Member Since: 04/05/2006
Band Website: http://www.wrongonline.co.uk
Band Members: Steve Christie - piano, Hammond M100 organ, mellotron sounds (by courtesy of G-Media), MFB Synth-Lite, Mason & Hamlin Reed Organ circa 1888, Guitars, Bass, Drums, Cello, Cellin-Violo (violin played between legs like a cello), Pocket Theremin, Dogs, Voice
Steve Roberts - Double Bass, Single Cream, Electric Bass [from Lounge Lizard]
Steve Christey - Drums, Percussion, Tablas [from Lounge Lizard]
David Putley - Voice of the Store Manager (on 'Department Stores')
Lisa Phillips - Voice of the Mannequin (on 'Department Stores')
Previous musicians include:
Claire Small (flute - she's playing on "Shoes of A Stork" and all of "Children's Television Themes..."),
Ollie Corbin (trumpet, flugal horn on "Nannygoat 2")
Rosie Hooper (flute, guitar),
Caroline Cook (flute),
David Purse (trumpet, guitar),
Carolyn Evans (Oboe),
Erica Longley (drums),
Leigh Jerwood (Double Bass, Oboe)
Influences: The Beatles, The Beach Boys, Marc Bolan & T.Rex/Tyrannosaurus Rex, Frank Zappa, Sammy Davis Junior, Jake Thackray, Ivor Cutler, Captain Beefheart, Badfinger, Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, Stevie Wonder, Syreeta, Nino Nardini, Roger Roger, Barry Forgie (Stringtronics Mindbender LP), Ronnie Hazlehurst, Simon Park, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, John Lennon, Ringo Star, Bert, Barbara Dickson, Archie Fisher, Pentangle, Dave Brubeck, Herbie Hancock, John McLaughlin & The Mahavishnu Orchestra, Joe Zawinul, Dudley Moore, Barbara Moore, Michael J Lewis, Hans Zimmer, Ray Noble, Henry Hall, Jack Hylton, Gong, BBC Radiophonic Workshop, Peter Howell, Dorothy Ashby, Curved Air, Marianne and David Dalmour, Lady Sovereign, Miles Davis, Busta Rimes, Black Sabbath, Bernard Herrmann, Krzysztof Penderecki, Michael Jackson, Erik Satie, Family, The Old Sea Hag, David Bowie, Roxy Music, Ben Folds, Billy Joel, The Ice-Cream Van that used to come round my street when I was a toddler, King Crimson, Moody Blues, Sesame Street, The Muppets, Paul Giovani & Magnet, Stephen Sondheim, Leonard Bernstein, Leonard Cohen, Leonard Rossiter, Elmer Bernstein, Cole Porter, Noel Coward, Noddy Holder, Godley & Creme & 10cc, Neil Ardley, Don Shinn, Tony Visconti, James Blunt (...only kidding)
Sounds Like: TV Themes from 1960s-1980s, A Clean-shaven Roy Wood in an extra happy mood, Wendy Carlos in her old trousers, Mahavishnu Orchestra (played with bananas instead of hands), Bananas, Hands
esoteric, cheesy, lounge, library sounds
Record Label: wRong ( = unsigned)