Having seen both Gogol Bordello and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds in the space of a month, I've come to the conclusion that a truly spectacular band requires two important elements.
1. A Really Big Moustache
2. A Crazy Violinist
So obviously any of you out there with a band that doesn't have a very big moustache and a crazy fiddler in it is just going to have to try harder. And no, a beard isn't good enough!