this is the start of my top 5

like phil said its bloody hard to choose

so i shortlisted my top 20 and eventually chose my top five from them

here goes

midnight oil - river runs red tubes - my head is my house unless it rains therapy - dianne ben folds - the luckiest don henley - heart of the matter queen - millionare waltz neil sedaka - the hungry years prince - sometimes it snows in april greg lake - i believe in father christmas steve earl - billy austin temptations - ball of confusion eels - susans house twisted sister - we're not gonna take it martyn joseph -please sir sir cliff - miss you nights faith no more -the gentle art of making enemies stevie wonder - living for the city peter gabriel - family snapshot elvis - guitar man marillion - forgotten sons

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so

to start with

number 5

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martyn joseph - please sir

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I love songs that make me cry

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The first time I heard this guy was at a tom robinson fan club gig in an old theatre in (I think) camden. just him and an acoustic guitar.This was the second song he played and was about a little boy in the welsh valleys asking his teacher why his dad was so sad. I sat and listened gobsmacked and by the end of the song both me and sam were in tears
He has and is still producing some of the best music I have heard And i could have chosen loads by him (dolphins-the good in me is dead-cardiff bay)

if you get a chance he is well worth seeing live. The best version of this track is on the don’t talk about love live cd
Some may say its a bit cheesy
Bollox
Its beautiful

number 4

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midnight oil - one country

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my fave band of all time

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they actually started life way back in '73 but are best known for their 1988 top 10 hit Beds Are Burning from the start the main focus of the band was Peter Garret,the seven foot tall bald singer who dances a bit like me.The first time their manager-to-be saw them live the roadie was soundchecking the vocal mike while standig on a beer crate and securing amps and monitors to the stage with six inch nails. a punk band at the start and even thought the sound matured and mellowed to a certain extent they were still punk right up to them splitting (Garrett has been a australian labour party member of the house of representatives since 2004) i could have chosen five of their songs for this list (truganini - beds are burning - forgotten years - one country) but went for this 'un

a bit of a slowy but it has all the oils trademarks , the slighly dodgy lead vocal ,the battling guitars , the enviromental/social message........and those bloody backing vocals

the one band for who i would have paid anything to see live

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DAVES

TOP

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TRAX

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I MUST SAY IT'S A LOT HARDER THAN I THOUGHT TO PICK MY FIVE FAVE SONGS OF ALL TIME

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but i am doing me best

all to be revealed soon

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THIS WEEK I HAVE BEEN MOSTLY LISTENING TO ;

a lot of early queen stuff - clash on broadway - the NIN live dvd - goldiggas, headnodders and pholk songs by the beautiful south - super furry animals the singles - faith no more king for a day - motorheads ace of spades and anything by martyn joseph

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the one i think you should give a go this week is Rocking The Suburbs by Ben Folds

this is not his latest disc but his first solo offering (2001) and he normally plays with just piano bass and drums but this has geetars on

download the title track , but if your a limp bizkit fan and easily offended don't bother, it also contains one of the most beautiful love songs ever written (in my opinion , and it's my page so bollox) in The Luckiest

also his latest disc 'songs for silverman' is f**kin brilliant , probably better than this

25/09/05

ITTTTTTTTTTS HIM!!!!!!!!

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YES WE HAVE HEARD FROM NICK

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IT'S AMAZING TO THINK THAT THEY ACTUALLY HAVE GOT 'TINTERNET IN THE LAND OF THE SHEEPSHAGGERS

IT'S GREAT TO HEAR FROM THE SEXY OLD SOD!

