Only been playing about 3 years but reckon on about 100 songs currently which includes 42 I learnt for a band I played one gig with last summer and another 45 or so for my current band with a few more which I have learnt just because I wanted to.
Hi Paul. In Suffolk as well, in Bury St Edmunds. What venues are you playing in Ipswich? We are just starting to get in to some Ipswich pubs - playing at The Plough next month..
For me, it has to be The Smiths. Special mentions to earlier influences The Specials and The Stranglers. But The Smiths were everything to me at the time.
Alter Bridge playing with the Parallax Orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall last week. I am sure it was awesome BUT the sound where I was sitting (quite high up in the rausing circle) was so indistinct and muddy that it really detracted from the show. Could barely hear Mark Tremonti's guitar. I am assuming that the acoustics in the hall were to blame but who knows and a real shame as the sound from the band plus 50 piece orchestra should have been immense. The good thing is that it was all filmed so I can look forward to the DVD when it comes out to hear what I missed!!
Some punk (ish) stuff that we do and all pretty straighforward:
Undertones: Perfect Cousin,Teenage Kicks
The Damned: New Rose
Buzzcocks: What do I Get, Ever Fallen in Love
The Hives: Hate to Say I Told You So
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Guitarist in my band did have a spare - he had asked me if i wanted it - I will see if he still has it...........
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Bugger, sorry. I guess unsurprisingly he has already found another home for it. Good luck with your search!