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ENTRIES
FOR 2002 THROUGH TO 2010 BELOW 9 OCTOBER 2010 New Bass Player The search for a new Bass player is
over. Nathan Brew has now joined the band and
will make his first live appearance on October 22 at The Cross Rifles. We have to give a massive thank you to
our very good friend and bass maestro Dave Werrett for helping us to keep
most of our gig commitments in the last few months! 10 JULY 2010 Old Band’s One other bit of news – there is now a
separate sub site within this site for another of Andy’s old bands
Zenith. The photos are a laugh and
there are a few MP3’s!! The links are in the History page and
here:- 19 MAY 2010 This Weekends Gigs! Unfortunately we have had to cancel this
Saturdays gig at The Miners. However,
we are able to play Fridays date at The Old Tavern in Next weeks gig
on the Friday has also had to be cancelled but Saturday 29th at
The Old Fox IS ON 10 MAY 2010 Last Saturdays Gig! A big thank you to everyone at The 7 MAY 2010 Line up
change!!! Apologies to anyone who turned up at The
Railway in Fishponds last Saturday expecting to see us, but we had to cancel
the gig at short notice when we suddenly found ourselves without a bass
player. A big thank
you though to Amy and Mark at The Railway for their understanding and we look
forward to returning there next year at some time. This Saturday’s gig at The 25 APRIL 2010 Remixes… A long time with no news! It’s been a bit quieter on the gig front
but things have been happening. Our
latest album “Three” has just been re-mixed and should be available from this
Saturday (we are at The Railway in Fishponds, We have also started to rehearse some of
the older songs ready for our next recording project not to mention writing
stuff for a new release later this year! More to come later. 22 DECEMBER 2009 Next years gig list… The first batch of dates for next year
has been added. More to come later. 3 SEPTEMBER 2009 Email address… Our email address is back up. Feel free to drop us an email and we
will add you to our mailing list and let you know when we are playing in your
area… 7 AUGUST 2009 New look for the site & more gigs
added… We thought
it was about time the site had a facelift!!
More work will be done over the next few weeks to update the rest of
the site and, of course, the front cover of our new album features on the
home page. A few samples from the cd
will also be added in the next few days. See the Gig
Guide for the latest Outsider listings 11 JUNE 2009 New album update… Well, we’re
just about there; at least as far as the music side of it goes. It’s mixed, mastered and as soon as the
artwork is finished and the first batch printed, it’s out! We’ve had two artwork themes working but
have settled for the original idea which is in keeping with the underlying
concept of the album. Nearer to the
release date we’ll put the front cover up here. The plan is
to release it on the weekend of our gigs at The It’s by far
the most ambitious project the band has worked on. Not just the fact that it clocks in at just
over 64 minutes but the fact that several of the songs are quite long! Three of them break the 10 minute barrier. If you’ve seen the band live in the last
year, chances are you’ve already heard some of them. All ten
songs were written by the band but an important mention has to be made
regarding the song “Three” It’s the
longest song in the Outsider repertoire at just under 12 minutes – yes we cut
it down!! Originally a complete song
written by guitarist Andy Sayers and briefly in the Outsider set as far back
as 1999. We decided to re-work it a
couple of years ago and thought it needed something a bit different for the
instrumental break in the middle. The
instrumental break turned in to a bit of a monster and whilst this was very
much a band effort we have our former bass player and very good friend Dave
Werrett to thank for the intro to the middle section and the intro to the
song itself. Dave also had a hand in
the writing of a couple of the other songs on the album The track listing is as follows: - 1.
The Eleventh Hour (Overture) 2.
Too Late this Time 3.
Nothing to Lose 4.
Moments Before 5.
Three 6.
Feed My Soul 7.
The Last Word 8. Is Nothing Sacred 9.
Reflections 10.
Bleed Through Me Sample mp3’s and the artwork will follow
soon…………… 4 MAY 2009 Saturday’s gig is off… The Stones
Cross gig scheduled for Saturday (9 May) is off. Hopefully things will pick up and we will
be back there soon. The album is
finished and we will provide a full update and some sounds soon. Not only do we think it’s rather good but
it’s rather LOUD!! Now, it’s
always a good sign when you turn up at a venue and see your posters on
display, looking almost virginal, untouched by the rigours of life in the
place over the course of the previous weeks NOT!! Even better then when you notice the venue
management walking around with one of your posters, with fresh blue tack
recently applied, whilst you are setting your gear up! It’s a Saturday night and there were
apparently lots of people in the place watching local bands on both on both
the Thursday and Friday nights. Hmmm…
wouldn’t it have been a good idea to put the posters up, like BEFORE the
night of the gig! They were, after all
hand delivered three weeks beforehand!!
Still, that’s enough of that because if there’s one thing we won’t do
its lower ourselves to that level.
Just a little rant which is more than we’ll say for some. By the way
“Full” might be back in the set soon ;-) 6 MARCH 2009 Album update soon and more gigs… We are in
the final stages of mixing the album and will provide a full update and some
sounds soon. We think it’s rather good!! In the
meantime, more gigs have been added to the list. 18 DECEMBER 2008 …The end of 2008 and the future… As we near
the end of another busy year for Outsider we would like to thank all of the
people that have supported us over the last 12 months. It’s been tough at times; there’ve been a
few blowout’s with the “you’re not our type of music” crap – even when the
audience seem to think otherwise, and there’s been a few “you’re too heavy”
lines – but we kind of like that one though!! We played
one gig in Devon where the Landlord came up to us afterwards and said we
sounded nothing like our demo and that he was only playing it in the kitchen
just before we arrived. He had to be
reminded that when the band arrived he was able to walk in a straight line
and was capable of speech! Again, a big
thank you to all of those who supported us and, well, we won’t even waste our
energy with the middle finger to some that just aren’t worth the effort. Over all though we’ve come through the year
retaining a clear idea of the direction we want to go in \M/ So, what
does the future hold? First of all
there’s the last two gigs of the year this weekend starting with the Vintage
in Next years
gig list (for the first few months) is up on the gig guide page and there
will be additions to this in the coming weeks. Then there’s
the new album!! We’re nearing the
final straight as far as recording goes.
