Really really obscure Sheffield bands

[gary in NZ 10]

Nick is was an awesome guitarist, didn't Neil Morrell play bass for a while there too

 

Went to school with both of them and Neil and I were mates that knocked around together with a few others. I was back in UK in September and caught up with Neil at a reunion, he's ben a copper for many a year now.

Nick got married to Lindsey scott, they have to kids I think girls, nick is still teching guitar.

[mike-s 13]

Hi Gary, Yep I knew Nick was teaching guitar, think he still lives on Seagrave. If I remember right Lindsey was Neils girlfriend before swopping sides!. I will try and dig out some photos of us playing, I think at the Monsal Head. I was pretty useless on guitar in those days but fortunately stuck at it and improved. Still playing today.

[Steptoad 12]

Hi i remember Mcloskys ! the bandleader had a big victorian house near havlock square ..went to a party once it was wild!! i knew the guitarist ..a tall slim guy long hair ..and as part of the act he would throw his guitar in the audiance .

 

Was his name Ray?

[gary in NZ 10]

Hi Gary, Yep I knew Nick was teaching guitar, think he still lives on Seagrave. If I remember right Lindsey was Neils girlfriend before swopping sides!. I will try and dig out some photos of us playing, I think at the Monsal Head. I was pretty useless on guitar in those days but fortunately stuck at it and improved. Still playing today.

 

 

????? Swaping sides, how do you mean swapping sides??? I saw her in September last year and she and nick where still together then, so do explain please? Yeh be good to see photo

[suprisestorm 10]

Was his name Ray?

 

Yes it was ! havnt seen him for ages.

[Guest sibon]

The Exploding Mountbattens were pretty obscure... and a bit rubbish too:)

[mike-s 13]

????? Swaping sides, how do you mean swapping sides??? I saw her in September last year and she and nick where still together then, so do explain please? Yeh be good to see photo

Don't get me into trouble!! I said she used to be NEILS girlfriend - BEFORE she and Nick got together!, They would have been about 16 - 17 at the time,

Hence the 'swopping'.

[Steptoad 12]

Yes it was ! havnt seen him for ages.

 

If it's the chap I think it is he married my mums best mate, but I've not seen him since my sister wedding in 1999.

[melthebell 862]

Crikey I remember them! & going to see the Bendy Monsters at the Hallamshire...it cost 50p to get in upstairs.....they where crap:roll:

bendy monsters / muzzle club are old school friends of mine, seen em loads at the hallamshire / take 2

 

heres a piccy of them out of a magazine when they appeared on telly adicts

i still have a few bendies / muzzle club demo tapes

[Englishmike 10]

Anyone remember

 

Stunt Kites

The Negatives

Typhoon Saturday

Yah - Boo

 

Of Course, Pete Eason was the lead singer in both Yah Boo and The Negatives and now fronts a band called the Wildcats who play in Sheffield on a semi-regular basis. Still chat with Nigel and John from the Stunt Kites and one of my bands played with them at the Penguin in Shiregreen a millio years ago. Someone else mentioned that the Drummer is now in Sparta FC and that is true, the bass player from my second band (TSI--TSA) is the singer in Sparta and they are cracking - he is Jonathon Wills.

[Steptoad 12]

Does anybody know the story about The Fighting Tikkas?

[Longcol 596]

Does anybody know the story about The Fighting Tikkas?

 

Down to appear at the Hanover along with Vince Tait and the Innocents back in the late '70's weren't they