Ok, so this is a bit of self-publicity I guess. We’ve got our very first TLOBF Gig evening TOMORROW and none other than Vessels are headlining. We loved their debut album so much, we HAD to get them to play live for us. Anyways, as a little taster before the main event, we got Martin from the band to answer our 20 Questions, just to get to know them a bit better…
1. Describe your sound in 3 words.
Delay, Distortion, Reverb
2. What was the first record you ever bought? And where did you buy it?
I can’t exactly remember, but glancing through my tape collection it was probably a Nirvana bootleg, probably from Streetwise Music in Cambridge.
3. What’s the best cure for a hangover?
A massive greasy mofo of a fry up, followed by a pint.
4. What’s on your rider?
Beer and dinner. We can’t get away with asking for any more than that.
5. How do you get ready for a live show?
Stretch our arms and wrists to avoid early-onset-arthritis / repetitive-strain-injury / carpel-tunnel-syndrome.
6. What’s your favourite song to play live?
Right now its ‘Wave Those Arms, Airmen’, simply because we’ve only managed it three times, so it’s kinda exciting to see what will go wrong with the equipment each time.
7. What’s your guilty pleasure?
I’m partial to the occasional bit of A-Ha - Take On Me
8. Who would win in a fight, a stoat or a goat and why?
A stoat, clearly. Predator vs herbivore=no contest.
9. Who’s your favourite new band at the moment? Tell us a bit about them.
The Pattern Theory. 3 graduates from Leeds College of Music. About to migrate to Germany. The most rewarding live band I’ve seen in yonks. Ridiculously tasteful.
http://www.myspace.com/thepatterntheory
10. Who would play you in a film based upon your life?
I’d like to think it would be Burt Reynolds, but it would probably be Tom Selleck. As long as they’re sporting a ‘tash, I don’t mind.
11. Dead or alive, what 5 acts would you have play with you at a festival?
I’m gonna go for the dead ones, as there’s still an opportunity to see the living ones, yeah?
1. Jimi Hendrix
2. Otis Redding
3. The Beach Boys
4. Nirvana
5. Miles Davis
12. If push comes to shove, what is your all-time favourite album?
Portishead Live in NYC……………… or Smashing Pumpkins Siamese Dream
13. What’s your most memorable on the road story?
Probably the time when we left a guitar, not even in it’s case, on the floor of a car park in Doncaster and drove off. Managed to get it back the next day, though. Score.
14. If your life flashed before your eyes, what would be the highlights?
I crashed my car on the A1 a few years ago, and all I saw flashing in front of my eyes was the A1. So I guess that’s my answer - the A1.
15. What’s the best piece of advice someone has ever given you and did you take notice?
The best bit of advice was probably - “Don’t listen to anyone’s advice”.
16. If you had to leave a body part to science, what would it be?
My knees. Man, I’ve got some great knees.
17. What’s the best book you’ve read and film you’ve seen in the last 6 months?
Book - ‘Musicophilia’ by Oliver Sacks, a Neurologist’s account of the psychology of music. Fascinating stuff.
Film - ‘Heima’ Sigur Ros. Sweet.
18. What three things could you not live without?
1 - A mouth
2 - An arse
3 - The bit between the mouth and the arse
19. Tell us a fact about yourself we probably don’t already know.
I’m short sighted, both in my eyes and my actions.
20. And finally, we’d like you to make us a mix-tape. Pick five tracks with a theme of your choice.
Theme = Songs containing references to Horses
1. PJ Harvey - Horses in My Dreams
2. Tori Amos - Horses
3. Belle and Sebastien - Judy and the Dream of Horses
4. Portishead - The Rip
5. The Rolling Stones - Wild Horses
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