The drums are done as are all ryth guitars, most of the bass and
nearly all the solos. It’s more
progressive, darker, and heavier than our previous material and that’s a
direction that we will continue to go in.
Hopefully it will be mixed in January, or at least by early
February. The cover artwork is being
created by our very good friend, 23 NOVEMBER 2008 …Next Weeks Gig… The Back Bar
gig is still very much on and Andy (Jock) Jamieson will be with us for the
majority of the second set in what is basically the culmination of a series
of gigs reuniting the original twin guitar line up of the band for the 10th
anniversary celebration! Following
this gig we are back to three and we will put the old songs we’ve been airing
of late to rest - for now! – (there will be more news on this next year!!) as
we concentrate on the songs that will appear on our next album. Talking of
the new album? Have a look in the
studio diary! 14 OCTOBER 2008 Historical stuff!!... The gig at
Hobbits went well and we are looking forward to playing a full set with Jock
(Andy Jamieson) at The Back Bar in Weston on 29 November. It was good to dust off some old stuff! Talking of old
stuff; Andy has recently started to put together web pages for a couple of
his old bands. The first ones are just
about finished and can be found through the history and links pages of this
site. There should even be a couple of
mp3’s loaded! 24 SEPTEMBER 2008 The Bands
10th Anniversary… Hard to
believe that it is very nearly 10 years since the first Outsider Gig (3
October 1998 at The Bungalow)!!! We’ve hit a
fair few milestones over the years but 10 years is about the most significant
and something that we want to celebrate over the next few months. There are a few things that we have in mind
but one definite plan is to feature a few of the older tracks in the rest of
the gigs this year. But better than
that we will also be bringing one of the original members back to the band
for some of the gigs. Andy Jamieson
(AKA Jock) will appear with us at: 2
October Hobbits, 29
November The Back Bar, ….and
possibly a few other gigs as well. We
rehearsed together a few days ago and Jock tore through a large chunk of the
back catalogue and some of our newer covers.
We all had a blast and are looking forward to presenting one hell of a
wall of sound at these gigs. “Reach
for me” sounds awesome!! One other
thing that we’d like to do on this site is a little update of what the past
members of Outsider have gone on to do and are currently up to – musically
that is. If any of you are occasional
visitors to the site please get in touch (via the email button). 6 JUNE 2008 The Last
Word… The new cd
is finished! It’s mixed mastered and,
if the artwork is on schedule, will be released next Thursday at the Hobbits
gig in Track
Listing is as follows 1. Nothing to Lose 2. Glass House 3. Is Nothing Sacred 4. Break This 5. The Last word The cd is a
mixture of old and new stuff and whilst a couple of the tracks featured on
our last cd, these are new recordings and the first featuring the current
line up of the band. One full mp3 and
some samplers are on the mp3 page! Recording
this EP gave the band the chance to get to grips with a whole new way of
recording and the use of pro-tools! So
the next project will be the new album (which may well be called “Three”) and
we aim to start this very soon. 30 MAY 2008 Changes to
the gig list… The new
CD… Sunday’s gig
at the Kingshead in Dursley has been re-scheduled for Thursday 30 October. There have
been quite a few changes to the gig list in recent weeks – a few additions
and several cancellations – it seems a number of venues have really started
to struggle financially and had to cut back or even stop live music
altogether. Obviously this is a trend
that we hope will reverse but an altogether more worrying trend is the
“you’re too heavy” crap that we are hearing more of these days. We recently played to a busy venue in
Newton Abbot where we were encouraged by a very enthusiastic audience to play
a batch of Metallica covers that we weren’t necessarily expecting to play
that night (we do tone it down when we have to!). Not needing much encouragement we belted
out “For whom the bell tolls” and “Creeping Death” and had a pretty good time
(not quite as good as the night before in Tiverton but good). At the end of the night we had an enquiry
from an employee of another venue and the offer of a gig at a private party
in the area and more……but the venue cancelled our remaining booking as the
“new management” prefer more middle of the road and kari F’N okee! What the
hell – we fight on and the last thing we’re going to do is start to water
down what has turned in to by far the most solid set the band has ever had. Turning now
to original stuff. We have two gigs
coming up where we will be teaming up with June 12 at
Hobbits, July 25 at
The Wagon in This gives
us the chance to showcase the recent additions (original material) to our
set. The gig at The Stones Cross on
Friday 6 June will also lean heavily to original material!! Very soon we
will be able to give full details and some mp3 previews of the new cd! Very soon! 29 MARCH 2008 New
recording project underway… The band has
recently started work on some new recordings and plan to release an EP in May
containing some new and reworked material.
By then work will have started on the next full length album and there
is even more in the pipeline! There have
been a number of gig additions and alterations lately, so it’s worth checking
the gigs page regularly. 15 JANUARY 2008 Hatchet
gig changed to The Old Tavern… Due to
problems at the venue the Hatchet gig on 24 January has unfortunately been
cancelled. All is not
lost, however, as The Old Tavern in Stapleton have stepped in to let us
relocate the gig there and on the same night.
