Bands .. your top 5 favourites

Be Bop Deluxe, there's a name from my youth. They used to play in my local pub.

Bill Nelson used to be the Guitarist for them if I remember rightly. I have to say that their name never really reflected the kind of music they played.

He played lead guitar and sang lead vocals, and with a name like Be Bop Deluxe, anyone who did not know them would never think they played electric blue, glam rock, if that's a good description, which was around mid 70's, about the same time David Bowie was making it big, Bill Nelson was acclaimed as one of the finest guitarists in British rock at the time.

"DFW" wrote:Here's mine, depends on my mood which is favorite

Genesis
Be Bop Deluxe
ELO
Pink Floyd
Queen
10CC

and not to forget the stranglers

Counts on her fingers

Thats 7

"DFW" wrote:He played lead guitar and sang lead vocals, and with a name like Be Bop Deluxe, anyone who did not know them would never think they played electric blue, glam rock, if that's a good description, which was around mid 70's, about the same time David Bowie was making it big, Bill Nelson was acclaimed as one of the finest guitarists in British rock at the time.

I certainly enjoyed listening to him and his band when they played in my local, the guy had a genuine feel for the guitar. It's a long time ago now, so can't remember too many of the tunes. That and the fact that they were playing in a pub, meant I wasn't always completely sober when listening, so my memory of things is not as good as it might otherwise be.

I seem to remember one called Sunburst Finish, though that might have been the name of an Album, they used to sell them when they'd finished their performances.

Theres nothing quite like a man with a guitar
I have watched both my sons in action at various locations
Some were a little bit dodgy i must admit

Jason

Carl

Carls band Magnus Duke

Shameless plug there

Have played guitar since I was about 12.

Own 3 Electrics and 4 Acoustics.

Wife loves when I sit down and start strumming on my Acoustics... not so much when I plug in an Electric and start thrashing

I seem to remember one called Sunburst Finish, though that might have been the name of an Album, they used to sell them when they'd finished their performances.

Yep it was one of the very first albums I brought ,from the local record shop(1978).

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Anyone who can play a guitar, I take my hat off to, I tried for 5 minutes, but have the musical talent of a brick.

"'KotaGuy" wrote:Have played guitar since I was about 12.

Own 3 Electrics and 4 Acoustics.

Wife loves when I sit down and start strumming on my Acoustics... not so much when I plug in an Electric and start thrashing

I loved the sound of an acoustic
However the sound of an elevcric plugged in amps full up no

Hendrix all day at weekends ...
Jeff Beck

Always loved guitar music of almost any persuasion, and that is almost exclusively the sounds I listen to.

I have absolutely no musical ability whatsoever, but my best friend when I was younger was quite talented with the guitar and could play pretty much anything he heard, a gift I was always envious of.

"Gary R" wrote:Always loved guitar music of almost any persuasion, and that is almost exclusively the sounds I listen to.

I have absolutely no musical ability whatsoever, but my best friend when I was younger was quite talented with the guitar and could play pretty much anything he heard, a gift I was always envious of.

I play guitar ( badly )
My sons picked mine up and taught themselves
Piano as well

I can however play that fantastic sounding instrument the recorder

Almost as bad as Scottys bagpipes

Duet Scotty ???

Just for Gary

"blackmirror" wrote:
Duet Scotty ???

Just for Gary

"Gary R" wrote:I have absolutely no musical ability whatsoever .............

As you'll find out when I retaliate ........

"Gary R" wrote:

"blackmirror" wrote:
Duet Scotty ???

Just for Gary

"Gary R" wrote:I have absolutely no musical ability whatsoever .............

As you'll find out when I retaliate ........

Ask any parent whose child comes home from school with a recorder Gary

Bad noise seconded only to the sound of a violin being strangled

"blackmirror" wrote:Ask any parent whose child comes home from school with a recorder Gary

Don't need to, I was that child.

Unlike the Pied Piper, to whose music the rats and children were attracted, my attempts caused large evacuations of the local rodent population, and small children were known to demand that their parents make contact with their real estate agents as soon as possible.

"Gary R" wrote:

"blackmirror" wrote:Ask any parent whose child comes home from school with a recorder Gary

Don't need to, I was that child.

Unlike the Pied Piper, to whose music the rats and children were attracted, my attempts caused large evacuations of the local rodent population, and small children were known to demand that their parents make contact with their real estate agents as soon as possible.

My poor mother how she did suffer

Followed by my " punk " era and The Stranglers

Now its my sons turn to torment me

Drum and bass ....... what a racket

A) Gun's N' Roses

b) Lynyrd Skynrd

c) Bad Company

d) Deep Purple

except for a) I definately have exposed my age :{D

regards, Mike