Some have said Paddy's vocals are reminiscent of Steve Winwood, with the guitar licks of Eric Clapton, so Blind Faith should definately be considered a soundalike of The Valentine Coup. Especially since they too included Hammond Organ/keys & rich intricate drum patterns as part of their sound.
TVC also incorporates elements of The Who's Rock Opera/R&B feel, with moodyness and extended instrumentals a la Pink Floyd, added to florishes of Indie, Latin, Psychedelia.
Recently a couple of people have also said Ocean Colour Scene and Paul Weller, so please keep the soundalikes coming because we struggle to describe ourselves.
Here's how others have put it:
"A piercing and perfectly pitched lead vocal turns some great songs into something special."
Stummermag (Issue 6 - Dry Bar Review).
www.strummerlive.net
"Kicking things off was The Valentine Coup's Paddy O'Hare, who I am seriously considering reporting to Trading Standards, for his blatant lack of Irish lilt or 'Danny Boy' cover. Where trad-folk was absent, however, a traffic-stopping voice was not, and his had enough vocal horse-power to get Clarkson itching for a test-drive. 'Love Conquers All' was dedicated to the hungover amongst us (which included at least 97% of patrons), culminating in a vital blast of Nurofen in some heartening "aaah, ooh, aah oh oooh"s"
By Megan Vaughan. (The Country Club - Night N Day review)
www.ManchesterMusic.co.uk
"Emblazoned with organ and keyboards the blues guitars rolled through taking us on poetic journeys that could have made you believe you were in a French Quarter bar in New Orleans. The Valentine Coup's tunes rode this vibe with ease and breathed new life into the dream of a new Manchester culture and they want to come back and play again. They have my vote. They can certainly return to tv21 and whisk me away on a journey of new Northern Quarter blues again."
Steve Cunio. TV21s (TV21 gig review)
"After several beautiful acts, Paddy did his thing to much applause and even some valiant drunken attempts at what we often refer to as dancing. With a great new name - The Valentine Coup, Paddy treated us to some electro-acoustic ballads and operatas which instead of ending in the usual strum made many a colourful tangent prolonging the interest and increasing the chilled out factor considerably."
From 2003-2008 Blue Thatcher were a force to be reckonned with, first as a blues covers band then later as a rock band. From their first gig at Jacksons Pit with Bruce Carter (The Whip) on drums, Ollie “The Reverand” Kelly on Bass, Jonno “BB” Donohoe (Sleazy McGuires) on guitar, Andy “Boy Blue” Mac on Sax (Sleazy McGuires) plus original members Paddy “Lightening Boy” O'Hare (RAWCUSS & Fink Ployd) and Dan “88 Keys” Hutchings (I Am Bang), and after the first gig, Ste “Horsepower” James became drummer and the band played the best blues in the area anywhere that would have them. During this period BT also featured regularly Jono’s Dad Dave “the lips” Donohoe on trombone, and Martin “Spadaman” Halbrook.
With the departure of Ollie Kelly to Australia Jorge Escobar (Hurricane Club) stepped in on Bass and eventually Blue Thatcher the original rock band was born, with the fixed and final line up of Paddy O'Hare, Dan Hutchings, Jorge Escobar and Ste James.
The 4 piece released the Wayne / Gentle Surprise EP and played such highlight gigs as Manchesters Academy 2, The Hub in Dublin, The Cavern in Liverpool and the regular local haunts such as Night & Day and The Roadhouse etc. In an attempt to find a new direction the band wrote some new songs and began recording an as yet unfinished single at 80 Hertz studios and changed their name to The Valentine Coup....but it never really stuck, and by the time Ste James announced his departure to the land of Oz the band decided to go out the way they started. So on 12th April 2008 Blue Thatcher performed “Thatcher’s Last Stand” at Delph Club, Saddleworth playing some of their favourite blues and rock and roll covers.
Thanks to everyone who supported us through the years, and maybe we’ll see you again one of these days.
BT x
A LIVE version of TVC's Upcoming single 'Nanny State' @ Jackson's Pit:
Mobile phone video of TVC performing brand new song 'Shorts, T-Shirt, Hangover Day' @ Bluu Bar, Manchester:
Pro-shot video of BT perfroming 'Love Conquers All' (Unplugged) @ M19 Bar, Leavenshulme, Manchester:
I wanted to let you know that we're running a 15% off promotion this week on ALL services! :) This INCLUDES MySpace design, Twitter design, album design, and promotional services! Message us now!
Hi, our UK autumn tour started with a bang on Friday in Birkenhead and we're back in the area this Sunday 13th playing The Citadel in ST HELENS.
Our show will incorporate the whole range of classic Pink Floyd from Barrett, through Dark Side Of The Moon and Wish You Were Here, to The Division Bell All the atmosphere, visual magnitude and musical excellence of Pink Floyd, re-created live onstage by THINK FLOYD - THE DEFINITIVE PINK FLOYD EXPERIENCE!
