Quireboys 7 O’Clock
As the 80s drew to a close, the cool, forward momentum of grunge lurking just around the corner, a couple of London builders started a band that was all about looking back. The Quireboys’ music was the stuff of lock-ins and last orders, merrily nostalgic and in thrall to the bluesborn rock’n’roll of the Rolling Stones. Second single Hey You was their biggest hit (UK No.14), but it was 7 O’Clock – an irresistible houseparty of honkytonk keys, Brit invasion guitars, harmonica and all the alcohol in Soho – that made them.
“When we started we wanted to sound like an English rock’n’roll band,” vocalist/co-founder Spike reasons. “Because at the time it was all glam rock and everything
