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Andy J Scott

Check out Softer Ride on MySpace

About Me

My Bio

Well what can I say?
My first real memory of music was listening to my Dad`s old Status Quo, Dire Straits and Chris Rea cassettes in the car on long journeys. Started teaching myself guitar when I was about 13 on a really cheap acoustic and its been downhill ever since! Got to the point where I can make a chord without looking! ;-) Taught myself slide guitar after realizing what the amazing sound was coming from Chris Rea's "Road To Hell" album..Still has the power to give me goose bumps..
Main influences I suppose are Chris Rea & Mark Knopfler/Dire Straits but have many others.
Not been a band in a long time but finally got something together in the last few months and are now gigging. Please check out my band,
SOFTER RIDE .
If you want to add me to your friend list, PLEASE, PLEASE add us as well.We need friends! Hopefully set up a proper website soon.Watch this space as they say.
Finally got some new tracks done with band up and am in process of getting together an EP for release in the near future.Tracks on MySpace pages are tracks that wont be on EP so enjoy! I`ll keep adding new songs here that i`ve done myself so keep checking back if you have the time
Thanks for adding me and having a look.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 4/20/2006
Band Website: myspace.com/softerride
Band Members: Andy Scott -
Vocals
Slide Guitar
Electric and Acoustic Guitars
Bass Guitar
Harmonica
Keyboards & Piano
Drum Programming
I use Diamond Bottlenecks for slides. Check them out.
Here playing live with my band, SOFTER RIDE .

Influences: Chris Rea,
Mark Knopfler/Dire Straits,
Rory Gallagher/Taste,
Status Quo,
Muddy Waters,
Elmore James,
Peter Green,
Fleetwood Mac,
Bonnie Raitt,
Jackson Browne,
Joe Walsh,
Ry Cooder,
Gerry Rafferty,
AC/DC,
The Eagles,
Eric Clapton,
Del Amitri,
Freddie King,
The Beatles,
Elvis Presley,
The Rolling Stones,
Bob Dylan,
Free,
Bad Company,
Little Feat,
Lowell George,
George Harrison,
Creedence Clearwater Revival,
John Fogerty,
Crowded House,
ABBA,
Queen,
The Band,
Foghat,
Don Mclean,
The Allman Brothers Band,
Bryan Adams,
Keb Mo,
The Gypsy Kings,
J J Cale,
James Taylor,
Jeff Lynne,
ELO,
John Mayer,
Keane,
Son House,
Charlie Patton,
Travelling Wilburys,
Willie Nelson,
ZZ Top
The Police...etc


Sounds Like: Err..me hopefully...
Record Label: None Yet
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Recording Sessions

Well, just had 2 weeks in the studio with my band Softer Ride, (yes i know, sounds very grand doesn't it!). Absolutely knackered, dont know how The Eagles stayed in there for a year...no wonder they h...
Posted by Andy J Scott on Mon, 27 Aug 2007 02:11:00 PST