Anal ****

Now there was controversy baked right in

Flat cap that makes you look like a mid 90s version of Dexys Midnight Runners singing what might be musical chloroform….. Not so much

Controversial?

Is that due to the blatant plagiarism of the work of David Brent?

I have no idea what could make a band controversial in this day and age, and I don’t think that first band possess that particular quality… But in the spirit of posting a band that you know personally..

When the lead singer and his brother were nippers, his mum used to sometimes call me up in a bit of a two and eight and ask me to bash their heads together

Shot on location in our local woods

[video]http://youtu.be/9_HJx0jp2Fw[/video]

These guys used to live 2 houses down from us in Acton

Often up late getting drunk and stoned, in their tiny garden quite a good laugh

I was a bit disappointed when I heard their actual music, still way better than the OP stuff

[video]https://youtu.be/OxT-sGA2hxw[/video]

[video]http://youtu.be/ZRIfc8q5c3s[/video]

My brother’s band

So we have cycles of:

C F C F C…

C G F C…

Bm F#(m) D E…

at 85bpm (5bpm too slow for comfort IMO)

After a few minutes playing along I started replacing the C with Cadd9 at some points and C/D/E power chords at others to brighten it up.

As there’s no solo or lead I thought about what I’d do if I joined in. Pentatonic noodles on the 5th fret for the cycles that start in C and 7th fret for the cycles that start in Bm work well. Slides on the low E and A strings and bends/pull offs on the G and B sound add a country feel.

Moulettes – one of the few bands to feature bassoon.

That’s Ruth, she also plays Autoharp.
Alan Miller, Hannah, the singer/cellist’s dad, who made Hannah’s cello, is currently finishing off an Autoharp with a beatbox built in, which will make it a sort of traditional Omnichord; looking forward to hearing that at some point.
And no, I don’t really know the band, I’ve only met them once when they played an instore at a small record shop in town, and I spent some time chatting to Allan when he was selling his guitars etc at our folk festival earlier in the year, before I discovered he was Hannah’s dad.
Love their music though, it appeals to both my folk and prog inclinations.
Their drummer’s dad was drummer with Gentle Giant for a while, which helps, as well. 😀

Friends band..

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ywyj7cBz1mU[/video]

Popes of chillitown are floating my boat..

Since we are all at it 🙂

Not a band as such. Just my young nephew, alone in his bedroom with his bits and bobs. Probably a bit slow for most but I reckon there is considerable talent here. To do this in one hit is pretty impressive.

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=er-9UXShsH8[/video]