Thingy (UK)
the "band" is me. i love indy pop! british indy pop is my favorite. i was heavily into bands like the house of love, xtc, echo & the bunnymen, the smiths, the pixies (my fellow americans), the cure, simple minds, tears for fears, thomas dolby, prefab sprout, the wonderstuff...i could go on for days...
i did these tunes as a demo way back in 1993-94. they're short on purpose. i never intended them for public consumption. the plan was to find other (better) musicians - and a proper singer - to play the parts that i'd arranged; and to only use these recordings to help the intended musicians to learn their parts.
the one titled "i wanna be ignored" is a twist on the title of the stone roses' amazing "i wanna be adored". now, let's see how much ignoring i can get on this site ;)
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
no. don't play live. i rarely play at all anymore these days. but i could be persuaded if the price is right...
Your musical influences
the house of love, xtc, echo & the bunnymen, the smiths, the pixies, the cure, simple minds, tears for fears, roland orzabal, thomas dolby, prefab sprout, the wonderstuff, david bowie, the monkees, the beatles, steely dan, the stones, jimi hendrix, yes, world party, the clash, super furry animals, prince, the soup dragons, the stone roses, the buzzcocks, new order, gang of four, shriekback, the stranglers, todd rundgren, the jesus and mary chain, love and rockets, tones on tail, talking heads, depeche mode, blur, donovan, motown, joni mitchell, the pixies, the primitives, u2, supergrass, joan armatrading, billy idol...i really could go on all day ;-)
What equipment do you use?
62 reissue gretsch country gent, 72 gretsch streamliner (the monkees' red 335-like guitar), 92 american fender tele, blah, blah, blah...
Anything else?
why does so much new music suck these days? seriously! why?
