lowdown Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 Although I'm a Londoner, the last few years I've been living in a little place called Canvey Island. I believe Eddy and the Hot Rods were a Canvey band. Dr Feelgood were another Canvey band. In fact, the original Bass player (John Sparks?) is a tradesman down here. He did some work on my roof over a couple of days. When he noticed I had a small studio and was a Bassist myself, we had quite an amusing chat. 😁 I do remember going around to his house to pay the bill, when he showed me quite an old Fender P Bass he was thinking of unloading on eBay. 😁 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyJohnson Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 20 hours ago, Barking Spiders said: Leamington Spa. Don't forget The Shapes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casapete Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 (edited) 28 minutes ago, lowdown said: Although I'm a Londoner, the last few years I've been living in a little place called Canvey Island. I believe Eddy and the Hot Rods were a Canvey band. Dr Feelgood were another Canvey band. In fact, the original Bass player (John Sparks?) is a tradesman down here. He did some work on my roof over a couple of days. When he noticed I had a small studio and was a Bassist myself, we had quite an amusing chat. 😁 I do remember going around to his house to pay the bill, when he showed me quite an old Fender P Bass he was thinking of unloading on eBay. 😁 Saw Dr Feelgood a couple of times in the 70’s, great band. John Sparks (Sparko) was a superb bassist, very cool and understated but really good solid player. He must be getting on a bit now for doing roofing work though! Edited January 7, 2022 by casapete 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubit Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 Oban, a small town on the West Coast of Scotland. Capercaillie our most famous export. At least the singer and lead musician Karen Mathieson and Donald Shaw 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, casapete said: Saw Dr Feelgood a couple of times in the 70’s, great band. John Sparks (Sparko) was a superb bassist, very cool and understated but really good solid player. He must be getting on a bit now for doing roofing work though! It was about ten years ago. Although, come to think of it, he might of been thinking the same as you, so selling the old Precision might have been a way out..! Edited January 7, 2022 by lowdown 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barking Spiders Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 (edited) 20 hours ago, Nail Soup said: Tricky, the Pop Group are Bristol I think. Yep, both of them and F**k Buttons were formed in Brizzle. One of FB's tunes was used in the 2012 Olympic Games. There's also dance/electronica combo Kosheen, Pop Group and Pigbag contemporaries Rip Rig & Panic, The Korgis (of Everybody Has To Learn Sometime fame), the seriously underrated Blue Aeroplanes, trancey duo Way Out West (featuring DJs Nick Warren and Jody Wisterhoff), Will Gregory of Goldfrapp, Kimberley Rew of Katrina and The Waves (he wrote Walking on Sunshine), producer Nellee Hooper (most famously behind Soul II Soul), Paul Potts (tenor who won series 1 of Britain's Got Talent), Up Bustle & Out (excellent former Ninja Tune world/electronica experimentalists), experimental drum n' bass dude Third Eye Foundation. Brizzle is where I mostly go to gigs and get my music gear) so I have quite a nerdy knowledge of the music scene there. Edited January 7, 2022 by Barking Spiders 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alant Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 Alvin Lee of Ten Years After was from my home town Nottingham (although I have lived away longer than I lived there now). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nail Soup Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 2 hours ago, Barking Spiders said: Yep, both of them and F**k Buttons were formed in Brizzle. One of FB's tunes was used in the 2012 Olympic Games. There's also dance/electronica combo Kosheen, Pop Group and Pigbag contemporaries Rip Rig & Panic, The Korgis (of Everybody Has To Learn Sometime fame), the seriously underrated Blue Aeroplanes, trancey duo Way Out West (featuring DJs Nick Warren and Jody Wisterhoff), Will Gregory of Goldfrapp, Kimberley Rew of Katrina and The Waves (he wrote Walking on Sunshine), producer Nellee Hooper (most famously behind Soul II Soul), Paul Potts (tenor who won series 1 of Britain's Got Talent), Up Bustle & Out (excellent former Ninja Tune world/electronica experimentalists), experimental drum n' bass dude Third Eye Foundation. Brizzle is where I mostly go to gigs and get my music gear) so I have quite a nerdy knowledge of the music scene there. Can I add Beak (Portishead offshoot) for Bristol…. Oops I mean Brizzle😃. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SH73 Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 On 06/01/2022 at 11:45, Jonesy said: I'm living in Enfield and we have..... Chas N Dave - I could stop here, because I can't better this Adele Dave Murray - Iron Maiden guitarist Amy Winehouse I thought Dave Murray grew up in Clapton, but looking up in Google he was born in Edmonton and his family moved around London. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonesy Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 34 minutes ago, SH73 said: I thought Dave Murray grew up in Clapton, but looking up in Google he was born in Edmonton and his family moved around London. Would make sense as the 2 areas aren't a million miles apart ☺️ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skin Lewis Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 3 hours ago, Nail Soup said: Can I add Beak (Portishead offshoot) for Bristol…. Oops I mean Brizzle😃. Good call on Beak. Billy Fuller on bass. As a Bristolian, I can assure you it's Bristol, not Brizzle (unless you're very drunk.....) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scalpy Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 Hereford Mott the Hoople The Pretenders We just have an issue supplying the lead singers. Wait…. There’s Ellie Goulding too 🤦 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartelby Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 I was born and raised in Coventry: Adorable Blitzkreig Zone Bolt Thrower Cathedral Clint Mansell Delia Derbyshire Dragster Hazel O'Connor Ludicrous Lollipops Martin Atkins Russell Haswell Terry Hall The Enemy The Primitives The Selecter The Specials Or you could just browse here: https://sites.google.com/site/bandsfromcoventry/coventry-bands-a-to-z I lived in Newport for about 15 years: 60ft Dolls Cowboy Killers Darling Buds Desecration Dub War Feeder Flyscreen Goldie Lookin Chain Hobgoblin Novocaine Pizzatramp Punk Action Shotgun Skindred Where I live now: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Smalls Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 1 hour ago, scalpy said: Hereford And Robert Plant lives in north Herefordshire... Though it appears that the borders region tends do be where old rock stars are put out to grass! There's Bob, then there's a member of Jethro Tull who lives next door to us. Then there was Ronnie Lane's farm, which was just up the road near BC. But if you ask folks round here what music you like it's either Wurzels or Quo... We don't play many local gigs! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicko Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 London is too broad so more locally...... I was born in Heston in West London. The most notable people to come from there were were Richie Blackmore (who moved there when he was 2) and Jimmy Page. Ian Gillan was brought up in nearby Cranford. I moved to Feltham when I bought my first house - Freddie Mercury grew up there, and Brian May lived there for a while, and Jimmy Page moved there when he was young as did Vic Briggs of the Animals. I moved to Pinner who's notable former residents include Elton John. Simon Le Bon went to school here although he grew up a few miles away (he still visits my local pub on occasion) and Scouting For Girls are quite local. The Ruts are from Northolt, Billy Idol was born in Stanmore. None of this trumps Mrs Nicko's claim to fame. Her brother used to deliver Elvis Costello's paper. Cait O'Riordan (Costello's one time squeeze and bass player with the Pogues) lived locally and I went to youth club with her brother. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 It would be remiss of me not to post this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 2 hours ago, bartelby said: I was born and raised in Coventry: Adorable Blitzkreig Zone Bolt Thrower Cathedral Clint Mansell Delia Derbyshire Dragster Hazel O'Connor Ludicrous Lollipops Martin Atkins Russell Haswell Terry Hall The Enemy The Primitives The Selecter The Specials Or you could just browse here: https://sites.google.com/site/bandsfromcoventry/coventry-bands-a-to-z I lived in Newport for about 15 years: 60ft Dolls Cowboy Killers Darling Buds Desecration Dub War Feeder Flyscreen Goldie Lookin Chain Hobgoblin Novocaine Pizzatramp Punk Action Shotgun Skindred Where I live now: Another band from Coventry who reached number 1: Lt. Pigeon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ern500evo Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 On 06/01/2022 at 19:45, tegs07 said: Bristol: Massive Attack, Portishead, Idles, Roni Size, Yola, 2/3rds of Banarama. I’m sure there’s loads I’ve left off. Edit: Thanks to contributions will add: The Brilliant corners Claytown Troupe Gary Clail (on-u sound system) Nick Kershaw Wayne Hussey Tricky Roland Orzibal (Tears for Fears) The Pop Group The drummer from The Brilliant corners is a very good friend of mine, and I used to be in a band with the guitarists brother. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matski Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 On 07/01/2022 at 12:22, ubit said: Oban, a small town on the West Coast of Scotland. Ooh, I like Oban, been there a couple of times... There used to be a great fish & chip shop there. And of course, the distillery. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matski Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 My hometown is Tonbridge in Kent, bit scarce for local talent but both Keane and Justin Chancellor went to Tonbridge School, and the bloke who used to play guitar in Psychedelic Furs used to live across the street from me. Tunbridge Wells is a bit better: home to Anti-Nowhere League, Shane McGowan of the Pogues used to live there, and so did Mitch Mitchell of the Jimi Hendrix Experience apparently (according to my stepdad who used to drink with him down the pub...) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulThePlug Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 Orpington / Bromley... David Bowie, Billy Idol! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matski Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 Just now, PaulThePlug said: Orpington / Bromley... David Bowie, Billy Idol! Didn't Siouxsie and the Banshees come from Bromley too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulThePlug Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 The Three Compasses!.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Valdemar Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 Rick Huxley from the Dave Clark Five! Also, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-bbb Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 Medway Delta too much to mentions… where to start 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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