A massive
thank you to Simon for this. It will be
great to be back at one of our oldest 8 JANUARY 2008 A few gig
changes… The gig at
The Windmill scheduled for Friday 18 January has been postponed. Hopefully we’ll have a new date soon. The gig
scheduled for 24 February at The Kingshead in Dursley has now been put back
to Sunday 1 June. Thursday 24
January sees the band play its first all original gig of the year at The Old
Tavern in 21 NOVEMBER 2007 2008 gig
listings… The 2008 gig
listings are now included on the gigs page! 11 NOVEMBER 2007 ”3”… 2008 gigs… After a hell
of a lot of hard work it was great to get the opportunity to finally play the
song “3” in it’s entirety for the first time ever on Saturday (Backpackers, The 2008 gig
list is looking pretty full already and with the recording plans that we have
for the next 6 to 9 months we are going to be very busy. A full listing for 2008 will appear on the
site in the near future. 10 SEPTEMBER 2007 Mosh pit
in Really! A big \M/ to
everyone at the front on Saturday night for their very demonstrative support. We were
faced with a slightly different kind of gig to what we perhaps expected – for
starters it was an outdoor gig starting at 9:30 and, well this is the We were in
two minds which way to go with our own set and started off with the more
predominantly covers based list but soon changed tack and brought in all the
new stuff when we realised we had a bunch of Metal Heads in front of us. We’re already looking forward to more
outdoor gigs next year! A personal
note from me just to thank my fellow band members Neil and Alex for all their
hard work, particularly over the last few weeks when things have got pretty
intense! As well as the new material
that we’ve put into the set recently – and the fact that it is by far the
most challenging stuff we’ve ever done -
there’s plenty more on the way and I really appreciate the dedication
and commitment that has been shown. I know that collectively we can’t wait to
get a new CD out - Andy 5 SEPTEMBER 2007 Recording
plans part two… Well we
didn’t exactly get to play two gigs in the same day after all last
weekend. Although this will happen
later in the year when we play a private function on the afternoon of the gig
at Williton in The session
at The Ferrybridge Inn was recorded (in front of a very select audience) but
that’s what it was really – a recording session. More details will follow later but for now
we can list the songs that were recorded (audio & video). First though
a massive thank you to Bill and Jane for setting it up for us and for their
hospitality it really is something everyone in the band appreciates so
much. A big thank you also to Andy for
his enthusiasm and hard work on the night. We also want
to thank Mary and her husband for turning up to see us again at The Royal
Portland and for the video that they gave to us of an earlier Ferrybridge
performance (August 2006). So, here’s
what we recorded Hurts to
feel Break This Moments
Before Nothing to
Lose Is Nothing
Sacred Feed my Soul Bleed
through Me The Last
Word The Parallel More on this
later! The
recording session went really well and we intend to do some more recording
very soon both in our own studio and at a yet to be decided commercial
studio. 29 AUGUST 2007 Recording
plans, new artwork & more gigs… We have
added quite a few new gigs to the list and this weekend sees the band play
two gigs in the same day for the first time.
Although we have played two within 24 hours quite a few times. The second
gig on Sunday (2 September) is at The Ferrybridge Inn and is being
recorded. More details on that will
follow later but anyone who wants to come along and help build up the
atmosphere is more than welcome. As
previously mentioned, the band has been busy working on new material and
plans for a new album will be posted soon.
Having said that we can tell you that some of the new songs that are
likely to feature are as follows: - Nothing to
Lose Moments
Before Three Is Nothing
Sacred Feed my Soul Bleed
through Me The Last
Word Even though
there are only 7 tracks listed above they alone clock in at something like 54
minutes! Recording
should start in October or November and is likely to feature at least one
more song. Some new
artwork should feature on the site in the near future. Our Bass Player, Alex, has re-engineered
the logo and as soon as we get it web friendly we’ll make some changes. 15 JULY 2007 The very
sad loss of Martin Price… Anyone close
to the band is likely to have known Martin Price. Martin died in a tragic
accident on Wednesday afternoon and it goes without saying that the band has
been very deeply affected by the loss of such a loyal and great friend. As many of
you will know Martin’s son Alex has been a member of the band since February
of this year which makes this time all the more painful and just four weeks
ago at Martin was married to Sue (Andy
had the honour of being the best man).
This was such a happy occasion and something that will always live
with us. Our hearts
go out to Martin’s wife Sue and his three sons, Adam, Alex and William and
the rest of his family. We will be off
the road for the rest of July and will make plans for a suitable tribute to
Martin at some stage in the near future. 20 APRIL 2007 A few
changes to the gig & set list… New
outsider myspace page… A few dates
have been added and there are more in the pipeline. Unfortunately
tonight’s gig in Honiton and next Saturday’s in Williton have been cancelled There have
been a few more changes to the set list as well and we’re working on even
more new material that should get an airing in the coming weeks. One new song that really defines the band
as it is now is the 10 minute plus masterpiece (well we think it is) “Bleed
through me”. We know it’s not likely
to get in the set every gig but we will include when it feels right. Outsider now
has a myspace page www.myspace.com/outsider3music 12 FEBRUARY 2007 ANOTHER
BIG CHANGE FOR OUTSIDER… Basically
Mick Kirton has moved on to pastures new.
Three gigs into the New Year Mick told us that he would be leaving but
would be available for the dates until the end of February. This gave us plenty of time to sort
ourselves out and its something that we will always appreciate. The change
to the line up came about very quickly and saw Neil Phillips move back to
where his heart really lies – playing the drums – and gave an opportunity for Alex Price to join
the band on bass. Rehearsals
have gone well and some new material has even surfaced but, because of the
break in our gigging schedule from late February to early March, we were
conscious of the need to get the new line up blooded sooner. The new line
up played its first gig at The Westgate in (even if it
was only for one night!!!!). More news
will follow on the band’s plans for 2007 soon. Where has Mick
gone? Well at first it was under wraps
but we can now announce that in March Mick will be the new drummer in Hells
Bells (AC-DC Tribute). We wish Mick
all the very best in this and look forward to catching one of their shows in
the future. 12 DECEMBER 2006 …2007
DATES NOW ON THE GIG GUIDE... The last gig
of 2006 at the Ferrybridge in We are
cutting back slightly in 2007 by staying off the road for at least one
weekend a month. Having said that we
look forward to another busy year as there are already 56 gigs lined up. We hope to
be able to post more on our plans for 2007 soon. 2 MARCH 2006 …THE
PARALLEL EP… The Parallel
EP is now out. The track listing is as
follows 1. Nothing to lose 2. Something I don’t need 3. Hurts to feel 4. Break this 5. Only today 6. The Parallel The band decided to re-record some of
the older material when picking tracks for a new demo in September 2005. The first priority was to get an up to date
demo disc featuring the new line up but it was also very much in their minds
to be able to release something new for the same reason. The disc also gives a bit of an insight
into the future with the new track “Nothing to lose” although this has been
in the band’s set for some time now. Further recording is scheduled for later
in the year and we’ll post details of the next full size Outsider album as
soon as they are available. 4 FEBRUARY 2006 …THE
PARALLEL EP… …DUE FOR
RELEASE FEBRUARY 2006… The band has completed work on a 6 track mini
album. All that remains now is to
complete the artwork and final track listing. A further post will follow shortly with more
specific details. No prizes
for guessing the title of one of the tracks.
