Stanton (Guitar/Vocals), Godfrey (Bass/Vocals), Lucy (Organs/Vocals/Guitar) And Festus (Drum Machine)
Influences
the Dukes of Stratosphear, Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, Sergeant Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band, Happiness Stan, the Monkees, the Archies, Josie and the Pussycats, the Carrie Nations, Alvin and the Chipmonks, Gorillaz, the Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast, the Banana Splits, Lancelot Link and the Evolution Revolution, the Bugaloos, the Groovy Goolies, Fat Albert & The Cosby Kids Junkyard Band, Puffy AmiYumi, the Be Sharps, the Chan Clan, the Partridge Family, L'Homme à tête de chou, Aladdin Sane, the Village Green Preservation Society, Arthur, Tommy, Ivor the Engine Driver, S.F. Sorrow, KISS, TISM, Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy, Zinc Alloy and the Hidden Riders of Tomorrow, Red Dwarf, Pete & Dud, Egon Schiele, Toulouse Lautrec, Herge, Uderzo
Sounds Like
Skeleton Staff MOSTLY but also The Beatles, the Kinks, the Who, the Small Faces, the Move, the Smoke, the Zombies, Harry Nilsson, Syd Barrett, the Easybeats, the Creation, the Lovin Spoonful, the Byrds, XTC, Elvis Costello, Crowded House, the Finn Brothers, Split Enz, David Bowie, Mick Ronson, Lou Reed, Iggy, the Divine Comedy, Queen, the Beach Boys, Jellyfish, the Shazam, the Wondermints, Elliott Smith, the Clouds, Jethro Tull, Badfinger, Ben Folds, Pulp, Blur, Suede, the Fratellis, the Thrills, Muse, Franz Ferdinand, the Hoodoo Gurus, the Divinyls, the Masters Apprentices, Strawberry Alarmclock, the Nice, Skip Bifferty, Tomorrow, the Pretty Things, the Purple Gang, the Soft Macine, Kevin Ayers, the Executives, Donovan, Billy Nichols, Fire, the Blossom Toes, the Idle Race, Elmer Gantry's Velvet Opera, the Herd, July, the Syn, the Attack, Simon Dupree and the Big Sound, the End, Apple, Turquoise
Alchemists of the New Psychpop, Skeleton Staff formed around the slightly unhealthy axis of Stanton and Godfrey, who have been friends since childhood: going to the same school, and forming a metal band called 'The Dead Set' in their early teens...
After disagreements about who was the singer/frontman, Godfrey left to join 'Panzer Division' fronted by Nyfty Colditz, a proseletysing underground guru harbinger of a new youth consciousness. This line up of 'Panzer Division' had several underground hits including 'Love Will Tear Up The Charts - Again', but Nyftys' continual experimentation with hallucinogenic pharmaceuticals eventually rattled his brain and made his behaviour at first erratic, then psychotic, then he became a real estate agent. The band was then joined by Stanton at Godfreys request, at first to bolster the flailing line up, then to replace the zombified singer. Arguments still remained as to who was the lead man...
Many felt 'Panzer Division' would disappear from the hearts and minds of the public with the departure of Nyfty, but his passing, though sad for the music industry was a great boon to the property market community. He now remains merely a footnote in the glorious rise and rise of the until now, internationally overlooked funsters - Skeleton Staff.
haha no it's not a film, she's free !! since Tuesday ! i really admire this woman, 'cause after 6 years in the jungle as an hostage, she doesn't seem angry ! she's the hero of a lot of people now ! but maybe one day there will be a film about her life ... i hope !
yes, we're pretty nifty-snifty well, thanks for asking. What about yourself?
My hubby-boo was wondering if you got his e-mail (to be honest he was kinda sad he didn't get to hear back from ya)!
We figure you're probably a pretty busy dude, so it's okay.
I've been doing a bit more w/my music lately, which is fun, and we've been running about to comic conventions here and there.
Jimmy's last colored pencil on acetate piece was hilarious. He just sold it last week, which is cool! I don't know if he would have sent a copy to your e-mailbox or not but I'll ask him--I'd love to know what you think!!! :*D
Hi.....thanks to everyone who responded to the vote about weekend activities...the final result indicated that Romance (40%), Outdoor activities (30%) and Alcohol (11%) made up the majority of the perfect weekend with the remaining percentages divided amomgst the other activities....listening to Sheedyfrost commanded a staggering 2% of your votes..for which Vincent and Paul are grateful and wish you all Peace for this weekend and coming week! And get that percentage higher!!
MBV Tribute - "My Brilliant Vocation" In celebration and anticipation of this year's unexpected My Bloody Valentine reunion, The Sea Swallows will compose and post an A-side and a B-side each month for six months using the name of a MBV release (LP, EP, etc.) as the title and inspiration. How?! Why?! See “Tribute to MBV – My Brilliant Vocation” blog at www. myspace. com/theseaswallows . Each release is packaged for free download for one month on our Myspace site as a single with an A-side and a B-side titled respectively after MBV releases in chronological order. Occasionally, B-sides will be augmented with remixes, re-recordings, and apocrypha. The first offering is “This is Your Bloody Valentine” b/w “Geek” & “This Is Your Bloody Valentine (Pastoral Mix),” available now.
Hi Stanton et al. Thanks for the add and the opportunity to hear your alluring sound. Somebody else said 'good good'. I agree. Cartoons are fun too. Salut!
Hello my dear Skeleton Friends, just saying Happy 4th and letting you know I got my Sun Screen. Don't have to go outside until a little bit later, cooked a brisket in beer all night it came out yummy so everyone can play good. Grand Funk Railroad goes on later tonight but excited to see them it's been awhile. Know you don't celebrate this day but I will light a sparkler for ya'll anyway. Have a great Day talk to you tomorrow and let you know how it was. Your friend. Christy
hey Stanton sorry for the late answer. I'm just back on Myspace after several days of absence. I went to see a friend whom I've never seen for two years. She lives in Canada actually and came back for the summer holidays. We had a nice time in talking, eating and drinking together.
You're right. 'ballad of big nothing' is the best from either/or. I love 'Going nowhere' and 'A fond fairwell' and and...impossible to chose just one or two songs. I was seeing ( or rather listening ) a New Moon this morning :)
youpi ! there's a new track on the player. It sounds a little diffenrent than other SS songs, but such a lovely tune on the piano. I just downloaded it. Thanks so much, Sweetie. Why do you keep this song only for july ? Happy Friday ! jin
Good day mates, love saying that, just listened to new song and have to say its my favorite so far. Loved it so much, I just downloaded. Hugs from New England.
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