Oldrottenhead sez hi from scotland

[Oldrottenhead]

hi ,
I am oldrottenhead, my real name is james higgins i am from scotland   and am 48 years old going on 16, and have been trying to write songs since about 1977, inspired by the diy approach of lots of early punk bands.
me and my friend donny formed a band called the bunkbeds, the name came about because we only played in the bedroom.
the bunkbeds are now pretty much a solo effort with ocassional friends contributing to my songs.


here are the links
www.soundclick.com/thebunkbeds
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/higgins.james/
www.myspace.com/oldrottenhead
http://www.garageband.com/artist/thebunkbeds
http://www.youtube.com/oldrottenhead

and not forgetting
www.soundclick.com/nevermet



Solo:

• this is the day original bunkbeds song
• the happy cup original solo
• touched by his noodly appendage original solo
• its in there somewhere solo drunken ramble
• just breathing another solo drunken ramble
• come my way solo cover of st thomas song
• wonderful original solo
• it's just what's going on in my head original solo  an attempt to explain what my songs are about
• new dawn fades joy division cover
• sometimes it happens original solo old and new versions
• butterfly solo drunk rambling
• Summertime solo drunken ramble
• hurry murray original solo
• songwriting challenge original solo
• Sweden original solo carcrash of a song
• tidying up original solo ancient artefact
• Solsbury hill cover
• suppers ready genesis cover with the help of 64 guitars
• don't dream it's over crowded house cover
• it wouldn't really make any difference todd rundgren cover midi awful
• untitled instrumental cathode versus the bunkbeds

Collabs with hooper:

• spread my wings old original revisited but with essential enhancements from hooper
• cowgirl in the sand hoopers take on the neil young classic i get to try and sing it too
• way beyond your dream collaboration with hooper
• the world keeps turning collaboration with hooper additional keyboards by 64guitars and was a no1 at soundclick
• lolita transatlantic collaboration with hooper
• oh pretty womanroy orbison cover done hooper style
• the power collaboration with hooper

Collabs with Geir:

• the mountain song my first collaboration with geir

Collabs with osckilo:

• in the cold possibly my first collaboration with osckilo
• circus collaboration with osckilo
• nexus collaboration with osckilo
• freedom collaboration with osckilo
• back to earth collaboration with osckilo
• wot izzit wiv you collaboration with osckilo
• hopes collaboration with osckilo

Other Collabs:

• Hey nevermet's first collaboration
• tuned to the moon collaboration with 13 starz
• bigger than led zeppelin collaboration with scorpios
• going down to reno collaboration with mr scar
• too near the sun original with additions from pedro (admin) and 13 starz
• a wee chat original with additions from 13 starz
• cornfields collaboration with mr scar
• cornfieldscollaboration with stix diamond using adapted lyrics from previous version
• the lost highway collaboration with lost highway CBW
• jelly wobbles collaboration with antisocialworker
• cornfields (take 2) collaboration with stix diamond revisited
• blooze collaboration with mad rab
• standing next to me collaboration with lost highway cwb and guitarron
• uncertainty collaboration with wrightdude
• a dont give a donald collaboration with waynesan and guitarron and rant against eurodisney with orh donald duck improve at the end
• a chorus a verse and a tune you can hum original with essential input from guitarron
• nothing to lose original with essential input from guitarron
• open your eyes collaboration with rael39 this one got played on the radio
• it's a ride collaboration with wrightdude
• the boys are back in town thin lizzy cove a collaboration with ianjm
• the consequence of trying  first ever collaboration with indierik
• Sideswiped collaboration with farmjazz
• hurt lesg's take on the trent reznor classic with me wailing in scottish
• on my own collaboration with lest g
• who will take us there collaboration with blooby
• it ain't easy collaboration with lest g
• key witness collaboration with farmjazz
• Sudden samba collaboration with farmjazz
• dont think original with additions from steveg and guitarron
• waiting collaboration with prive
• distant lightcollaboration with mach
• hurt the ones we love colaboration with bodie
• there's always love collaboration with bodie
• can we get through to you 1st version 1st collaboration with flash harry
• melt with you collaboration with bodie on his take of the modern english song
• all you are collaboration with prive
• nothing but a smile collaboration with madrab
• napoleon apartment complex (1st incarnation) collaboration with indierik
• fool's gold collaboration with 13starz
• can we get through to you (revisited) collaboration with flash harry
• find your way collaboration with bodie
• i havent left the house today collaboration with indierik
• i haven't left the house today collaboration with indierik
• what's best to do collaboration with flash harry and prive
• now that you've gone collaboration with flash harry and flash harry junior
• voting with jesus collaboration with indierik
• maybe collaboration with dmann and flash harry
• what if collaboration with witchita
• baby when i'm gone collaboration with witchita
• cant stop smoking blues collaboration with witchita
• pain in the neck collaboration with indierik and flash harry this one got played on the radio
• hold it together collaboration with witchita
• hold it together final mix collaboration with witchita and flash harry
• johnny's not in love collaboration with hardlock
• the first time collaboration with hardlock
• cavemen collaboration with revheadraz
• question faith original revisited with hardlock
• different lanes attempt at a composition by hardlock
• napoleon apartment complex revisited collaboration with indierik
• Sometimes it happens collaboration with jack of all
• unicordia collaboration with ferryman
• luvsong collaboration with beleg
• iggy pop collaboration with indierik
• walkaway man collaboration with bodie
• untitled drunk rambling Drunken collaboration with holdempok
• the credit crunch collaboration with indierik
• Slowburn collaboration with guitarron
• come inside collaboration with indierik and ferryman
• napoleon apartment complex (yet another version) collaboration with indierik
• Soar collaboration with bodie
• touched by 48's noodles collaboration with 48
• traveler in time my first collaboration with satchwood
• musica historia collaboration with douglas