9 DECEMBER 2005 …RECORDING
NEWS… The complete up to date gig list for 2006 is now
in the Gig Guide. The band has recently completed some new
recording and will be issuing a 6 track mini album early in the New
Year. More details will be posted when
it has been finalized. The cd will
contain several re-recordings of material from both earlier Outsider albums
and includes one completely new track “Nothing to Lose” More details to follow soon. 25 NOVEMBER 2005 …MORE 2006
GIGS… …HOBBITS
GIG TOMORROW NIGHT… There have been more additions to the gig list
for 2006. Leading up to Saturday’s gig there has been a
couple of interesting posts on the Hobbits forum about the band and we
thought we might as well clear up one of the questions that was posed. Particularly as there was a reply to this
question from a former band member (a big hello to Jock). Anyway, Jock’s version of events is more or
less spot on, the name Outsider was one of 10 or so on a list and more or
less everyone involved with the band at the time chose it. We sort of rationalized it to mean we were
outside of the main Weston music scene and because we were based just outside
the town. Nothing sinister and no
really deep meanings. Basically we
just liked the sound of the name. ….Coming soon some new recording news…. 31 OCTOBER 2005 …HALLOWEEN
WEEKEND… The
Halloween weekend saw Outsider play two very different types of gig but both
with more than a touch of Halloween about them. First up was
Red Hot Rock 2 held at Tiverton RFC on the Friday night. This was the first gig for the band in a
while featuring virtually all original material. Outsider
headlined the event playing a set of just over 50 minutes as detailed
below. The other bands on the bill
were After the Blackout and Mummy Smack.
Credit has to go to the promoters for putting on a great night of
varied rock music and the DJ (Paul) kept things going playing a superb
selection of Rock and Metal. “Something I
Don’t Need” “Full” “Hurts To
Feel” “Kill The
Truth” “Is Nothing
Sacred” “ Break
This” “Only Today” “The
Parallel” “Nothing To
Lose” “Am I Evil”
( The band
would like to thank everyone who was at the gig for the reception on the
night and particularly Paul and Mike the guys who put on this event. Not only was it done with a great deal of
professionalism but it was a pleasure to be there, no ego’s or the usual
bullshit you tend to encounter at some of these types of gigs. We really
hope that there are more Red Hot Rock nights in the future and would love to
be involved again some time. Saturday saw
a return to the pub circuit at The Crown in Westbury. It started off slow with all sorts of
ghouls, witches and other assorted Halloween clad people passing
through. The second set picked up pace
and in the end it was a blast. The next
update should include the first listings for our 2006 gigs and news on the
recording front………………. 11 JULY 2005 …LINE UP
CHANGES (PART TWO)… Thought we
might as well leave it until after our first gig to announce the new line up
of the band (actually it’s been delayed due to web connection problems). So, as of 9 July 2005, Outsider are Andy Sayers
: Lead Guitar & Vocals Mick Kirton
: Drums Neil
Phillips : Bass Guitar Most of you
will remember Neil Phillips as one of the most long serving members of the
band, but on drums (from April 2002 to October 2004 plus a guest appearance
in May of this year). Well as part
of the bigger picture as it were he’s switched to Bass! It might
seem a bit radical (which it is) but in reality it isn’t such a mad idea as
it might first seem. Neil was a
guitarist before taking up the drums and he already knew the set albeit from
a slightly different angle! Completing the
line up and definitely last but not least is Mick Kirton. Mick is a vastly experienced drummer and
comes with, to use an old cliché, an outstanding pedigree having been a
member of The Groundhogs, Hawkwind, Dumpy’s Rusty Nuts and more. See Mick’s
web site for more details……….. www.mickkirton.co.uk The new band
basically had just 11 day’s to prepare for their first gig together (The
Swiss Chalet in Despite the
short time available to us the gig was very smooth and, for me, it felt like
the new line up had been together for ages.
It was well in excess of anything I’d dared to hope for and has given
us a great starting point to build on as we take the band forward. Andy Sayers 30 JUNE 2005 …LINE UP
CHANGES (PART ONE)… A lot seems
to have happened in the last week or so.
