Tim -- Guitar, screaming
Dougan -- Bass, gibberish
Pete -- Drums, scowling
Jason -- Guitar, whining
Influences
Booze. Big Boys. Dead Moon. Fuses. Wedding Present. Manikin. Marked Men. The Wipers. The Jam. Hawkwind. No Hope for the Kids. Sons and Daughters. Art Brut. Thermals. John Peel. AC/DC. Motorhead. Heresy. Billy Childish. The Chords. Small Faces. Radio Birdman. Rudi. Really Red. Les Thugs. Subhumans. Giant Haystacks. Crisis. Skitsystem. Circles. Zounds. The Mob. Naked Raygun. Discharge. Carbonas. Airfix Kits. Prisoners. Crass. Reigning Sound. Poison Idea. Billy Bragg. Newtown Neurotics. Zero Boys. Blitz. Joy Division. Outcasts. Cowboy Killers. Pretty Things. Birds. Articles Of Faith. Ripcord. Stiff Little Fingers. Crass. Flux Of Pink Indians. Fucked Up. Pretty Things. Misunderstood. Abrasive Wheels.Frustration.My Bloody Valentine.Gang Of Four.Mission Of Burma.Warsaw.Wire.Can.The Who.Hot Snakes.Sonic Youth.The Creation.Pain killers,surfing,skating and sleeping.
Sounds Like
Stevie Nicks singing for Belle & Sebastian with an early U2 influence.
I dreamt about Tim last night?! I bumped into him on Sutter and Taylor and he was wasted. He told me of a teleportatioin device he had which once took him to London, but he landed in the Thames. You guys should come to the Argus tonight when your done practicing!!
i wanted to call my oul band CHILD MO but we really were the band with no name. there was my suggestion already mentioned, harvey fancied catamaran, cant member wot thwe other 2 wanted but were even gayer. so when we practised, we had to give some sort of name down the back the limelight there. so we were "sausages and vodka" much to harvey and tyrone's annoyance. not very stoner rock that name is it like?
well doug. hope you've changed from the bad ol days of child mo'in now your out frisco way. i knew you had to leave in a hurry but jus found out the HOLE scenario!! my granny told me about youze ginger ones. dangerous! just stick to bashin the bish and you'll stay trouble free over there. you deserved that sleggin for bein a devout cliftonville fan. c'mon tha glens!! ive got arse terror just thinkin bout it all lol
you are coming to portland soon. we are stoked. we're trying to get on that bar show but there may be age problems, either way we will see you soon. great 7" by the way!
finally THE OBSERVERS - DOWN ON TODAY 7" is out! Limited green vinyl is 4.00 EUR + postage. Go to www. takenbysurprise. net/shop or write to info@takenbysurprise.net for a copy!
Lead singer and primary songwriter Douglas Burns along with longtime friend and Speds band mate Colin Grigson formed the Observers. The intention of the band was to create a new voice in music that was true to the traditional punk sound of the 70's and 80's while remaining contemporary and relevant. The band formed in 2002, but did not play their first live show until March 2003 after settling on their first line-up, which included Muslim on guitar and Skeeter Joplin on drums. Together, this line-up recorded the "Down On Today" demo. This record features 4 songs from said demo. Tracked in Colin's room and mixed in Doug's this 4 track demo was first released on tape and then on CD-R. It was only sold at the first shows THE OBSERVERS played. Tracks are: SHORT DAY, DOWN ON TODAY, CAN'T BE SAD and STATE OF DECAY.
the t-shirts rule! I packaged up some canadian organic bananas for you boys but I'm told they won't survive the trip. I will survive the trip. Look for me in a box.
hi say hello to ed today its his birthday his profile looks like he,s BILLY NO MATES
