What's the matter with me
maybe mamma never raised me well
Yo my favourite excuse
But what's the use if I'm under your spell

Baby please let me go
Lord I know!

She made me do it, yeah she made me do it
But I knew all along
She made me do it
I didn't wanna do it
Lord I knew I was wrong

What's the matter with you
Did your daddy never show you how
act like a lady baby
yo' the habit I can't break right now

Baby please let me go
Lord I know!

She made me do it...

--- In the_urge_official@..., "kellypicavet"
<kellypicavet@...> wrote:
>
> The tent of the Zeltspektakel is still closed when I arrive, but
> it's a nice queuing in the sunshine with a beer and the soundcheck
> of The Urge in the background.
>
> The place is filled up fast with - rather young- Gary Moore -fans.
> 30 mins later I see the guys preparing besides the stage. Announced
> as the supportact of the supportact, they get a warm applause when
> they come on.
> Jonny Boyle wants to take a picture of the crowd before he
> starts, 'to make his mum happy' and they are more than willing to
> shout 'hey mum!'.
>
> They Urge plays a great gig and the audience just love every second
> of it! They leave the stage under lots of chearing.
>
> Almost two hours later, Gary Moore is doing his thing and I see
> Jonny next to the PA. Then Gary Moore asks his 'good friend Jonny
> Boyle from The Urge' on stage to sing a song along. The temperature
> is rising and when the song is finished the place is even hotter
and
> wilder than before!
>
> Afterwards at the merchandise store, Jonny is telling his friends
in
> the band about his moment, experiencing it all again,... 'what a
> great honour!'.
>
> Fans come over to buy a shirt or the cd, meeting up with the
> guys.... Before I know, it's time to say goodbye.
>
> for pics: http://www.zeltspektakel.com/ "
>


Hi Kel.
Sounds like you had a great time at the show, by the way your
photographs from that show are fantastic !

Roz x

The tent of the Zeltspektakel is still closed when I arrive, but
it's a nice queuing in the sunshine with a beer and the soundcheck
of The Urge in the background.

The place is filled up fast with - rather young- Gary Moore -fans.
30 mins later I see the guys preparing besides the stage. Announced
as the supportact of the supportact, they get a warm applause when
they come on.
Jonny Boyle wants to take a picture of the crowd before he
starts, 'to make his mum happy' and they are more than willing to
shout 'hey mum!'.

They Urge plays a great gig and the audience just love every second
of it! They leave the stage under lots of chearing.

Almost two hours later, Gary Moore is doing his thing and I see
Jonny next to the PA. Then Gary Moore asks his 'good friend Jonny
Boyle from The Urge' on stage to sing a song along. The temperature
is rising and when the song is finished the place is even hotter and
wilder than before!

Afterwards at the merchandise store, Jonny is telling his friends in
the band about his moment, experiencing it all again,... 'what a
great honour!'.

Fans come over to buy a shirt or the cd, meeting up with the
guys.... Before I know, it's time to say goodbye.

for pics: http://www.zeltspektakel.com/ "

The Urge Debut Album "Lunch at the Ladygarden" Premieres July 13,
2007

Just in time for the kick-off of their German tour, The Urge are
releasing their first album, "Lunch at the Ladygarden." The debut by
the four rockers from Newcastle is already causing a sensation on
the German rock scene.

True to their motto "If you don't know the past, you can't rock the
future," the music by the band, which is fronted by John Miles, Jr.,
combines classic rock 'n' roll tradition with hard rock elements.

The Urge's music appeals to older rock fans, as well as a younger
retro-oriented audience

In addition to its influence on their musical direction, tradition
plays a particularly important role for the UK's newest rock export
in another way. In 1966, the legendary John Miles used the name "The
Urge" for his first band.

Almost 40 years later when his son John Miles Jr. joined up with
drummer Simon Ferry, they quickly adopted the Miles Sr.'s band name,
wrote a couple of really good songs, and teamed up with Jonny Boyle
and bassist Neil Harland.

And their fans aren't the only ones who are hooked. When the band
finished its initial recordings for the debut album, they sent a
copy to Brian Johnson, AC/DC's singer. He was so impressed that he
immediately recorded the song "Blue Steel" with The Urge.

