ThE BAddiES are DEAD! and were (in no particular order)
Del Miller - Lead Guitar
Barra / Andy Walton - Drums
Pat Crawford - Vox & Guitars
Rob Morgan - Bass Guitar
LIVE AT BOMFEST 2006
Influences
Dylan, Lou Reed, Iggy Pop, Tom Waits, Clash, Pistols, Buzzcocks, Specials, Stranglers, Jam, Pogues, Fall, Smiths, Pixies, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Tindersticks, Stone Roses, PJ Harvey, James Cannon and the Sinners, Strokes, Kings Of Leon, Coral, Barmy Surplus, Libertines, Artex Monkey, Battling Tops, X Rippers, etc
In the summer of no rain 2006, the Baddies played a fantastic set at the BOMFEST (or so I believed and the rain did come). I went away a few weeks later, got on a plane (not my usual holiday transport, you can get to Skegness by land!) and headed for Spain. It was a traumatic family falling out holiday but at least I got to see my daughter swimming, dancing and thoroughly enjoying herself. I got back to England and was ready to play 6 dates previous planned with the newly confident BADDIES, even a Big BASH at Doncaster Airport (cheers Miffy for setting that one up). Something felt strange as it sometimes does in this game, I could not get hold of the drummer for love nor money, next thing I hear, he's left.
We spend 4 weeks drummer less, then another guy comes in, 3 weeks later he's deemed unsuitable and hits the road. A month later and we audition 3 drummers (including a young girl who's brilliant, but alas not the best). We agree on a new drummer (Gavin Wilkinson) and then the day before the next rehearsal the Bass Player rings me and says he's had enough, so he's gone. The main reason for his departure is the lead guitar player’s total lack of interest at rehearsals. So I ask him to leave and go form his own band, which is all he ever really wanted to do in the first place.
So here we are again, I always liked Mark E Smith (the lead singer of The Fall, the only original member out of 157 or so combinations of that band), but this is ridiculous. I have drafted my mate Alan from the X Rippers and Barmy Surplus, to cover on guitar till we find a LEAD GUITAR PLAYER or if the LEAD GUITAR PLAYER comes before the BASS PLAYER Al, will move onto BASS. It's really nice to have such talented friends. Many Thanks Al.
THE BADDIES ARE DEAD! thanks for all who sailed in her......
ThE BAddiES DEBUT VIDEO BY BADDIE ex-BASSHOUND - R J MORGAN
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Bloody 'ell Pat! Whats up wi thi? first time av seen ya sight.Baddies songs r good! May they rest in peace.P.s. get thisen to Snooty Fox a week a saturday if you dare!;-O
Hah wow, never really checked you guys out after 2006. BOMFest was on of the most memorable days of my life for many reasons, and when I think of it I hear this song. Sorry to hear it's dead actually.
you coming to one of these gigs?? check out 6th march - the blah bar 7th march - the norman, monk b 9th march - manchester irish fest 13th march - croatian tour for 5 days 29th march - the dards, cudworth 30th march - sturdy lads - monk b 5pm start
The year is 1987, and NASA launches the last of America's deep space probes. In a freak mishap, Ranger 3, and its pilot Captain William "Buck" Rogers, are blown out of their trajectory into an orbit which freezes his life support system and returns Buck Rogers to Earth 500 years later.
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Hi there! It's Scott... no my dad isn't Tony Heald, but I do know Tony very well... I used to play at his folk night at The Blah Bar all that time ago. He also used to do supply work at the primary school that I teach at. All the best anyways! P.S. Come to our charity concert at The Academy Theatre in Birdwell... it's gonna be awesome! Click to our page to find out more! (Cheers for the shameless plug!)
"Mixing trippy sixties psychedelia with a bombastic, contemporary pop sound" Modern Works play the Psychedelic Shack at the Fishtank in Durham next Saturday December 1st. DJ Support comes from Brighton Beach and Tighten Ups very own Baz O'Neil who will be playing a fine selection of Mod/Northen Soul classics. Doors open at 8pm
Ayup Pat Hope you're well fella. We're playing at the Arches next Friday night if you're interested? Should have some limited edition cds in ickle handmade pouches for sale too. Hope you can make it. The Imoko boys and girl x
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