STRANGE DAYS
Current Line Up
  • KEN COOK
  • Keyboards, Guitars, Vocals
  • Only original member of the Band when first formed in 1968 (Still waiting for Gold Watch Award!!)
  • Musical Influences are wide and varied but the likes of Keith Emerson, Vincent Crane, Rod Argent, Graham Bond ,Pete Townsend were major influences in the early days.
  • All Time Top Ten is one of the hardest tasks to decide on, but here goes. (Not in order) 1). A Little Help From My Friends (Joe Cocker), 2). Dreamer, (Supertramp) 3). Hold your Head Up (Argent) 4). Love Me Two Times (Doors), 5).I'm Not In Love (10CC) 6). Peaches, (Stranglers) 7). Your Song (Elton John) 8). Won't get fooled again (Who) 9).Good Vibrations (Beach Boys) 10). Somewhere Only We know (Keane) and the list goes on!!
  • Current Favourite bands. FEELING, ORSON ,KEANE, SNOW PATROL, KILLERS
  • EQUIPMENT , Roland Fantom 6,Nord Stage, Korg Karma, Roland AX1, Emu Vintage, Korg Trinity, Ibanez, Epiphone. Yamaha and Ovation guitars LINE SIX Stereo Combo ,Bose
  • FAVOURITE STYLE OF MUSIC. As the years go by I seem to accept most styles of music (It's something to do with growing up!!) but I do like a good solid pop song with a rock influence. Also have wrote numerous songs of my own and have performed some of them live over the years with the band. Link to KEN COOK, Songs alsowww.unsigned.com/kencook

 

  • PAUL BOOLE
  • Drums, Percussion, Vocals
  • Band member since 1976
  • EQUIPMENT, Yamaha Drums
  • (More Info to follow, under construction)

 

  • DAVE WILLIAMS
  • Bass, Keyboards ,Vocals
  • Band Member Since 1993, Served as Lighting operator previous to that
  • Musical Influences:, Russ Ballard (Argent), Stevie Wonder, General Johnson (Chairman of the Board), Glenn Hughes (Trapeze,Deep Purple)
  • ALL TIME TOP TEN:  Penny Lane (Beatles), Lazy Sunday Afternoon (Small Faces), (Sitting On) The Dock Of The Bay (Otis Redding), (I'm a) Road Runner (Junior Walker), The Happening (Diana Ross and the Supremes), Tragedy (Argent), Somebody's Been Sleeping (In My Bed) 100 Proof Aged In Soul, Superstition (Stevie Wonder), The King Of Rock and Roll (Prefab Sprout)
  • FAVOURITE STLYES OF MUSIC: Motown, 70's Rock and anything with melody, funk and rhythm.
  • FAVOURITE CURRENT ARTISTS: Scissor Sisters, Hard Fi
  • EQUIPMENT, Fender Precision and Jazz Basses, Warwick Corvette with active pick-ups; Fender and Squier Strat Guitars; KORG Triton, Karma, X5,YAMAHA Motif ES6 and ROLAND AX7 Keyboards.

 

  • GROUP AMPLIFICATION.
  • BOSE  Personal Amplication set-up  . 3 poles 5 bass bins. 2.200 watt system. (See Bose Link below)
  • JBL 15 EON, Powered Speakers to supplement the Bose


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