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The Sock Moneys, based in Southampton Hampshire, have a highly energetic show playing a collection of covers from The Beatles, Bowie, T Rex, The Who, The Chilli Peppers, Scissor Sisters and many more.
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Expect to pay prices around the following.
Any day of the week:
£700 for 2 x 1 hour sets.
£800 for 2 x 1 hour sets and supporting Disco included.
** Travel will be charged when over 40 miles from home area of Southampton Hampshire. **
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function bands
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Hampshire
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60's to the latest present day covers.
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Lead vocals, backing vocals, lead guitar, bass guitar, drums.
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The Beatles, Bowie, T Rex, The Who, Blondie, The Chilli Peppers, Scissor Sisters and many more!
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Sock Monkey Profiles
The Sock Moneys play a collection of covers from the 1960s to the present day, taking in The Beatles, Bowie, T Rex, The Who, Blondie, The Chilli Peppers, Scissor Sisters and many more. They have a highly energetic show and aim to play songs less often covered by more conventional covers bands.
Graham - Drums, vocal
Graham has been drumming on-and-off for 35years. Playing in numerous bands performing a range of music from rock-n-roll, country and chart covers, to writing and recording original material. In the early 70's he formed a band called 'Oasis' (while the Gallagher brothers were still in short trousers). Graham is a fan of the British rock scene of the 70s and cites John Bonham and Ian Paice amongst his influences.
Equipment:
Drums: Mapex Pro M Series (Maple)
Cymbals: Paiste
Sticks: Vick Firth
Plus:
Vintage Ludwig Vistalite.
Musical influences:
Status Quo
Thin Lizzy
AC/DC
Led Zeppelin
Deep Purple
The Eagles
Richard - Bass, vocals
Richard started playing bass live at the age of 17. He played in restaurants, country clubs and nightclubs around London and Essex playing many styles from dinner music to ballroom, Latin American and pop, always using his trademark home-made bass. The band ended up as a resident band in a large hotel playing 3 times a week and backing a cabaret artist on the Saturday until they split in 1986. He formed a band 12 years ago with lead guitarists from "Bone Idle" and played the pub and workingmen's club circuit around Southampton. The Sock Monkeys were put together about 4 years ago for a one-off gig, but they proved such a success that they have progressed into a popular feature on the local circuit.
Equipment:
Personally built fretless bass through a Beringer 300 watt amp and a 4 x 10" cab.
Influences
Deep Purple
The Eagles
The Blockheads
Thin Lizzy
Neil - Guitar, vocals
Neil started his own band at school playing covers by Queen and Bowie, and has been in and out of groups ever since covering genres from hard rock, funk, experimental and punk. Neil was invited to play with underground Surrey-based band The Darck, shortly before their acrimonious split (just before they were due to support the Housemartins) and was briefly invited to join both spin-off bands. Neil is influenced by the rock and punk guitarists of the 70s, the soul and funk players of the 60s and 70s, and 90's indie rock.
Equipment
PRS Custom 24
Fender Stratocaster
Gibson Custom Sonix
Marshall 100w combo AVT100
Boss GT8 digital processor
Influences
Brian May
Edge
Johnny Marr
Steve Cropper
Paul Weller
Pete Townsend
Andy Summers
George Harrison
Martin - Guitar, sax, harmonica, vocals
Martin has played guitar in bands including the Convertibles and the Section from the age of 19 before being asked to join joined The Sock Monkeys, where his diverse influences and abilities with sax and harmonica added a unique dimension to the sound. Always on the lookout for a new sound, Martin is looking for another instrument to take up.
Equipment
Fender Telecaster
Fender 100 amp
Yamaha tenor Sax
A range of Suzuki harmonicas
Influences
Wilco Johnson
Led Zeppelin
Elvis Costello
The Stranglers
The Boomtown Rats
Kular Shaker
all sprinkled with a large helping of jazz.
