myspace music

Too Many Crooks
Ska / Punk / Indie



Brighton
United Kingdom

Profile Views:  21035




Last Login:  12/9/2009
View My: Pics | Playlists

   Contacting Too Many Crooks

 MySpace URL: 

   Too Many Crooks: General Info
Member Since1/20/2006
Band Websitewww.toomanycrooks.co.uk
Band MembersTOO MANY CROOKS are:

Dave Cook - Guitar, Vocals

Marlon Johnson - Bass, Vocals

Alan Perry - Saxophone, Vocals

Tony Fish - Trumpet

Bradley Tullett - Hammond & Keyboards

Scotty Saunders - Drums & percussion
InfluencesThe Specials, The Clash, Ian Dury, punk rock and glam rock
Sounds LikeThe Specials, The Coral, The Dead 60's, Bad Manners, Madness, Ian Dury.
Record LabelDo The Dog
Type of LabelIndie


Get Flash now!

In order to listen or view this content you will have to upgrade your version of Flash.


Too Many Crooks's Latest Blog Entry  [Subscribe to this Blog]

[View All Blog Entries]

   About Too Many Crooks

Photobucket
Photobucket
Photobucket

All 3 TMC albums, BOUNCE, INSIDE and SPANISH FLY, are available from Do The Dog Music for £7 each!! To order your copy send cheque (payable to Do The Dog Music) to:
Do The Dog Music, 65 Blackdown Way, Thatcham, Berkshire, RG19 3FY. www.dothedog.com
www.myspace.com/dothedogmusic

TOO MANY CROOKS were formed following a Bad Manners gig in Brighton. The group of friends felt that Ska music needed to be dragged kicking and screaming into the next millennium if it was ever going to haul itself out of the underground, where it had been left to fester since the end of the Two-Tone Era. They didn't just want to sound like a poor mans 'Madness' or 'Specials', and soon earned themselves support slots with the likes of 'The Selecter', 'Bad Manners' and 'Desmond Dekker', along with a loyal following of supporters who welcomed their new and exciting brand of Ska. The band released their self financed debut album, BOUNCE to great critical acclaim within the Ska World, and the band continued to be ahead of the field within the genre. However it was during the recording of their second album, INSIDE, that the band really came into their own and created something very different from their contemporaries. This album was not for the faint hearted Ska revivalists. The release of this ground-breaking album was followed by a tour of England and Europe, where they supported top American Ska band, 'The Mighty, Mighty Bosstones' and' The Dropkick Murphys'. The tour culminated with a show in Brighton alongside 'The Levellers', which featured Buster Bloodvessel performing some of 'Bad Manners' most famous songs with TOO MANY CROOKS. Their long awaited third album, SPANISH FLY combined the commercial sound of BOUNCE with the harder edge of INSIDE, broadening the bands appeal to the ska/punk fans. This album received rave reviews and became their fastest seller yet! To highlight the quality of the band's output, TOO MANY CROOKS were approached by PHANTOM PICTURES, who asked them to provide soundtrack music for British gangster film, 'BABY JUICE EXPRESS'. Featuring an impressive cast, including Nick Moran of, 'LOCK, STOCK AND TWO SMOKING BARRELS', and Samantha Janus, the film was released on DVD in 2003 and boasts 4 TOO MANY CROOKS songs. In 2004 TOO MANY CROOKS were asked to record a version of the Piranhas classic TOM HARK in support of the campaign for a new stadium for Brighton and Hove Albion FC at Falmer. The new lyrics were provided by club poet in residence Attila The Stockbroker. The single reached number 17 in the national charts in January 2005!

   Too Many Crooks's Friend Space (Top 10)
Too Many Crooks has 1016 friends.
 Skatownjay 


 Smoke Like a Fish 


 Do The Dog Music 


 The Specials 


 DELL 


 SKA PATROL 


 Bosky 


 Bad Manners 


 SKAVILLE UK 

Online Now!
 TOTTIE 

Online Now!



Too Many Crooks's Friends Comments
Displaying 25 of 156 comments  ( View All | Add Comment )
DANCE SKA LA

DANCE SKA LA
Online Now!


Dec 15 2009 2:08 PM

Photobucket
The Broadsiders

The Broadsiders



Nov 27 2009 3:37 PM


The Broadsiders / Aires & Graces - Longshot Split Series #5 7"





Released by Longshot Music

Available @ Interpunk.com

Go to our Myspace blog for a list of European mailorders.

