Carl was formerly with bands The Distance and Radioactive Grasshopper and also currently sings and plays guitar with Codis. Carl uses AKG microphones, Fernandes, Epiphone, Dean and Schecter guitars, Peavey amplification and Vocalzone!!! Carl is the only surviving original member of The Craving having been with the band since 2004.
Tim Snape - Drums
Tim was formerly with the band Mercenary and also currently plays with Mercury's Curse. Tim uses Remo and Tama drums. Tim is the newest member of The Craving, having joined in November 2007.
Martin Smith - Bass Guitar
Martin is the most experienced member of the band having previously played with DGF, Harlem Rain, Disturbing The Peace, Electric Circus and Dog House. He still occasionally helps out with Disturbing The Peace and Junkyard Dogs when required. Martin uses a Gibson flying V bass guitar and Trace Elliott, Behringer and Laney amplification.
Sean Rafferty - Guitars
Sean was formerly with the band Mercury's Curse. Sean uses Charvel and Jackson guitars, EVH amplification and a large array of effects pedals.
Living After Midnight - Judas Priest
Don't Believe A Word - Thin Lizzy
Inside - Stiltskin
Hungry Like The Wolf - Duran Duran
Ziggy Stardust - David Bowie
Wishing Well - Free
School's Out - Alice Cooper
Baby One More Time - Britney Spears
Basket Case - Green Day
Crazy Horses - The Osmonds
Jailbreak - Thin Lizzy
Devil Woman - Cliff Richard
Slither - Velvet Revolver
Holy Diver - Dio
Children Of The Grave - Black Sabbath
American Idiot - Green Day
Unbelievable - EMF
Teenage Kicks - The Undertones
Hush - Deep Purple
Paranoid - Black Sabbath
20th Century Boy - T-Rex
Whole Lotta Rosie - AC/DC
Born To Be Wild - Steppenwolf
Song 2 - Blur
All The Small Things - Blink 182
How You Remind Me - Nickelback
War Pigs - Black Sabbath
Plush - Stone Temple Pilots
Hell's Bells - AC/DC
Big Thanx to everyone who has been out to see us. We are now looking at filling the diary for 2009, so any venues interested in booking the band please check out gig list and drop us a line.
Our new set list is now starting to take shape with some 'different' songs in the set. Look out for Cliff, Britney, Duran Duran, The Osmonds along with some classic rock (Black Sabbath, AC/DC, Thin Lizzy, Free), some glam rock (T-Rex, Alice Cooper, David Bowie) and some modern rock (Velvet Revolver, Green Day, Nickelback, Stiltskin) with some new stuff coming soon (Stone Temple Pilots, My Chemical Romance, Blur).
The above music on the player are early rough mixes of our new recordings. The completed tracks will be posted shortly.
BOOKING FOR 2009.
THE CRAVING GIG HISTORY
18th August 2007 - Holden Bridge - Sneyd Green, S-O-T
8th Sept 2007 - Green Star - Smallthorne, S-O-T
5th Oct 2007 - Hollybush - Northwood, S-O-T
27th Oct 2007 - Green Star - Smallthorne, S-O-T
3rd Nov 2007 - Hope & Anchor - Cellarhead, S-O-T
9th Nov 2007 - Green Star - Smallthorne, S-O-T
7th Dec 2007 - Birches Head Hotel - Birches Head, S-O-T
15th Dec 2007 - Green Star - Smallthorne, S-O-T
4th Jan 2008 - Hollybush - Northwood, S-O-T
13th Jan 2008 - Red Lion - Stone, Staffs
20th Jan 2008 - Huntsman - Burslem, S-O-T
26th Jan 2008 - Moderation - Rugeley
9th Feb 2008 - Eagle & Child - Chesterton, S-O-T
15th Feb 2008 - Birches Head Hotel - Birches Head, S-O-T
16th Feb 2008 - Green Star - Smallthorne, S-O-T
22nd Feb 2008 - Rigger - Newcastle, S-O-T
1st Mar 2008 - Witton Chimes - Northwich, Cheshire
8th Mar 2008 - Master Potter - Cheadle
9th Mar 2008 - Raven - Cobridge, S-O-T
14th Mar 2008 - Oxford Arms - May Bank, S-O-T
15th Mar 2008 - Musician - Fenton, S-O-T
22nd Mar 2008 - Green Star - Smallthorne, S-O-T
23rd Mar 2008 - Alsager Arms - Alsager, Cheshire
29th Mar 2008 - Bulls Head - Hanford, S-O-T
30th Mar 2008 - Red Lion - Stone, Staffs
17th Apr 2008 - Jolly Tar - Nantwich, Cheshire
18th Apr 2008 - Nags Head - Macclesfield, Cheshire
11th May 2008 - Huntsman - Burslem, S-O-T
16th May 2008 - Oxford Arms - May Bank, S-O-T
24th May 2008 - Green Star - Smallthorne, S-O-T
14th Jun 2008 - Bulls Head - Hanford, S-O-T
20th Jun 2008 - Rigger - Newcastle, S-O-T
28th Jun 2008 - Swinging Arm - Birkenhead, Merseyside
4th Jul 2008 - Birches Head Hotel - Birches Head, S-O-T
11th Jul 2008 - Music Box - Congleton, Cheshire
25th July 2008 - Hollybush - Northwood, S-O-T
26th July 2008 - Oxford Arms - May Bank, S-O-T
9th Aug 2008 - Music Box - Congleton, Cheshire
16th Aug 2008 - Cottage Of Content - Chasetown, Staffs