Tony - Vocals, guitar
Somewhere between surfing, becoming a black belt in karate and running his own company, Tony finds time to sing and play guitar. Always a keen fan of music Tony was one of the original 70s Rude Boys, with a selection of Two-Tone albums lurking alongside his rockier records by Bowie, Weller and the Who. His ambition is to be able to play guitar better than his son.
Influences
The Specials AKA
Madness
Bowie
The Jam
The Who
Equipment
Fender Stratocaster
Larynx
Repertoire
1. Teenage Kicks - The Undertones
2. Suffragette City - David Bowie
3. Rebel Rebel - David Bowie
4. Jean Genie - David Bowie
5. Sex, Drugs, Rock n Roll - Ian Dury
6. Hit Me with you Rhythm Stick - Ian Dury
7. All or Nothing - Small Faces/Starsailor
8. One Way or Another - Blondie
9. Basket Case - Greenday
10. I Spy for the FBI - The Untouchables
11. Take your Mama - Scissor Sisters
12. Music is the victim - Scissor Sisters
13. Midnight Hour - Wilson Pickett
14. Saturday Night's Alright - Elton John
15. (Get your) Rocks Off - Primal Scream
16. I Feel Good - James Brown
17. One Step Beyond - Madness
18. Night Boar to Cairo - Madness
19. Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry
20. Park Life - Blur
21. Country House - Blur
22. Lets Stick Together - Brian Ferry
23. Love is the Drug - Brian Ferry
24. 20th Century Boy - T-Rex
25. Why Did You Do it? - Stretch
26. Dock of a Bay - Otis Redding
27. Jeepster - T-Rex
28. Get It On - T-Rex
29. By the way - The Chilli Peppers
30. Californication - The Chilli Peppers
31. Under the Bridge - The Chilli Peppers
32. Squeeze Box - The Who
33. In the Summertime - Mungo Jerry
34. Bohemian Like You - Dandy Warhols
35. I'm a Believer - The Monkees
36. Ever Fallen In Love With Someone - Buzzcocks
37. Milk and Alcohol - Dr Feelgood
38. Twenty Yards Behind - Dr Feelgood
39. Down to the Doctor's - Dr Feelgood
40. All Shook Up - Elvis/McCartney
41. Take Me Out - Franz Ferdinand
42. Route 66 - Rolling Stones
43. Cum On Feel The Noise - Slade/Oasis
44. Mony Mony - Billy Idol
45. Does Your Mother Know - Abba/Ash
46. Rosalie - Thin Lizzy
47. Pretty Vacant - Sex Pistols
48. Something Else - Eddie Cochran
49. Sail Away - David Gray
50. Knocking on Heavens Door - Dylan/Guns-n-Roses
51. London Calling - The Clash
52. I Fought the Law - The Clash
53. Should I Stay or Should I Go - The Clash
54. Stand By Me - Oasis
55. Don't Look Back in Anger - Oasis
56. Wonderwall - Oasis
57. Disco Inferno - Tramps
58. I Saw Her Standing There - The Beatles
59. Back in the USSR - The Beatles
60. Good Thing - Fine Young Cannibals
61. Come Up And See Me - Cockney Rebel
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Demo Downloads:
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| 20th Century Boy | 5,176 KB | mp3 | | Come Up and Seen Me | 5,468 KB | mp3 | | Night Boat To Cairo | 4,788 KB | mp3 | | Town Called Malice | 4,237 KB | mp3 | | Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick | 5,550 KB | mp3 | | Compilation Video | 2,767 KB | wmv |
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Surprise party at The Holiday Inn
Dear 'Alpha'.
Just to say a big thanks for all your help with supplying entertainment for our event on Friday 7th April. Both the Magician and the Band were great - highly professional and both performed fantastically! The magician mixed well with the crowd and was a great surprise element. The band performed songs appropriate to the crowd and the atmosphere on the night and it really felt like they got involved with the people there, rather than just turning up and playing a standard set. Everybody got on the dance floor. Great! The whole evening was a great success, and I would have no problem recommending Alpha in the future.
I'll soon be leaving Bupa, but I must say you have ensured I will go out on a high note!
Many thanks again.
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