Shawn Ryan
Led Zeppelin has been to town a couple of times, did you know? So has Pink Floyd, AC/DC, Queen and the Eagles. This month, Fleetwood Mac will be here twice.
All those bands, and several more, are wrapped up in Black Jacket Symphony, the Birmingham-based outfit that, over the past couple of years, has become one of Chattanooga’s most popular bands.
On Friday, April 7, BJS is at the Tivoli Theatre to perform Fleetwood Mac’s “Rumours” from start to finish – first song on Side One of the LP to the final song on Side Two, in order. They’ll come back in the second half to do a batch of Fleetwood Mac hits.
And more importantly, note-for-note.
BJS is not a tribute band. When they perform AC/DC’s “Back in Black,” no one comes out dressed in schoolboy clothes like guitarist Angus Young. When they do The Beatles’ “Revolver” or “Rubber Soul” or “Abbey Road,” no one tries to look like John Lennon or Paul McCartney. These are musicians focused on the music, who take the time – a lot of time – to learn it inside and out.