EP165 - Bruno Gallone - on his Mod band, Reaction, supporting The Jam and more...

On this episode of The Paul Weller Fan Podcast,
we hear the incredible story of Reaction - a
Mod-influenced band from Burton-on-Trent, formed in November 1980
by Bruno Gallone.


It was a real delight to hear Bruno's incredible story from
creating the band before he could even play an instrument to
their first gig a few weeks later at the Guild Street Mod night
in Burton....


What came next sounds too good to be true... but yes it actually
happened.... on this podcast chat we dig in to the quite frankly
ridiculously brilliant story of how, just a year later, the band
got to support their heroes, The Jam, at the Hammersmith Palais
in London (15th Dec 1981).


Playing mainly in venues throughout the midlands and London,
REACTION played with passion and energy building a strong
following in the Mod Revival scene, playing their own headline
shows and with the likes of Secret Affair, Purple Hearts, and The
Lambrettas amongst others.


Although there were several personnel changes throughout their
short time, they stayed fiercely loyal to their beliefs and
especially their home town, right up until their very last gig in
May 1982.


Bruno returned to music in 2006 as a solo artist, and during
lockdown ended up creating new music with Reaction for an album
that celebrated their part in the Mod Revival.


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