Guitarist Neil C. Young comes from a family of musicians. He was a student of Viola at Birmingham Conservatoire before changing his first instrument to Guitar. At the Bridge, Burnley, he was joined by his brother, Richard, on Drums and Alex Berry on Bass Guitar. They provide the rhythm for The Earlies band.

Neil began on his Guitar, acoustic in build, incorporating pick-ups for the sound system, dense chords flowing quite aggresively in funky rhythms.

The second number was quiet, perhaps in the style of Tal Farlow, developing an Afro-Cuban beat with the drummer on the rim. A swinging blues followed with the two guitars in close attention to each other. A tune on single notes became chordal against a choppy rhythm with sophisticated drumming. The pace was stepped up to a bossa-nova beat with a thrilling conclusion. In the next number, the bass player established the line, the lead guitar added phrases and the drummer drove matters on like a railway engine. This was most complex. A change of mood became melodic with a rowdy coda.

A fractured introduction exploded with all players energetic and engaged. Bass guitar was allowed a solo. Richard began the next on a jet-stream beat. The guitars got the message, developing thick driving chords, which led into an item in which the rhythms were contrapropulsive. The music thinned out and thickened up again.

Drums began the next, with the guitars coming in nice and level. It became another bossa-nova, with the drumming really intense. A ruminative bass solo brought in item 12. The guitars were more than ever together. To conclude, Cole Porter's "Night and Day", very elaborate, led into Ellington's " Caravan", with an extended drum solo.

Over two hours of music, I picked up no signs of disharmony. The three players are all technically assured and make wonderful music together.

-David Kilpatrick (Burnley Express - 09/03/07)