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The Percivals

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The Percivals!

T he band was formed in the summer of 2006 by Fill Manwhore and Hans The Handsome. They started jamming on a regular basis during the summer and before they knew it, they had a gig up ahead. A need for a drummer now occured. The problem was solved by recruiting a friend to Hans who was on a break with his old band. The friend was Sir Charles and so they were three. A song was also made in time for the gig, "Sorry hun'". The setlist was generally covers, i.e. Arctic Monkeys - Dancing Shoes, The Strokes - New York City Cops and of course their own song Sorry hun'. At this time were they known as Kill Kenny. The name came from a friend of both Fill and Hans, who was very unfortuned. They felt pity for him and wanted someone to put him out of his misery. His name was Kenny and at the same time Fill stumbled over the beer brand Kilkenny. Therefore Kill Kenny.
For a year they giged at the most odd places around Gothenburg, making a new song for each new gig. In chronological order came "Live your life", "The Offer", "Bad Man", "Higher than you","Let's go streakin'(intro song) and "There's No One Like Greta".
In the autum of 2007 the band felt that something was missing. The music was good but needed more power. One guitar was not enough. A search for the perfect second guitarrist began. On their myspace they announced a audition. The criterion was simple: Know the 60's rock n' roll and know how to let loose. The auditions lead nowhere but through school, Charles found Kaiser Vilhelm. Vilhelm was fast, Vilhelm was tight, Vilhelm was the one. With a new bandmember they decided to change the name. The new name was taken from one of the knights in the legend of King Arthur & the Knights of the round table; Sir Percival. With a new lineup and a new name, they were now ready to leave for their crusade throughout the world.
But keep in mind! We wouldn't get very far if it wasn't for our loyal fans and supporters. We salute you with our highest gratitude.

Thank YOU for letting us live at the prime of our lives.


B andet tog sin form sommaren 2006 av Filip Manshora och Hans den Stilige. De började jamma tillsammans regelbundet under sommaren och innan de visste det hade de en spelning framför sig. Ett behov av en trummis uppstod. problemet löste sig genom att värva en vän till Hans som var på uppehåll med sitt gamla band. Vännen var Herr Charles och så var de tre. En låt gjordes också i tid till spelningen, nämligen "Sorry hun'". Spellistan till spelningen bestod främst av covers t.ex. Arctic Monkeys - Dancin' Shoes, The Strokes - New York City Cops och såklart den egen gjorda låten Sorry hun'. Vid den här tiden var de kända som Kill Kenny. Namnet kom från en vän till både Hans och Filip, som var väldigt oturlig av sig. De kände förbarmande över honom och ville att någon skulle få slut på hans lidande. Hans namn var Kenny och samtidigt snubblade Filip över ölmärket Kilkenny. Därav Kill Kenny.
I ett år spelade de på de mest konstiga ställena runtom Göteborg, och för varje ny spelning gjorde de en ny låt. I kronologisk ordning kom "Live Your Life", "The Offer", "Bad Man", "Higher than you", "Let's Go Streakin'(introlåten)" och " There Is No One Like Greta".
På hösten 2007 kände bandet att något sakandes. Låtarna var bra men behövde mer styrka. En gitarr var inte tillräckligt. En sökan efter den perfekta andra gitarristen började. På deras Myspace annonserade de ut en audition. Kriterierna var enkla: Att kunna 60-tals rock n' rollen och kunna släppa loss. Auditionerna gick ingenstans men genom skolan fann Charles; Kejsare Vilhelm. Vilhelm var snabb, Vilhelm var berusad, Vilhelm var den utvalde. Med en ny bandmedlem bestämmde de sig att byta namn. Det nya namnet tog s från en riddare från legenden om Kung Arthur & Riddarna kring det runda bordet; Sir Percival. Med en ny uppställning och ett nytt namn var de redo för att ge sig av för sitt korståg genom världen.
Men kom ihåg! Vi skulle inte komma långt om det inte vore för våra lojala fans och supportrar. Vi saluterar er med våran högsta tacksamhet.

