The Grasshoppers
Very familiar faces to the thriving Fremantle music scene, the Grasshoppers are both entertaining and professional in their performance and can guarantee a fantastic and memorable night filled with all of your old favourite tunes!
Reggae/rock/roots/rhythm and blues both original and covers – the artists range from Rolling Stones, Bob Marley, CCR, Australian Crawl, The Doors, Eric Clapton, Pink Floyd, Tom Petty, Men at Work, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Talking Heads, Steve Miller Band, The Kinks, Cream, The Guess Who, Bob Dylan, Joe Cocker, Hendrix, Prince, Police, Wilson Pickett, Status quo, Lou Reed, Rod Stewart.
The Grasshoppers was formed in 2007 with Silva Dee Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist and front man of the band along with brother Junior D’Silva (bass player) started gigging locally with various drummers.
In 2008/2009 the band took a serious turn and went into the studio to record their first album “ I Guess I’m Lucky” which went on to sell over one thousand albums in a short period of time. The title track is now being used in a documentary in the USA – called “Signs of Our Times”. A doco relating to the plight of the homeless in the USA and around the world. It’s definitely a humble reward for Silva Dee.
Dynamic and renowned drummer Reggie D’Souza joining in the band made the difference and brought to light exactly what was needed. His energy and professionalism lifts the feel to another level and since the band has the desire to climb all genres, his capability suits the anticipation of a surprise to any rhythms desired.
2013/2014 brought the release of the band’s second album “Taking you Home Tonight” which has sold close to a thousand copies. The last song of the album “Burning Away” (a song about global warming) is presently being negotiated with a publisher to be aired on FM stations on low rotation in the USA.
Legendary bass player Peter Oats has added a lot more colour and variety and his vocal capability is a big asset to the band.
Silvadee’s new single “Demons Around” was released around mid December through all internet outlets – CD Baby/itunes/amazon/bandcamp etc – it’s a brilliantly crafted progressive rock ballad with powerful lyrics directed to the negative of the evil drug – ICE which is tearing our youth and society apart.
A fan base has been definitely established with venues packed out during their performance. Their energy combined with a repertoire of mixed genres suiting the young and old with professional ambience on stage gives The Grasshoppers the edge between good and awesome. You can be sure to step on the floor from song one.
The Grasshoppers are both entertaining and professional in their performance and can guarantee a fantastic and memorable night filled with all of your old favourite tunes!
COVERS:
1) Abracadabra
2) After Midnight
3) Aint No sunshine
4) American Woman
5) Another Brick in the Wall
6) Baby I love your way
7) Bad moon rising
8) Beast of Burden
9) Boys Light UP
10) Break On through
11) Brown Eyed Girl
12) Brown Sugar
13) Buffalo Soldier
14) Call Me the Breeze
15) Cant always get what you want
16) Cocaine
17) Could You Be Loved
18) Creep
19) Crossroads
20) Dancin In The Streets
21) DreadLock Holiday
22) Drift Away
23) Exodus
24) Feelin alright
25) Funky Music
26) Get Up Standup
27) Hand jive
28) Hey Joe
29) Honky Tonk Woman
30) Hot Legs
31) I Don’t wanna Wait in Vain
32) I Fought The Law and the Law Won
33) I shot the sheriff
34) I Used to Love Her
35) Is This Love
36) Jammin
37) Joker
38) Johnny Be Good
39) Kiss
40) Land Down Under
41) Message In a Bottle
42) Midnight Special
43) Midnight Hour
44) Misty Morning
45) Mustang Sally
46) No Woman No Cry
47) Not Fade Away
48) One Love
49) Redemption Song
50) Rockin all over the World
51) Rock in a Hard Place
52) Rockin in a free world
53) Start me up
54) Sweet Home Alabama
55) This Could be the Last Time
56) Three LIttle Birds
57) You’ve Really Got me
58) Walk on the Wild Side
59)Wild Thing
60) So Lonely
61) Stir it up
62) A Woman’s day
63) Doom and Gloom
64) Keep on Rockin’ me baby
65) Diggin in the Dirt
66) Take me to the River
67) All along the watch tower
ORIGINALS :
1) Pipeline Thinking
2) Concert of War
3) Midnight Blues
4) I can’t be Your Lover
5) I Guess I’m Lucky
6) Big Fella Blues
7) No Deals for the Devil
8) Messed Up Man
9) Doing Alright
10) Taking You Home Tonight
11)Money Can’t Buy You Time
12)Lilly The Labrador
13)Master of My Own Destination
14)Mama’s Dying