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Daniel Karl Morgan

My Welsh improves when there's beer in the room

About Me

Some random facts about Dan.......
I could quite happily talk about music or listen to someone talking about music for hours...... I work in an opticians and know a lot of random stuff about lenses. I love listening to vinyl records. They sound awesome! (Loving Jethro Tull's "Thick as a Brick" at the mo!) I love hanging out with people who make me smile :) I drive a Renault Clio with a 1.6 Diesel Engine. It's great! I like wearing jackets and blazers. The pockets are useful. I have had some crazy hair styles in my time! I used to have quite long hair! (see funky moving photo montage below) I make a mean banoffee pie (just ask the guys in work!). I love reading books. I have no tattoos or piercings. I love going to watch live music. (Please let me know if you're doing any gigs, I'll try and come watch!) I'm always singing to myself. If you don't hear me singing then you know something is wrong! I am a very honest person (but thats only because I am a crap liar!) Rydw i yn gallu siarad Cymraeg. (That means I can speak Welsh). I am learning website design in my spare time. I have been told that I am great at giving hugs. I don't smoke or do any drugs and I don't intend to start. (What's the point? Too expensive and really bad for you!) I have an enormous taste in music. My favourite band of all time is Led Zeppelin. (Best song you ask...? Oooh tricky.....) I have never EVER used an iron in my life. I am really crap at telling jokes. But I love making people laugh. (I think its called alternative comedy...) I own a kazoo. (Yes! haha) I have a degree in Biological Sciences (but I thought I better tell you about my kazoo first!) Mine's a pint of lager thank you! (See you at the Kilkenny Cat?) I think it is important to compliment people if they have done something well or if they have impressed you. I rarely get asked on dates. I always have to ask the girl! (Very traditional don't you think?) I am NOT a morning person. By early evening I tend to have livened up! If you mention one of the following bands I will get very excited: Pink Floyd, Rush, Genesis, The Clash....! If anybody can explain to me just what the hell is going on in the final episode of The Prisoner then I will be eternally grateful! Anyone can play guitar! If you play any other musical instrument then you can impress me much easier! If you can play in unusal time signatures then you are automatically on my Christmas card list.

Hello there! My name is Daniel Morgan and I am a singer/song-writer/guitarist from Llanelli, South Wales (UK). Although this is a music profile I do also use this as my personal MySpace profile as well!
Lifting In Threes (vocals/lead guitar). I also play a fair amount of solo gigs around Llanelli and Swansea now and again.
I am also very excited to announce that I will also be playing with my new band The Time Circus at some point in the near future! We have just completed our 5 track demo CD. It rocks! Stay tuned for more info!

On this page you will find a small selection of my music: I really hope you enjoy it! There is plenty more available on my website (check out linkage in the left-hand column of this page)
Some of my hobbies include reading (love Terry Pratchett's Discworld), socialising with friends, talking about music and discovering new bands, going to as many gigs as I can, amateur dramatics and eating out (I love Indian food!). I used to love drawing cartoons but then I gave up all my artistic subjects at school to go to University and study Biology. My full title is Daniel Karl Morgan BA (Hons) Biological Sciences (Oxon), but you can just call me Dan.
I am very interested in meeting other musicians here on MySpace, especially acoustic artists and unisgned bands. Its all about feedback: please let me know what you think of my tunes and I can guarantee you that I will check out any music, art or poetry that you have! :)
Thank you for taking the time to check out my page! Feel free to leave a comment, add me or request an add and I shall speak to you soon!
THE TIME CIRCUS
DANIEL KARL MORGAN
ARTIMUS CRISIS
PARAFFINALIEN

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 12/4/2005
Band Website: dkmorgan.co.uk
Band Members: Daniel Karl Morgan plays: Acoustic guitar (Vintage), Electro-acoustic guitar (Martin & Co.), electric guitar (Gibson Les Paul Studio), Harmonica (Hohner Special 20), bass guitar (Squier P-Bass) and keyboard (Yamaha PSR-530).
Influences:

The last songs I listened to:

