It's only rock 'n' roll but we like it with Stones!

9:36am Wednesday 14th May 2008

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THE Paget Rooms was rocking from start to late finish as the Rollin'Stoned made a very welcome first time visit to Penarth.

The band came on stage at 8.45pm, firstly Bill, Charlie and Mick Waylor, followed by the incredibly life-like Keith Wretched complete with prop bottle of JD.

The main man, Mick Jaguar, made an equally impressive entrance onto stage with puckered lips and swaggering hips.

"Ello Penarff. how you doin tonight".

The opening number "Start me up" had the full capacity crowd applauding enthusiastically as the band launched into what now must be the Stones signature tune.

From here on the audience was transported back to the heady nostalgic days of the sixties and seventies.

Prancing, gurning and jumping through a set of classic Stones numbers, the band filled the dance floor.

The crowd was loud and raucous as Mick interacted and played up to the taunts.

Whilst everyone was getting acquainted with the band and its unique style of portraying the greatest Rock & Roll band in the world, they pulled off a blinder by introducing the original founder member of the Stones.

Byron Jones appeared on stage resplendent in angel wings, complete with bottle of champagne, dark wrap round shades, perfect blonde hairdo and deckchair striped sixties style loons.

He aplogised for his late arrival, explaining that he had been sidetracked into playing a game of Monopoly in Heaven with James Brown and Bob Marley.

The band then set off on She's a Rainbow, which was followed by Not Fade Away, Paint It Black and Ruby Tuesday (a real crowd pleaser), each song featuring Jones in a different role (percussion, harmonica, Indian guitar, recorder), all of which he handled with considerable aplomb while flashing that famously stoned Cheshire cat grin.

All the favourite tunes could be heard during the next two and a half hour mind blowing concert.

The group's ability to recreate the magic of the Stones' classics was demonstrated time and again on numbers including Sympathy for the Devil, Get off of My Cloud, It's only Rock 'n' Roll and a grand finale of Brown Sugar.

The audience, (including many people who must have been around in the early days of The Stones, as well as some who hadn't been born then) were treated to a musical tour through Stones history. The hits were re-created with amazing accuracy with great quality sound (Andy Edwards) and wonderful stage lighting designed by Llwyd Herniman from Penarth.

The Rollin Stoned' are keeping alive the tradition of great LIVE rock music and The Paget Rooms is the natural environment in which to hear it.

Here's to the next Rollin Stoned' experience!

Forthcoming shows are A Night at the Cavern' with The Beatles Experience June 20, and Talon The Best of Eagles September 20.

Tickets for the Beatles' (from £12.50) are out soon.

Visit www.pagetrooms.com for more information or contact the box office 029 2071 3546. Tickets will also be available from Foxy's Deli Penarth, ticketline 029 2023 0130 and Spillers (Cardiff).