TO OUR LEFT IS OLD NICKY BOY AND NICKY

WHILE THE DODGY LOOKING BUNCH OF BUGGERS BELOW ARE

'PUMP'

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THESE ARE THE BAND HE HAS BEEN WITH SINCE MOVING AWAY FROM THE GREEN GREEN GRASS OF YORKSHIRE TO THE WHITE FLUFFY WOOL OF NEW ZEALAND

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AND HERE WE CAN SEE NICK ENJOYING THE DELIGHTS OF THE NEW ZEALAND SUMMERTIME

THIS SHOT IS JUST BEFORE HE STRIPPED DOWN TO HIS PURPLE SEQUINED TANGA BRIEFS

SORRY BUT WE CAN'T SHOW IT ON HERE AS IT IS A FAMILY SITE AND PEOPLE MAY HAVE JUST EATEN

THROW ANOTHER PIMP ON THE BARBIE BRUCE

ANYHOW

HE HAS PROMISED TO KEEP IN TOUCH AND LET US KNOW OF ALL OF THE UPS AND DOWNS OF HIS LIFE AS A SEX GOD / ROCK STAR

HE IS ALSO STARTING A BAND SITE FOR PUMP IF HE CAN PUT HIS WELLY'S AND GAFFA TAPE DOWN LONG ENOUGH TO GET STARTED

MORE TO CUM

(OOER!)

THE SHEESH MAHAL

What can i say?

if you have'nt been here yet

i highly recomend it,

The YEP's Oliver gave it 17 stars out of 20 and it was nominated as the best restaurant in Leeds by the Curry Club

I see it as my second home now with my pint pulled by the time we get to the bar

the staff are great and the food is bloody lovely.

located opposite the cinema complex on kirkstall road

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it's well worth a night out

just phone to check if you need to book

details on links

GROWIN' UP

words of

wisdom

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big

sexy

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Theres nothing better than being a parent

(or in my case being a step parent and grandad)

and bringing those little bundles of sweetness and joy up in loving and caring surroundings while trying to pass on your wisdom, morals and life experiences to try and mould them into someone who can live a full life and make some kind of a difference and who you can proudly claim to be a chip off the old block

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dunt it make you proud!!!!

IRON ON MAIDEN

these are a group of local lads who got together for the love of all things maiden

i have seen them twice down at the Roscoe and must say they are bloody amazing

the overall sound is spot on with the musicianship being enough to satisfy

but what really gets you is mini bruce's vocals which are totally gobsmacking

as good as the album vocals but ten times better than the live vocals you get with the real maiden. even if you only liked Maiden a bit , these lads are worth going to see just to get an idea of what a really good band are supposed to sound like

(just get some lights sorted)

WELCOME TO THE SITE

me and my lot

SEXY BUNCH OR WOT?????

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I GUESS THIS IS WHERE IT ALL STARTS

hello and welcome to my/our site

i hope to be putting all sorts of family , friends and band stuff on here and it would be great if all you family , friends and bands wanted to put some stuff on

like stories , photo's , band biogs , gigs , reviews , hello's , goodbyes , good buys and just about anything you can think of

you can email photies and stuff to me at ericsbass@ntlworld.com and i will stick 'em on here

(within reason , kids will have access to this site)

or just post stuff on the comments bit below and i can always stick it on the main pages after

so we'll see how it goes

enjoy

luv dave

THIS WEEK I HAVE BEEN MOSTLY LISTENING TO ;

The Tubes first album - Kaiser Cheifs -Pulp Fiction soundtrack - The Killers - a load of old 70's Alice Cooper - XTC the singles - Master Of Puppets Metallica - Oh Brother Where Art Thou soundtrack - Echoes the best of PInk Floyd and everything by Therapy

But my rcommendation of the week has got to be Mezmerize by S.O.A.D. it may be a bit heavy for some but the songs ,
production and overall sound and feel of the album are brilliant , it's one of those you can stick on all the way through and just leave on repeat but it's got to be played
BLOODY LOUD!!!!!!

14/09/05

Wot you been bopping to?

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me linda and the ladz

(Tom/left Ben/right)

there is a god!

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xmas 2004

and look whats on the box AGAIN!!!!!

this if you have'nt already guessed is SCARY UNCLE cousin petes band who do all their own stuff and i must say they are really rather good

i will keep eyes and ears open for upcoming gigs and let you know

they're well worth a dabble
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-NEWS JUST IN-

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SCARY UNCLE

are playing live at

The Primrose , meanwood road

FRI 14th OCT

and again

FRI 18th NOV
times to be announced