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Pete Smith

About Me

Well.......having picked up a bass and mastered the tricky line to Argents 'Hold Your Head Up' I was hooked! - and I remain bassically a bass player! After the usual shambolic early bands I played bass/sang and wrote with early 80's progressive rockers Subway in and around Norwich - sadly after splitting I flirted with several jam/bands but failing to find the right thing settled into playing rugby for the next 17 years - tried to keep my hand in playing wise - difficult with broken and dislocated fingers! Having finally hung up my boots and various parts of my body I dusted off the bass and jamed again abit and then joined Hollow Earth (Norwich based prog rock tribute band and all round good blokes!). After 3 years I knew I needed to move on - more jams - nothing happening so in 2007 I bought a second hand 8 track for £280 and it is the best thing I have ever done! - thanks for sticking with this if you haven't dropped off yet! - I then put together a 6 track EP - Permanent Demos (1) - of demo quality songs/ideas in the hope that like minded musos out there may be interested in writing/recording and playing this sort of thing. I play/sing all the bits myself and they are not perfect!!! - Gavin Harrison/John Petrucci and others may have helped but I hope the demos give a feel for what I would like to be playing in a band format......2008 update...disappointingly only 3 new tracks added - have also recorded an unplugged version of the most excellent 'Sound of Musak' by the brilliant Porcupine Tree - Best band in the world at present! 2009 - 4 new tracks so far - I hope to be recording and possibly performing some live stuff this year with my good friend Stu Laws - I really appreciate anyone listening to my stuff whatever they think and am grateful for any comments - Cheers Pete
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Member Since: 01/12/2007
Band Website: Not Yet!
Band Members: Just Me!
Influences: Porcupine Tree, Steven Wilson, Rush, Opeth, Marillion, Pink Floyd, Camel,Be Bop Deluxe, Peter Gabriel, Genesis, Deep Purple, Blackfield, Flower Kings, Transatlantic, Dream Theater, Spocks Beard, Neal Morse, Yes, King Crimson, Enchant, Argent, OSI, Liquid Tension Experiment, Muse, Kate Bush, Led Zeppelin, etc, etc......
Sounds Like: Some of the above - but hopefully a bit like me! Judge for yourself.
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: Unsigned

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