My influences are Sandy Nelson, John Bonham, Jon Hiseman, Ian Paice, Ian Mosley, Billy Cobham, Pierre van der Linden, Steve Gadd, Simon Phillips, Chad Smith....Bands: Marillion, Led Zeppelin, the Kinks, Cream, Deep Purple, Colosseum, Family/Roger Chapman, Genesis/Peter Gabriel, Yes, B.J.H, Supertramp, Caravan, Uriah Heep, Wishbone Ash, Nazareth, Sweet, Who, Jethro Tull, Red Hot chili Peppers, Pink Floyd, Focus......Fav Band/Solo all of the above plus, Kate Bush, Bjork, Scissor Sisters, Otis Redding, James Brown, John Miles, Fruupp, Inxs, Jethro Tull, Talk Talk, Afro Celt, Richie Havens, The Nudes, Neil Young, Lou Reed, Frank Zappa, Black Sabbath, BlackWidow, Boston, Journey, John Young Band,
Garbage, No Doubt, Gazpacho, A Day’s Work, Mr So and So.........Plus Many More..
CHECK OUT KEVIN & COLETTE (THE BLUES REVIEWED) HOME PAGE
CLICK ON LINK ON MY FAVOURITES LIST . ..................................................
http://www.myspace.com/bluesreviewed ...............................................................
WEBSHOT PHOTO LINKS ARE HERE AND ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE PAGE, JUST SCROLL DOWN UNTILL YOU FIND THEM..............................
GIGS WITH AN AYLESBURY CONECTION
THE JOHN YOUNG BAND, THE RED BULLETS, LOZ JONES
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BOURBON STREET BLUES CLUB
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FOCUS AT SWINDON by alanjonesdrummer
LOCAL BANDS
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MARILLION 2007 COMPILATION
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NAZARETH & WIRED DESIRE AT THE CHEESE AND GRAIN FROME
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MARILLION AT THE FORUM
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MARILLION AT CARDIFF
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STEVE HOGARTH AT THE UNION CHAPEL
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HERE IS THE ONE FOR FISH
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AND ALL THE OTHER ACTS AT HOBBLE ON THE COBBLES
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HOBBLE ON THE COBBLES
BELOW ARE SOME OF MY PHOTO'S TAKEN AT PLACES I HAVE BEEN LUCKY TO VISIT, THESE ARE ALL ON WEBSHOTS
I started playing Drums in the 60's aged 11 playing in bands a lot older than myself and being sneaked through the back door of the King Alfred pub (with the LEGENDS) Chippenham so the Landlord wouldn't see me. Before that from about aged 9 I used to pinch my mums knitting needles and bash out on balloons and biscuit tins. My first kit was a BROADWAY (John Grey & Son) and how I started to teach myself I would play along to an album by the great SANDY NELSON “Let there be drums” on the B side was a track called “Birth of the beat” which went from a single beat then doubling up etc right through to the title track. I would recommend this album for anyone starting out on the drums!
I turned pro in 71 with a local Bath band STEEL PEACH we toured the country doing a lot of major supports from STATUS QUO to BILL HALEY AND THE COMETS as well as our own tours, We also supported the great Irish band FRUUPP and I am glad to have MARTIN FOYE the excellent drummer as a friend on myspace. But sadly STEEL PEACH came to an end three years later. As I was Still signed to MIKE BOWMAN "Buffalo management" he wanted me to join a Big Rock n Roll outfit from Derby called THE EARTHQUAKES very Similar to local rivals SHOWADDYWADDY who often showed up at our gigs in their Ford Mustangs, That lasted about a year and With more family on the way it was time to get a proper job...... Since then I have played with various local bands, FIVE OF CLUBS, ITCHI FEET, THE SOUL DESTROYERS. As well as doing session work, I have done Several Recording sessions, One was Back in 1995 I did a recording with MODESTY BLAISE a band from Bristol on the track Most Beautiful, I have also played with various Cover bands and have done a Lot of Deps........... I currently play with BLUES REVIEWED with a fantastic line up consisting of Vocalist COLETT CASSIN, Guitarist & vocalist KEVIN ROMANG, Saxophonist DEREK HEAD, PETE LAMB on Bass and myself on drums.
PHOTOGRAPHY: lots of new concert photos especially of Marillion. I will be upgrading my photography equipment very soon to a nice DSLR perhaps a Canon, Sony or Nikon and then perhaps I will be able to compete with the professionals. At the moment I use a Fuji S7000 and sometimes a Fuji S9500 both are great cameras but are just lacking that little bit of quality that a full SLR camera has ...........................................................
MUSIC! I am available for gigs, recording and last minute deps for any type of music .......................................
PHOTOGRAPHY! I am available for concerts, publicity shots, and other photography (not weddings)………To see some of my work go to http://community.webshots.com/user/alanjonesdrummer or click on a link on myspace ………………………………………..
I can be contacted via email.............. alanjonesdrummer@aol.com or 07876212328..........
BELOW MARILLION RECORDING SESSION FOR THE BOB HARRIS SHOW
Hi Alan, thanks for the kind words! I've just checked out the pictures from Friday and would love to have some to add to my site! Let me know how to go about it! take care , M
