Newbie from Budgie tribute band
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Topic: Newbie from Budgie tribute band
Posted By: clarkpegasus4001
Subject: Newbie from Budgie tribute band
Date Posted: January 13 2011 at 01:46
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Hi my name is Tony Clark. I am from Nottingham UK and I currently play bass in a Budgie tribute band called In For The kill, our website is here: http://www.inforthekill.webeden.co.uk/ Prior to this I was in a Wishbone Ash tribute band called Phoenix Rising. I am friends with Martin Turner and his band as it happens, he borrowed my bass for his "Argus Through the Looking Glass" cd. My fave album of all time is by a band called Automatic Fine Tuning. These guys were the first band that I ever saw as well which was back in 1976 (I think) and I was totally blown away. In fact I told my wife I wish to be buried with that album! My fave guitarists are Tony Bourge (Budgie), Paul Macdonnell (AFT), Pat Travers. My fave bands are AFT, Wishbone Ash, Budgie, Trapeze, Lake and many more. My fave bass players are Chris Squire, Trevor Darks, Martin Turner mmmm' they all used Ricky basses! I have been searching the web without success for info on AFT for a long time and found next to nothing. Then yesterday I came across this forum with AFT members on board! fantastic! I look forward to some discussions with you guys, although I am already on 2 other forums I reckon I can do another. Best wishes to all....Tony C. |
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Posted By: Pastor Rex Cat
Date Posted: January 14 2011 at 01:24
And another actual musician! Welcome aboard!  ------------- http://revbookburn.blogspot.com/ http://www.youtube.com/user/rexcat http://www.myspace.com/prxcat Greetings! And Welcome to The Global Internet Church of Prog! Hail the Prog and Praise "Bob"! |
Posted By: clarkpegasus4001
Date Posted: January 14 2011 at 02:34
Thanks very much for the welcome!  I'm really pleased I found this website/forum. Tony C. |
Pastor Rex Cat wrote:Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: January 14 2011 at 07:19
| Nice Ricky! Welcome, not come across a Budgie tribute band before. |
Posted By: The Neck Romancer
Date Posted: January 14 2011 at 07:57
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Hey, nice RIC there mate! Hope you have a nice time in these forums. ------------- 
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Posted By: clarkpegasus4001
Date Posted: January 14 2011 at 13:24
Thanks for the welcome. The Ricky is an old one made in January 1975. Apparently there have been a couple of Budgie tribute in the past but I as far as I know we are the only Budgie tribute band at the moment. Tony C. |
Posted By: seventhsojourn
Date Posted: January 14 2011 at 13:25
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Hi Tony, good to have you around here.
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Posted By: SaltyJon
Date Posted: January 14 2011 at 13:26
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Mmm...I've never even gotten to try a Ric out yet...I'm jealous! Welcome to the forums! ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Salty_Jon" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: clarkpegasus4001
Date Posted: January 14 2011 at 13:28
Cheers for the welcome, I feel at home already! Yeah I love my old Ricky. I've owned it since 2005 and got it from a guy living in North Carolina in the States. Tony C. |
Posted By: clarkpegasus4001
Date Posted: January 14 2011 at 13:32
Thanks very much it's great to be here, i'm really chuffed to have found this site. I'm already a member of two forums and I run our band website, but I expect to be busy on here! It's great to have so many welcome messages. Tony C. |
Posted By: clarkpegasus4001
Date Posted: January 14 2011 at 13:34
Hi Starhammer. Thanks for the welcome. Yeah I love my old Ricky, i bought it in 2005 from a guy in North Carolina in the States. It's great to be here. Tony C. |
Posted By: clarkpegasus4001
Date Posted: January 14 2011 at 13:41
Hello and thanks for your greetings! You must try a Ricky out. There's some great basses out there but I just love the sound of these, especially old ones. Best wishes...Tony C. |
Posted By: Chris S
Date Posted: January 14 2011 at 13:54
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^ Great to have u aboard, a few years ago there was much debate as to whether even include Budgie as a band. I am glad common sense prevailed and we find another active member :-) Enjoy your stay... ------------- ...As I venture through the slipstream, between the viaducts in your dreams...[/COLOR] |
Posted By: clarkpegasus4001
Date Posted: January 14 2011 at 15:43
Really? I guess there are "proggy" elements in their music but I always thought of Budge as primarily a "rock"band but there you go.  Chris S ? not my fave bass player Chris Squire by any chance? He was why I bought a Ricky bass in the first place!, and other great players I liked seemed to use one I hope to have a great time on here, thanks for the welcome! Tony C. |
Posted By: Chris S
Date Posted: January 14 2011 at 19:53
^ abit like expecting repuplican views on Fox TV......PA gives you both arguments though
Budgie OWN their space here...LOL regardless of what channel you favor :-)------------- ...As I venture through the slipstream, between the viaducts in your dreams...[/COLOR] |
Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: January 26 2011 at 07:30
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Hi Tony great to see you here!
I am not familiar with Budgie - but interested - which album should I try first? Or which compilation? ------------- 
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: January 26 2011 at 07:44
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Bandolier is a nice album to start on.
I met Burke Shelly in a pub toilet. Nottingham? I drove to see Dream Theater there. Rock City?