Basically
some changes needed to be made to protect the future of the band and sadly
there were some areas where we couldn’t agree on the way forward. One of the enforced changes was the need to
find a permanent drummer. Dave Snook,
who has been with us for the last 8 months or so, was due to leave at the end
of July in any case. However, he has
not been able to commit to all of the bookings in recent weeks and with a
number of possible short notice gigs likely top occur in July, it was not
feasible to carry on with the existing line up. I’m
obviously sad to see Dave go earlier than planned but everyone wishes him
well in the future. He has an
exceptional talent and is seeking to carve out a career in music after
completing his degree at All the best
Dave. As for
replacing Dave Snook, my belief was that we should bring Neil Phillips back
into the band. He has the distinct
advantages of knowing 99% of the material we play, he’s 100% reliable and,
from my perspective, the total commitment that he can offer is vital in
getting the band back on track. Neil
was available as the project that he left the band for in the first place
didn’t work out. Recently I’ve been
jamming with Neil and, without actually setting out to do so, we’ve put
together several new songs. This was
another big influence on my thinking but it was a major area where Dave
Werrett and my self couldn’t agree. I
have to stress that this was in no way a question of me choosing between Dave
and Neil but sadly it has also led to Dave Werrett leaving the band. After over
two years together, most of which as two thirds of a 3 piece band it’s more
than sad to see Dave go. At the end of
the day the band has reached a major crossroads and Dave felt it was the
right time for him to move on. I know
he wasn’t totally happy with some of the cover material in our set and I hope
he finds what he’s looking for soon. Wherever he goes, whatever band he joins,
he’s bound to make a big impact. You’ll be
missed Dave. As it turns
out it never quite led to “and then there was one”. A new line up is in place and we will not
be cancelling any gigs. Things have
moved very quickly and obviously I’m keen to announce the new line up of the
band etc. but for the moment I felt it more appropriate to post the above
news first. Full details and more gigs
to be posted soon. Once again a
massive thank you and good luck to both Dave’s! Andy Sayers 5 APRIL 2005 ...VERY BAD NEWS... Just
before our gig on Saturday we heard that Phil, the Bass Player and Vocalist
with 19 FEBRUARY 2005 ...HOBBITS GIG... A
very big thank you to everyone for the reception we were given at last nights
gig at Hobbits in 14 JANUARY 2005 ...BACK ON THE ROAD... Last
Saturday’s gig at The Kings Arms in Calne was a welcome return for the band
after about 5 weeks off the road. Not
only was it the band’s first gig of 2005 but it was also our 200th! Quite a milestone and with all the
difficulties we faced towards the end of 2004 it was great to get 2005 off to
such a good start. 23 DECEMBER 2004 ...MORE 2005 DATES NOW ON LINE... After
what’s been an incredibly
busy year for the band (70 gigs in all) it was strange to find ourselves with
no gigs in December. We had to put
back the Red Post gig due to an existing commitment that Dave Snook had
before joining the band and with a couple of other cancellations at short
notice we found ourselves taking an unexpected break. Having said that the dates for 2005 have been coming
in steadily and we are now practically booked up for the first half of the
year. We’ve just started working on a few of the newer
songs again and should be able to debut these fairly early in the new
year. Hopefully at the Hobbits gig on
18 February, if not before. ....Have a great Xmas. See you in 2005.... 8 NOVEMBER 2004 ... DAVE’S FIRST GIG... ...2005 DATES NOW ON LINE... Saturday
6 November at The Pig Inn ( 2005
dates are starting to come in quite quickly now. See the gig guide for the dates confirmed
up to June. 28 OCTOBER 2004 ...NEIL’S LAST GIG...NEW DRUMMER ANNOUNCEMENT... Tomorrows
gig (Backpackers, It’s been a very difficult period for the band as
we’ve been gigging extensively since learning of Neil’s intention to
leave. We are, of course, very
grateful to Neil for his commitment to us for the October gigs but on the
other hand it’s been very much a case of mixed feelings. We have really been torn between deciding
whether or not to stop gigging until the change in line up was sorted out or
to try to see it through with no cancellations. In the end we’ve toughed it out but what
has been clear is that we’ve been playing very well and, despite the
situation, the gigs have been some of our most enjoyable ever. We wish Neil all the best with his new venture and,
as soon as we can, we will post more detail on what he’s going to be doing. Our new drummer is a very talented young lad from 27 SEPTEMBER 2004 ...NEW DRUMMER REQUIRED URGENTLY... Bad
news......(very bad news) Neil has announced that he will be leaving the band
at the end of October. Basically he’s
joining another band and taking the opportunity to further his horizons. We wish him well with this and we’ll post
more details once it’s all official but in the meantime we need to fill the
vacancy in this band as soon as possible.
We
are very grateful to Neil who has offered to stay with us to play all of the
October gigs which should enable us to avoid any cancellations. But this only gives us a few weeks to
persuade him to shave off his beard. 29 JUNE 2004 ...NEW MP3 PAGE...RECKLESS GIG... Friday
25 June saw our return to the Reckless Engineer in The
opening set was handled by a young band from We
had also lined up the 16 APRIL 2004 ...NEW ALBUM RELEASED... “Systems” will be released today, 16
April 2004. It will be available at
all gigs for £5. More details, track listing and credits etc. can be
found in the Studio diary page. 18 FEBRUARY 2004 ...FIRST UPDATE OF 2004... Long time with no news or anything, but we’ve been
off the net for weeks. Not through
choice but the powers of nature! At
the beginning of the year we had a freak storm in the area (Hail and
lightning etc.) and the modem on Andy’s PC was knocked out. JANUARY Started fairly well.
A few rehearsals to get us back in to it after the Xmas break and we
got our first gig of the year under our belts on 10 January at The Yew Tree
in Dursley, Glos. Look forward to
going back there on 15 May. The final mixes for the new album “Systems” were
coming together nicely but we had a bit of a set back on Friday 16
January. Andy’s wife, Ali, was rushed
in to hospital early in the afternoon, so we had no choice but to cancel the
gig scheduled for that night at the Back Bar Live in Many thanks to everyone at the The following week the band played three gigs in
four days, something that they will be doing quite a lot of in 2004. Particular highlights of that weekend were
the gigs at the Kings Arms in Yeovil and the Masons in Warminster. Lots of very positive feedback and some
weird dancing! We finished the month
off with a trip across the Mendips, in a gale, to the Red Post at Peasdown St
John. Look forward to a return visit
in April. FEBRUARY The final mixes for the new album were coming
together and on Saturday 7 February we had the first mastering session. Still some more work to do though, see the
next studio update. Before that we played our first gig at The Kings
Head in Wells. Great venue and an
amazing Hi-Tech PA system (lots of small speakers!). Really good to be able to play a lot more
of our own stuff. We dusted off Glass
House and played Full for the first time since? Should be returning to the Kings Head in
May or June. Last week (Friday 13!) was our first
appearance at another new venue for the band, the Bunch of Grapes in Tomorrow night we return to one of our favorite
venues, The Old Tavern in 31 DECEMBER 2003 ...Happy new year to everyone who has supported the
band in 2003... ...Album nearly finished, see studio diary... 4 DECEMBER 2003 ...BIRTHDAY BASH...NEW SONGS AND REMIXES... This week we’ve only got one gig but it just happens
to be on the same day as Neil’s Birthday, we’re playing at one of our favourite venue’s (The Stones
Cross, Midsomer Norton) and Terry will be coming back for specially for the
night. It also follows on from two particularly good gigs
last week (Crab Apple in Clevedon and The Jolly Sailor in Hanham). These had to be two of the tightest gigs
the band has ever played and we’ve even received another rave review which we
will put on the site as soon as possible. Back to Saturday, it’ll be great to have Terry back
for at least part of the gig and we’re also planning to bring in a couple of
new songs in the first set (one cover and one from the new album that hasn’t
been blooded!). Talking of the new album. The remixes are coming together really
well. Another Studio update will be
posted very soon. Finally, there have been some vicious rumours going around
that the band will be buying Neil a razor (for that nasty beard) and a real
black coloured
fleece (not faded into brownish murk).