22nd Aug 2008 - Nags Head - Macclesfield, Cheshire
23rd Aug 2008 - Victoria - Coalville, Leicestershire
6th Sept 2008 - Newbridge Arms - Cefn Mawr, Wrexham
13th Sept 2008 - Green Star - Smallthorne, S-O-T
20th Sept 2008 - Oxford Arms - May Bank, S-O-T
9th Oct 2008 - Swan - Stone, Staffs
10th Oct 2008 - Orange Tree - Baddeley Green, S-O-T
18th Oct 2008 - Witton Chimes - Northwich, Cheshire
25th Oct 2008 - Royal Oak - Longton, S-O-T
26th Oct 2008 - Railway - Nantwich, Cheshire
7th Nov 2008 - Hollybush - Northwood, S-O-T
22nd Nov 2008 - Lamplighter - Cheadle, Staffs
29th Nov 2008 - Oxford Arms - May Bank, S-O-T
6th Dec 2008 - King Edward VII - Blackpool, Lancashire
14th Dec 2008 - Whittles - Oldham, Lancashire
30th Jan 2009 - Griffin - Mold, Wales
31st Jan 2009 - Old Star - Uttoxeter, Staffs
7th Feb 2009 - Witton Chimes - Northwich, Cheshire
28th Feb 2009 - Bulls Head - Hanford, S-O-T
All Craving gigs are dedicated to the memory of our former drummer Martin Knight. RIP
MARTIN KNIGHT R.I.P. Gone but never forgotten.
CURRENT POSTERS
THE CRAVING REVIEWS
"This band suck!!"
A SPOTTY N.M.E. REVIEWER
"This band rocks!!!"
CARL'S DAD
"Made me want to eat my own vomit"
PAUL McCARTNEY
"They're a right *..@ckin shower of f*!!%$ - SHARRON!!!"
OZZY OSBOURNE
"If i ever see those .."!*** useless shower of **....!!! i'll take this @))&%ing and ram **$%£!! it right in their ..**....~ and knock *..@.... out of them!!!"
POPE BENEDICT XVI
"Totally awesome. The best band i've ever seen."
STEVIE WONDER
What's up The Craving? The stickers hugging the fruit smell better than the perfume of ambergris. The skin I shed is a perfume that makes water bubbles so terribly clear to me. May you be as vivid as your hallucinations. How can I help but use your eyes as a means for self-asphyxiation? How beautiful is the snowshine in your eyes, so directly current from the static in your mind. The expanse of your beauty is a void no universe could ever fill. Your beauty is equal to the smoothness of a polished gem. Panoramic aromavision is the future. How it passes there and back again like a tear drop glistening in moonlight. I love your eyes, I know they can stare through my thoughts. Your eyes show as many deep and full shades of fire as a thousand supernovas. In your presence even my shadow acquires the sensation of touch. Your wonderfully bright soul keep the demons from torturing me. I relentlessly desire cotton candy lollipops. May you always have stables of horses to service your needs. You have not yet reached the height of your creativity.
Howdy dudes, Just letting you know that on Saturday 8th November we 'AFTER HOURS' are celebrating our 100th gig at 'The Bulls Head' in Hanford, Stoke-On-Trent. If you are at a loose end and wish to heckle, buy us alcohol, hurl rotten vegetables at us, then come along. We would love to see you, pleeeeze??? Bring a few hundred friends along too and make a night of it, I'm sure the bar staff can cope. We're told they have a fabulous array of crisp flavors.
Welcome to our page, good to have you with us! We need your support to give a voice to the children who have none of their own...So please be loud and proud with us...and all the great bands you will find on this page who have made a noise to break the wall of silence that traps the innocents...together we can break it down!! So, listen to the great music, look at the excellent pictures, and know that you, along with everyone else on this page, can make a difference... The children must be protected, and we must all do our part...thank you for wanting to do yours and for adding your voice to ours, we grow louder every day...soon they WILL listen!!! The Team @Rock Against Child Pornography UK
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WE HAVE JUST RELEASED 2 NEW TRACKS.... feel free to drop by and have a listen (if you haven't already) !!! please leave us a comment .. your support is truly appreciated :-) New E.P "ABOMIN8" available to purchase from our page NOW. T.Shirts n' Hoodies available too ...
BREAKING NEWS !!!
EXTREME O.D ... booking gigs currently !!! Let us know if there is a venue near you that we can DESTROY :-)
Hey Bud, Just Dropping In To Say Hi, Hope All Is Going Well,Seems Like It Is, All Good Here, Just In The Process Of Recording Our First CD, Dave Is Working his Ass Off On The Music At The moment, Have A Great Week Bud, Ian.
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