Remedy

Grab the head band, the feather boa and the lighter fluid; the Remedy Band has decided to add “Voodoo Child” by Jimi Hendrix to the repertoire. Made famous by Hendrix but perfected by Stevie Ray Vaughn (as Tim will attest), Voodoo Child features that unmistakable ‘wah wah’ sound at the beginning of the tune that sends chills up your spine when you hear it because you know it’s quickly going to build to a thunderous crescendo when the drums and bass enter the picture. The high hat on the drums provides the perfect little stop in between the wah’s, with its crisp snap, bringing the guitar to a halt until the next set of wah’s.

Those of you who know the tune know exactly what I’m describing and those who have yet to experience it will understand as soon as they hear it. Go ahead and click on the link below to see what I mean but make sure you turn your volume up to a point where your neighbors exterior walls shake a bit.

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See! It’s one of the best intros to a song I’ve ever heard, which is why automakers, wrestlers and film-makers have been ripping it off for years.

Nevertheless, I’m really excited about playing it at gigs because I think it’s one of those songs people immediately identify when they hear the opening guitar licks, which will most assuredly be followed by some type of comment like, “they aren’t seriously going to try that are they?”

I’d like to clearly state now for the record now, yes we are. And wait until you hear how Tim tears it up!