Advance tickets £13.00 from Citadel Box office: 01744 735 436 or order online: http://www.citadel.org.uk/site/whats-on/think-floyd-p240621 For full tour listings and booking info, plus soundclips, photos and Merchandise please visit our website. You can now also find us of Facebook and Twitter
Featuring the whole range of classic Pink Floyd from Barret, through Dark Side of the Moon & Wish You Were Here to The Division Bell. Plus a special performance of the iconic track Echoes and featuring guest vocalist Hayley Sanderson
All the atmosphere, visual magnitude and musical excellence of Pink Floyd faithfully re-created live on stage by THINK FLOYD - THE DEFINITIVE PINK FLOYD EXPERIENCE
Hi there, The Valentine Coup! We'd love to design a custom MySpace profile for you! We also offer full website design, flyer/poster design, and more. Check out our portfolio on our MySpace page.
You can also visit a few of our most recent MySpace Designs:
Our autumn UK tour starts next weekend in Sheffield and Birkenhead.
Perfectly performed Pink Floyd from Barrett through Dark Side of the Moon and Wish You Were to The Division Bell this is a 'must-see' event for all Floyd fans! Tickets for the Birkenhead show on Friday 4th Sept are available from the Pacific Road Arts Centre box office: 0151 666 000 or online at http://www.pacificroad.co.uk/EventMoreInfo.aspx?showid=1325 We hope to see you there! Think Floyd NEW CD now on sale featuring complete performances of Dark Side of the Moon and Wish You Were here, plus a couple of extra bonus tracks.
Just stopping by to say hello and give you some news. The new album 'Coolgilly and the Freakshow' from Centascope is now available worldwide from CD Baby and directly from the merchandise page of the official website. You can also get the album from Apple iTunes, MSN Music, Rhapsody, Napster, Amazon and many more.
not dropping by but making a special trip to call on u...
do u like sea ? sometimes it looks calm and peace but sometimes it makes waves
did u got covered with spray ? maybe u wonder why does i ask so .. well , coz just now i have finished my newest tune named spray :)
spray is very beautiful and thrilling in the twinkling of an eye it's so out of control that we r hard 2 catch its come and go
what's ur come and go ? i sincerely invite u 2 listen ( or experience ) and leave me a review if u r willing 2 share ur personal spray in life also welcome 2 my newest blog "New Tune Release : Spray"
Hi there, just dropping you a msg to let you know what we do. Sugar House Music is primarily a production label working on band demos through to record label releases. We are also currently signing acts to production/management/artist referral deals to help further bands we feel of potential, by working on every aspect of the band, from songwriting, production, recording and passing the act onto our list of industry contacts.
As an offshoot of this, we also have a record label to release bands we like that we haven't produced a recording for.
Hi guys just dropping you a msg to let you know what we do. Sugar House Music is primarily a production label working on band demos through to record label releases. We are also currently signing acts to production/management/artist referral deals to help further bands we feel of potential, by working on every aspect of the band, from songwriting, production, recording and passing the act onto our list of industry contacts.
As an offshoot of this, we also have a record label to release bands we like that we haven't produced a recording for.
The new album 'Coolgilly and the Freakshow' from Centascope is now available worldwide from CD Baby and directly from the merchandise page of the official website.
Hello, thought you may like to take a look at this, our latest tour diary video entry. I'ts quite festive and has a bald hairy man dancing in a wedding dress...
Also, please stop by our profile and let us know what you think of our new tune, Zeus!
what? the folk! & Solid Earth present: Freaks, Ghouls and Graves, a Balkan (ish) flavoured Halloween (ish) knees up at the delightful St Margaret’s church in Whalley Range.
Yessum we’re back. after the monstrous success of Jackson’s Boat, we thought it only right and proper to offer you another helping of profoundly good music in a great venue. We’ve got a rosette for best zombie in show, beer and food from the nice folks at Jam Street and noise from Stumblefunk.
Another co-promo with the brains and muscle that brought Beats, Roots & Leaves back in May - this time tho we de-camp indoors to make the most of the Halloween theme inside a church, with face painters, ghost hunters, a bar provided by Jam Street and a fabulous line-up of musical tricker treats:
Na Zdrove Na Zdrove is Sheffield's finest Balkan Beats, Gypsy Brass, Russian Ska, Gypsy Dub, Klezmer and Gypsy Punk night. blimey. We’ll ave some of that. We’ll be welcoming their house band and resident DJs - yes indeedy! http://www. myspace. com/nazdrove
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DOORS 9PM ::: £8 donation (all proceeds go to MSF in Darfur) ::: BAR PROVIDED BY JAM STREET CAFE SERVING CASK ALES AND VINTAGE CIDER, BOTTLED BEER, SPIRITS AND HALLOWEEN SNACKS - 2AM LICENCE
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