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Tom Brookes

how's the scene, man?

About Me

“We stood in collective awe all the way through the set, safe in the knowledge that we were seeing a moment of eternity, in the tradition of Dylan’s first electric performances, played out before us – thankfully everyone has learned that this is good by now.” - Bertold Baker, Mercy Magazine “Tom Brookes draws us with his wicked tales of torn terrain, and a scrunched up face that advises us of not trying anything nasty. ‘Clementine’ clinches us at the end, just when we thought it couldn’t get any better.” - Gigwise.com “Set to be Merseyscene’s next success story.” - The Times

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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/9/2007
Band Website: N/A
Band Members:
Influences: Lennon & McCartney, Leonard Cohen, Paul Simon, Grant-Lee Buffalo, Syd Barrett, The Doors, Beach Boys, Neil Young, Bob Dylan, The Police, Verve, Love, Everly Brothers, C.S.N.Y., Carl Orff, Led Zeppelin, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Elbow, Nirvana, Supergrass, Nillson, Richard Swift, Buckley, Nick Drake, Roy Orbison, Van Morrison, Dave Brubeck, Skip Spence, Supertramp, Don McClean, Engelbert Humperdink, R.E.M., Rolling Stones, Velvet Underground, Cream, The Band, The Jackson 5, Vangelis, Robert Wyatt, Engelbert Humperdinck, Longpigs, R.S. Thomas, Ted Hughes, Mark Twain, John Martyn, Harry Ramsden, S*M*A*S*H, David Bowie, Pulp, Gustav Mahler, Elgar, John Adams, Pink Floyd, Wagner, Phillip Larkin, Bjork, Chet Baker, Herman Hesse, Marvin Gaye, Hyam Plutzik, Roddy Frame, Queen, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Pixies, Thin Lizzy, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Doris Day, Abba, Nat King Cole, Flying Burrito Brothers, Johnny Cash, T.S. Eliot, Karen Dalton, Irving Layton, Shirley Collins, Elvis Presley, Ridley Scott, Tolkien, Gabriel Faure, Spiritualized, Bruce Springsteen, Donovan, Bernard Hermann, Billy Murgatroyd ...
Sounds Like: none of the above
Record Label: G-d
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Pickled brains and bodies

Just got back from Springstock after a three day binge.  thanks to andy hickie and family for letting such crazy characters into their home.  I think everyone involved had a cracking time.&n...
Posted by Tom Brookes on Wed, 04 Apr 2007 04:10:00 PST