--- In the_urge_official@..., "kellypicavet"
<kellypicavet@...> wrote:
>
> The Urge - Das Debütalbum "Lunch At The Ladygarden" erscheint am
13.
> Juli 2007
>
> Pünktlich zum Auftakt ihrer Tour durch Deutschland legen die vier
> Jungs aus Newcastle ihr erstes Album "Lunch At The Ladygarden" vor
> und sorgen damit jetzt auch in der deutschen Rockmusik-Szene für
> Aufsehen.
>
> Getreu dem Motto "Wer die Vergangenheit nicht kennt, kann die
> Zukunft nicht rocken", verbindet die Band um John Miles Jr. in
ihrer
> Musik die Tradition des klassischen Rock 'n' Roll mit Hardrock-
> Elementen und begeistert damit sowohl ältere Rockfans als auch das
> junge, Retro-orientierte Publikum.
>
> Neben der musikalischen Ausrichtung spielt bei Großbritanniens
> neuestem Rock-Export auch sonst die Tradition eine besondere
Rolle:
> Bereits 1966 wurde der Bandname "The Urge" vom legendären John
Miles
> für seine erste Band verwendet.
>
> Als sich dann fast 40 Jahre später sein Sohn John Miles Jr. mit
dem
> Drummer Simon Ferry zusammentat, übernahmen sie kurzerhand den
> Bandnamen des Seniors, schrieben ein paar wirklich gute Songs und
> taten sich mit Jonny Boyle und dem Bassisten Neil Harland
zusammen.
>
> Und nicht nur ihre Fans konnte die Band bisher mit ihrer Musik
> überzeugen. Als Brian Johnson - der Sänger von AC/DC und ein
Freund
> der Band - im Studio vorbeischaute, hörte er zum ersten Mal die
> neuen Albumtitel. Und er fand sie gut. So gut, dass er fragte, ob
> The Urge damit einverstanden sei, wenn er den Titel "Blue Steel"
> einsingen würde.
>

Hamm allgem. ÜbersichtBühne frei fürs Festival
Die Band "The Urge" eröffnet heute Abend den Hammer Summer


12.07.2007 • Wenn der Sprössling auf der Bühne steht, darf der
stolze Vater nicht fehlen! Und so hat der Hammer Summer heute einen
prominenten Gast mehr: John Miles, englischer Gitarrist, Keyboarder
und Sänger, kommt mit seiner Ehefrau zum Auftritt der Band "The
Urge", in der John Miles jr. mitspielt. "Das hat sich ganz
kurzfristig ergeben", sind die Organisatoren Dr. Alexander Tillmann
und Uwe Sauerland hoch erfreut. Miles sen. ("Music") wird zwar nicht
singen, aber da er auch ein Freund der "Hooters" ist, dürfte er dem
Spektakel auf dem Pauluskirchplatz aufmerksam folgen.

"The Urge" ist eine aufstrebende englische Rockband, die mit ihrem
eingängigen Sound den "Opener" für den Hammer Summer geben wird. Die
Band ist außerdem der aktuelle Support bei der Europatournee der
Hooters. "Und so sind auch die Verbindungen zustande gekommen",
sagen die Organisatoren. Dass der Band noch kurzfristig eine
Auftrittsmöglichkeit eingeräumt wurde liegt auch daran, dass sie das
erste Album "Lunch at the Lady Garden" heute veröffentlicht. Dass
sich dadurch die Auftritte der anderen Bands nach hinten
verschieben, ist abgesprochen und auch insofern interessant, als die
Hooters erstmals bis 1 Uhr spielen. "Sonst war pünktlich um
Mitternacht Schluss", wissen Tillmann und Sauerland.

Angespannt war Uwe Sauerland gestern, weil die 22 mal 10 Meter große
Bühne auf sich warten ließ. "Die war am Mittwochabend noch bei einem
Konzert von Lionel Ritchie in Süddeutschland aufgebaut, aber wir
werden fertig", ist er überzeugt. Auch die Behindertenbühne vor
Kaisers - inzwischen schon Tradition - wurde gestern aufgebaut. "Die
Nachfrage für diese Empore, auf die man mit Rollstühlen kommen kann,
ist immer sehr groß", sind Tillmann und Sauerland froh, auch für
diese Klientel einen Platz gefunden zu haben.

