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Larry Bell

Singer/Songwriter and Photo Artist

About Me


I’m a DIY Singer/Songwriter who performs solo and I produce my music on a Boss digital 8 track. Have previously played live in Auckland, New Zealand and in Osaka, Japan, where I lived for two years. Now back in my hometown of Christchurch and currently working on tracks.
Love to Rock and I like to write thoughtful lyrics that express emotions and truths about our shared human condition and the transitory nature of our existence...and some social commentary too (it’s a love/hate thing with life in general..lol).
Most often it’s my lyrics that dictate the journey my music needs to take..have a perfectionists personality but also like the raw punk ethos of just capturing the spirit of the moment. I’m a self-taught musician so my music, especially guitar, has much more to do with feel than theory and I just rely on my ear. I’m of Scottish, Welsh, English, Irish and Maori descent (Taranaki Ngati Mutunga and Ngati Tama)...no wonder I’m at war with myself..lol.
In summary, I’d just like to share my personal view of life and hopefully share the same joy through my music that I get from listening to others....my other passion is Photography and digital image manipulation on my computer...Click on the Photo Art banner below to go to my Photo Art Showcase Website at Windows Spaces Live, or see the My Pics Album for a personal view of my hometown Christchurch..cheers..Larry

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/25/2005
Band Members: Larry George Bell - Vocals/Guitar/Bass/Keyboards/Dr Rhythm Drum Machine and Sequencer/Computer
Influences: Influences range from Rock, Blues, Techno, Pop, Country, Singer/Songwriters, etc...all I care about is a good song that moves me either emotionally or physically. Favorite Artists, past and present, would include Pink Floyd, Who, Motown, Mississippi Delta, Texas and Chicago Blues, Muddy Waters, Robert Johnson, Sonny Boy Williamson, Blind Lemon Jefferson, ZZ Top, Leonard Cohen, Bruce Springsteen, Marianne Faithfull, Iggy Pop, Lou Reed, U2, Green Day, Metallica, Linkin Park, Rammstein, AC/DC, Manic Street Preachers, Muse, Bowie, Daniel Lanois, Beethoven, Lennon, Bryan Ferry, Ray Charles, Otis Redding, Sam Cooke, Billie Holiday, Tina Turner, Tom Petty, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Robbie Robertson, Roy Orbison, Ian Hunter, John Hiatt, Tim and Jeff Buckley, Ben Harper, Sheila E, Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash, Lucinda Williams, Steve Earle, The Judds, Tanya Tucker, Van Halen, Mountain, The Groundhogs, Smashing Pumpkins, Talk Talk, Portishead, Garbage, Roxette, White Stripes, REM, The Raconteurs, The Living End, Foo Fighters, K. T. Tunstall, Kenny Wayne Shepard, Keith Urban, Franz Ferdinand..etc etc...(GUITAR Heroes...Richard Thompson, Eric Clapton, Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Peter Green, Rory Gallagher, Keith Richards, Bo Diddley, Albert King, B B King, Buddy Guy, Robert Cray, Jeff Beck, Brian May, Joe Walsh, Billy Gibbons, Roy Buchanan, David Gilmour, Mick Ronson, Peter Frampton, Gary Moore, Bonnie Raitt, Susan Tedeschi, Mark Knofler, The Edge, Edward Van Halen, Lindsey Buckingham, Carlos Santana, Richie Blackmore, Rick Derringer, Johnny Winter, Leslie West, Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Steve Hunter, Jim Weider, Martin Barre, Tony McPhee..etc etc.....

Sounds Like: Multiples of a fundamental frequency....Everything I've ever listened to, digested, filtered, reinvented and spat back out again as Me. We should never forget those who came before us.

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According to data from the National Climatic Data Center's U.S. Climate Extremes Index, almost 42 percent of the U.S. experienced extreme weather events in 2007, the second-highest for the index, which dates back to 1910. Aside from being one of the warmest years on record, 2007's heat sparked deadly wildfires in California, hundreds of tornadoes across the Midwest and South, and extreme drought through much of the Southeast.
Christie Brinkley - Model/Mom/Artist/Activist... "I am marching because I truly believe, that if we all don't do something fast, our children will never know the same life I believe we have all come to take for granted."
Jon Bon Jovi - Singer/Musician/Actor/Activist... "I'm like anyone else. As the father of four young children, the more I learned about the issue of Global Warming, the more I was driven to make whatever difference I could. On tour, educational materials will be a part of the concert experience. We're making a donation of monies into offset programs (including Native Energy) to help compensate for the carbon footprint our tour left behind. Each of us are obligated to do what we can to be part of the solution. And it's easy. Shut the lights off when you leave the room, lower the air conditioning, buy energy efficient appliances etc. Every little bit helps."
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Record Label: Unsigned
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

About my Songs

"My Bleeding Heart"Had a backing track ready and I was due to go to a family Christmas party. It was to be the first Christmas get together after my brother had passed away. I wasn't looking forward t...
Posted by Larry Bell on Sun, 01 Oct 2006 09:04:00 PST

Future Shock now

First of all I must emphasis that I'm just as trapped in Consumerism and Energy Consumption as everyone else. But as a Singer/Songwriter I'm very aware how songwriting is often a self-centered occupat...
Posted by Larry Bell on Mon, 02 Oct 2006 08:12:00 PST

Who am I ??

The Blues have a special place in my soul. Let me tell you why this white boy feels the Blues so bad...as you probably know Modern Music has a deep link to the Negro Slaves taken from their homelands ...
Posted by Larry Bell on Sat, 30 Sep 2006 06:45:00 PST