King Salami And The Cumberland 3 - Tiger In My Tank
- Written by Dave Armour
Finalists in BBC4’s “Britain’s Best Part-Time Band”, where they “confused” Midge Ure (so probably shouldn’t be expecting the call for the Ultravox support slot), KSATC3’s stagecraft and energy; honed over the past decade, showed them to be an engaging live act, ideally suited to a suitably uninhibited and/or inebriated audience.
While this doesn’t quite fully translate to home listening, ‘Tiger In My Tank’ is a sax fuelled, lively bluesy dancer featuring purrs that echo Roy Orbison, (possibly) libidinous innuendo and a fine trebly guitar solo.
B side ‘Fuel Injection’, a cracking Hot Rod (bordering on surf) instrumental with engine revving sound effects that follows the genre template, (though thankfully avoids the “song title spoken at intervals in a growly voice” cliché), again allowing T .Bone Sanchez to shred away to maximum effect.