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BARRY ISLAND

Passionate and unpredictable, they have a reason for returning... Mick Mercer on The Tights

About Me

BASS PLAYER, LYRICIST, KEYBOARDS - THE TIGHTS http://www.myspace.com/thetights http://www.thetights.com KEYBOARDS,SAMPLES,LOOPS- GB-LIQUIDATOR.. BASSES - FENDER PRECISION, AMPLIFICATION - HARTKE

My Interests

INDIA, ESOTERIC ART, OUTSIDERS, DADA, TAOISM, CHAPPISM, FLY FISHING, DARWINISM, BUDDHISM, RICHARD DAWKINS, DESMOND MORRIS,BULGARIA,ICONS, THE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH, RASPUTIN, WORLD WAR I, EALING FILMS,

I'd like to meet:

DESMOND MORRIS, RICHARD DAWKINS,PETER HAMMILL,IRMIN SCHMIDT, HOLGER CZUKAY, NEIL YOUNG, MICHAEL PALIN

Music:

FAVOURITE BASS PLAYERS:1. EBERHARD WEBER 2. ARILD ANDERSSEN 3. DEE DEE RAMONE 4. PETER CRUIKSHANK (GROUNDHOGS) 5. BURKE SHELLEY (BUDGIE) 6. HOLGER CZUKAY (CAN) 7. RONNIE LANE ( SMALL FACES) 8. STEVE SEVERIN (BANSHEES) 9. JIM LEA (SLADE) 10. PETER HOOK (JOY DIVISION)MY CURRENT TOP 10:-1. HOW DOES IT FEEL - SLADE 2. MAID IN HEAVEN – BE-BOP DELUXE 3. COULD YOU BE THE ONE - HUSKER DU 4. FAITH HEALER - THE SENSATIONAL ALEX HARVEY BAND 5. CENSORSHIT - THE RAMONES 6. BALLROOM BLITZ - SWEET 7. FROM THE UNDERWORLD – THE HERD 8. HERO – NEU! 9. BIRTHDAY SPECIAL – PETER HAMMILL 10. OH YEAH! - CANTOP TEN ALBUMS:1. THE RAMONES 2. LEAVE HOME - THE RAMONES 3. L.A.M.F. - JOHNNY THUNDERS & THE HEARTBREAKERS 4. TAGO MAGO - CAN 5. ORCHESTRA - EBERHARD WEBER 6. NEU! 74 - NEU! 7. EARLY RECORDINGS - LINK WRAY 8. NORTH STORY - MISHA ALPERIN 9. NICO - THE MARBLE INDEX 10. LOU REED BERLIN

Movies:

GANDHI,END OF THE CENTURY, DOCTOR ZHIVAGO, DOWN BY LAW, FARGO, BETTY BLUE, JEAN DE FLORETTE,DIVA, NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS, BEING THERE, DROWNING BY NUMBERS, NUTS IN MAY, DON'T LOOK NOW,HENRY V, THE CROW,IL POSTINO, TAXI DRVER, THE LONG GOOD FRIDAY, SHORT CUTS,

Television:

MICHAEL PALIN, KING OF THE HILL, FAMILY GUY, THE SIMPSONS

Books:

R.K. NARAYAN, HOLY COW,THE NAKED APE, THE HUMAN ZOO, SHORT CUTS,MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL,PERFUME, CHEHKOV, PINTER, BIRDSONG, IAN McKEWAN, MARK HADDON

Heroes:

MAHATMA GANDHI, DALAI LAMA, NEIL YOUNG, HANK HILL, HOMER SIMPSON

My Blog

TIGHTS NEW SPLITUSA PAGE

  TO VIEW TIGHTS NEW SPLITUSA PAGE SEE:   http://www.splitusa.com/men/sound.php?id=393&gid=11...
Posted by BARRY ISLAND on Sat, 12 Apr 2008 05:08:00 PST

BUY THE NEW TIGHTS TEE!!

  TO BUY NEW TIGHTS TEE FROM SPLIT USA JUST CLICK ON LINK: http://www.antiapparel.com/st016.html...
Posted by BARRY ISLAND on Sat, 12 Apr 2008 05:02:00 PST

"Hussieskunk" Review of 7707

..TR vAlign=center align=middle>   The Tights - www.thetights.com7707 (released 2007)Self ProducedThe Tights, a late 70s punk outfit, has reformed into the same that they left us with so long ...
Posted by BARRY ISLAND on Wed, 26 Mar 2008 10:13:00 PST

"Punk & Oi" Review of 7707 EP

TIGHTS (THE) - 7707 (own release) This ep is excellent, only three tracks but it takes you back to 77, baying for more. Excellent 1st track paying tribute to fallen heroes and things we just all love...
Posted by BARRY ISLAND on Wed, 26 Mar 2008 09:56:00 PST

THE TIGHTS NEW TEES WITH SPLIT USA

TO BUY A SPLIT/TIGHTS TEE GO TO:  http://www.splitusa.com/men/clothing.php ?season=23cat_id=36...
Posted by BARRY ISLAND on Mon, 10 Mar 2008 06:48:00 PST

TO READ INTERVIEW WITH THE TIGHTS FOR PUNK & OI

    TO READ INTERVIEW WITH THE TIGHTS FOR PUNK & OI CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING LINK:- http://www.punkoiuk.co.uk/INTERVIEWS/tights.asp...
Posted by BARRY ISLAND on Thu, 29 Mar 2007 04:55:00 PST

HISTORY OF PUNK BOOK FEATURING THE TIGHTS

CHERRY  RED PUBLICATIONS ARE PUBLISHING A DEFINATIVE HISTORY OF PUNK BOOK FEATURING THE STORY OF THE TIGHTS: No More Heroes: A Complete History Of Uk Punk From 1976 To 1980Alex Ogg  SEE LIN...
Posted by BARRY ISLAND on Wed, 22 Nov 2006 11:58:00 PST

REVIEWS OF "7707" THE NEW TIGHTS EP

To read reviews of "7707"  new EP by The Tights by Mick Mercer and Paul Marko see: http://www.mickmercer.com/mmset.html   and:   http://www.punk77.co.uk/talkpunk/viewtopic.php?t=74...
Posted by BARRY ISLAND on Sun, 12 Nov 2006 08:23:00 PST