THE OLIVE BRANCH

THE OLIVE BRANCH



Nov 18 2009 7:46 PM


 


 

designjockey

designjockey



Nov 7 2009 5:42 PM




MARS RADIO @ Rote Beete


SIR MARX TREASURE STYLE SOUND SYSTEM

60s Ska * Rocksteady * Calypso * Nothern Soul * Early Reggae * RnB

im

Rote Beete
Gleditschstr. 71
Berlin-Schöneberg

am
Donnerstag, 12.11.2009


MARS RADIO is the dj-night every thursday @ Rote Beete


designjockey.de

marsradio.de

rotebeete.com

and again:

Donnerstag, 10.12.2009
MARS RADIO @ Rote Beete


SIR MARX TREASURE STYLE SOUND SYSTEM

60s Ska * Rocksteady * Calypso * Nothern Soul * Early Reggae * RnB



La Casa Bancale sur VIRGIN 17

La Casa Bancale sur VIRGIN 17



Nov 3 2009 10:13 PM


Après le succès de LA BANCAL’ NIGHT


Photobucket


Présente

LA BANCAL FEVER !!



Photobucket

Photobucket


1ere partie le 20 : ACORPS DE RUE




1ere partie le 21 : ROULER PINDER




OUVERTURE DES PORTES 20H30 !!


Entrée à 7€ sur place et 5€ pour les adhérents BANCAL NIGHT.


A faire suivre très largement !


A bientôt


Les Bancals


*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
Photobucket
*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*


Invitations : 06 72 42 75 10 / lacasabancale@yahoo.fr




VERSUS THE THRONE [RUINS AFIRE OUT NOW!!]

VERSUS THE THRONE [RUINS AFIRE OUT NOW!!]



Oct 9 2009 8:57 AM

Hey,

we have uploaded two new songs from our upcoming Debut-Album RUINS AFIRE
(Release on 16th of October via Bastardized Records)
Please check them out and tell us what you think!
Thanks
Versus The Throne
MUTABOR

MUTABOR



Oct 2 2009 11:51 AM

Am 21. November wird es das Abschlusskonzert der Tour im Berliner Astra Kulturhaus geben. Da es im Winter kein Konzert in Potsdam geben wird, solltet ihr euch frühzeitig Tickets sichern. Auf nach Berlin ! Tickets: www.koka36.de
SALLY BROWN

SALLY BROWN



Sep 15 2009 6:02 PM

CONCRETE JUNGLE SOUNDS PRESENTA:

MOUNTING THE CHICKEN TOUR II

IHSKA celebrando sus 20 años como banda y SALLY BROWN presentando en directo su segundo album!!!!

Image Hosted by ImageShack.us

Image Hosted by ImageShack.us

Image Hosted by ImageShack.us

+ info:



mink69

mink69



Sep 11 2009 7:15 PM


 

VERSUS THE THRONE [RUINS AFIRE OUT NOW!!]

VERSUS THE THRONE [RUINS AFIRE OUT NOW!!]



Aug 31 2009 8:53 AM

Hey,

we have uploaded a new song from our upcoming Debut-Album RUINS AFIRE (Release on 16th of October via Bastardized Records)
Please check it out and tell us what you think!
Thanks
Versus The Throne
Twizzy♪

Twizzy♪



Aug 19 2009 4:34 PM

hope all is good you can now download this tune from itunes Twizzy and Chris Lucas Ft Shadz - Days Don't Change / Simplistic
DAYZ DON'T CHANGE (TWIZZY and CHRIS LUCAS UK HIP HOP, BRISTOL) ft Shadz

new video please check um out



Download the FREE mixtape from the link below



http://www.sendspace.com/file/fl98u8


Bandstickers

Bandstickers



Aug 17 2009 5:15 PM

Come Check Us Out
Click HERE for more details!!!
ALT Recording Studios

ALt recording Studios



Aug 17 2009 3:37 PM

ALT Recording Studios Credit Crunch Discount
To help you keep recording during these times of economic crisis and price rises we would like to offer all our myspace friends a 40% discount on all bookings for band recordings from the 24th August to the end of September 2009. This means an hourly rate of just £25.
The heart of our recording studios is a Pro tools HD 2 system (x2) with C24 control surfaces together with an Allen and Heath 32:8:2 analogue desk for analogue mixing. We provide a mixture of classic, analogue audio equipment and cutting-edge digital technology.
see our website www.altrecordingstudios.com for further details.
please mention myspace if booking, this is a one time offer prompted by our recent studio refurbishment
book@altrecordingstudios.com
01273 711 749
REC-LIVE-UK

REC-LIVE-UK



Aug 3 2009 7:03 AM

Hello !!
Dont Forget that during august, any booking made will recive a 20% discount of our already amazing rates.
Get in touch


Rec Live UK
Briatore

Briatore
Online Now!


