Friday night in Manchester. There’s nothing better than getting the train and going into the city and getting to a gig. I love having some good rock music to see live, and they don’t come much better than this! Two legends, two titans of the rock world. Adrian Smith , most notable for his work in the legendary Iron Maiden . Richie Kotzen is a guitar virtuoso known for his unique approach to rock music. He’s also the frontman of progressive rock collective, The Winery Dogs. A few years ago, when they announced their collaboration, I think it turned some heads. They certainly had my attention, and I have been interested in checking them out live for a little bit of time now. Well, this night was the night. The O2 Ritz is always such a fantastic venue for a rock show; the acoustics in the room create this amazing surrounding effect. The venue filled up slowly, and the atmosphere built. Everyone in the room was ready for a night of rock and roll. I always get a special feeling bracing for...
Mick: So, we’ll start with the obvious question: how did you all come together? This is your first album and your initial introduction to the world. How did you all get together? Andy: This is a question for Dom. Dom: So, the six of us are all good friends, and we've played in bands for a long time. We’ve played in different bands. Half of the band played as a wedding band for a while. They had some success with that. Then, towards the end of that, they wanted to do a bit more on the creative side. So, we got together to make something of our own. Andy had an idea called “The Buffalo Men” as a label for him to play with other musicians, for playing local gigs, and trying to record some songs. However, it was a loose label, but not like a set lineup. Then, a few years ago, we started to play together more. We were six friends, and we decided we all wanted to kind of take it just a bit more seriously, and maybe even try and work towards an album. That was a specific go...