Sol Philcox: guitars, bass, drums, vocals, anything else which might appear on any songs
Influences
as far as music ilisten to, i would have to give the following bands a mention:
The Chariot - for revolutionising hardcore music. touch your soul.
The Bled - see above
Brand New - for making 15 year olds cry with beautiful music.
Panic! at the disco - 'a fever you can't sweat out' is nothing short of genius.
Minus the bear - just because
The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza - self-explanitory
All Time Low - for being cheesy and rad.
Million dead
Dillinger escape plan
Kidcrash
death cab for cutie
manchester orchestra
At the drive-in
Alexisonfire - first album was a masterpiece
and a fuckload of others
for guitar inspiration:
Hendrix
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Brent Mason
John Mayer
Brad Paisley
Danny Gatton
Lucinda Williams
Buck Owens/Don Rich
Steve Earle
Eric Clapton
John Mayall
Buddy Whittington
Tab Benoit
Chris Duarte
Joe Bonamassa
BB King
Albert King
Freddie King
Robert Johnson
Robben Ford
Buddy Guy
Dolly Parton
Johnny Cash
Ron Sayer (check out in top friends)
Phillip Sayce
Jeff Healey
Audley Freed/cry of love
Prince
Rory Gallagher
Jimmy Bryant
Merle Haggard
I am 18 years old. Born 22nd January 1990, and started playing drums when I raided my mum's kitchen cupboard when I was 2 to find saucepans to play on. Since then it was a constant obssession with making drum kits out of plastic paint pots and playing them at church services. Aged 6, i recieved my first real drum kit. a junior sized CB percussion kit. Cut forward a few years, aged 13 i got sponsorship to help me purchase a brand new pearl export kit which I subsequently gigged and played on until residential situation forced me to put my drumming on the back shelf. It was then that I picked up guitar after inspiration from my mum's boyfriend Kev, who played these awesome political protest songs all the time. I spent about 3 weeks learning 3 chords as a kind of novelty 'thing that might be cool to do if the opportunity ever arose', and never really took it much further. After just jamming chords for a few other things for the next coule of months, the time came for Christmas 2004, I mentioned to family that I might want to save up for an electric guitar. I was torn between this (which I doubted I would take much interest in) and a nintendo gamecube (which I doubted would help me get laid).
I saved up my christmas money and went on down to norwich and bought a butterscotch squier affinity telecaster and 10 watt marshall practise amp. for about the first year of playing I never really took much of an interest apart from doing a few school concerts and stuff. It was then that I began to hear my high school music teacher at the time Ron Sayer jamming during lunch breaks in the high school practise rooms. I was kinda hooked on the sound and began experimenting with bluesy lead playing. After losing my ron sayer band gig virginity (Swanton Abbott Jolly Farmers) I made it my sole aim to form a band and play blues music. The evening I got home I wrote a couple of basic songs (watcha' doing, bring it back, worse anyway) and got together with some friends at school the following day during a lunch hour. nervously, we jammed through the songs. It was anarchic and slighty terrible, but something clicked. We named ourselves The Stoats, and gigged from that day on around norfolk, playing parties and small pubs as a blues band.
It was a bit of a blur between that lunch break and now recording my own album and doing all kinds of crazy stuff involving record labels, sponsors, boutique amps and the admiration thereof, because I honestly don't remember. I do remember at some point first hearing Brent Mason play guitar and then learning country style but that is pretty much about it.
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really appreciate the the support sol.. and also really dug your tunes... if you get the chance let me know what you thought of my take on progressive music... thanks again... david synn
yayayy thats exciting about our ticket comformation! and an appartment! oh man thats so cool i wih i lived on my own that'd be tight as hell. i know we havnet talked in forever! :[ im always working its gay and ive had to go to bed early cause i did have classes but now i have no more so ill be on more to talk :D get on aim at 11 my time tonight if your not busy :]
Sol, Last night I was up late finishing my linear notes and credits! Shew wee I'm sleepy! I'm about to submit my album to a design team. Then after that it goes to another company called Disc Makers. I can't wait for you to see and hear the new instrumental album!! Come by soon! :)
Alright man, havent seen/spoken to u in ages. how r u dude? cherry blossom r playin feverpitch aren't you? we'll see you then then! what time are you guys on? also, the beginning of chase the sunset sounds well like the start of heart of the sunrise by yes. see ya round biatch
We're getting tickets on sunday!! I'll let kieran know so he can save you one! Really pleased you like the tracks! We're so pleased with the sound! Cant wait to play them live now!!
very nice licks man. i like your style of playing. chicken pickin and blues fit you pretty nice. whos some chicken picking guys that got you into it? aloha, ryan
Hey Soltwanger! LOL!! I found an old Telecaster guitar forum thread from you. So how have ya been? Hey check out my new song. I'm about to put up a country track, I finally have gotten my country chops up.
Welcome to Young Blues Gunslingers. Thank you for the add Sol.
Wow! Killer guitar pickin'. I love Toad Rag. It brings out the country and Danny Gatton you have in your soul. And Chase the Sunset... what can I say except that sun must be moving real fast! Thanks for slowing things down with Preacher Man and Nineteen Days. I was wondering if Albert Lee has a place in your pantheon of guitar gods. He, and his band Hogan's Heroes, is touring all over Europe and England this summer and fall. Catch a concert if you can. He's one hellava picker.
Sol, Yes, the next day I went to Opry Mills to take pictures for my upcoming instrumental album! I also took some in the Opry museum! Holy Cow Sol...your staying with Brent and Julie!! You go dude! I'm so happy for you! I mean that with all my heart! Your an excellent guitarist!! I know Brent will love your playing like I do! I've called 2 CD companies to do my CD's. So it want be much longer till I get my master replicated! Please keep in touch! Let me know what's going on with you and Brent! Your guitar friend forever, LIONKING Scott Hall! :)
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