Welcome to the OFFICIAL MySpace page of Birmingham rock band KNOCKOUT NED!
Formed in 2005 by five students from Birmingham, Knockout Ned have been playing and writting material ever since. A sound now defined, the band talk about much more serious items in their music. While the band still love to play their old songs <[b>'Will Can't Play Guitar', 'King of the Land'], they know that those songs are written by teenage boys who were still learning how to play. Three years on from forming, Knockout Ned focus more on the lyrics now then ever, and they know what they are talking about. Latest recording 'Lost in the City' sees the band explore in to obscure tales of wanting to be accepted, but being afraid to branch out. Equally, the latest track 'I'm a Name, I'm a Face, I'm a Statistic' hits out against the idea of Big Brother and living in a Nanny State.
When performing live, the band still pride themselves on being entertaining and powerful.
WE NEED YOUR HELP!
We are now through to the SEM-FINALS of the Surface Unsigned Festival competition, and will continue to battle with some of Birminghams best unsigned acts, which is why we need your support. We need you to attend as many of our Surface Unsigned gigs as possible and register your support for us! Our next Surface Unsigned performance won't be taking place until after July. The event will take place at the Birmingham Barfly! Please contact us for ticket information. Alternatively (or also), you can register a vote via text message. Text SURFACE 605 to 83149, and you will vote for the Ned! Texts cost £1.00 plus your standard network rate. A percentage of the cost will go to Oxfam
REVIEWS:
LIQ - 'Lively spirited grunge tracks... renowned energetic performances...'
MONOCHROME MUSEUM - 'The singer was a chaotic maelstrom...
as long as they were on the stage, Knockout Ned made sure that EVERYONE had a good time.'
ROCKSOUND - 'Blitzoid guitar riffs egged on by vocal wells, sheer live energy to punch the air to. The spirit of the rock rampage is alive and active'
SURFACE - 'A punchy slice of punk-rock...
Sean spits his angry lyrics with equal parts venom and apathy...
They’ve got the lyrical ideas to back up their edgy sound...
They are definitely worth checking out.
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