In 2003 Vladimir, Peter and Dominic - the mainstay of the band - had the idea of putting together a ripping Blues band. The initial idea was to play Chicago standards, but the line-up was never going to stick to just one style. The initial line-up consisted of Dominic Welsh, Vlado Vesic, Peter Jaklitsch, Franjo Steiner, Micky Lee on lead guitar and Edvin Hadzic on bass. The influences of the band were and are as individual as its members. Micky and now Speedy are essentially full-blooded rock/metal guitarists with their very own idea of how blues should be played - they have certainly given us the electric touch. The musical styles shown by the band range from Delta through to Rock - from the legendary John Lee Hooker, to Muddy Waters, Jimi Hendrix, Chris Rea and AC/DC, notwithstanding the inimitable Walter Trout. Singer Dom is a showman all the way; it all starts with the outfit, the persona, the deep-throat growl, hustle and howl of the harp going to the inimitable ability of feeling, living and breathing rock n roll and the blues. Vladimir is the stoic of the band; always relaxed and never loud - he is our director, prompting and prodding with his down to earth shuffle and roll. Zuba is soon to graduate from Graz famous Jazz School at the University of Performing Arts and has gone from stength to strength. What Malcolm is to AC/DC, Peter is to us. The position of bass was long not solved and The Jailbreakers tried out Edvin Hadzic before settling on legend Dusan Simovic. The recording live from The Office Pub features Dusan with the aforementioned line-up. Other commitments later led to Franz dropping out and Transylvanian Jenö Lörincz taking his place on the keys before Micky left for Vienna in late 2005, leaving Peter alone on the guitars. The question of bass then arose again as renowned double-bass man Milan Nikolic stepped in for three shows with Franz on the keys again. This however, was not an ideal solution as Peter is and always has been an excellent rhythm guitar player and never felt comfortable soloing. Alas, this line-up was short-lived until Vladimir found a young Brazilian street kid named Speedy playing for soup and a blanket at various jamsessions. Apparently the kid had talent. That he was going to be the next lost guitar hero with his pedal to the metal nobody realised. Now we had found the perfect replacement for the technically gifted Micky, but also someone who can blend, chop, change and balance at will. Finally, resolving the bass question, Franz had been practising bass and studying it as his second instrument. He had stepped in from time to time on the odd gig, but now was his time to rise from the ashes and stick to his promise showing everyone how mean a man can play a cheap bass guitar. Funky, solid, rocking without the suave, Steinerbua ticked all the boxes and we hope to keep him longer than previous bass players.
