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Topic: Flash posts a new lineup
Posted By: cstack3
Subject: Flash posts a new lineup
Date Posted: December 21 2009 at 23:45
Hello!  My friend, Ray Bennett, has posted to his MySpace page that his reformed band Flash includes a new lineup. 

In addition to Bennett on 6-string guitar and Colin Carter on vocals, Ray lists the following:

Flash's new members: Mark Pardy - drums, Wayne Carver - bass, Rick Daugherty - keys, doing a fantastic job.

Let's wish them well!  Check out the Flash site, and Ray's site on MySpace for new tunes as these are being posted!  Cheers and Happy Holidays, Chuck



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Posted By: The Runaway
Date Posted: December 22 2009 at 04:49
Thanks for the info! Flash is mighty!

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Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: December 22 2009 at 15:12
Hi,
 
I'm not too excited about this at all ... well, I might be if they have those nice Hipgnosis foldout covers that I ripped up and had in my wall for so long ... they were better than any Playboy fold outs I ever saw! ...
 
Oh, btw ... the music had nothing on those 2 pictures ... not even close!


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Posted By: cstack3
Date Posted: December 23 2009 at 12:42
Originally posted by Blowin Free Blowin Free wrote:

Thanks for the info! Flash is mighty!

Indeed!  This is Ray's MySpace message to me:
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Hey Chuck, 
Best Christmas and New Years wishes to you and yours also.
Hope all is going well.

Sherry came down to our rehearsal last week and shot some video.  
http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3LnlvdXR1YmUuY29tL3dhdGNoP3Y9N0poYmI3T0kwbzg= - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Jhbb7OI0o8
Only the second day of rehearsal with this full line up.

Drummer Mark Pardy is a fellow Brit, he played on my CD "Whatever Falls".
And, as I said, Rick on keys and Wayne on bass are great, fitting in really well and doing a great job.

We haven't paid very much attention to vocals yet, so the three part harmony stuff is not there yet, but all the pieces are falling into place.  Everyone is really pumped and raring to get out and gig.

R
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Be sure to check out Ray's MySpace pages for new tunes etc.  I like what I hear!  It is a different sound than what they did with Peter Banks, but hey, times change.  

Happy Holidays!  


Posted By: cstack3
Date Posted: December 23 2009 at 12:55
Wow, they REALLY nail "Children of the Universe" in their YouTube clip!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Jhbb7OI0o8

Ray has made a fantastic transition over to guitar from bass, let's watch for these guys on tour!  


Posted By: cstack3
Date Posted: February 05 2010 at 23:16
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Posted By: SaltyJon
Date Posted: February 05 2010 at 23:22
If you want to embed a Youtube video, just type [.tube][./tube] with the youtube page between, no periods. 
It'll end up like this:

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http://www.last.fm/user/Salty_Jon" rel="nofollow">


Posted By: A Person
Date Posted: February 05 2010 at 23:32
Originally posted by SaltyJon SaltyJon wrote:

If you want to embed a Youtube video, just type [.tube][./tube] with the youtube page between, no periods. 
It'll end up like this:

You don't even need the full url, I just copy and paste the last part, for example, if the url is http://www.youtube.com/v/7Jhbb7OI0o8 then I type:

[.tube]7Jhbb7OI0o8[./tube] without periods of course.


Posted By: The Runaway
Date Posted: February 06 2010 at 05:12
Pretty amazing. Colin's still got it and with Ray taking Mr. B's part I think he's gained more of it!

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The search for nonexistent perfection.


Posted By: cstack3
Date Posted: February 06 2010 at 12:44
THANKS GUYS!!  Glad you like the YouTube clip, the band sounds remarkably like the Banks-era version!  

Ray just let me know that more YouTube studio clips and recorded material are on the way, so watch for these coming up.  

Bennett was truly a driving, creative force in Flash (which has often been characterized as "Banks' band").  It was much more than a Banks project.  

They had a cool way of composing, with many pieces composed around Bennett's bass lines laid down first!!   This is a cool interview with Ray and Colin:

http://www.furious.com/perfect/flash.html 

I'll post the second part later.  Have a nice weekend!




Posted By: presdoug
Date Posted: February 06 2010 at 14:09
  Flash are not good or allright, they are great!
           Somewhat tacky album covers, but the music therein is of a very high quality-i listen to them more than Yes.



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