We just want to set the record straight and say these slurs are simply
not true. Why would we waste money
like that? It’s not what Neil would
want (it’s not Fosters). 6 OCTOBER 2003 ...LOOK BACK AT SEPTEMBER... The last month was amazing. Not only our busiest ever as far as gigs
are concerned but we were also rather involved in the recording of our second
album. We managed 8 gigs in September. Returning to old favourites like
the Stones Cross (Midsomer Norton) and the Crab Apple (Clevedon). It was good to get back to the Old Pier
Tavern in Burnham on Sea just four weeks after the previous gig there and
build on the success of the earlier visit.
We also played a few new venues and look forward to returning to the The band would like to give a big thank you to Terry
Anderson for his presence during part of the summer, Dave’s family and
friends for their support, particularly last week when we definitely felt a
lot more comfortable with some friendly faces nearby (you know the gig we’re
talking about), and, last but not least, Mark and the crowd from the Old
Tavern who were also at the aforementioned gig. Your support was really appreciated and we
look forward to seeing you again soon. 21 SEPTEMBER 2003 ...ANOTHER LATE NIGHT AND A BIG THANK YOU &
FAREWELL TO TERRY ANDERSON... We’ve just got back from the gig at the
Old Pier Tavern which was Terry Anderson’s last gig with the band (at least
for now). It’s quite likely that we’ll
get him to do a guest spot of some kind later in the year when he gets a
break from his studies at 17 SEPTEMBER 2003 ...REVIEW OF LAST SATURDAY’S GIG... We have just received a review of our gig last
Saturday at the Stones Cross in Midsomer Norton. We said at the time that it was
particularly nice to get so many good comments from people on the night, so
when you add to that the following very positive review, it can’t be bad. All we can say is a big thank you to Taz. The gig kicked off about 9.15 as Outsider broke into
"Glass House", a track off their debut album with quite an
impact. They then followed straight
into "In the end" with a catchy Bass line intro to get it started
and quite a catchy, snappy chorus.
Even before the band had finished the song, the audience were clapping
and cheering and it’s always great to see people acknowledging original
material (also quite a refreshing change from seeing bands just play
covers). The next song was quite unexpected "Fire and Water"
by Free, not a song I’ve heard very often by a covers band but they pulled it
off with ease and plenty of atmosphere in the excellent guitar solo's backed
by the solid bass and drums. Next up there were a couple more covers by
Radiohead and Hendrix. Then came a real treat a song called "Break
this" which I hadn’t heard before. This song is to be released very soon on
their second album. It has a fantastic
melodic intro, into a thumping bass line and then the drums and guitar fire
in on all cylinders into a full on upbeat rocker! Carrying on then into a few
more covers and one which caught my attention Keyboard intro but no
keyboards?? Andy using his effects to their potential "No more
tears" by Ozzy Osbourne. What a storming song, plenty of atmosphere
and the 3 piece pulling together like glue, this is one you've gotta
hear. Thin Lizzy track next then "If you’re there"
another track from the next album (one which I managed to catch at the Fleece
in Taz Sunday 14 September 2003 14 SEPTEMBER
2003 ...5 GIGS IN TEN DAYS & MORE... Five gigs in ten days and we’re still standing! We’ve even managed to play “Bomber” at the
end of most of them. This has been the
busiest period yet for the band, and we would like to say a big thank you to
everyone at the Golden Lion in Bristol, the Crab Apple in Clevedon and the
Stones Cross in Midsomer Norton for the reception that we’ve been given at
all of the gigs this week. It was particularly nice to get so many positive
comments from people at the Stones Cross (Midsomer Norton) on Saturday
night. This is a regular gig for us
and it was our first time back there as a three piece. Whilst we’ve been pleased with how things
have been going in the last 6 weeks, it was good to get the extra boost from
the praise we received on the night. We’ve played a few more tracks off the new album
this week and it was nice to hear such a good reaction to them. “Break this” and “If you’re there” are two
of the newest and they seemed to go down extremely well. We’ve still got three more gigs lined up for
September and, although we’re now quite settled as a three piece, we’ve got
Terry back with us for one more next Saturday at the Old Pier Tavern in
Burnham on Sea. The next week we are
at the George & Dragon in Winterbourne on the Friday night and on the
Saturday we’ve got a hometown gig at the Borough Arms in Later
this week we will put a further update on the recording of our new album on
the site. Believe it or not we have
managed to get some recording done in between all the recent gigs. We’ve also had Dave’s Camcorder aimed at us
a lot recently and some of the sound recordings from that will be reviewed
this week. Could be an mp3 file or two
from this, we’ll see. 12 SEPTEMBER
2003 ...MORE GIGS BEING LINED UP... We are now about half way through the September
gigs, the busiest period yet for the band, and we would just like to thank
everyone at the Golden Lion in Bristol and the Crab Apple in Clevedon for the
reception that we we’re given this week. We are looking forward to the Stones Cross (Midsomer
Norton) on Saturday and we’ve just added a couple of new dates for later in
the year, with more to come soon. See
the gig guide page. 30 AUGUST 2003 ...LAST NIGHT’S GIG AT THE FLEECE IN Last night’s gig was Outsider’s first appearance at
the Fleece & Firkin in We know it was one of the best, probably the best,
performance that we have put in at the Fleece but the response we received
was very special and we can’t wait to get back up there again as soon as
possible. It was good to talk to
people that had seen us at previous Fleece gigs and meet some that had made
the effort to come and se us after seeing us before and checking out this
site etc. We also owe a big thank you to Dave Brayley and to
hi-on Maiden for giving us the opportunity to be there in the first
place. The set list for Friday was Children of the grave (Black Sabbath) Something I don’t need Glass House In the end Sunshine of your love (Cream) If you’re there The Parallel Full Bomber (Motorhead) A further update from the studio will be posted