"Hauptsache trocken" blicken die beiden Organisatoren immer wieder
gespannt zum Himmel. "Ich habe schon drei Nächte schlecht
geschlafen", beschreibt Tillmann seine Angst vor einem Regenabend.

Immer bewusster - auch überregional - werde der Hammer Summer
wahrgenommen. "Wir haben Anfragen aus der ganzen Republik. Und die
Leute können immer noch nicht glauben, dass wir keinen Eintritt
nehmen", berichten Sauerland und Tillmann.

Und so können heute die rund 15000 erwarteten Gäste einen fröhlichen
Abend mit "The Urge", "Nevio", "Asher Lane", "2raumwohnung" und
den "Hooters" feiern.

The Hooters   Sa. 14.07.07
20.00 Uhr, Festivalzelt, unbestuhlt (Stehplätze)
Honberg-Sommer

Support: The Urge

Die Veranstaltung ist bereits restlos ausverkauft; leider keine
Abendkasse

„Live 2007 Summer Tour" - Hit trächtiger Folkrock aus den USA

Seit Jahren gehören sie zur Festivallandschaft – nicht nur in ihrer
Heimat, den USA, sondern auch in Europa: The Hooters. Und ebenso
lange eilt ihnen der Ruf als brillanter Liveact voraus. Beim
Programm kann das US-Quintett auf Nummer sicher gehen – dank
zahlreicher zeitloser Hits wie „All You Zombies", „And We
Danced", „Day By Day", „Johnny B." oder „500 Miles".

The Hooters garantieren eine zündende Mischung aus Folk, Rock und
Ska und für zahlreiche Hits, die sie teilweise auch für andere
Künstler geschrieben haben (so etwa Cyndi Laupers Welterfolg „Time
After Time", Ricky Martins „Private Emotion" oder Joan Osbournes
Grammy nominierten Song „One Of Us"). Rob Hyman (Gesang, Keyboards,
Akkordeon, Melodika) und Eric Bazilian (Gesang, Gitarre, Mandoline,
Saxophon) sind der kreative Kopf der Band. Sein Talent als
hochkarätige Songautoren bewies das Duo natürlich auch mit der
eigenen Formation The Hooters, die 1978 gegründet wurde und rasch
internationale Berühmtheit erlangte. Einen Höhepunkt in der
Bandgeschichte markierte der 13.Juli 1985: The Hooters eröffneten
das legendäre Live-Aid-Festivals mit einem Auftritt in ihrer
Heimatstadt Philadelphia.

Nach einer kurzen Kreativpause sind TheHooters seit ihrem Auftritt
anlässlich des 25-jährigen Bandjubiläums 2003 wieder live zu sehen
uns zu hören. Und nach 2003 kommen sie zum zweiten Mal für ein
Konzert im Rahmen des Honberg-Sommers nach Tuttlingen ... nein,
eigentlich sogar zum dritten Mal, denn 2005 rockten The Hooters
exklusiv für die Mitarbeiter des Tuttlinger Weltunternehmens und
Honberg-Sommer-Sponsors Karl Storz im Festivalzelt. Diesmal können
wieder alle dabei sein, vorausgesetzt, sie haben sich rechtzeitig
ein Ticket besorgt ...

''The Urge'' rockt beim Hammer Summer 5


Die Vorbereitungen für die 5. Auflage des Hammer Summer sind
eigentlich abgeschlossen, da ziehen die Organisatoren, Dr. Alexander
Tillmann von den Stadtwerken Hamm und Uwe Sauerland von der Stadt
Hamm, einen letzten Joker aus der Tasche: als zusätzlicher Opener
tritt, noch vor dem Auftritt von Nevio, ein weiterer Newcomer
auf: "The Urge".

