MODERN
ANDORIAN MUSIC
It all starts with the BLUES, baby. Renouned throughout the galaxy as some of the saddest music ever.
Could it be the constant sub zero temperatures? The dim but not quite dark nights? Living underground from birth? Who can say.
Considered a Prophet and spiritual leader on Andoria, RO'BERTT JONSOHN is widely regarded as the inventor of the "antennae bar chord," which led to the birth of ANDORIAN BLUES. His music and message of sullen hope lifted the Andorian people up and brought them out into the galaxy.
The "BLUES AGE" lasted several centuries before SKIFFLE over took it as the dominant music form. Skiffle-mania gripped the populace and Skiffle bands were a dime a dozen in the 2120's.
In 2131, a FERENGI pirate ship crash landed in the Northern Region after plundering a VULCAN transport enroute from EARTH. In the cargo hold, the rescue team discovered, amongst other Earth sundries, an ELECTRIC GUITAR. After some trial and error, the instrument was adapted for extreme cold weather useage and replicated throughout the land. Very soon the musical history of the planet was forever changed.
THE ICEBORES, were the first real Andorian rock and roll band. Watching their angst ridden performance of "Love Me Blue" on the Friday night sock-hop holo-show inspired KEVAL and SHRAN as teenagers to play music. Unfortunately, all the members of The Icebores were killed in a fight after a show at a supposedly neutral Tellarite outpost, an incedent which led to decades of mistrust and conflict.
The band began unofficially in 2137 when Keval and Shran met in the IMPERIAL GUARD durring a border skirmish with the Tellarites. They penned the song "Tellarites Ain't Alright" while trapped behind enemy lines for four days. The catchy ditty won praise from the other soldiers and bolstered the morale of the Andorian military. A host of drummers and bass players sat in with the duo over the few years as their military careers slowly took precedence.
In 2142 Shran was promoted to COMMANDER and given the IMPERIAL WARSHIP KUMARI. His first order was to post Keval with him as his FIRST OFFICER. His second order was to have a practice space built and through a series of skillful personel transfers, was able to aquire BENNU and TELB from other ships. It is rather common for Andorian fleet ships to have a crew band on board and the competition between Commanders can be intense.
Now, with his own ship, Commander Shran and THE SHRANTONES set out to rock the quadrant.
Everybody on Earth thinks he's dead, but JIMI HENDRIX is actually out on tour courtesy of the Q CONTINUUM. We got lucky in 2144 when we played the ISLE OF RISA festival and met him backstage smoking ORION hashish. Nice chap.
...and the saga of
The Shrantones
begins....
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