CLASSIC rock and Bruce Forsyth would not exactly seem the most likely of combinations, but it seems he has plenty of reasons to take a keen interest in the genre.

While the veteran entertainer recently professed admiration for one of his guitar playing son’s favourite bands, The Red Hot Chilli Peppers, he has also been talking up his Kent-based grandson Luke’s latest band venture, Reculver.

Named after the town they hail from, the hard-rocking outfit have been winning fans quickly after airplay on Scott Mills's Radio 1 show and also the Jonathan Ross radio programme.

Favourable comparisons with Foo Fighters has leant them further credibility and have just completed work on their debut album with Orgy records.

Unhappy with recording sessions at London’s Konk Studios, which is owned by Ray Davies and packed to the rafters with original 1960s gear, they decamped to their record label.

As Luke, 25, revealed, their road so far may not have been the smoothest, yet it is all beginning to finally fall into place for them. "We are very happy with the record, it has taken us a long time and lots of things have happened in between," he said. "But we’re proud of our work, we have a certain sound and we feel that all the songs suit each other."

His interest in music was instilled at an early age when he picked up a guitar as a youngster living in the seaside surrounds of Whitstable. The town still has a strong pull for him and says its artistic environment was quite an influence on him.

Like many rock characters before him, he took the chance to take his first major band, House of Flies which included his cousin Si, to the continent to hone their sound.

While their Amsterdam adventure was destined not to work out due to issues with their producer, it offered the band the chance to play on the same bill as massive acts such as Slash and Megadeath.

"Meeting Slash was like a football fan seeing David Beckham, we were so nervous as he was a hero of ours, but he was so nice to us," added Luke of the Gun’s n’ Roses guitarist.

Though the band dissolved shortly after this slightly surreal encounter they were not about to lie down without a fight. Returning as Reculver, they have slowly but surely gathered momentum. Their rough-edged sound has been compared to the likes of Foo Fighters and Nirvana with its raw angst.

The lads all still have full-time jobs in the county though hope to be able to give them up shortly if all goes to plan with the group. While you wouldn’t expect them to be breaking into any light jazz routines or tap dancing like Brucie, there must have been some musical talent filtering through the family genes.

"Bruce is more of an influence on me know than when I was growing up. I can have a chat with him now, and he has told me to stick at this."

For more information on the band and details of future gigs see www.reculver1.com.