soon. In the meantime we have now
started a studio diary, which will basically be a running archive of the
studio updates throughout the recording and mixing process. 15 AUGUST 2003 ...TERRY ANDERSON BACK FOR SEPTEMBER GIGS... ...MORE GIGS ADDED... Terry Anderson who was with the band from October
2000 through to August 2002 (with the exception of a long break in The band still intends to carry on as
three piece after the summer but it seemed ideal to team up again with Terry
who has kept close links with the band whilst away at University in Terry will also be helping the band out in the
studio next week when work starts on some new recordings that might be the
start of the new album. Much more on
this to come and, as soon as we can, we’ll update the mp3 page. We are also looking in to the possibility
of getting more mp3’s linked to this site in the future. 10 AUGUST 2003 ...FIRST GIGS AS A THREE PIECE... Both of this weeks gigs went very well with the band
producing two high energy performances (despite the heat) and a sound that
certainly exceeded the expected limitations of a three piece line up. With only one rehearsal as a trio we were
delighted with the way that things gelled and the fact that we only had to
drop one song from the set. The band would like to thank everyone at the Queen
Vic in Stroud (Thursday) and the Green Dragon in Chard (Friday) for helping
to make the first gigs with the new three piece line up such a success. Also a special mention to the folks from Spoylydge
for coming along to support us on Thursday night. Earlier in the week the band parted company with
guitarist Dan Cable. The decision was
made to continue as a three piece for the foreseeable future and not rush in
finding a replacement. 13 JUNE 2003 ...NEW FLEECE DATE ADDED... Outsider will be supporting Hi-on Maiden at The
Fleece & Firkin in 31 MAY 2003 ...MORE NEW GIGS ADDED... A good end to what has been a rather eventful month
for the band. The introduction of new bass guitarist Dave Werrett
has given us a great lift and strengthened the band significantly. A massive thank you to Pete for coming in at such
short notice to help us out at the beginning of the month when we
were rather suddenly let down. It was
good to get back up there with him and we got to give The Parallel a couple
of airings in the process. Talking of The Parallel, Dave has already got his
teeth into it, so it should be back in the set very soon. Several updates have been made to the gigs page
today. It’s good to get another local venue booked (Crabbe Apple, Clevedon Thursday 26 June 2003) By the way if anyone wonders what the heading of the
last message meant, it started with “Boll”. 20 MAY 2003 ...IT ENDS IN “OCKS”... Sadly the Imperial (Weston-s-Mare) gig for 4 July
has been cancelled (by the venue -not us).
We are honestly left more than a bit bewildered by this. Apparently the feedback received by the
management was rather different from that experienced by the band, both on
the night and following the gig.
What’s really going on is a mystery to us although we are sure that
we’re not the first or the last HR. band to experience this type of
prejudice. All we can do is thank
everyone who was there for the reception they gave us on the night. Our next WSM gig is scheduled for September 27 at
The Borough Arms. Still, this isn’t going to get us down. The new line up has already taken the band
on to another level and we look forward to starting the new album in the near
future. 16 MAY 2003 ...FIRST GIG
FOR NEW LINE UP... Last
night we played at the Old Tavern in 8 MAY 2003 ...NEW BASSIST... Looks like the search for a permanent replacement
for Pete is finally over.
Dave Werrett has very recently joined the band and is already well in
to learning the set. So much so that
he is likely to feature in his first
gigs with the band as early as next week (Thursday 15 May, The Old Tavern, We all look forward to working with Dave and serious
plans can now be made for the recording of the second album. 4 MAY 2003 ...WAS THAT THE NEW OR OLD BASS PLAYER?... What did we say last week about the bass player
situation? Well it was Pete who came back to help us out,
playing a full set at our gig in Warminster with just three days notice after
Ant decided, for reasons best known to himself, to pull out of the May gigs. Needless to say we had a blast. It was really good to get Pete up there
again and, considering he didn’t get the chance to rehearse with us
beforehand he played an amazing gig.
It was like he’d never been away. Looks like Pete will be doing the gig next Saturday
(10 May at the Queens head, 28 APRIL 2003 ...NEW BASS PLAYER... The search for a new bass guitarist goes on and an
announcement is expected soon. In the
meantime Ant is still helping the band out whilst planning his new project. Several more gigs have been added in the last few
weeks (see the gigs page) 26 JANUARY
2003 ...LAST NIGHTS ROCK CAFE 2000 GIG... The band would like to give a big thank
you to everyone for the reception they were given at the Rock Cafe 2000 in
Stourbridge last night..... Whilst the audience was clearly waiting for what was
a very explosive performance from Dressed to Kill, they showed their
appreciation for the strong set played by Outsider, which included a few new
twists (see below). The set was as follows : - “Children of the grave” (Black Sabbath) “Systems” “Glass house” “In the end” “Sunshine of your love” (Cream : ala outsider) “Realise” “Walk away” “Something I don’t need” “Full” The band would like to show their appreciation to
Dressed to Kill and to all at the Rock Cafe 2000 for their kindness (advice
on the takeaway was most welcome);
the sound man for an excellent mix and to the people that showed such
an interest in the band and helped to make it a great night. A very happy
(30th) birthday to Heather for next weekend and yes we think the tide was in
when we got to Avonmouth. It was
nearly 4 am though! New twists! as the band get closer to the start of
the recording process for the second album, some of the songs brought in to
the set over the last 18 months or so have been slightly re-worked. “Realise” has been given some new guitar
parts, which, whilst staying faithful to the original demo, have given the
song a different and more powerful sound.
