I know that I am Whistling in the wind on this one, but the debate about the NME awards has prompted me to list some of the Best of the Year awards as presented by Fish in Rotherham at the end of November. Best Band: Magenta Best Solo Artist: Francis Dunnery Best New Band: Dead Like Harry Best Album: Pepper's Ghost - Arena Best Guitarist: John Mitchell - Kino & Arena Best Bass: John Jowitt - IQ Best Keyboards: Clive Nolan - Arena Best Male Vocals: Steve Taylor - Strangefish Best Female Vocals: Heather Findlay - Mostly Autumn Best Drummer: Mike Portnoy - Dream Theatre Best Track: Carpe Diem - Mostly Autumn Best Multi-instrumentalist: Troy Donockley - Iona Best CRS Gig: Kino Anybody heard of any of the award winners?
Currently listening to Second Life Syndrome - Riverside. Riverside are a Polish band but they sing in English. Excellent stuff if you are inclined towards progresive rock.
you ever have any Rush type bands on Red Rain?? I only live round the courner from the sports centre so wouldn't mind popping in if you do.</p>
RE: you ever have any Rush type bands on Red Rain?? I find it very difficult to respond to your enquiry. You see, the CRS does not book bands because they sound like some other band. Obviously, bands fall into many different genres, some of which you will enjoy, and some of which you won't. The important thing is to keep an open mind to lots of different music so that you do not become one dimentional in your musical tastes. If you do so, your listening pleasure becomes more and more restricted. The CRS has a motto. There are only 2 types of music - good and bad. If you come to the CRS you will hear only the good sort, but it may not sound exactly like Rush. CRS Gig list 25/2/06 Strangefish HLC £12 Winner of best new band 2004 4/3/06 Geoff Downes/John Wetton Oakwood £15 Ex Asia 18/3/06 Pallas £15 Oakwood Pomp Rock 25/3/06 Jump £10 HLC Folk Rock with attitude 6/5/06 Rotherham Rocks 2006 £15 Oakwood 5 bands - early start Ritual Swedish band - very rocky Sylvan German band - a favourite of mine Strangefish - see above Arilyn Dutch I think - have not seen them Silverjet - Rockers from Sheffield 13/5/06 Magenta £15 HLC think early Genesis/Yes Thats enough for now I think. Please give us a try. It really is the only way.
RE: Francis Dunnery? That's the one. He played for the CRS in January 2005 at the Boardwalk in Sheffield. At the time, there was talk of IT Bites getting back together again, but nothing has happened. Two of the other member of It Bites play in Kino. It was the Kino lead guitarist who beat Dunnery to guitarist of the year. I voted for Chris Fry, the Magenta guitarist who played a 30 minute accoustic set before the Magenta gig in May and was awesome. I also saw Dunnery in December at the Memorial Hall, but thought that he was better at the CRS.
I take it that they only do their own stuff and don't bother with covers.</p> trouble is I like classic rock like Led Zepp but I can't be doing with the arty farty progressive stuff like genesis or yes. I guess the only way I'll find out is to show up to a gig.</p>
RE: I take it that they only do their own stuff I'm afraid so. But look on the bright side, you may find a new love. A band that still works or still tours regularly.
