Thursday, July 19, 2007
Catch Up last two weeks
Gosh, finding time to up date this blog is very difficult indeed. Well what have I been up to since the pub crawl?
Been to the Water Rats a couple of times. The first time was to see a band called The Mummers, who are lead by a lady called Raissa, who was around in the mid to late nineties with a rather good single called ‘Believer’ and an alrightish self titled album. They were good, airy and melodic with a good string section and breathy vocals. Everyone is on myspace these days so worth checking them out. Hopefully they will go on for an actual physical release as all this virtual music may be out there, it is not a good as actually holding a CD in your hand and looking at the booklet / artwork that comes with it. The Mummers were supporting a band called Passenger who were really really awful. Who wants to sound like James Blunt playing a dreary Travis song? The first band I saw for before the Mummers was called Six Nation State. These were really good. Three guitarists, bass and drums they knocked out catchy tunes reminiscent of The Specials and The Libertines, with one pop tune ‘I Hate The Summer’. I was so impressed I returned the following week when they were playing the Water Rats again. Apparently there is a lot of free music from them here in the virtual world, as well as their myspace page, however, they do have an album due in September which I shall be looking out for. Their bass player is also capable of downing a pint of Guinness in one as I saw at the bar after their second show.
I’ve finished reading the Alex James autobiography recently. The bass player from Blur certainly got around a bit. Interestingly like myself, he always made sure he went one day a week without alcohol, though unlike me he is now tea total. It’s a very good read which doesn’t dwell too much on Blur (hardly at all in fact) but concentrates on more his lifestyle of drink, women and well, drink and women. Two best bits, when meeting Helena Christianson, his first line was ‘Do You Like Cheese?’ and the part when he urinates from the 4th floor window on the head of the girl he eventually marries. Annoyingly he has also slept with the Darling Buds lead singer. Git!
Been to the Water Rats a couple of times. The first time was to see a band called The Mummers, who are lead by a lady called Raissa, who was around in the mid to late nineties with a rather good single called ‘Believer’ and an alrightish self titled album. They were good, airy and melodic with a good string section and breathy vocals. Everyone is on myspace these days so worth checking them out. Hopefully they will go on for an actual physical release as all this virtual music may be out there, it is not a good as actually holding a CD in your hand and looking at the booklet / artwork that comes with it. The Mummers were supporting a band called Passenger who were really really awful. Who wants to sound like James Blunt playing a dreary Travis song? The first band I saw for before the Mummers was called Six Nation State. These were really good. Three guitarists, bass and drums they knocked out catchy tunes reminiscent of The Specials and The Libertines, with one pop tune ‘I Hate The Summer’. I was so impressed I returned the following week when they were playing the Water Rats again. Apparently there is a lot of free music from them here in the virtual world, as well as their myspace page, however, they do have an album due in September which I shall be looking out for. Their bass player is also capable of downing a pint of Guinness in one as I saw at the bar after their second show.
I’ve finished reading the Alex James autobiography recently. The bass player from Blur certainly got around a bit. Interestingly like myself, he always made sure he went one day a week without alcohol, though unlike me he is now tea total. It’s a very good read which doesn’t dwell too much on Blur (hardly at all in fact) but concentrates on more his lifestyle of drink, women and well, drink and women. Two best bits, when meeting Helena Christianson, his first line was ‘Do You Like Cheese?’ and the part when he urinates from the 4th floor window on the head of the girl he eventually marries. Annoyingly he has also slept with the Darling Buds lead singer. Git!
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