"The Urge" ist eine aufstrebende englische Rockband, die mit ihrem
eingängigen Sound gleich zu Beginn des Hammer Summer für die
richtige Stimmung sorgen wird. Die Band ist der aktuelle Support bei
der diesjährigen Europatournee der Hooters.
Dass der Band noch kurzfristig eine Auftrittsmöglichkeit eingeräumt
wird, hat zwei besondere Gründe. Zum einen wird das erste Album
von "The Urge" mit dem Titel "Lunch At The Lady Garden" (Big Lake)
am kommenden Freitag veröffentlicht, zum anderen dürfte der Name
eines Bandmitgliedes nicht ganz unbekannt sein: John Miles jr.. Er
ist der Sohn von John Miles, der in den 70ern besonders mit "Music
Was My First Love" einen weltweiten Hit hatte und auch heute noch
mit seiner Electric Band regelmäßiger Gast bei der "Nokia Night Of
The Proms" ist.
John Miles selbst hat sein Erscheinen zum Plattendebüt seines
Sprösslings in Hamm angekündigt.

Durch den zusätzlichen Auftritt von The Urge verschieben sich die
Auftrittszeiten der Bands geringfügig:

17.45 Uhr The Urge, 18.30 Uhr Nevio, 20.10 Uhr Asher Lane, 21.40 Uhr
2raumwohnung, 23.20 Uhr The Hooters

Kurz vor 1.00 Uhr wird dann die 5. Auflage des Hammer Summer enden.

hey guys,
check out the link to the rocklegendsadventure! They put up a video
and loads of pics of this event!
cheers

Hi there. I saw there were a few articles about Brian(acdc) being on
the first album!We have'nt put that version on the album but will most
likely release it as a special version (maybe as a single) at a later
date!But want to do it when Brian has the time to join us as a special
guest for a show or to promote it!!
Cheers, John

The Urge - Live!

Yay! Just returned from a concert in Bonn. Actual line-up
were "Johnny & Edgar Winter + Rick Derringer & Band" but the real
hightlight was their support band "The Urge". The guys made
fantastic show. Really cool songs which rocked our asses off!
Additionally (thanks to their management from Music Networx) Tommy
and me had the chance to take some photos of The Urge during their
gig - not only from within the audience but as well from the press
pit. Wow that was really great. I think I was albe to take some nice
shots - I'll post some pics from the concert the next days... Till
then enjoy their songs from their myspace site.

And as if this isn't enough, we met the band live after their gig
and had some drinks with them. Yes! You are reading correctly..
havin' drinks with Jonny, John, Simon and Neil - we had ton of fun
and these guys are really nice and cool. I'm looking forward to
their new album "Lunch At The Ladygarden" which will be released end
of june/beginning of july.

Guys... you did a great show!

The Urge - Das Debütalbum "Lunch At The Ladygarden" erscheint am 13.
Juli 2007

Pünktlich zum Auftakt ihrer Tour durch Deutschland legen die vier
Jungs aus Newcastle ihr erstes Album "Lunch At The Ladygarden" vor
und sorgen damit jetzt auch in der deutschen Rockmusik-Szene für
Aufsehen.

Getreu dem Motto "Wer die Vergangenheit nicht kennt, kann die
Zukunft nicht rocken", verbindet die Band um John Miles Jr. in ihrer
Musik die Tradition des klassischen Rock 'n' Roll mit Hardrock-
Elementen und begeistert damit sowohl ältere Rockfans als auch das
junge, Retro-orientierte Publikum.

Neben der musikalischen Ausrichtung spielt bei Großbritanniens
neuestem Rock-Export auch sonst die Tradition eine besondere Rolle:
Bereits 1966 wurde der Bandname "The Urge" vom legendären John Miles
für seine erste Band verwendet.

Als sich dann fast 40 Jahre später sein Sohn John Miles Jr. mit dem
Drummer Simon Ferry zusammentat, übernahmen sie kurzerhand den
Bandnamen des Seniors, schrieben ein paar wirklich gute Songs und
taten sich mit Jonny Boyle und dem Bassisten Neil Harland zusammen.

