BRITISH TWANG
Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2010 4:55 am
These guys were great released a number of singles and one album and also appeared in a film called Some People.
Regretfully did not make a breakthrough.
Forgive my indulgence but here's an amusing story.
About 15 years ago I was staying at a small hotel in Bristol having visited HO, went back to hotel after work and went for a quick drink, there was just me and owner in bar, we got talking about music and I mentioned that I used to like a lot a band from around Bristol area that he had probably never heard of, The Eagles, not only had he heard of them he was brother in law to one of them.
He rang him and the guy came down to meet me, we spent a good night talking about their releases etc.
He told me that reason they called it a day was they arrived back in London after playing support to Dionne Warwick at the Paris Olympia and released they could just about afford the train fare back to Bristol.
He had some good tales that all you musician's can relate to no doubt, tales of being ripped off by managers etc. He told of one incident where they played a gig after starting to get a bit of a high profile with the film and the guy who owned the venue offered to pay them, "No you don't have to pay us pay our Manager", guy insisted and said seeing you're here I'll pay you now.
He gave them ten times what their Manager had told them they would be getting
That's Rock 'N 'Roll
Play it loud!
Regretfully did not make a breakthrough.
Forgive my indulgence but here's an amusing story.
About 15 years ago I was staying at a small hotel in Bristol having visited HO, went back to hotel after work and went for a quick drink, there was just me and owner in bar, we got talking about music and I mentioned that I used to like a lot a band from around Bristol area that he had probably never heard of, The Eagles, not only had he heard of them he was brother in law to one of them.
He rang him and the guy came down to meet me, we spent a good night talking about their releases etc.
He told me that reason they called it a day was they arrived back in London after playing support to Dionne Warwick at the Paris Olympia and released they could just about afford the train fare back to Bristol.
He had some good tales that all you musician's can relate to no doubt, tales of being ripped off by managers etc. He told of one incident where they played a gig after starting to get a bit of a high profile with the film and the guy who owned the venue offered to pay them, "No you don't have to pay us pay our Manager", guy insisted and said seeing you're here I'll pay you now.
He gave them ten times what their Manager had told them they would be getting
That's Rock 'N 'Roll
Play it loud!