Tack ska NI ha för att ni får oss att leva på toppen av våra liv.


Rösta på oss på http://www.snarthultsfredsfestival.net/onska_band.php så kanske vi får lira på Hultsfreds festivalen!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/6/2007
Band Members: Prince Filip of Manwhore: Guitar and Leadvox.
Lord Hans the Handsome: Bass and Backvox.
Sir Charles of the Sweet, Grim Happiness: Drums.
Kaiser Vilhelm the Drunk: Guitar and Backvox
Influences: The Hives, The Kinks, Arctic Monkeys, Dirty Pretty Things, The Libertines, Elvis Presley, The Jam, Cypress Hill, The Sonics, The Fugs, The Ramones and Donna Summers.
Sounds Like: 60's garage rock on speed.
Record Label: Unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Cancelled Shows

As you might heard (or not) we where supposed to play at Villa Medici the 15/5. That show is cancelled, and by my guess the gig at 1200 Kvadrat 17/5 is cancelled aswell, we'll just have to wait and se...
Posted by The Percivals on Tue, 06 May 2008 03:49:00 PST

The First Video Capture - Now on Youtube!

Well, we got a video now, Check it out!! Live at Sticky Fingers 3-4-08! Not the best quality, but it's kind of cool I think! Let's Go Streakin' & There's No One Like Greta!
Posted by The Percivals on Sat, 03 May 2008 02:11:00 PST

New songs up! Add song function available aswell!

Hey!Royal Performance, There's No One Like Greta and The Offer is now up and running! I might re-update those songs though i'm not done with the mixprocess.And the Add Song function is now available! ...
Posted by The Percivals on Tue, 29 Apr 2008 10:38:00 PST

Tack till David

Tjabba alla bloggläsare!Jag, Sir Charles, skulle å bandets vägnar ge ett STORT tack till dagens hjälte.David.Då Vilhelm the Drunk är i Tyskland och ja, är allmänt drunk skulle jag tro, så behövde vi e...
Posted by The Percivals on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 08:23:00 PST

Den Närmaste Framtiden

 Hallå hallå på er!Jag vill först och främst tacka dom utav er som köpte biljett till Emergenza festivalens Göteborgs semifinal. Vi i bandet hade skit kul! Men det var inte det som är det viktiga...
Posted by The Percivals on Sun, 06 Apr 2008 11:03:00 PST

ett STORT tack

Hej.Jag skulle vilja tacka alla som kom till vår första sticky spelning igår. Det var en lång väntan men tillslut fick vi entra scenen och de framför en tokigt bra publik! Låtarna gick som bara den, k...
Posted by The Percivals on Wed, 27 Feb 2008 04:58:00 PST

Kill Kenny CHANGES name to The Percivals

Hello!We have decided to change the name to The Percivals, for what reasons? Kill Kenny was a great name, when you think of OUR cause, but some others thought of the Irish beer Kilkenny aswell as the ...
Posted by The Percivals on Thu, 31 Jan 2008 08:35:00 PST

"New" Song

Hi, we found a little recording we did last fall of There's No One Like Greta from the times at GS Studios, and now it's up on myspace! Hurray!   Peace //Charles
Posted by The Percivals on Tue, 22 Jan 2008 10:16:00 PST

2nd place in the first round of Emergenza

Veni, Vici and we are ready for Sticky Fingers, Göteborg.We walked in, played until our hands were bleeding, threw our pearls and got on 2nd place in the first round of Emegenza Festival. How that now...
Posted by The Percivals on Sun, 20 Jan 2008 04:45:00 PST

Emergenza Festival

Hi, just wanted to announce that we're doing a Emergenza gig, but the date isn't set yet, but stay tuned! Hopefully you'll come and enjoy our work!   PEACE //S-G Charles...
Posted by The Percivals on Mon, 07 Jan 2008 06:49:00 PST