Und nicht nur ihre Fans konnte die Band bisher mit ihrer Musik
überzeugen. Als Brian Johnson - der Sänger von AC/DC und ein Freund
der Band - im Studio vorbeischaute, hörte er zum ersten Mal die
neuen Albumtitel. Und er fand sie gut. So gut, dass er fragte, ob
The Urge damit einverstanden sei, wenn er den Titel "Blue Steel"
einsingen würde.

I found this artists online with whom Neil worked during the years:
Ady Ferguson
Johnny Dickinson
Pete Dodds
Rob Walkertwig
Judy Dinnuy
Jinsky
Mark Williams
Ray Griffin
Flamingcello
also added a clip where you can see him play with Johnny Dickinson



--- In the_urge_official@..., "kellypicavet"
<kellypicavet@...> wrote:
>
> Born in the North East of England and living in Newcastle upon
Tyne,
> Neil has
> worked for the last 15 years as a musician. He has been fortunate
to
> play
> with some great players in a wide range of styles and has toured
both
> in the
> UK and Europe. Neil has also worked as a session musician and has
> recorded
> for artists including: Revolver- "Eldorado"(Warner Spain), Joe
> Cocker-
> "No
> ordinary world"(EMI), Reno-"Reno"(London) and The Lanterns-
"Luminate
> yer
> heid"(Sony). Neil has recorded four albums and a live DVD with top
UK
> slide
> guitarist Johnny Dickinson. He has also performed at UK music
> festivals
> including" T in the Park" and "The V festval" and tv shows
> including "Later
> with Jools Holland" and "Top of the pops".
>

Not sure what you mean, but the cd has been recorded, printed....
the artwork for the cd is also done, so in 'bout 2 or 3 weeks the cd
will be released in the stores and online.

