words of wisdom at the liverpool gig

[fishing4luckies]

how cool was that gig?!? ginger rocked as usual, as did the rest of the band!! loved drinking in the daytime and sonic shake!!!!!!!!!!

anyway, onto the point of the post. ginger was sayin about there bein no music scene in liverpool and told us2get off our arses and do somethin bout it! so i was thinking surely there would be some ppl thinkin the same, but how to find out who those ppl r?!....which made me think of here (this thinking process probably took longer that it should of...but i was a bit drunk at the time)!!!! so does anyone wanna start a band that would give liverpool (and the rest of the world) a big kick up the arse?


please?

[Alcoholic chris]

not to post here like some obsessive physco but whilst ginger was giving his speech about there being no scene in liverpool, myself and many other people were busy chanting my bands name (nation) who are liverpool and chester based. We play there at least once a month pretty much at places like the cavern and the zanzibar. If anyone is interested in listening to local music that is'nt some emo shite then its worth checking out

www.letthenationrule.com or www.myspace.com/nationuk to listen to tunes. please feel free to come along to gigs if you live around the area as the support is always appreciated and you might even get a cd out of it if you are nice to us.

feel free to leave feedback on our website.

chris.

[Assmask]

Well I'm in Stockport and I am desperate to form a band. All I need is a drummer, bassist and second/lead guitarist!

I would happily travel to Liverpool to practise and gig for the right bunch of people.

Songs on my website are me sat at home with a drum machine and a microphone plugged into the back of my PC - rough.

[shockingcandy]

Ahh so it's not only me has problems finding people then! Sadly Liverpool is a bit too far away for a regular thing. Anyone up for a big Sonic Circus style thing in Nottingham? (i.e. anything goes as long as it sounds good!)

[Alcoholic chris]

If you know of any venues that you want a fantastic band like us to play at then please let us know or e-mail the venue recommending us. We unfortuonatly do not do covers of ginger or wildhearts songs (we did a few years ago tho, it sounded ace) but we do write our own stuff, are independant and just trying to get the same break that many other bands (like ginger and the wildhearts) have had over the years. The only way to get know is to play so thats what we do.

have a listen and let us know.

hopefully see you soon somewhere.

KEEP AN EAR OUT FOR NATION!!!

[matt]

No music scene in Liverpool, don't believe it in any way. Much as i like Ginger's music, i wouldn't take his word for much, and there's no way i'd consider him to be an authority on music in the North West.

http://www.myspace.com/tokyoadventures
http://www.myspace.com/voorock
http://www.myspace.com/flamingo50
http://www.myspace.com/hotclubdeparis
http://www.myspace.com/doidea
http://www.myspace.com/meowmeowband
http://www.myspace.com/simplyredbank
http://www.myspace.com/armsatlast
http://www.myspace.com/threeminutemargin
http://www.myspace.com/victorbrokeup
http://www.myspace.com/nationalschool (admittedly this one is now Oxford based, but still part of the liverpool scene)

That's a few off the top of my head (and i don't even get to that many gigs, there must be hundreds more worth checking out!). If that's not a fucking music scene i don't know what is.

I know Ginger likes to confront his audience with the 'get off your arses and form bands' line, but it's nonsense to say there are no good bands in L'Pool, it's one of the most exciting scenes there is.

[dingwall]

http://www.myspace.com/zombinaandtheskeletones

[Dairylea Roth]

[beerofthedark]

http://www.myspace.com/zombinaandtheskeletones

These sound great! I'll keep an eye out for 'em, anyone know if they're likely to come down south anytime soon?

[JimNasty]

The existence of bands sadly does not qualify a scene as such- I think Ginger was right in his claim that there are no decent bands coming out of Liverpool, the reason for this is the lack of good venues. The Barfly is a new-wave ridden shithole, The Zanzibar is good but quiet, the Krazy House is only open at the weekend and Le Bateau (a new band night at which Nation I recall played the first gig) doesn't even have a PA!!!!!!

These reasons, although probably oblivious to ginger, sadly prove what he said to be true about the scene.

Plus, as I remember Ginger was more making the point that this was all a little sad for the home of The Beatles!

[kissmybass]

www.myspace.com/daywithmary <--- also quality home grown

Your right. There are loads of bands but the number of decent venues is fuckin piss poor! Now heaven and Hell has closed theres what 4? If your band doesn't start with THE then throw yourself under the nearest wobbling fat man cos you aint got a chance!

I'm lookin to join a band at the minute if anyone wants to get back to me? I'm from Liverpool so no travelling needed.

Zomnina are a quality band also! Check em out!

[Zo]

Now heaven and Hell has closed ......

WHAT???? When did that happen????

God, I need to get out more....

[Damian]

http://www.myspace.com/tokyoadventures

Good call! I thought I was the only person alive that knew of this band...

[Rick]

Anyone know what happened to that band from Liverpool called Trilby, who supported Tencaious D at a couple of gigs? I got their CD and thought they were excellent, but their website seems to have disappeared. My band played a gig with Tokyo Adventures a few months ago, they're fantastic!

- Rick.

[kissmybass]

It didn't close that long ago, don't know exactly when. PLEASE tell me if i'm wrong. WE NEED VENUES!!!
Tokyo adventures are well good! Trilby was theband where one of them was one of the beatles nephews right? my fellas band played with them i think. they joined the band wagon with the Zutons and that and then just disappeared. i Think they wen off on tour supporting someone.......and then..........nout........