Jul 28 2009 9:39 PM

BRIATORE en directo en el Castillo Sohail de Fuengirola. Sábado 8 de agosto en el Fuengirola Pop Festival. Tempranito, a las 20:30. Aprovechamos para mandarte un vídeo grabado durante el Banana Jet Set Festival. A way of life.
Here we go!

SoundLocker Studio

SoundLocker Studio



Jul 26 2009 8:03 PM

CHEAP SUMMER DEALS (PLUS 1 HOUR FREE)

Hi, through out JULY AND AUGUST we are slashing our day time rehearsal prices. Between 10am and 5pm all our rooms are either £6 or £7 per hour including weekends. Making us one of the cheapest in SUSSEX. Plus If you buy 3 hours we will even throw in a 4th totally FREE. YES TOTALLY FREE.

OUR RECORDING RATES ARE STILL JUST AS AFFORDABLE TOO, FULL DAYS FROM £200 ALL IN.

So come and rehearse and record in one of the best equipped music complex's in the South.

Call 01903 767345

OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK 10am TILL Midnight.

CHECK OUT www.soundlockerstudios.com
THE OLIVE BRANCH

THE OLIVE BRANCH



Jul 22 2009 7:17 AM

Free demos handed out at KIPPER..plz get in touch with us if you would like a copy...
chow PHIL
 

THE OLIVE BRANCH

THE OLIVE BRANCH



Jul 15 2009 8:03 PM

New tracks on my page plz let me know what you think..

PHIL
SoundLocker Studio

SoundLocker Studio



Jul 13 2009 6:46 PM

CHEAP SUMMER DEALS (PLUS 1 HOUR FREE)

Hi, through JUNE AND JULY we are slashing our day time rehearsal prices. Between 10am and 5pm all our rooms are either £6 or £7 per hour including weekends. Making us one of the cheapest in SUSSEX. Plus If you buy 3 hours we will even throw in a 4th totally FREE. YES TOTALLY FREE.

OUR RECORDING RATES ARE STILL JUST AS AFFORDABLE TOO, FULL DAYS FROM £200 ALL IN.

So come and rehearse and record in one of the best equipped music complex's in the South.

Call 01903 767345

OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK 10am TILL Midnight.

CHECK OUT www.soundlockerstudios.com
SKANKING DUB BEATS

SKANKING DUB BEATS



Jul 13 2009 11:59 AM

Hope you can make it to the One Foot Skank'in Paradise ?







designjockey

designjockey



Jul 1 2009 7:58 AM




MARS RADIO @ Rote Beete


SIR MARX TREASURE STYLE SOUND SYSTEM
60s Ska * Rocksteady * Calypso * Nothern Soul * Early Reggae * RnB
speacial guest: Selektah Lovechild
Vintage Reggae * Modern Roots * Rub A Dub

im
Rote Beete
Gleditschstr. 71
Berlin-Schöneberg

am
Donnerstag, 09.07.2009

MARS RADIO is the dj-night every thursday @ Rote Beete
marsradio.de


außerdem im Mars Radio im Juli:


Go Betters Kleine Liftmusik
Ups And Downs In Pop
special guest: MIAU (live in the living)
Donnerstag, 07.05.2009

spaceface * ein elektronischer Abend
Donnerstag, 16.05.2009



MARS RADIO @ Rote Beete
PAN AM LOUNGE

Jazz * Bebop * Swing * R..n..B
coffeecapone at the turntables

Donnerstag, 23.07.2009


Green Smoke Trash Players
spaceface & gobetter dj
iggypop * indie today * alternative tomorrow
Donnerstag, 30.07.2009


MARS RADIO is th
The Refinements

The Refinements



Jun 29 2009 8:39 PM




THE OLIVE BRANCH

THE OLIVE BRANCH



Jun 28 2009 9:05 AM

spanishfly brilliant TOO MANY CROOKS TOO MANY GUD TUNZ
THE OLIVE BRANCH

THE OLIVE BRANCH



Jun 25 2009 6:43 AM

BOOM BOOM..YOU SET OF DRAMA QUEENS..THESE TRACKS STAND OUT FROM A VERY GOOD ALBUM..
THE OLIVE BRANCH
SoundARC Studios

SoundARC Studios



Jun 23 2009 4:46 PM

..Photobucket..

..Photobucket..
Add Comment


©2003-2009 MySpace.com. All Rights Reserved.