“Full” has been given a new and more intense intro. There may be a few more changes to the
material in the coming weeks but these are unlikely to affect the song
arrangements. 21 JANUARY
2003 ...TIME FOR A
LONG AWAITED UPDATE... LONG SERVING BASS PLAYER PETE BRIERTON LEAVES THE
BAND..... Pete has
gone into retirement (concentrating on a very demanding job and his family
commitments) so we’ll never see that strange 4 stringed thing again. His departure is on very amicable terms
(see below) and was actually known to the band a couple of months ago and
this has made it possible for us to line up Pete’s replacement whilst staying
on the road. The band would like to
thank Pete for his contribution over the last couple of years and for the
consideration he has given us in the last few months. We wish him all the very best for the
future. We will miss his jokes and all
the banter but aim to drag him up on stage for the odd number every now and
again. 14 DECEMBER
2002 The Fleece & Firkin gig in We also had the privilege to support one of the
country’s leading tribute bands Gunz n’ Rozes and want to thank them for
their kindness and consideration. They
will be calling it a day in very soon (next weekend infact) and we want to
wish the lads in the band all the best with their new venture’s. Also a very big thank you to Dave Brayley and Dcb
Promotions for giving us the opportunity to play the Fleece several times
this year. We are looking forward to
playing there again at some time in 2003. The gig list for 2003 is starting to fill up see
gigs page... 18 OCTOBER
2002 Farmers Arms, West Hatch near (or slightly earlier) supporting Hi-on Maiden. Some more additions have been made to the gigs page
including the first batch of bookings for 2003. We will be supporting Gunz n Rozes at the Fleece
& Firkin in We team up with Dressed to Kill again in January at
Rock Cafe 2000 in Stourbridge. 14 AUGUST 2002 A very special thank you to everyone for
the great response at the Imperial gig on Saturday 10th August
(three encore’s later and we were knackered). It meant a lot to the band to get such a good
reception in our home town and we look forward to doing it again soon! The band will be taking a well earned break for a few weeks before the next batch of
gigs in September (19th Old Tavern, Two more new tracks are nearly ready for their first
airing and, at the moment, it looks like the recording sessions for the next
cd will start in November or December. 21 JULY 2002 Big thank you to everyone for their support at the
recent gigs in Weston (Borough Arms) and Midsomer Norton (Stones Cross) The band are looking forward to Thursday 25 July and
their gig at The Old Fire Station in 9:30 Ragnarock 10:15 Red
October 11:00 Readly
page 11:45 Outsider This is a new venue and has the potential to help
raise the profile of rock music in Further
gigs being added see the gigs page......... 20 JUNE 2002 Outsider will play their first gig in their home
town for nearly 2 years on 6 July 2002 at the Borough Arms,
locking road This is not only an important gig for us (plenty of
support please) but it’s a chance to help keep one of the towns live venues
going This gig will also see the return of Terry Anderson for at least part of the set 8 JUNE 2002 Many thanks to everyone that turned up to the gig
last night at “Rockers Live” in Despite having a smaller audience than had been expected
it was a good night and it was particularly good to see some old friends
including Dave Williams, our original bass guitarist. Most of the pubs in The Kings Arms, Yeovil gig has been put back a week
to 16 June (4pm start).
Should be interesting. 7 JUNE 2002 Tonight we are playing at a new venue in This looks to be a promising and most welcome
addition to the local music scene.
Shame there aren’t more venue’s like this! A big thank you from the band to Whole Lotta Led for
their help and consideration and to a great audience for making last Friday a
very special night for us. The gig was recorded from the desk and the results
were good. We aim to have some of this
available in mp3 format soon. 24 MAY 2002 We did say there would be some more
dates and now their starting to come in (see the gigs page) Next gig (and it’s going to be a good night) Friday
31 May supporting Whole Lotta Led at the Fleece &
Firkin, We will be playing a set of mostly original material
and then joining the crowd to watch what we know will be an excellent tribute
to one of the most influential rock bands ever (just ask Pete about being
dazed and confused !) The band would like to give a big thank you Whole
Lotta Led for this opportunity. 4TH APRIL 2002 The band has recently added new
guitarist, Dan Cable, and new drummer, Neil Phillips to the line up. Rehearsals with the new members have
started and they should be making their first appearances with the band in
the coming weeks. In the meantime, Terry is away in The lads would like to thank Nathan for his time
with the band and Matt for stepping in at short notice to fill in on skins
whilst the new line up is in its earl stages 14TH MARCH 2002 Flying by the seat!
(the Old Tavern gig Thursday 14 March 2002) Nathan was taken ill today and because the band had
been forced to cancel their previous gig at the old tavern at short notice it
was the last thing that they wanted to do this time. Thankfully they were able to call on Matt
to come in at very short (just a few hours) notice to give a very full on
performance and the gig went very well all things considered 2ND FEBRUARY 2002 A really big
thank you to everyone for their support at our most recent gig at the Fleece & Firkin,
Bristol , (2 February) supporting “Dressed to Kill”(Kiss
tribute band) & special thanks to the lads from “Dressed to Kill” for
their kindness and a superb performance. It was a great
night for the band and we look forward to getting together again in the
future.
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