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The Watchers

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About Me

The Watchers were formed back in August 2005. Four school friends and former members of defunct punk band Grasshopper. Heavily influenced by bands like The Who and The Clash, inspired by their immense raw energy on stage and counterbalanced with great bands from the North West like The Smiths, Joydivision and Echo and The Bunnymen.

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Music:

Member Since: 5/6/2006
Band Members: Martin McEntee-VoxIan S-Epiphone Sheraton VSB, Fender Cyclone / VoxBenedict Joseph-Fender Jazz BassWrighty-Drums
Influences: We all like alot of different stuff but included in that list would be- Echo and the Bunnymen, The Clash,Joy Division/New Order,Stone Roses/Ian Brown,The Cure,Black Sabbath,Led Zepplin,Jeff Buckley,Television,Morrissey/The Smiths,Nirvana,Patti Smith,Pixies,Sugar,Neil Young,PJ Harvey,Buzzcocks,Magazine,ESG,Gang of Four,early U2,Roxy Music,T Rex,Talking Heads,Throwing Muses,Sex Pistols,New York Dolls,Jefferson Airplane,Portishead,Killing Joke,Oasis,XTC,Doves,Kraftwerk,Devo,John Barry,Thievery Corporation,The Kinks,Ramones,Blondie,The Who,The Faces,MC5,Iggy Pop,Bob Dylan,The Doors,Depeche Mode,Orange Juice,Nick Cave,Jonny Cash,Brian Eno,The Human League,Stereolab,Velvet Underground,David Bowie,Wire,Campag Velocet,Lalo Shifrin,My Bloody Valentine,Jesus and Mary Chain,Cream,Love-this is just a basic list it could go on, as any band we're influenced by people we go and see,including the bands that we see locally at a pub level and from Dub,House,Blues,Country,Ska and Reggae every bit of music can have an influence.
Sounds Like: Free MySpace Layouts
Record Label: Sprout Records
Type of Label: None

My Blog

First Scarlet Battalion track recorded!

How Do! Just a quick post to let you know The Watchers side project Scarlet Battalion is up and away. A new/old instrumental track called Kingdom is on there for the moment. We are on a temporary ...
Posted by The Watchers on Tue, 19 Feb 2008 05:35:00 PST

Where are those pesky Watchers?

Myself and the boys are taking a break from the band for a while. This is due partly to Martin and myself expanding our families and needing a bit of time out. I will however be embarking on...
Posted by The Watchers on Fri, 14 Dec 2007 10:29:00 PST