local bands

[alan]

Thats a canny link Foss cheers

[Lowrider]

T my brother is just about to start up his own band after years of playing lead guitar with other bands such as Alexanders Palace and Axis , anyway I think they're gonna be called Black Pearl which makes me wonder if they'll be dressed as pirates lol ,anyway wor kid is a whizz on the lead guitar and his mate has to be the flashest drummer I've ever seen so look out for them.

Do they have a CD or a gig list,web page?
We area always on the look out or bands for our club gigs and for our Easter Egg run weekend.
PM me if poss

[willywetegg]

Hi John, I knew a couple of the lads out of Talisman, one lives very close to me still. Great lads and not a bad band either.

Another that I remember from that era was a band called Circus, not what you would really call a rock band but they were pretty damn good too. Released a couple of singles locally but never quite made it big, one of those singles was called Amsterdam, with P.P.P. pick up a phone on the flip side I think.

Jim.

[john/r]

hi foss, have you not heard of a old friend of mine from washington gary laverick supposed of been very good

[tonybax]

hi john
the lead singer in talisman is prob the best the north east has ever produced,
davy ditchburn.
he was in brass alley years ago, also armageddon, the pilgrims
pure genious. piranah bros top notch also.

[foss]

Cannot recall gary laverick john.what band was he in ? but you mentioned Lucas Tyson i new the guitarist well Pete Barclay(alias donkey cock) you may remember him long blond hair.a showman in his own rite. played a pre 63 fender upside down through a copycat always remembered as one of the best guitarists around in them days.

talisman.I have a tape lying around somewhere made one nite off the mixing desk.if i can dig it out and copy it il let u no.

Dave ditchburn sang some great Ballard's remember.

Famous final sceen. bob segar

Talking to the moon. don henley (eagles drummer)

Wind beneath my wings. bet midler

Always used to ask him to sing Ghost riders the Geordie version. brill

Still some great bands around but now its pubs not the clubs better in my opinion.......(Excuse me but iv sat in that seet for the last 30 years.LOL.)

[Charlie_Thompson]

Erebus - I roadied for them once at a club in Horden

[john/r]

hi foss, not sure if gary ever played in band but he learned a lot of people to play the guitar.peter barclay i used to watch him at shiney cub when i was 18 as i said earlier he played with lucas tyson them were some nights we had there, he used to play the guitar behind his head with his teeth my fav all time original four piece club rockband,
john