------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: January 26 2011 at 07:51
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OK Bandolier I will search for... Love ya avatar too - just watched Sith again today - awesome film -------------
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Posted By: clarkpegasus4001
Date Posted: January 26 2011 at 07:52
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Hi Scott. Well Budge are really a classic rock outfit rather than prog. However if I was buying just one album i'd go for Bandolier it's my fave album and I suspect most fans fave as well. Try listening to some of the studio stuff on Youtube? or give this a shot from Old Grey Whistle Test:1975 this is from Bandolier (the ending on this is different to the album by the way which fades out): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkEzheXSbM4&feature=related My own bands website is here check us out: http://www,inforthekill.webeden.co.uk/ Thanks for the welcome!
------------- Tony C. |
Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: January 26 2011 at 07:53
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Hey cheers - i am downloading some Bandolier tracks now! -------------
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Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: January 26 2011 at 07:54
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Great song here! -------------
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: January 26 2011 at 07:55
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First track....Breaking All The House Rules. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: clarkpegasus4001
Date Posted: January 26 2011 at 07:58
Hi Ian, i've never met Burke but did meet Tony bourge and Ray Phillips at the boat club in Nottingham once. Tony is my hero and he influenced me to take up guitar. Rock city/ yeah Dream Theater have layed there, i'm actually playing there myself this year in April I can't wait! By the way our band are playing in Wales this year, Colwyn Bay FC in June. Cheers and best wishes ------------- Tony C. |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: January 26 2011 at 07:59
Colwyn Bay is effing miles away. Problem is roads between north and south Wales are not great ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: clarkpegasus4001
Date Posted: January 26 2011 at 08:01
My fave on the album! ------------- Tony C. |
Posted By: lazland
Date Posted: January 26 2011 at 08:01
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: January 26 2011 at 08:02
Like hell it is!  ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: January 26 2011 at 08:03
Mine too! ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: clarkpegasus4001
Date Posted: January 26 2011 at 08:04
This is us playing this at the Intake Leisure club Mansfield Nottingham, this gig was called "Bandolier Bash" a get together of Budgie fans from the Budgie forum "Bandolier" that i'm a member of: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITWbjACXMfw Simon Lees ex-budgie guitarist joined us for a jam at this gig on the encore that's on youtube. I also forgot to mention i've met Pete Boot, the drummer on In for The Kill, he came to watch us play the other year at a gig in Kettering but he's in a bad way as he has Parkinsons' desease. ------------- Tony C. |
Posted By: clarkpegasus4001
Date Posted: January 26 2011 at 08:25
As a footnote, I much prefer the Tony Bourge era stuff ie; 1971 until 1979. After Impeckable Budgie went more MWBHM. However if you like metal try Power Supply our guitarist's fave. if you like the classics, then go early than 1979. ------------- Tony C. |
Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: February 09 2011 at 07:54
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Got hold of "An Ecstacy of Fumbling The Definitive Anthology" - Great Budgie compilation. Have to hear it a few times but its growing on me. -------------
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: February 09 2011 at 08:07
Nice one! ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: clarkpegasus4001
Date Posted: February 09 2011 at 13:24
That has a decent enough collection of songs on it, i'm glad you are liking it. You still need Bandolier! ------------- Tony C. |
Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: February 09 2011 at 14:46
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I will try and get Bandolier soon. Thanks for introing me to them. I am loving the early tracks from the band on the compilation. -------------
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Posted By: clarkpegasus4001
Date Posted: February 09 2011 at 15:42
They are VERY raw sounding arn't they? The first one was done on a 4 track recorder apparently, the first couple of albums Budgie and Squawk were produced by Black Sabbath's producer Roger Bain I believe. They are all over Youtube so you can hear them. ------------- Tony C. |
Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: February 13 2011 at 07:45
Great! I will check em out... I even wrote a detailed review on the Budgie compilation. It's your fault!
Prog on!!!-------------
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Posted By: clarkpegasus4001
Date Posted: February 13 2011 at 08:05
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[QUOTE=AtomicCrimsonRush]Great! I will check em out... I even wrote a detailed review on the Budgie compilation. It's your fault!
Prog on!!![/QUOTE] ------------- Tony C. |
Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: February 22 2011 at 05:37
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Yeah! Bandolier is in my hands right now. I haven't even heard it yet. Here goes for first play after I finish this disappointing Sigur Ros album to review.... -------------
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Posted By: Formentera Lady
Date Posted: February 22 2011 at 17:03
clarkpegasus, I missed somehow your original post. So what I posted in another thread better belongs here:
No you are not. You have not asked me, yet! I am a Lake fan. They are from my hometown Hamburg, where I was born. Great band. I would call it 'westcoast rock', in the style of Eagles, The Little River Band and Crowded House. If you like Lake, check out also the other artists from Hamburg: Elephant and Ian Cussick. Ian Cussick (a bass player himself): Elephant: And for all others who do not know Lake with their great singer James Hopkins-Harrison, who passed away too early (R.I.P.) |
Posted By: clarkpegasus4001
Date Posted: February 22 2011 at 18:08
Thanks for that Formentera Lady! I'm glad YOU are a fan as well. I didn't know they were from Hamburg I thought they were from Berlin.  Yes if my memory serves me correctly, James H Harrison passed away about 1991. I LOVE the first 4 albums especially Lake 1st. The rare double live album is cracking as well. When they changed from CBS to Polydor records, they wern't as good I don't think, in fact I really don't like Voices or Hot Day. Between The Lines is a great track! check out Alex Conti's brill solo.
------------- Tony C. |
Posted By: Formentera Lady
Date Posted: February 22 2011 at 18:32
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Yes, there is quite a music scene there in Hamburg, which produces similar music, mostly west coast american inspired rock. This is not the case in Berlin. Berlin is more hip hop, techno and experimental. |