Monday, April 19, 2021

“Wild Bill” by Opus Kink – A Song Feature

     “Wild Bill” pours nuances of the type that draw respect from music lovers who demand a certain level of sophistication into a vessel that is designed for the more-hedonistic fan. Truth is, we all include portions of both of those personalities. But in a concert setting, the dominant personality is the one that favors exhilaration over sophistication. With music venues reopening, the performance of “Wild Bill” by Opus Kink will be a universal-participation celebration, as the concert attendees join in the band shouts of the song’s title.
 
     Brighton-based Opus Kink looked to the American Wild West of the 1880s for lyrical inspiration. The song describes gunslinger Wild Bill Hickok as the man that you cannot kill. But subject matter is not the main means for separating “Wild Bill” from other high-energy Indie gems. The song is a genre bender/blender, with influences that can be arguably identified as Latin, Afro, Gypsy, Jazz, Punk, and Funk. The rhythm section is invigorating, the horn section is extraordinary, and the band shouts are inviting.
 
     “Wild Bill” was released on Nice Swan Records. Opus Kink is a six-member band comprised of Angus Rogers (vocals, guitar), Sam Abbo (bass), Fin Abbo (drums), Jazz Pope (keys, synth), Johny Giles (trumpet), and Jed Morgans (alto saxophone). Quoting the promotional material, “Wild Bill” takes the frontier lawman-gunslinger Wild Bill Hickock and ungraciously twists him into a poster boy for the Western gentleman’s assault on God, death, judgement, nature, women and foreigners.”
 
     “Wild Bill” by Opus Kink


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