[Pedro]

You are officially welcomed to the forum my friend James!

This is a very talented man, I suggest you hear all of his music.

Did you ever seen the Sex Pistols or other punk bands live? It must have been pretty cool to live the 70's...

[Pedro]

oldrottenhead: aren't you supposed to make your own thread in the "Introduce yourself"-forum?

No worries, the topic is now splitted.

[Oldrottenhead]

seen loads of bands, living near glasgow means most bands stop of on tour there at some point, re punk bands never saw the pistols but saw about every other band of that time. im not gonna list em as a list would be endless and also i cannea remember half o them now. lol. a bit like they say about the sixties " if you can remember them, you probably weren't there".

[guitarhead]

Hey, I really like your voice, you acsent and I really enjoy hearing you sing! I hope you'll collaborate with me the next time I upload a "collaboration-tune"

[Pedro]

seen loads of bands, living near glasgow means most bands stop of on tour there at some point, re punk bands never saw the pistols but saw about every other band of that time.

Very cool... I bet you have a lot of stories to tell then.

if you can remember them, you probably weren't there

Yes, very true sometimes. 

Glasgow seems to have a good music scene. I always seem to read about that city to be associated with every other band.

PS: A title I remembered: Glasgow Mega Snake - Mogwai

[hooper]

Hey James... Was just wondering, given your location and interest in 70's punk if you are/were familiar with an American band that did okay around the UK during that time... called the dBs.   ?

A couple of the founding members were high school buddies of mine in North Carolina and we were in a band together one summer. The dBs didn't get that big around here but (mainly from Googling around much later) I understand they did pretty good over there.

Remember the dB's?

Edit: Not sure if it would be exactly correct to call the dB's punk. Maybe punk turned power-pop?  I actually don't know too much about punk....

[Oldrottenhead]

the name is vaguely familiar, i am sure there was an american band called the decibels tho, but wouldnt have classed them as punk, but they were  certainly alternative/new wave around early 80s, by that time i was listening to local bands like josef k, aztec camera the scars so i  dont think i ever saw them, but im sure john peel (legendary bbc dj/god) played them a few times.
im gonna have a look at www.allmusic.com to see if i can jig any memories

[Geir]

just figuring out this song menu thingy gonna try and get most stuff chronologically but is gonna take forever

You sure have a big task ahead of you James !!!

Good to see your making an index tho' Will make it easier to seek out those hidden gems there are plenty of in the archive !!

[OsCKilO]

Durty Boy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!