I've tried to list as many artists & bands here that have influenced me in one way or another:
AC/DC, Air, Alice Cooper, Alice In Chains, The Allman Brothers Band, The Answer, The Average White Band, Syd Barrett, The Beatles, Jeff Beck, Belly, Ben Folds Five, The Black Crowes, Black Sabbath, Blind Melon, Blue Oyster Cult, Blur, David Bowie, Brand New, Jeff Buckley, Budgie, Bush, Camel, The Cars, Cave In, The Clash, Leonard Cohen, Elvis Costello, Counting Crows, Graham Coxon, Cream, The Crocketts, Crosby Stills & Nash, Crowded House, The Cult, The Cure, The Darkness, Deep Purple, Dinosaur Jr, The Doors, Doves, Nick Drake, Dream Theater, Bob Dylan, The Eagles, Elbow, E.L.O., Emerson Lake and Palmer, Far, Foo Fighters, Free, Fun Lovin' Criminals, Peter Gabriel, Gang of Four, Genesis, David Gilmour, Grandaddy, The Grateful Dead, Green Day, Guns N' Roses, Steve Hackett, Nick Harper, Roy Harper, George Harrison, Interpol, Iron Maiden, The Jam, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Jimi Hendrix, The Jam, Jane's Addiction, Bert Jansch, The Jeevas, Jethro Tull, Joy Division, Kaiser Chiefs, Killing Joke, King Crimson, Kings of Leon, The Kinks, Kraftwerk, Kulashaker, Led Zeppelin, The Levellers, Lit, Love, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Manic Street Preachers, The Mars Volta, John Martyn, MC5, Metallica, Millionaire, Joni Mitchell, Monster Magnet, Muse, Gary Moore, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Nirvana, Ocean Colour Scene, The Offspring, Pavement, Pearl Jam, Pink Floyd, Pixies, Robert Plant, Procol Harum, Queen, Queensrÿche, Radiohead, R.E.M., The Rolling Stones, Rush, Santana, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Sigur Rós, Simon & Garfunkel, Skunk Anansie, Smashing Pumpkins, Elliott Smith, The Smiths, Sonic Youth, Soundgarden, Super Furry Animals, Supertramp, Talking Heads, Tangerine Dream, Thin Lizzy, Tool, The Traveling Wilburys, Robin Trower, U2, The Undertones, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Velvet Revolver, The Velvet Underground, Roger Waters, Weezer, The White Stripes, The Who, Wire, Wishbone Ash, XTC, Yes, Frank Zappa......

These are a few of the albums which I am currently obsessed with:

Some of my favourite movies are:
Pulp Fiction, High Fidelity, This is Spinal Tap, Monty Python (Holy Grail, Life of Brian & Meaning of Life), Kill Bill Vols. 1&2, Reservoir Dogs, Scarface, Almost Famous, Stir Crazy, Wayne's World 1 & 2, Goodfellas, The Untouchables, The Godfather trilogy and the Lord of the Rings trilogy.

Some of my favourite TV programmes are:
Red Dwarf, The X-Files, 3rd Rock From the Sun, The Simpsons, Futurama, The Prisoner, Fist of Fun, Blackadder and The Mighty Boosh.

Some of my favourite books are:
Terry Pratchett's 'Discworld' series, 'One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest' by Ken Kesey, 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' by Douglas Adams, 'The Da Vinci Code' by Dan Brown and various musicians' biographys.
The book I am currently reading is:
'Six Thinking Hats' by Edward de Bono. Its management - but not as we know it!
The last album I bought was:
"Rise" by The Answer..... Yes I actually bought some modern music to prove I am not actually a musical snob stuck in my ways! Not a bad effort here - just raw blues rock (with a glossy modern day production obviously) with a slightly 'Paul Rogers-soundalike' singer and charged electric guitar oriented riffs. Only down-side is that there a few weaker tracks which let the album down. Still - for a 2006 release I am enjoying it a lot and can't wait to see the band live!
Sounds Like:
Roy Harper, Bob Dylan, Led Zeppelin, The Clash, Blur, Artimus Crisis, Smashing Pumpkins, Pink Floyd, The Velvet Underground, Crowded House, Super Furry Animals, Jeff Buckley, Jason Phillip Morgan, Peter Gabriel, Rush, Nirvana, Dinosaur Jr, Graham Coxon, Blur, Jeff Beck, David Bowie, Nick Harper, Jethro Tull


Record Label: Asparagus Records
Type of Label: None

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Posted by Daniel Karl Morgan on Sun, 04 Dec 2005 01:11:00 PST