A bit of a mix really:
Ramones, David Bowie, The Smiths, Motorhead, The Charlatans, Goodbye Mr MacKenzie, Sex Pistols, AC/DC, Black Crowes, Muse, Rolling Stones, The Damned, Teenage Fanclub, Stone Roses, The Jam, Johnny Thunders and The Heartbreakers, Starsailor, The Who, Elvis, Led Zeppelin, Turin Brakes, The Beatles, Hawkwind...
We don't sound much like any of them!
Formed from the dying embers of the indie rock outfit that was Solaris, The Generous Things have made it their mission to bring bittersweet melodies, loud guitars and raw animal magnetism to stages across the UK. The aforementioned animal magnetism still appears to be a work in progress but rest assured that all other boxes are ticked!
The Generous Things are fronted by singer, guitarist and principal song-writer Andrew. Combining introspective lyrics, a love of minor chords and an 'interesting' line in on-stage banter, he has been the band's driving force through thick and thin. Early musical forays include the ill-fated Fetish (which included current Generous Things drummer, Johnny) and Riser while there are unconfirmed rumours that he moonlights as a James Dean Bradfield impersonator of an evening.
Bass player Mike is the most recent addition to the band's line up and he boasts an extensive and varied musical history. However, he actually got the job when he explained that he doesn't own cowboy boots, a waistcoat or any bizarre facial hair (believe me, these things are important!). As if playing bass guitar wasn't sufficient proof of insanity, Mike must be the only man in Edinburgh willing to get to rehearsals on a motorcycle in gale force winds with a bass guitar strapped to his back... and he doesn't like football... and he plays rugby... he's clearly barking!!!
Guitarist Paul was rescued from covers-band hell by The Generous Things and quickly established himself an integral part of the GT sound. Paul gives his pre-GTs musical highlight as being a gig where his band was booked to play a 60's night. A stunning set of rock n roll classics was prepared and Paul and co arrived ready to raise the roof. Their enthusiasm was quickly dampened however when it became apparent that the venue boss had made a catastrophic error and this was actually an OVER 60's night! Big amps and an expansive drum kit may well be the foundation for rock hedonism but throw in a room full of pensioners primed for bingo and easy listening and only carnage could come of it! (This story is absolutely true incidentally)
The final piece of The Generous Things' jigsaw is drummer Johnny. His major claim to fame is that he has been in more bands with crap names than anyone else in the whole of christendom. The best of these (and I mean the best name) was The Throbbers, a teenage punk outfit featuring Bobby Awe of Shock and Awe while the other end of the scale includes a couple of gigs played as part of The Cheesy Peas. One other band was named after the singer's cat but even Johnny is too embarrassed to reveal further details of that one. Fortunately none of these acts troubled the chart compilers in any way so let's hope time can heal these wounds without further damage...
"Entertaining" The Skinny
"Soon to be regulars on the festival circuit"The Scotsman
Hope all you gorgeous people are remembering Frantic Chant, Delta Mainline and White Heath this Saturday 6th June at The Granary in sunny Leith. Doors open 7.30pm, tickets available from www.leithfestival.com or take your chances and pay at the door.♥♥♥
Hi there! We've got a new EP that we're especially proud of called Summer which is the second in our series of seasonal EPs this year. We'd love for you to listen to the EP online, and to do so, just click on the graphic below. If you like what you hear, we'd be very grateful if you'd support our efforts by buying the EP for €2.50 (around $3.20).
Hope all is going great for you. Thanks for being our friend!
greetings generous earthlings, weclum 2 the strange wonderful weird mysterious world of pollock and the porrohman ;-)
coming soon to a workstation near you..... 'Tales from the Monochrome Basement'....... listen to the Magnesium Kid do battle with the four 'beings' deep under the earth of Scotland's ancient capital.................
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in the past week, we have released to all our earthling friends two Alien Sonic Transmissions as part of our integral plot.
Just thought I'd tell you that we in Amber Oak have recorded some of our material which is currently available at our myspace. So if you have any spare time, please have a listen and if you want to, you can also download the tracks to your computer.
Any feedback, good or bad, would also be greatly appreciated!
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