall drowned in a boating accident shortly after leaving the band; he was replaced in the band by Peter Sinclair-Tidy, who had been in another local band called Crazy Chains.
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The Klubs’ popularity had begun to decline by 1969, and the band eventually trimmed down to a power trio: John Reid (vocals, guitar), Paddy Breen (vocals, bass) and Peter Sinclair-Tidy (drums). They recorded two songs that year, a stripped-down version of “Can’t Ebenezer See My Mind?” plus “the Stripper”; neither was released, however. Both are also included on the Midnight Love Cycle CD and are quite good, though they suffer from production issues. Briefly called the Klubbs, they later performed as Warhog; Norris Easterbrook now calls the latter group “a heavy metal dirge band”.
(July 2013)
