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The Mystery Kings is a four piece band playing a mix of classic and new Rock and Pop music.The Mystery Kings:
Tony Poolan (Guitars and Vocals)
Equipment:
Gibson, Gretsch, Fender and Crafter guitars. Marshall, Epiphone/Grainger & Orange Amps & Cabinets. Boss FX.
Musical Likes:
Discovered The Hold Steady at the start of last year and now there is nothing left...Tad 'Koob' Kubler is the guitarist I've always aspired to be!
Musical Dislikes:
Most of the stuff Jim likes!
Mark Waller (Guitars and Vocals)
Equipment:
Takamine and Godin guitars, Line 6 amps, Zoom FX.
Musical Likes:
I generally like good singer/musicians who can pull together sound lyrics at the same time.
Currently listening to a lot of the Stones, Weller (unplugged), Enemy, Fratellis, Counting Crows, Oasis and the Editors.
Musical Dislikes:
At least half the crap that makes it into the Top 10 under the ‘guise' of music of late, which
I attribute to a combination of a lack of talent on their part and ever advancing years on mine.
Bill Davidson (Bass and Vocals)
Equipment:
Aria Pro II Magna Series bass, Marshall amp, and Tony's brilliant Intelli IMT-500 tuner.
Musical Likes:
My rock, your rock, other people's rock.
Musical Dislikes:
Indie idols going alt.country
Miserabilists with no sense of humour (Leonard Cohen, REM -- cheer up boys!)
All modern R&B, except Destiny's Child
"Sweet Like Chocolate" by Shanks & Bigfoot makes me physically sick. Sweet like saccharine more like.
"I Kissed A Girl" by Katy Perry doesn't make me want to kiss a girl. It makes me want to kill a girl. Namely Katy Perry.
Jim Smith (Drums)
Equipment:
Boston kit, Tama accessories, Vic Firth sticks.
Musical Likes:
Bit of an indie kid at heart really - especially love Embrace, Oasis, Foo Fighters, Killers, Arctic Monkeys, Smiths,
Stone Roses, Charlatans, Suede, early Manic Street Preachers etc.
Also love varied kinds of music, Punk, Dance, 80’s Pop, Rock, Soul, Motown...love 70's disco tunes too!
As long as I’m listening to music in one form or another I’m a happy man.
Musical Dislikes:
Very little I dislike - except for what Tony likes. I really will listen to anything once but can’t abide whiny 'diva-style' singers like Mariah Carey, Celine Dion
and all that nonsense. Also can’t stand Radiohead - despite my best efforts I find them unlistenable.