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The 4/5s

'Have Music, Will Travel'

About Me

Four mates from Larky: The Dug, Boab, Forbes and Pat 'Grenade' McQuade started The 4/5s in late 2005. Played a bunch of gigs in and around Glasgow - ABC2, Arches, King Tuts, Capitol etc. Toured Northern England and played venues including the Cavern and York Fibbers; recently supported Peter Hook (Arches), Boy Kill Boy (Oran Mor) and The Stone Roses Experience (Edinburgh Liquid Rooms). Our first EP White Russian won Jim Gellatly's myspace cadet on XFM wi a ridiculous 74%. Into music and good times and not shoegazing. Many influences including Happy Mondays, Stone Roses and crazy synthesisers. Currently writing and recording new songs, buying houses, causing bouncers bother, faithering weans and lettin the good times roll. The 4/5s play music with a capital M.
4/5S - Review by NEWMUSICPOST 26/7/07
First song white russian is 4/5S strongest song and thats by no means a slight on the band, merely the pick of a fine bunch.
"White Russian" starts with a short spiralling lead, cascading against a somewhat hypnotic bass line backed up by a pounding tom beat . Strong vocals by Feeney are introduced here and through out. The change propels the song further with sound drum variation along the way. My only criticism is the closing of the song which sadly doesnt do it justice but i believe live it will be a real crowd pleaser. A rocking track, however with a few breaks in between to keep it bright and alluring for the ears.
"Omerta" I can only describe this as The Orb meets The Doors with the trippy atmospheric keys, bluesy bass and almost military style drumming. Here the band show an admirable distinction in styles and you cant help but warm to this track. We did................
"Summer of Love" Again McQuade and Forbes complement each other, a solid rhythm section indeed. Robbie produces a Sixties style guitar lead initially then beefs it up whilst, you can almost feel Feeney`s swagger through his confident vocals as they soar over the music below. There are lulls in the song that work well and shows 4/5s ability to mix it up.
Omerta - Live @ ABC2 Glasgow Nov' 06

Get Down - Live @ Starka 25/7/07

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 4/6/2006
Band Website: myspace.com/thefourfives
Band Members: Kevin Feeney (vox / shaky thing), Andrew Robbie (guitar / synth), Pat McQuade (drums / vibes), Bryan Forbes (bass / shapes)Spiritual Advisor - Fred 'French' Hinchelwood Tour Co-ordinator - Andrew Barry Gary Calm Down Spiers MyGen Profile Generator
Influences: Primal Scream, Stone Roses, Jools Holland, That Silver Ring Thing, Skye Music Festival, Peter Griffin, Charlatans, Doves, Weirs Way, Maximo Park, Arctic Monkeys, Cable ties, Hunter Stockton Thompson, Tony Fuckin Mowbray, Oasis, Cowboys, Cowbells, Cowbags, Happy Mondays, Bill Hicks, Blue Dolphins, Mongo & the chutneys, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Vic and Bob, Led Zeppelin, Pablo Picasso, Rolling Stones, The La's, CAN, Jack Kerouac, The Verve, Factory Records, A Flock Of Seagulls, Bez, Super Furry Animals, The racing post, Hot Chip, Johnny Cash, New Order, Alex Currie, Wheres Wally?, Poppers, Northside, Disposable Barbecues, Joy Division, Bolivian tree frogs, Bob Marley, The dude, Love, The Doors, The Beatles, Kate Bush, Black Grape, Strathclyde Police Department, Herb Grinders, Larkhall Thistle, Peter Stringfellow, Fruit Pastillollies, Vegetable Humpin Bass Players, Rodney Dangerfield, The Towers Of London, The Byrds, Birds, Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors, The Smiths, Chevy Chase, Albert Hoffman, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, Inspiral Carpets, Howard Marks, Pink Floyd, The Rutles, Paul Masson, Jackson Pollock, The Mighty Boosh, Bob Marley, Cocktail Umbrellas, The Rapture, Kate Moss, LCD Soundsystem, Hazy Memories of Hamilton Palace on the Weekend, Echo and the Bunnymen, Who killed the Zutons? Kym Marsh Experience, Richard Pryor, Pat's new dug, Morrissey, James, Ceramic hair straighteners, Legs n' Co., Rod Jane and Freddie, Rock steady Eddie, Syd Barret, Sid James, A Tiawanese One Eyed Prostitute By The Name Of Longtime, The Jam, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah!, T in the Park, Les Paul, Clint Boon Experience, The Rub, margaret thatchers tits, big red tablets, Larkhall Gala day, Buckfast Tonic Wine, Any cunt wi nae teeth that can do a good duelling banjo, Stillwater, The Stolen Cherubs, Borat, Baotian Mail Order Mopeds, Mr. Birds MYO, The Velvet Underground, The Sunshine Underground, The London Underground, Lebowskis Little Urban Achievers, The Wizards Underwear, Nico, Chico, Kenco, The Libertines, Shereen Nanjiani, Penguin Sports Jackets, The Beach Boys, Grand National, Arthur Lee, Arthur Montford, Jim Morrison, John Lennon and all those other dead rockstars, Ladyboys of Bangkok, The Spencer Davis Group, Mohammed Ali, Argyle Militia, Traci Loyds, Pablo Escobar, A 100 bag fur 80 sheets, Diego Armando Maradona, Adventures in Stereo, Zaha Hadid, Family Guy, Shack, The view, the view, the view are on fire !!!(A shadowy ginger figure in aviators and penguin sports jacket disposes of the petrol can up the singer boys hoop)Methylenedioxymethamphetamine, Kenny Rogers, Calippo, White Russians, R.Hull TV Aerial Adjusters Ltd, Madness, Wah-shington St., Slats, Wickerman man man, The Clash, Keith Richards, Faces Nightclub, White Stripes, Red Stripe, Hairy hairy Muffs, Darren Grealish, Tystky, The Real People, Soggy Bottom Boys, The Simpsons, Ernesto 'Che' Guevara, Winston Churchill, Vanishing Point, Euro Hairstyles, One Armed Bandits......ching!, The Beatles, Alan Abel, Beach Boys, The White Transits, The Coral, A Roll and Steak Bake, The Specials, Peter & Jimmy Saville, Woody Guthrie, Jungle Dub, J&TMC, Jack Daniels, twenty four hour party people plastic face cant smile but white out, We Hate the View - they are gonks, Stereo MCs, MC Hammer, The Small Faces, Shaun Ryder's New Teeth, Trainspotting, Fiat Punto, Canned Heat, Paulaner Weiss, Blyswood Steam Room, The Fall, The Stranglers, ian Dury and the Blockheads, Dodgy, Shed7, Zero7, Heaven17, 808 State, 22-20s, Jealousy of Young Kids with Better Bikes, The Go Team Video, CD Cars, Tandoori Mahal, ABC2, Larrikin Love, Packing up and going off camping oop north in the summer months, Self Inflating Air Beds, QFX, The Jackson Five, Jimi Hendrix, The Benedictine Monks, Toulouse Lautrec, Joe Strummer, Boss ME-50 Pedal, Henry Chinaski, Charles Bukowski, Geoffrey Lebowski, Bill Graham, The humble pie...............
Sounds Like: You decide
Record Label: Unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

