"where've you been" genre: Rock
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	from Baz warne himself:"I wrote Where've you Been? pretty quickly after i read in a paper one day about someone who'd come back home after having been missing for 3 years.......did'nt phone or write , and everyone thought he was dead....he said he just wanted to do some stuff with his life, he'd done a few things , and now he wanted to come home.....simple as that.....and could'nt see what all the fuss was about ! Funny what goes on in people's minds isn't it?"
	CD: Sun Devils   Label: villian records
	Story Behind the Song the Sun Devils according to the webmaster Ok, to start I have to say: originally I’ m a Stranglers fan. I've seen the Sun Devils only at the fans convention in 2001 and that was just once. If you only listened to the sound samples on the website, I have to say: they’re just a very small fragment of what you’ll get on the CD. Seven songs, 2 covers. I have to admit I don’t know the originals to Powder finger (Neil Young) and Ride on (AC/DC), and frankly I really don’t care how they sound somewhere else, with the Sun Devils they kick ass. The CD is an alternation of power guitar and gentle ballad like songs. My favourites would be: A million stars, where’ve u been? and closing down the world. I seriously think all the above are good top 40 material, and could get the Sun Devils the media attention they deserve. The catching chorus on a million stars will get you to sing along, no matter how you try not to, where’ve u been? to me is a very emotional song, you can feel the desperation in Baz’s voice. I hope it’s not autobiographical… Closing down the world has “funny” lyrics. Maybe not the content, but I smile at the way Baz sings them…sorry. In last month's web chat, with Baz himself, he explained what the song was all about: how people try to just go about their daily lives and how there’s always something or someone trying to ruin your day…bit of paranoia can be detected in the lyrics in phrases like: "I’m the only one I trust when it comes to making money, not a crime is it?" The guitar solos on the CD are all a power loving creature like me wants…not too long, not too short, very loud and overwhelming. What a talented guy you must be if you can play like that. It’s, at this point, no surprise, because I heard Baz perform for the first time with the Stranglers at a festival in Belgium two years ago. He’d just joined and he played a note perfect solo to Golden Brown, in fact all of his guitar bits were perfect, note to note as they are on the records…stunning, unbelievable and very impressive. (I'm not biased, am I? hehe) This CD is a showcase for all the musicians in the band, in "Consider this" the Bass player sings. I know there are two guitar players and I’m not sure which one plays which part. As far as I remember Pontins’ convention Baz plays most of the solo’s, sings most of it too. Just take the start of the CD rambling drums, raw guitars, and that’s just the intro to “you threw it all away”. Baz’s crude and almost “gin drenched blues” vocals complement the band and one of the more faster and energetic songs, the lyrics take you to fitting guitar solos, and “mutes” in the song… You know how some songs are only solo, only chorus or just vocals… somehow I find there’s a bit of it all, and in the right proportions…it doesn’t bore you. A Million Stars is the second one on the CD and definitely my favourite. Nice and rocky, kinda sing along, I wished there was one more chorus to sing along to tho…I’m impressed by the long notes, that man must have huge lungs! Then Closing down the world, the funny one: well you’ll just have to buy the CD to “get it”. Almost immediately goes into a guitar solo, but is not overwhelming, just nice short and to the point, kind of a warming up to the one that’s coming up… As said before Powder finger is a Neil Young cover and I don’t have a clue how the original sounds, but frankly I don’t care…I’m not sure what to think of this song…I remember the bass player wearing a Neil Young t-shirt at Pontins, is it a tribute? I don’t know and, except for the guitar solo, I don’t really like it, sorry. Consider this: perfectly placed on the CD, nice resting point, calm song to “recover” from what you’ve heard/experienced until now. Ride on: another cover…AC/DC this time. Again don’t know the original, but I like this one, well if it’s not, does it have to be a perfect copy of the original or can it be a “new and improved” interpretation?. I always thought AC/DC to be a heavy metal kinda band…which makes me wonder about this song... Well maybe I’ll drop into a record shop soon and have a listen… Where’ve u been? Oh my God!… it grabs you and doesn’t let go! It starts of with an acoustic bit. Vocals and guitar only, heart tearing! Baz’s desperations seeps through with every note, gives me goose bumps time after time. Turn up the volume, for the first bit, then…the rest of the band jump right in…well I can’t describe it! Takes the song to another level…wow what power, turn down the volume quickly, before the upstairs neighbour comes down. Wow. Makes me cry, every time…it simply takes over. I think I can’t do the CD any justice, but if you love guitars, rock and good music: buy the CD, you won’t be disappointed! Maaike U. The Netherlands Lyrics Three long years you’ve been gone Where’ve you been? I’m all ears so come one Where’ve you been? You can’t just turn around and fly And hang your soul out to dry You’ve never phoned, You’d never write Where’ve you been? How did life get so hard Where’ve you been? Was it me that left you scarred Where’ve you been? We had our fights and quarrelled some And your words could leave me numb A question of what I’d become Where’ve you been? Still I’m glad that you’ve come home Where’ve you been? I lost some sleep, took some pills Where’ve you been? Put myself thru the middle Where’ve you been? Couldn’t eat, I lost my touch Where’ve you been? Stayed off work, drank too much

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