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Does anyone still like Ministry?
Old fat Yorkshire bastard (32) singer seeks likeminded Midlands rejects to form a band.
Used to gig a lot when younger / better looking. Got a girl, got a job, got a beer gut, still got as drunk, stopped writing tunes and shouting (but kept the girl).
Okay, so now the fun bit:
I'm looking to form a band and get out whilst the getting is still good (FFS I'm already 5 years older than Jim Morrison was when he shuffled, and now will never be part of the 27 club no matter how hard I try).
Influences: Shed loads..... Predominantly industrial (yay for singing through a distortion pedal to distract from my crap range) e.g. Ministry, LARD, Cop Shoot Cop, and yes even NIN (well March of the pigs is acceptable anyway). I also really like my US Punk (Dead Kennedys, Bad Religion, Fugazi, Black Flag, Dropkick Murphys), old school 'grunge' (a ridiculous term), but have also been known to listen to anything stupid and sleazy (I actually quite like some AC/DC and Creedence and not in an 'ironic' manner).
I used to play bass (until I realised that every one was ignoring me) and regardless of how egotistical this message sounds, am looking to meet up with equally idiotic folk to see if we can invent some backwater slime music that encompasses all that is suitably dark and screwed up (from obscure fifties sci-fi, famous serial killers, and anarchist thought bubbles).
I obviously am too old to hang around with 17 year olds, and too young to play 'classic' rock with dads. Looking for non-egotistical types who enjoy making tunes (when not having to do the day job to pay the rent), getting drunk, and heckled / pelted off stage. I have a feeling that we won't be a well liked outfit (screw emo and all who sail aboard the 'scene' ship) but it will be amusing, and we'll hopefully at least make some idiots think....
Sound interesting? Drop me a line and let me know your thoughts (bonus points will be awarded to people who have heard of the Spahn ranch, and think that Charlie dances funny)
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