gigs and songs

New gig dates as well as new songs on the page - mone!!
Posted by The 4/5s on Mon, 05 May 2008 12:12:00 PST

Review of White Russian E.P. in The Skinny

http://www.skinnymag.co.uk/content/view/6567/ Quite pleased wi this wan: ..> The 4/5s - White Russian EP ..> ..> Written by Graeme Blaikie    Thursday, 14 February 2008 ..>An atmosphe...
Posted by The 4/5s on Tue, 19 Feb 2008 04:33:00 PST

Thanks very much ....

to the prick who stole all my gear from the leisure centre gig. Why don't you earn some money and buy your own stuff ya fuckin thieving scumbag!! Anybody knows anything please let me know. Cheers, Boa...
Posted by The 4/5s on Tue, 30 Oct 2007 05:31:00 PST

Boab Interview for New Music Post

The 4/5s How did u guys get together? Four mates and mates of mates. Grew up in the same area and ran into each other on nights out and at many gigs in Glasgow. Thought we could do better than a lot...
Posted by The 4/5s on Tue, 07 Aug 2007 05:09:00 PST

Lets hope it rains the day

....aw day, mibbe's some thunder and lightnin anw   girrit roon yeez - cunts   the dug
Posted by The 4/5s on Sat, 04 Aug 2007 03:16:00 PST

new live video - new song

get down - live@starka 25/7/07   let us know what you think
Posted by The 4/5s on Sun, 29 Jul 2007 06:12:00 PST

19min.37sec

Cheers for coming to Starka the other night folks Your support and comments were top class. Unfortunately we didnt make it thru to Loch Lomond, 2 went thru, we finished joint 2nd and were to...
Posted by The 4/5s on Fri, 27 Jul 2007 07:05:00 PST

Unbiased review - NewMusicPost 26/7/07

4/5S - Review by NEWMUSICPOST 26/7/07   First song white russian is 4/5S strongest songand thats by no means a slight on the band, merely the pick of a fine bunch.   "White Russian" starts ...
Posted by The 4/5s on Fri, 27 Jul 2007 11:23:00 PST

Biased reviews - bit we like them

'Boyes, i thought you were brilliant tonight. U blew me away. Yous will def . play the loch wi that performance, I left Starka with a lot of emotions: Happiness, pride, jealousy and desire. When you p...
Posted by The 4/5s on Thu, 26 Jul 2007 02:03:00 PST

Big support - Loch Lomond heats - New tracks

Awrite sports fans Playin at Liquid rooms in edinburgh supportin stone roses experience. lookin like a bus load goin thru pick-ups - ~Uddy, Hamilton & The Derry lit us know if yer interested. &nbs...
Posted by The 4/5s on Mon, 23 Jul 2007 05:32:00 PST