Major Snagg
Pop/Rock, Psychedelic, Ambient, Rhythm & Blues and beyond.
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Bringing Home The Ashes Bringing Home The Ashes
This is my second cover of a song by Wild Swans; As you may know, I'm a big fan of, 'Brit-Pop', music of the 1980s. Lots of very inventive new bands came onto the scene.
Home's Where The Heart Is Home's Where The Heart Is
A 'Brit-Pop' ? styled song. Lots of jangly guitars and a driving bass-line. Vocals and harmonies, and hopefully, catchy guitar riffs and solos
Under The Volcano (2025 version) Under The Volcano (2025 version)
This is a new, simpler, and 'stripped-down', version of this song. There is an earlier version that is much more, 'elaborate' in its arrangement. On the earlier version, Jesus Oldman added drums, trumpets and lively Cantina noises etc..
No One Can No One Can
A cover of a great song by Marillion. This is from their album, Holidays In Eden (1991). Their original vocalist, Fish (Derek Dick) had already left the band by this stage and this album features vocals by Steve Hogarth, the band's 'new', vocalist.
Heating Up The World ( In The Atomic Age ) Heating Up The World ( In The Atomic Age )
This is the kind of thing that I used to create a lot more of at one time. Once again, experiments with the Yamaha PSR-E373 keyboard delivered inspiration via some bubbling Synth sounds. Those led me to the correct 'rabbit-hole', to dive down ...
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Albums
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Dreaming Of A Better World12 songsFree
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The Underground6 songsFree
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Dreamland After The Fire11 songsFree
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Crash Landing15 songsFree
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London Aftershock (volume 1)11 songsFree
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Shipshape And Seaworthy10 songsFree
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Still Life12 songsFree
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Studiohenge12 songsFree
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Keeper Of The Lightning13 songsFree
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Flicker and Fade12 songsFree
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Major Snagg is the invented name of the 'band' that perform all my own musical creations. (songs and instrumentals). I play guitars, bass, rudimentary keyboards, harmonica, and sing. Melody has always been important to me... lyrics and guitar solos have to say or communicate something.
I create musical worlds that I hope that you dear listener, will also want to explore and live in for a few moments...or longer if you feel that way inclined.Band/artist history
I've been playing since I was 16 (a long time ago now ) This is a necessary outlet for me, as I just can't stop playing and trying out ideas. The learning process just continues . . .
The first 'band' I was a member of was;-
'The Dead Popes' . . .Power Pop (1977/8), Drums, Bass, Rhythm guitars (2), Rhythm/lead guitar (me)
Aqua Vitae (1979/80), Drums, Bass, keyboard and Guitar (me).
Dolce Vita (1980/82) . . ., a proper Indie style pop/rock band. Drums, Bass, Rhythm guitar, Rhythm / lead guitar (me)
Silent Network, (1988/90) Electronic/Pop . . .Bass/Keyboards, Vocals, Guitars (me)Have you performed in front of an audience?I've been involved in a few bands over the years. All great fun at the time. But no, I don't play 'live' anymore. I sometimes miss it and would love to get a band together again to perform some of my songs and some of covers of my favourite songs by musicians I admire.
Your musical influences
In chronological order...The Beatles, John Mayall, Ten Years After, Be Bop Deluxe, Bill Nelson, XTC, The Flower Kings . . . far too many to list. All good Pop and Rock (and a little bit of experimental music)What equipment do you use?
I own several very nice guitars. Mostly, but not all, made by Yamaha. My bass guitar of choice is a fire glow Rickenbacker 4003.
My recording system is very low tech. but I manage to coax a lot out of it. Enthusiasm, persistence and determination go a long way in helping me achieve what I do.
So, the bottom line is that it's not always the guitar you own, it's what you do with it.
The guitars that I own are all used in some kind of rotation...that way it justifies me having them. Some of them now sport little battle scars and dents... annoying but that's what you get with using them in a confined space... however they're all in pretty good shape for their age.Anything else?
Music making (for me) isn't something I can just turn on or off. I'm driven by music and vision. Once an Art student, always an Art student. So the musical and artistic journey goes forever on . . .Contact
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Comments (2,638)
well done mate, great cover and a really cool song (both the og and your cover!) love what you've done with this David, it rocks but it's also got that 'suave 80s' OMD, Modern English (melt with you) vibe/feel which is one of your trademarks! Agree re; Punk and it's quick demise but yep, totally necessary to have happen so as to then give way to the brilliance of what was to come next, - Human League, New Order, Japan, Numan, Dave Stewart, Depeche, Vince Clarke et al.
Brilliant job with the guitar work! Captivating song & story, excellent production & arrangement, performed to perfection!
great track David, really love the pared back 'less is more' approach - clarity abounds with such a mix, excellent guitar/vocals and overall a 'big' solid sound for such a stripped down version - 'grow some funk of your own' as Elt & Bern would have said back in '75!
Love the Spanish guitar chord progression .great guitar work as per . Nice story !
Great sounds ! Fantastic use of the Yamaha . Great guitar and brilliant soundscape and voice over !
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