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The Ramps are GO!

About Me

MANTRA:
We are just tiny little conduits to the rock spirits. Fasten your seatbelts. The Ramps are GO!!! MISSION: To spread the devious word of rock. The bigger the better. We like stadiums. We are here for your pleasure. So make your hair bigger. Wear something sickly sweet. Pogo until your toes break. The Ramps like it loud and fearsome, but sometimes as soft as an adulterous lover’s hand. Guitar solos that will make you scream. Lyrics that possess you. Lyrics that you couldn’t care less about. Verse, chorus, verse, chorus, middle eight, chorus, end. Why try and change perfection?
LATEST NEWS:
We have a new drummer named Leon and he rocks
STYLE:
The Ramps are a four piece indie rock band, Tagged as ‘Masters of that essential 70s rock sound, with a spikey modern edge that makes your teeth tingle and your arms wave involuntarily,’ by local recording legends Mike Gibson and Andrew Downes (between them they’ve laid down tracks for Shihad and Odessa amongst others.
With stadium rock in their blood, The Ramps know how to bring the big guitar sound of the early 70s, and the frenetic energy of late 70s punk into a venue. The Ramps can craft a ballad just as easily as a darkly epic groove-rock masterpiece or a funk-infused dance floor favorite.
Where do The Ramps see themselves in two years or less?
‘If we aren’t playing to huge stadium sized audiences in all the big cities – London, Sydney, Auckland, Tokyo, Berlin, then we’ll have failed. That’s our goal. Our dream. We’re living to achieve it right now. We want that buzz. Now it’s all about will power.’
With a dedicated and relentless programme of gigs coming up, followed by time in the studio to record a shinny new EP and then more gigging, the Ramps will be playing in a venue near you soon. Watch this space.
VIDEO:
Go here to see us live at The Adelaide t’other night - peforming Constanza to the best of our drunken ability http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIJbKEyHUjg - A video will soon be in the making courtesy of either Nick McHugh, Chris Waind or some other fella we met at a party the other night.

FOR ALL BOOKINGS: [email protected] or call Mike on 027 2275718


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Member Since: 9/28/2006
Band Website: theramps.co.nz
Band Members: Shane Madzen - lead guitar and backing vox
Mike Gwyther -lead vocals, acoustic guitar and lyrics
Dave Wynn - bass and backing vox
Leon - Drums, drums and more drums
Contact
Mike-0272275718 [email protected]
Shane-0212064191 [email protected]
Influences: We get off on Pink Floyd, Led Zep, STP, Black Sabbath, The Damned, The Stones before they got wrinkly, John Spencer, The Cult, Guns 'n' Roses, except that Axl Rose is a dick, (but maybe that's why Appetite was soooo good) Def Leppard when they rock out, and anything else that makes the crowd get silly.
Sounds Like: Stadium Rock. Big, big stadiums. Large, large rock.
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Vote for Shane at www.guitar-idol.co.uk

Vote for Shane at Guitar Idol UK so he can go to English and perform at the London International Music Show and open for the spiritual Godfather of Virtuoso Rock Guitarists Joe Satriani. Just go to ht...
Posted by The Ramps on Sun, 04 May 2008 12:09:00 PST

Oh my golly gawd. Leon has left. :(

Hello my lovelies,Bad news I'm afraid. Leon the wonder drummer has left us to pursue his drumming career in Hamilton. We've also been kicked out of our awesome band room for making too much noise. So,...
Posted by The Ramps on Fri, 11 Apr 2008 10:19:00 PST

Room with a view... of a brick wall

We have Room to Rock!The Ramps and our mighty friends Donor Feedback have finally rented our own studio space. We’ll post some pics of this fantabulous ear-mesmerising sound pad sometime soon. I...
Posted by The Ramps on Thu, 13 Mar 2008 02:50:00 PST

Request our song here

You have the power to make us world famous in Aotearoa, simply ring, email, or txt and request our new single 'We're All Just One In A Million Baby' from these awesome radio stations    ...
Posted by The Ramps on Tue, 26 Feb 2008 04:39:00 PST

Room to rock

So, there I was... looking on Trade Me, and I finally found a room in Lyall Bay that might be worth renting. So I'm gonna try and rent it. So then we'll have our own practice space. So that will be co...
Posted by The Ramps on Tue, 18 Sep 2007 06:43:00 PST

Round one was a...

Blast! Things went well at the World Battle fo the Bands first round at Bodega. Huge thanks to The Rampettes, Graham-the-ever-faithful and Leo-the-one-legged for getting down to the front and che...
Posted by The Ramps on Thu, 02 Aug 2007 03:39:00 PST

MATT HAS LEFT...

Hi guys, Sad news. Matt has left the band. It's complicated, but basically he's pursuing his degree and may even be off on a cruise ship for a bit at some point in the future. All our love and respect...
Posted by The Ramps on Sun, 01 Jul 2007 07:16:00 PST

SIGN UP FOR RAMPS INFO

Hello me hearties, It's easy to sign up for regular Ramps updates. Just subscribe to this blog and you'll be notified every time we do something cool (which is all the time... right?). Hmmm.   If...
Posted by The Ramps on Wed, 02 May 2007 02:38:00 PST

North Island Tour And Recording

Hello there me hearties.   Loads going on in Rampsland. End of the month we're off on a wee jaunt around the North Island. Although we are only playig three dates it will be a good test for the b...
Posted by The Ramps on Mon, 19 Feb 2007 08:10:00 PST

Merry Christmick you monkeys

Hello, Christmas Day eh? Hope you are all thinking about your maker... Gig went super well on Xmas eve eve. Thanks to everyone who came down and made the effort for the fancy dress. The winner was Sam...
Posted by The Ramps on Mon, 25 Dec 2006 04:05:00 PST