--- In the_urge_official@..., Amira 1 <am1musica@...>
wrote:
>
> Thank you :-)))
>   Is it possible that John Miles - son is born at the same day as
his father - on the 23rd of April - surely other year :-) ? And
maybe that's why has carry the same name?
>
>   Who knows whatmore they have to do about this coming CD if it
already recorded?...
>
>   Very curiouse to see the final result...
>
>   A lot of success!!!
>
>   Amira
>
> kellypicavet <kellypicavet@...> wrote:
>           'bout the B-day: you may ask, just not sure of it.
(april).
> latest news on the cd: release on the 13th of july in the stores,
on
> I-tunes, Amazone and Buecher so far.
>
> --- In the_urge_official@..., Amira 1 <am1musica@>
> wrote:
> >
> > Thank you Kelly:-)
> >
> > It is very interesting to see the evolution in music going from
> father to son in one family - I find this really amazing!!!
> > Which is the birthday of John Miles Jnr (if I may ask;) ?
> > What are the last news about the debut CD?
> >
> > Have a nice day!
> >
> > Amira
> >
> > kellypicavet <kellypicavet@> wrote:
> > 1993-1994 Newcastle College of Music: Popular Music
> Degree.
> > Subjects studied included: working in the studio, writing scores,
> > and transposing instruments (strings, horns etc), and the art of
> > live performance with musicians from all genres of music
(including
> > jazz, blues. rock, funk etc).
> >
> > 1994 – 1996 Night of the Proms Tour guitarist Working with
artists
> > including Paul Young, Debbie Harry, Brian Ferry, Joe Cocker,
Sister
> > Sledge, Randy Crawford & Andrea Bocelli. This was a tour with
over
> > 15,000 audience nightly. My role was in the band backed by a
full
> 85-
> > piece orchestra and 80-piece choir.
> >
> > 1995 Appeared In TV series "Crocodile Shoes II" with British
> > actor/singer Jimmy Nail, and played guitar on the album of the
same
> > name.
> >
> > 1996 Musical Director and guitarist for "Andrea Bocelli &
Friends"
> > at Forest National in Brussels.
> >
> > 1996 – 1997 Toured extensively as guitarist for Tony Hadley
> (Spandau
> > Ballet).
> >
> > 1997 – 2001 Performed, toured and wrote songs with top Belgian
> dance
> > act "Milk Inc" which won three TMF awards for best dance act.
> >
> > 1999 Remixed two tracks for Duran Duran Greatest Hits
Album "Relax"
> > and "Wild Boys".
> >
> > 2000-2004 Played several shows with my dad John Miles which is
were
> > i got to know my mate and fellow Urge member Simon Ferry
> >
> > 2004 Produced the John Miles album "Big Band John". A live big
band
> > album containing fourteen classic songs such as "Fly Me To The
> Moon"
> > and "Let The Good Times Roll"
> >
> > 2004 Received life-time achievement award at the Belgian TMF
awards
> > with Milk Inc.
> >
> > 2005-2006 Began work on my band "The Urge" album "Lunch at the
Lady
> > Garden" a rock album in the genre of AC/DC, Aerosmith, The
Faces,
> ZZ
> > top ect..
> >
> > 2006 Recently worked with Jimmy Nail and Brian Johnson of AC/DC
> >
> > 2006 Participated as a guitarist in the Allan Hull (of
Lindisfarne)
> > tribute concert recorded at the City Hall Newcastle for DVD.
> >
> > 2006 Contributed to the "Sunday For Sammy" charity concert at the
> > Sage Concert Hall in Gateshead which was also recorded for DVD
> > release to raise money for the young musicians fund.
> >
> > 2006 Recently, I reunited with AC/DC's Brian Johnson to co-write
> > some new tracks for him
> >
> > 2006 Reunited for a 10th anniversary show with 'Milk Inc' for a
> sold
> > out show to 18500 at The Sportspaleis in Antwerp.
> >
> > 2007 The Urge are ready for world domination.........
> >
> > Personal Profile
> > As the son of a musician, I am lucky to have spent most of my
life
> > in music, growing up in recording studios, and spending school
> > holidays on the road on a tour bus. One of my earliest memories
is
> > of taking a nap in a flight case by the side of the stage as my
dad
> > performed. I grew up surrounded by great musicians taking
> > inspiration from many genres Ray Charles, and Stevie Wonder to
Tina
> > Turner, Led Zeppelin, The Stones, and The Beatles.
> > I enjoy listening and playing all styles of music but have a
> passion
> > for rock and blues. I am self-taught on both guitar and keyboards
> > (avidly learning from my dad and the musicians he worked with)
and
> > am particularly good at improvising. I also inherited a good ear
> and
> > when I hear a song and I can pick it up straight away. I have
been
> > playing professionally now for the past 12 years and have
extensive
> > experience of life on the road as well as studio work.
> > I have been sponsored/endorsed by Hughes & Kettner, G&L guitars,
> > Gibson guitars, Taylor guitars and Orange amplifiers.
> > On my I-pod I have an diverse mix of music, at the moment I am
> > listening to Pink Floyd, The Who, The Red Hot Chilli Peppers,
> > Pink,Yellowcard,Enter Shikariand Harry Nillson.
> > In my spare time I enjoy going to the gym to weight train four
> times
> > a week. I also indulge in my other passions, cooking Thai food,
and
> > painting (art not walls!) which I find helps me unwind. Oh and my
> > other passions are Jack Daniels, fine wine and Kniffel. God
Bless x
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ---------------------------------
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'bout the B-day: you may ask, just not sure of it. (april).
latest news on the cd: release on the 13th of july in the stores, on
I-tunes, Amazone and Buecher so far.

