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Splendid Eddie

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"There's a real RxBandits tone to the guitars and brass on this record. Early RxB too, for me that particular band's best era. And while I couldn't possibly say if the sound was purposeful or not, it makes Splendid Eddie a very enjoyable listen. Six song EPs are perfect for whetting the listener's apetite and leaving them gasping for more and this record does exactly that - and I don't even like 'ska' (not that this band are solely a ska band).
'Too Many false Dawns' kicks things off in great style. There are so many influences going on, bold and brassy trombones, searing vocals and even some backing screams. In a way it's like Incubus colliding with RxB. It's their efforts to avoid sounding like a conventional ska band that make their songs so interesting. There's a very laidback feel to 'Fan of the Famine' too. As a first introduction, I'm impressed. Getting this record out on the road will almost certainly yield positive results."
Punktastic.com
Please note - the following is an attempt to big ourselves up so that you will like us more and want to have our babies. By no means does this mean that it will work, and may we apologise in advance for the constant flipping between 1st and 3rd person:
Splendid Eddie are a 6 Piece Ska/Rock/Anything that seems like a good idea at the time band who Hail from the picturesque Petersfield toen in the lovely county of Hampshire, in England. The band formed in late 2004, and after doing nothing much except practising lots, arrived as we are in early 2006. We self-released our debut album, ‘A Legacy to Follow’ in April 2006, to a near sold out crowd at the Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms, and after a year of hard gigging, released our follow up EP, ‘Every New Day Scenario’, which came out on the 19th August 2007 on Party House Records.
Over the past 2 Years, Splendid Eddie have had the Fortune of sharing the stage with a multitude of widely renowned acts such as The Matches, The Toasters, Elliot Minor, Sonic Boom Six, Adequate Seven, Fandangle, The Display Team, Pickled Dick, and many, many more. In September 2007 the Band completed their first UK tour, aptly named the "Ethel, please don't break down" Tour, after their dubiously reliable but much loved bus.
Splendid Eddie parted ways with their vocalist Kyle in June 2008 due ti musical differances (and we thank him for all the inout over the years!)He has now been replaced by James Hollins, who is just lovely.
All the recordings up were made with our old singer, we will be recording with james soon!!!
So anyway, have a listen to us, see what you think, check out the links, and talk to us! :)
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Music:

Member Since: 7/3/2005
Band Website: splendideddie.co.uk
Band Members:
James Hollins vocals and guitar

Joe Marsh bass + vocals

Shriv guitar + vocals

Adam Hadwen drums + posing

Barney Town trumpet + vocals

Adam Senior trombone
Influences: Reel Big Fish, Howard's Alias, RX Bandits, Less Than Jake, Skylar, Mumrah, Incubus, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Capdown, Coheed And Cambria, At The Drive In, The Automatic, SikTh, Dreamtheater, Skindred
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Record Label: Party House Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Hello there! (Greetings from the new guy)

Hello there moonshines,My name is James Hollins. And I am in equal parts pleased and honoured to introduce myself as the new vocalist for the Splendid Eddie boys. We've been having a jaunty old time i...
Posted by Splendid Eddie on Thu, 17 Jul 2008 02:47:00 PST

Farewell Kyle

As of last week we parted ways with our singer Kyle. It seems cliched to say it was down to musical differences but in a nutshell it was, we are not a screamo band. This has been a difficult deci...
Posted by Splendid Eddie on Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:54:00 PST

We need a Trumpet player!

So as some of you may no, our brillaint Trumpet Player Mr Barney Town is going to Uni in Cardiff in October, and this leaves us in a bit of a predicament... We need a new Trumpet player, who needs to ...
Posted by Splendid Eddie on Thu, 01 May 2008 08:46:00 PST

Another end of the year blog...

Thanks to everyone who came out to the Toasters show last night, was an awesome night, we had such a good time, and also massive thanks to all the bands as well, the Toasters, Fandangle, and Kids Cant...
Posted by Splendid Eddie on Fri, 16 Nov 2007 05:17:00 PST

Reviews for Every New Day Scenario

Punktastic.com: There's a real RxBandits tone to the guitars and brass on this record. Early RxB too, for me that particular band's best era. And while I couldn't possibly say if the sound was purpose...
Posted by Splendid Eddie on Sun, 16 Sep 2007 05:45:00 PST

Tour Diary part 2!

5th September - Day off/Party We were meant to be playing at Brighton engine rooms today, but it was cancelled, so we went home after the gig in Lewisham, and got to sleep in our own beds! Yay After ...
Posted by Splendid Eddie on Wed, 03 Oct 2007 06:33:00 PST

Tour Diary Part Uno...

Sunday 2nd September - Belushi's, Camden So we all gathered at Adams' (minus any trombone player - boo)  nice and early,  Sunday morning, loaded up ethel, and set off on our first jaunt arou...
Posted by Splendid Eddie on Wed, 05 Sep 2007 02:36:00 PST

New Trombotonist!

Hey everyone, as you may know, Mr Chris Colbran is going to Uni in leeds in september, so we'd like to welcom to the fold Mr Adam Senior on the Trombone, top bloke and top player :) He'll be joining u...
Posted by Splendid Eddie on Wed, 18 Jul 2007 02:08:00 PST

We got a bus! (finally...)

Check her out, she's called ethel and she's a beaut! Obviously thats her in her raw state, BUT When we hitt the road in september, she's gonna be stunning! New paint job, new interior, just a generall...
Posted by Splendid Eddie on Sun, 15 Jul 2007 09:27:00 PST

Recording Diary part 1...

So here it is, he first in a few parts of studio diary's documenting us recording our new EP, Every new day Scenario, which is out n the 12th August! We spent a weekend at Adam's, tracking drums and e...
Posted by Splendid Eddie on Mon, 21 May 2007 04:10:00 PST