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Mike Pinch

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Music:

Member Since: 26/03/2006
Band Members: Just me on my original material, although thanks to my brother Stu, for some great bass parts on No Wonder.

Bob's Your Monster:

Mike Pinch: Guitars
Stu Pinch: Bass
Rob Berry: Vocals
Influences: Bands:

Rush, Pain of Salvation, The Flower Kings, Sting, Stevie Wonder, Peter Gabriel, Kate Bush, The Police, Jeff Buckley, Frank Zappa, Hiromi Uehara, Rok Golob

Musicians (Guitarists):

Allan Holdsworth, Roine Stolt, Alex Lifeson, Jeff Beck, Dave Gilmour, Gary Moore, Scott Henderson.

Musicians (Drummers):

Vinnie Colaiuta, Stewart Copeland, Simon Phillips, Benny Greb, Buddy Rich, Gavin Harrison, Zoltan Csorz, Dave Weckl, Neil Peart, Bill Bruford, Keith Carlock.

Books:

Breaking The Time Barrier, A Short History of Nearly Everything, The World According To Clarkson, The Real Frank Zappa Book, Steven Gerrard Autobiography

Heroes:

Buddy Rich, Vinnie Colaiuta, Bruce Lee, Bill Shankly, Howard Moon
Sounds Like: Maybe I'm too close to the music to give an unbiased view. Probably a mixture of the influences shown elsewhere.
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

Why are the most interesting bands / musicians the least well known?

Have I really got strange tastes in music as some of my work mates have commented, or is it just that all the outstanding bands are the ones who get the least recognition? Two great musicians I have b...
Posted by on Tue, 20 Nov 2007 12:29:00 GMT