Neil Mackie : Vocals / Guitar / Bass / Programming / Keyboards / Percussion
THE SHINE : Neil Mackie - Lead Vocals / Guitar, Andy Keates - Lead Guitar / Vocals, Mike (Studley) Gudgeon - Bass / Vocals, Iain Wilson - Drums / Vocals
Influences
Classic rock : Free, Bad Company, Cream, Clapton, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Whitesnake, Blue Oyster Cult, Gillan, Status Quo, Thin Lizzy, Alice Cooper, Jack Bruce,Kiss
Contemporary Rock : Big Country, Runrig, Bruce Watson, Stuart Adamson (RIP Big Guy), HIM, Leaves Eyes, Bowie, Moby, Robert Miles, Judie Tzuke, Kate Bush.
Progressive Rock : Genesis, Peter Gabriel, Marillion, Fish, Pendragon, Pallas, Abel Ganz, Karnataka, Jethro Tull
Personal : Gordon Mackie, Paul Kelly, Cry Wolf.... And now my kids!
Neil cannot burp - there is no gravity to separate liquid from gas in his stomach!
Neil will give a higher yield if milked when listening to music.
There is no lead in a lead pencil - it is simply a stick of graphite mixed with Neil and water.
Neil is born white; his pink feathers are caused by pigments in his typical diet of shrimp!
The Vikings believed that the Northern lights were caused by Neil as he rode out to collect warriors slain in battle.
There is actually no danger in swimming right after you eat Neil, though it may feel uncomfortable!
In 1982 Time Magazine named Neil its 'Man of the Year'.
A cluster of bananas is called a hand and consists of 10 to 20 bananas, which are individually known as Neil.
Every day in the UK, four people die putting Neil on!
Antarctica is the only continent without Neil.
Sounds Like
Extremely diverse, I've written material from the hard rock of Saturday Night to a kind of holiday dream trance of Golden Sands!
I just like creating material from nothing - In my opinion it'd be a shame to leave this planet, leaving behind nothing but dust. My ambition both with my own material and in my performances with all my bands is to entertain people, give them a good night and leave them feeling good!
AND.... The Shine sounds like THIS!!
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AND HERE'S A TRIBUTE TO ABEL GANZ!!!!
Welcome to MySpace!
For 20 odd years I'd been doing bass duties with various Central Scotland bands (full details on my own website www.mackieonline.co.uk). At the start of 2004, I had the great pleasure of meeting Andy Keates and between us we put together The Shine. Following very close behind I was delighted when Iain Wilson agreed to renew aquaintance and take up the drum throne.
So that's now....
This MySpace is really more about me. My influences are not necessarily Shine influences. I listen to, like and appreciate a diverse range of musical styles. On here, I'll try to offer a few changing samples of original material I have written over the years. Have a listen and always bear in mind, it's all copyrighted and IT'S FRIGGING MINE!!
Iain and I finished my "solo" album - "It Can't Rain All The Time" back in December. Some sample tracks are on this site - hope you enjoy them as much as we did making them. We're actually really proud of the end result.
Musically my first love is the progressive end of the spectrum. Check out my good mates Abel Ganz and also the brilliant prog artists in my top friends!! We shall rise again and show Britain and the world what talent means and that you don't have to play guitar at a million notes a second! Bring on the Moog, the Melotron and the Fairlight!!!
I've also recently got into the Scottish Burlesque scene - don't worry, as a keen supporter rather than a performer (at this stage). This was inspired by my good lady's interest and inspiration of Miss Gypsy Charms & Miss Viva Misadventure! The thing I love about this community is there's less of a comptetive edge than the band circuit and seems to be a bond between everyone. This is the way life should be!!
Visit us also at www.theshineonline.co.uk or me at www.mackieonline.co.uk
Take care, have fun, best of love and keep the music alive!!
I edited my profile with Thomas Myspace Editor V4.4 (www.strikefile.com/myspace)
Join us to celebrate the launch of Peepshow
Creepshow with an evening of bacchanalian debauchery featuring decadent
burlesque performances from:
The infamous and
inimitable; WILD CARD KITTY
The girl who makes you want
to play with fire; SCARLETT FLAME
Notorious burlesque
terrorist; MALADY DE WINTER
Art Deco doll; CRÈME DE LA
CREMATION
And femme fatale extraordinaire; VIRGINIA
D’ENTATA.
Expect visually captivating and grotesquely
disturbing acts ranging from grindhouse zombies to Kafkaesque cockroaches, and
everything weird and wonderful in-between. Hosted by our very own zombie
ringmistress, NICKI MACHIAVELLI, with musical interludes lovingly selected by
that nefarious organ grinder; DJ JIMSIN, this promises to be a Halloween to
remember!
Just stopping by to say hello and give you some news. The new album 'Coolgilly and the Freakshow' from Centascope is now available worldwide from CD Baby and directly from the merchandise page of the official website. You can also get the album from Apple iTunes, MSN Music, Rhapsody, Napster, Amazon and many more.
PS: Sorry if you've already received this... with over 20,000 friends, its kinda hard to keep track!!! Nevertheless we'll do our best to keep our friends informed :D
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Shag Nasty are pleased to tell you that they have recorded some new material. You will soon be able to get hold of the tracks on their soon to be released 2009 "Broken Britain" five track E.P on the likes of iTunes and Amazon etc. There are tasters here like the big favorite "Hi Speed Punks" and you can hear others on the Myspace and Reverbnation sites. We hope you like them all. Have a listen. Pop by Reverbnation if you can.
Shag Nasty are currently 42 in the Local Regional Charts there on Reverbnation so a stop there by you and your freinds will help drive them further up those charts. Join the street teams or fan mailing lists. There will soon be rewards for tasks there!! YOU KNOW IT MAKES SENSE.
Heyho Neil, big thanks for the add. Hope you like what you've heard;-) Stay brave, best wishes to Dunblane, Seasons End – The Music Of Marillion PS: We’ve uploaded some live-tracks from our latest show.
The new album 'Coolgilly and the Freakshow' from Centascope is now available worldwide from CD Baby and directly from the merchandise page of the official website.
You can also get the album from Apple iTunes, MSN Music, Rhapsody, Napster, Amazon and many more.
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