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The 123s

About Me

Tuesday afternoon sitting in hudsons bar. worn brown leather seats. Cara siwngs in, all day glow leggings and amphetamine, puts a coin in the jukebox and on comes rockaday popstar singing "Remember the 80's baby". I sit back in the seat take a long drink and think about love, hate, work, no work, fucking, fighting, singing, runing and falling. i think about my friends, i think about the war. I think about the 123s.
The sound of young Glasgow. We play every week
Neil
Well, what a year ive had. My first in the 123s. It all started with a text message which i recieved in barcelona, (from former guitarist and legend colin morton) to come and try out for the band. So i thought f*ck it.. im not doing anything else! I managed to sober myself up long enough to get to a rehearsal, where a mutual understanding of music and getting fucked up united me with the rest of the guys! Gigs came fast and hard after that, and between us we created a whole new sound for the band and recorded it, while ripping it up in some of Glasgow's top venues such as, The Arches, (a personal favourite of mine) ABC,Maggie Mays, Capitol, the Barrowlands2 topping it all of with getting offered a residency in box (our second home) where we now have a weekly friday night slot. Since then we have played the o2 acadamy in a showcase called 'THE NEXT BIG THING' and we have been confirmed at the 'HOMECOMING FESTIVAL' at irvine beach. Its exciting times for the band and its not to be missed! Id like to say a big thank you to everyone who has come along and seen us and to keep on coming. Cheers, neil. X

"Facinating to look at on the stage, they played one smoking cauldron of anthemic rock & roll, indie boogie that went along like an express train the whole band on fire and rocking!"


- NME MAGAZINE


"The four piece revelled in The Arches' cavernous halls where their bass-driven blend of evergy and melody cast a joyous spell over an enthusiastic crowd"


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- EK NEWS


We recently did an acoustic session for box which is up in their boxcast site (click the link) We're on episode5. Go have a look and give them an add!


My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 06/12/2005
Band Website: www.myspace.com/the3s
Band Members: Gary Forsyth - Lead Vocals + Rythm Guitar

Neil Wilson - Lead Guitar + Backing Vocals

Scott Barr - Drums/Percussion + Vocals

Chris Kay - Bass guitar

Check out our video "Fuck Art Let's Dance!"! Filmed & directed by Cindy-Lou (from "Lady Lou & Eejit Productions") and also Dereck and Marshal from Oldmill Studios in Strathaven for providing the set and initial recording (http://www.myspace.com/oldmillstudios). For further info, contact www.myspace.com/weeladylou. Enjoy....... ..
Influences: ** Rolling Stones** **The Libertines** **Bob Dylan** **The Strokes** **Green Day** **The Clash** **The Who** **...Dirty Pretty Things** **White Stripes** **The Fratellis**and many many more........
Sounds Like: you decide!
Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

ABC easy for The 123s

Wow, what a week! First a big thank you to the fantastic, beautiful people who came to the 'Higher' launch night. It was a great night.Big thanks to 'The digzys', 'Casino brag' and 'The tenaments' def...
Posted by on Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:06:00 GMT

SUPPORT ACTS ANNOUNCED!!!

The 123s and Box of Records would like to announce two amazing support acts for our single launch at ABC2 on the 27th of June...THE TENEMANTS!!!!!!THE DIGZYS!!!!These great bands should top off an ama...
Posted by on Tue, 09 Jun 2009 10:56:00 GMT

*UPDATE* single news and more!!

Hi folks, we are half way through the year and we have already romped our way to an amazing 30 gigs! Phew!Some highlights have been the 'Next Big Thing' showcase at a packed o2 academy, King Tuts with...
Posted by on Wed, 03 Jun 2009 15:39:00 GMT

HIGHER! SINGLE LAUNCH! IMPORTANT NEWS

Alright folks! Single launch for 'HIGHER' is in abc2 on the 27th of june! It is going to be mental. The band recorded on saturday and are really excited by the studio version of the song.Tickets are l...
Posted by on Mon, 11 May 2009 00:36:00 GMT

HIGHER! SINGLE LAUNCH! IMPORTANT NEWS

Alright folks! Single launch for 'HIGHER' is in abc2 on the 27th of june! It is going to be mental. The band recorded on saturday and are really excited by the studio version of the song.Tickets are l...
Posted by on Mon, 11 May 2009 00:34:00 GMT

The 123s are the Bees Knees

We are fresh out of the studio from recording a live set along with an interview with Fraser Thompson for "Boxcast", a new weekly podcast made by those lovely people from Box.The podcast features a st...
Posted by on Sat, 04 Apr 2009 09:47:00 GMT

A year in the life of a 123! By neil wilson.

Well, what a year ive had. My first in the 123s. It all started with a text message which i recieved in barcelona, (from former guitarist and legend colin morton) to come and try out for the biggest b...
Posted by on Thu, 02 Apr 2009 01:03:00 GMT

Dundee gig review-Nov 2008

It was the debut Dundee gig for The 123's, a band who I'd only ever previously encountered at a huge Battle of the Bands final in Glasgow, but had followed their path ever since. That they played a re...
Posted by on Tue, 18 Nov 2008 02:11:00 GMT

Then there were 1...2...3...

Unfortunately we have some sad news to report: Colin has told us that he well be leaving the band. The reason being, he is due to become a dad for the first time, so we all wish him and his wife Elain...
Posted by on Tue, 22 Apr 2008 05:56:00 GMT

This is what we say to pay to play

(in response to a cheeky email sent to us by Ivory blacks insinuating that we turned down their gig because we couldnt sell enough tickets and not coz their ticket deal was ridiculous)oh we can sell t...
Posted by on Tue, 02 Oct 2007 10:48:00 GMT