Music:
Member Since: 1/14/2006
Band Website: beggarsopera.co.uk
Band Members: ON THE MUSIC PLAYER !Martin Griffiths-vocals, Ricky Gardiner-guitars, Alan Park-keys/organ, Marshall Erskin-Bass, Raymond Wilson-Drums.
Then...Martin Griffiths-vocals, Ricky Gardiner-guitars, Alan Park-keys/organ, Virginia Scott-Mellotron/cello, Gordon Sellar-Bass, Raymond Wilson-Drums.
Then...Pete Scott-vocals, Ricky Gardiner-guitars, Alan Park-keys/organ, Gordon Sellar-Bass, Raymond Wilson-Drums.
Then... Linnie Patterson-vocals, Ricky Gardiner-guitars, Alan Park-keys/organ, Gordon Sellar-Bass, Colin Farely-Drums.
Then...Pete Scott-vocals, Ricky Gardiner-guitar, Virginia Scott-Keys/Mellotron/Synths, Clem Cattini-Drums, Mike Travis-Drums.
Now...Ricky Gardiner-guitar/bass, Virginia Scott-keys/vox, Tom Gardiner-drums.The slide show below is dedicated to our singer Linnie Paterson ( Get Your Dog Off Me ) who also sang in Writing on the Wall , legendary Scottish band.
Influences: King Crimson, Robert Fripp, Jethro Tull, Deep Purple, Average White Band, The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Jack Bruce, Eric Clapton, Cream, Led Zeppelin, Frank Zappa, Mountain, John Cage, Schumann, Wagner's Ring, Emerson Lake and Palmer, Frank Sinatra, Iggy Pop, Tangerine Dream, Edgar Froese, Maggie Bell,Tony Visconti, Ed Ruscha, Patti Smith, Blondie, Nico, The Doors, Jimi Hendrix, Bill Withers, Rainer Burke, ALASDAIR GRAY writer/artist LANARK and POOR THINGS, David Bowie, Iron Butterfly,Tin Machine, Dracula, A.L.Kennedy,Stockhausen's Mantra, Piobaireachd, Hank Marvin, Shirley Bassey, Different Trains, Martha Argerich, Keith Jarret, Dave Brubeck, Bob Dylan, Dr Angus MacDonald, The Lament for Viscount Dundee,
Colloseum, Pete Brown, Jeff Beck, Heimat/Edgar Reis, Glenn Gould, Dante's Inferno, Messiaen/ Quartet for the End of Time, Ratcatcher,Pink Floyd, Roy Wood Electric Light Orchestra, Franz Von Suppe, William Seward Burroughs, Astrology, Charles Dickens, Aldous Huxley, Yngwie Malmstein,Carlos Alomar, Joanna MacGregor, The Battle of Waterloo, The Italian Campaign WW2,
Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji, D H Lawrence, Janice Galloway /CLARA, Sandie Shaw, David Lynch, Dusty Springfield, Johnny Cash, Stevie Wonder, Eric Satie,The Shadows,Tina Turner, Salvador Dali, Jackson Pollock, William Makepeace Thackery,Lon Cheyney, Always Crashing in the Same Car, Vladimir Horowitz,Mo Tucker,Michael Landy's Breakdown,Bram Stocker, James Brown, Cardonald, Tamla Motown, The Beauties of Scotland /RO Forsyth, Bob Dylan, Peggy Lee, Steinway Pianos, Johannes Brahms, Rolling Stones, Tracy Emin.
Sounds Like:
"If only all compilations were put together with such care and attention! This wonderful 3 CD collection comes housed in a compact box with each CD in a card sleeve and with a booklet which provides a biog of every act; the CD's, booklet and box all show the infamous swirl label. Whilst the better known Vertigo acts of the day are represented (Black Sabbath, Status Quo, Uriah Heep) the real joy of this collection is contained in the music of bands who didn't quite break through (Gentle Giant, Beggars Opera, Juicy Lucy, Patto etc) and those whom you may not have heard of at all (Cressida, Atlantis, May Blitz et all). All of the music shares the wonderful sparse production so redolent of the period. And just look at some of those song titles; Song for the Bearded Lady, Bring Out Your Dead, Pantagruel's Nativity! This collection contains a veritable cornucopia of early 70's rock, and can ultimately be summed up in just one word: magnificent!" - Reviewer: Cornucopiabloke (Bristol United Kingdom) - Amazon.com on 'Vertigo Box Set'
Record Label: Vertigo/Repertoire/RGS
Type of Label: Major
