Bands we DID like: Spiral Eye, Wolfsbane (not so much musically but as mates), Pondweed, Fetch Eddie, Conspiracy, Rhythm Damage. Bands we DIDN'T like: Platinum Hi and all of that ilk, 8 Ball Joe and all of that ilk, too!!
We loved gigging. And back then there were plenty of venues. We actually booked the Arts Centre a couple of times and put on our own shows with various support bands. The best thing was that you were guaranteed to get 300 through the door, and an even share of those were following all the bands on the set. In fact I can't ever recall a band getting booed off stage in Tamworth, but then most could play a bit. Our favourite gig would probably be when we won the Birmingham Polytechnic Battle of the Bands in 1991, plus those great hot and sweaty pre-festival events and fundraisers at the good old Arts Centre. The worst two gigs would be going down like a lead balloon with Wolfsbane's ‘partisan’ crowd at Lincolns when we opened for them and our second headliners spot at the outdoor Rock Festival becoming a nightmare. It didn't really suit our sound and I'm still cursing the monitors to this day! (excuses, excuses....!)
Great memories. We used to rehearse over at the Reptile House in Lichfield before bagging ourselves the Handicapped Nursery on the Leyfields at £6.00 for three hours every Thursday. We wrote most of our songs in there and even recorded our demo. The best times were the gigs, especially once we started getting pretty good at putting on a show. The worst part was realising near the end that we just weren't writing decent songs anymore and that our better days had gone. Still- I wouldn't swap those 3 years for anything and if I could go back and do it all again I bloody well would!! |
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