The Sturgis Armory

About Me

Anyone familiar with Swindon's musical history will recognise a few faces in this line up. Id seen these guys play out in the wilds of Oxfordshire at the infamous Radfest last year, but even knowing what was coming, the band still manage to impress you once they kick into action. Theirs is a style that is difficult to describe without resorting to clichÃ©s, it's a veritable feast of guitar riffs, and it's solid, tight and in your faceâ€¦. It's simply kick arse rock and roll. The Armoury create music that struts and swaggers and feels as if it's picking a fight with the audience, it has an energy and an infectious quality that forces you to respond to it. Singer Gibbo, certainly knows how to play the part of rock star, fronting the band with style and panache, but like all good bands every one seems to be putting on a bit of a show, rock and roll is after all a theatre and this is a band that fully understands that. Its refreshing to hear a rock band that create melody and riff driven songs rather that having to resort to over the top drawn out solo's and other clever guitar tricks. Guitarists Ben and Asa manage to drive the songs at you by trading riffs and creating a big impact, its loud, its relentless, broken occasionally by tight drum breaks or a drop in the dynamic, it's a simple formula. It worked for the Stones, and it works here, the riffs the thing. Although the songs are original, you can hear a lot in them that seems familiar but whether this is stolen or the just have the ability to write songs that feel familiar from the outset it doesn't really matter. Imitation is the best form of flattery and even if they are repackaging all the good bits from rock history, why not, everyone else does it, but not always this well. If you need points of reference, The Black Crowes, MC5, The Stooges, Primal Scream and the Who all spring to mind, not a bad set of peers to have. Catch them live, join the party and to use one last clichÃ© â€¦kick out the jams.

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Member Since: 2/8/2006
Band Website: thesturgisarmory.com
Band Members: Gibbo - Vox,Ben - Guitars & B/vox,Asa - Guitars,Gav - Bass & B/vox,Basu - Drums
Influences: The Faces , MC5,The Rolling Stones, The Stooges, The Who & The Stone Roses are the main people, but you can also hold the following accountable....The Band, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Buffalo Springfield, Dexy's Midnight Runners, The Byrds, James Brown, Canned Heat, Mott The Hoople, Humble Pie, Johnny Cash,Edwin Starr, Paul Kelly, Ruth Copeland, Link Wray, Dick Dale, Crosby Stills & Nash, Phoenix,Elvis, Free, Bob Dylan, Utopia, The Grateful Dead, Motorhead, The Flying Burrito Brothers, T-Rex, Sly & The Family Stone, Frank Zappa, 13th Floor Elevators, Glen Campbell, Ride,Love, My Bloody Valentine, Jesus & Mary Chain, Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Love, Neil Young,Bob Seger,ZZ Top, Dion, Beck, Teenage Fanclub, Hall & Oates, David Bowie, The Charlatans, Bruce Springsteen, Aerosmith, The Beach Boys, Swervedriver, Ramones, Brother J.C Crawford, Buzzcocks, Parliament, New York Dolls, Television, 60ft Dolls, The Beta Band,Sonic Youth, Supertramp,Spinal Tap, Bob Dylan, The Hiss, Spacemen 3, Blue Cheer, The Pogues, The Prodigy, The Jam, The Las, Mountain, Big Star, The Kinks, Lou Reed, Prince, The Electric Prunes, The Sonics, The Nazz, The Mooney Suzuki, XTC, Roundabout, Run DMC, The Small Faces, Spiritualized, Stevie Wonder,Them, Quezon City Rocket Corps, The Thamesmen, Reverberation,Bob Seger,Supergrass,Ten Years After, Van Morrison, Funkadelic, Spiritualized, The Velvet Underground, The Yardbirds, GN'R, Dinosaur Jr, The Kinks, Belle & Sebastian, Nirvana, Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers, Pixies,Todd Rundgren, McClusky, Smiths, Clash, Slade, Specials, Spector, Lee Perry, Prince Buster, Wedding Present, Blur, Kings of Leon, The Who, Led Zeppelin, Ted Nugent, Bloc Party, The Police, AC/DC, Queen, Erin Bardwell collective, Oh, and Star Wars. Very important is Star Wars.
Sounds Like: A CONFLAGRATION OF ROCK+ROLL SOULFIRE!!! Who do you think we sound like??? Leave us a comment and tell us.

Record Label: None
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Review of Swindon Town Winners lounge gig

If the openers were mere slips of lads, Sturgis Armoury are, in contrast, a bit more established. With a heritage that stretches back through bands such as Quezon City Rocket Corps, Roundabout and Rev...
Posted by The Sturgis Armory on Thu, 31 May 2007 05:59:00 PST

Review of the vic gig by Damo

Just got back from The Vic. (I) got to see all of the Sturgis Armory's set.WOW!What an electrifying set! I'd not seen Sturgis Armory play before, but I will definitely be going to see them again, and ...
Posted by The Sturgis Armory on Thu, 20 Jul 2006 03:57:00 PST

The Official History Of The Sturgis Armory

It all began in the early 90's, when Gorse Hill's very own Karate Kid, Andrew J Gibbons Jnr (Gibbo), met local dilettante and music nut/sushi freak, Asa Benjamin White. Together with Asa's brother, Jo...
Posted by The Sturgis Armory on Thu, 11 May 2006 11:23:00 PST

The Unofficial History of The Sturgis Armory

This was spewed forth in an exorcist like manner by the wayward genius that is Bobby Bambino. How do you cope in an office 5 days a week? dreaming of those soda decks playing Big Star to a cappac...
Posted by The Sturgis Armory on Sun, 30 Apr 2006 08:05:00 PST

The Sturgis Armory are a superb, five piece, high-energy Rock 'N' Roll outfit hailing from the ex-railway town of Swindon, Wiltshire,They were formed from the ashes of some band or other. Sharing a co...
Posted by The Sturgis Armory on Tue, 28 Feb 2006 08:17:00 PST