Dan -
Dan is the offspring of an octopus and a sweat gland. He plays the drums and despite this still managed to get into university. Well done Dan. He can often be heard saying such introspective things as 'Bam-Bam', 'Drums make Dan feel good nice' and 'Pterosaurs were common in the early and middle Cretaceous, but as the Cretaceous proceeded faced growing competition from the adaptive radiation of birds, and by the end of the period only two highly specialised families remained'. No we don't understand it either.
Andy -
Andy likes to think that he is the most important member of The Acid Test. He also likes to think he is a duck so maybe we should just ignore him. Andy plays guitar. Sometimes seen at gigs as a whirl of hair (at least until he recently had it all cut off to conform to society's many pressures!).
Matt -
Matt can play guitar just like a ringing a bell. He has brought a combination of song writing excellence and technical prowess to the band. In an interesting quirk of fate Matt has no knees.
(S)Andy -
Andy (or Sandy) is the youngest member of the band. He has a voice that both snarls and soothes. A bit like a throat lozenge made of razor wire. Nice. He has also started playing bass for the Test... sexy!!
Influences
Led Zepplin, Pink Floyd, Sex Pistols, Deep Purple, Budgie, Biffy Clyro, The Rolling Stones, Cream, Jimmi Hendrix, Nirvana, The Kinks, Pantera, Stevie Wonder, Rush, Tool, NiN, Sepultura, Rage Against the Machine, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Black Sabbath, Foo Fighters, Queens of the Stone Age, B.B. King, Slayer, Orange Goblin, Steve Vai, Manfred Man, Metallica, etc, etc, etc.
Sounds Like
THE ACID TEST Reviewed for UKFM by Ian
The first song I listened to was 'Spanked', I was mysteriously drawn by the title, don't ask me why! Immediately I realised that this band will Rock you long time! The Really powerful, gravelly vocals add real impact, and the music is a real throw back to bands such as Rage Against the Machine and Living Colour. Remember them? Listening to all the songs, and as a practising musician myself I can see that this band are well rehearsed and that a lot of time and thought has gone into the construction of the songs. For me the stand out track on their Myspace site has to be 'Come out to Play' The guitar riffs and appregios drive the song and give the song a real cutting edge. I have to be honest and say that i'm not a big fan of rock music and I am always dubious as a lot of rock bands can tend to sound the same however, The Acid Test do stand out and from the 4 songs that I have listened to I can see that there are a number of qualities they possess that a lot of aspiring Rock bands never grasp. It takes a good out and out rock band to impress me and The Acid Test have achieved that. Managed and promoted correctly I don't see any reason why this band cannot achieve success! I can tell they have worked hard for it so they deserve it. Well done lads, keep up the good work!
Formed in May 2004 by five students with a passion for music and a tiredness of daytime television. The starting line-up (then called 'Spilt Milk') included Greg, Andy, James, Dan and Scott. They did a gig. Greg left (I'm not going into the sordid reasons why, we have to keep something for our 'VH1's Behind the Music' special). The band are still mates with Greg who is pursuing an acoustic based solo project as well as playing in 'Geko' (check out their Myspace, they rock).
With the departure of Greg in early 2005 the band looked for a new vocalist, they found it in the shape of Tom. His voice fitted the band perfectly as did his on stage antics (which usually ended up with a broken mic stand or two). The band also changed the name from 'Spilt Milk' to 'The Acid Test' After a few gigs the band was on the up, playing to at least four people a night. After a few more gigs the band seemed to have attracted a bit of a crowd. Some people even started singing along to the songs. Hurrah! Surely it was only a short hop from here to the world of private jets, fast cars, hard drugs and groupies.
Unfortunately the dream was not to be. In late 2005 James decided he wanted out. He cited musical differences and a desire to concentrate on his acoustic material. A week later Tom decided to leave, citing musical differences and a desire to concentrate on his acoustic material. The band noticed a pattern. Tom and James formed 'Lemonade Shade' to showcase their acoustic skills. Tom also began singing in 'Bodyhost', that rocked Winchester for a while and had Dan as their drummer for a time before they broke apart.
So with only three members 'The Acid Test' was stuck. As 2005 closed and 2006 started new members had to be found. Luckily for all involved they were. 'The Acid Test' welcomed Andy (or Sandy to his friends) and Matt.
The band had started off as a straight up rock group. The changes in members introduced new styles and the music 'The Acid Test' was creating a blend off all forms of rock, funk and even some metal.
For a while, the band prospered like a young man selling magic beans. Two excellent e.p.'s were recorded at Valley Studios, Winchester ("Drop Your Mind" and "Panorama Recoil"), with 7 tracks distributed between them - plus one available only online. Numerous gigs followed, many headlining venues in Winchester, Reading and Southampton, among others. Perhaps the highest point were the gigs played at the Half Moon in Putney, one of which was captured on CD to form the 'classic' live album, "Live at the Half Moon".
Unfortunately, there came a point where this continual rise towards stardom was bound to falter. It came in the form of mister Scott Bryant deciding he would rather serve his country from the ranks of the marines rather than serve his band from behind his mighty bass (and 4 x 12 stack, whatever the fuck that means). Unfortunately, The Acid Test were among the last to know.
So, it was with a heavy heart that the band began once more to search for a new member. Perhaps surprisingly, they found one within their own ranks. And so, the youngest member of the band with the most powerful voice and most luxuriously feminine disposition took on the dual-role of both bass player and singer. And he took it on with amazing capability and swift delivery, hungry to prove himself as a musician as much as a singer (as far as any member of the rhythym section can consider themselves 'musicians'! - Bam Bam gave up years ago waiting for that recognition).
Without realising it, The Acid Test was already complete. There is work to be done before the band can be recording new material, but there are literally a shed-load of new songs in the pipeline. After a hiatus that was far longer than any member would want, the gigs are beginning again. With the same mix of fun, hard rocking, funky, hard-hitting, sex-o-rama, jamming, ear-bashing, rambling, catchy tunes you have come to expect. Or that you should want from any band fucking your ear-pussies.
So, if they play near you see them. If they don't, move.
Greetings! Pablo here, reporting from Inner Space to wish you Season's Greetings and a brief announcement: The New Pablo Album "Take Two" Is Here Now!!! - 16 tracks of sugar coated insanity - Please come back to my page to hear 4 new songs! The entire 16-track CD is available at: http://www. cdbaby. com/pablotunes2 Downloads also available on iTunes, Amazon, and all your favorite places... Thanks to all myspacers for your support and encouragement. love, Pablo (P.S. the new album is best appreciated on a higher plane....;))
yer and you. sorry we couldnt all stick around for your set. the bassist had to get back for work at 6am, lol. hopefully play with you guys again sometime. cheers x
ello!! was cool to meet u guys, keep getting horrific flashbacks of the party and am pretty sure i was acting like wino's double most of the night...we're having a house warming for chelsea so you should all come for shits and giggles! xx
in science the other day we got a sheet which said "an acid test" on it and my friend hatti goes "i know a band called the acid test" and i go "SAME!" and it turns out that her mum is friends with matts or something but it was strange, because i dont want to go into reasons how i know who you are WHAT A COINCIDENCE we dont even come from round winchester. haha. that is all
hey, hows things?! we have two new tracks up on our myspace...'Absence is Bliss' and 'La Foret de Sevre'. would be amazing if you could have a listen and let us know what you think. the pip xx
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