--- In the_urge_official@yahoogroups.co.uk, Amira 1 <am1musica@...>
wrote:
>
> Thank you Kelly:-)
>
> It is very interesting to see the evolution in music going from
father to son in one family - I find this really amazing!!!
> Which is the birthday of John Miles Jnr (if I may ask;) ?
> What are the last news about the debut CD?
>
> Have a nice day!
>
> Amira
>
> kellypicavet <kellypicavet@...> wrote:
> 1993-1994 Newcastle College of Music: Popular Music
Degree.
> Subjects studied included: working in the studio, writing scores,
> and transposing instruments (strings, horns etc), and the art of
> live performance with musicians from all genres of music (including
> jazz, blues. rock, funk etc).
>
> 1994 – 1996 Night of the Proms Tour guitarist Working with artists
> including Paul Young, Debbie Harry, Brian Ferry, Joe Cocker, Sister
> Sledge, Randy Crawford & Andrea Bocelli. This was a tour with over
> 15,000 audience nightly. My role was in the band backed by a full
85-
> piece orchestra and 80-piece choir.
>
> 1995 Appeared In TV series "Crocodile Shoes II" with British
> actor/singer Jimmy Nail, and played guitar on the album of the same
> name.
>
> 1996 Musical Director and guitarist for "Andrea Bocelli & Friends"
> at Forest National in Brussels.
>
> 1996 – 1997 Toured extensively as guitarist for Tony Hadley
(Spandau
> Ballet).
>
> 1997 – 2001 Performed, toured and wrote songs with top Belgian
dance
> act "Milk Inc" which won three TMF awards for best dance act.
>
> 1999 Remixed two tracks for Duran Duran Greatest Hits Album "Relax"
> and "Wild Boys".
>
> 2000-2004 Played several shows with my dad John Miles which is were
> i got to know my mate and fellow Urge member Simon Ferry
>
> 2004 Produced the John Miles album "Big Band John". A live big band
> album containing fourteen classic songs such as "Fly Me To The
Moon"
> and "Let The Good Times Roll"
>
> 2004 Received life-time achievement award at the Belgian TMF awards
> with Milk Inc.
>
> 2005-2006 Began work on my band "The Urge" album "Lunch at the Lady
> Garden" a rock album in the genre of AC/DC, Aerosmith, The Faces,
ZZ
> top ect..
>
> 2006 Recently worked with Jimmy Nail and Brian Johnson of AC/DC
>
> 2006 Participated as a guitarist in the Allan Hull (of Lindisfarne)
> tribute concert recorded at the City Hall Newcastle for DVD.
>
> 2006 Contributed to the "Sunday For Sammy" charity concert at the
> Sage Concert Hall in Gateshead which was also recorded for DVD
> release to raise money for the young musicians fund.
>
> 2006 Recently, I reunited with AC/DC's Brian Johnson to co-write
> some new tracks for him
>
> 2006 Reunited for a 10th anniversary show with 'Milk Inc' for a
sold
> out show to 18500 at The Sportspaleis in Antwerp.
>
> 2007 The Urge are ready for world domination.........
>
> Personal Profile
> As the son of a musician, I am lucky to have spent most of my life
> in music, growing up in recording studios, and spending school
> holidays on the road on a tour bus. One of my earliest memories is
> of taking a nap in a flight case by the side of the stage as my dad
> performed. I grew up surrounded by great musicians taking
> inspiration from many genres Ray Charles, and Stevie Wonder to Tina
> Turner, Led Zeppelin, The Stones, and The Beatles.
> I enjoy listening and playing all styles of music but have a
passion
> for rock and blues. I am self-taught on both guitar and keyboards
> (avidly learning from my dad and the musicians he worked with) and
> am particularly good at improvising. I also inherited a good ear
and
> when I hear a song and I can pick it up straight away. I have been
> playing professionally now for the past 12 years and have extensive
> experience of life on the road as well as studio work.
> I have been sponsored/endorsed by Hughes & Kettner, G&L guitars,
> Gibson guitars, Taylor guitars and Orange amplifiers.
> On my I-pod I have an diverse mix of music, at the moment I am
> listening to Pink Floyd, The Who, The Red Hot Chilli Peppers,
> Pink,Yellowcard,Enter Shikariand Harry Nillson.
> In my spare time I enjoy going to the gym to weight train four
times
> a week. I also indulge in my other passions, cooking Thai food, and
> painting (art not walls!) which I find helps me unwind. Oh and my
> other passions are Jack Daniels, fine wine and Kniffel. God Bless x
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ---------------------------------
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'bout the B-day: you may ask, just not sure of it. (april).
latest news on the cd: release on the 13th of july in the stores, on
I-tunes, Amazone and Buecher so far.

--- In the_urge_official@..., Amira 1 <am1musica@...>
wrote:
>
> Thank you Kelly:-)
>
>   It is very interesting to see the evolution in music going from
father to son in one family - I find this really amazing!!!
>   Which is the birthday of John Miles Jnr (if I may ask;) ?
>   What are the last news about the debut CD?
>
>   Have a nice day!
>
>   Amira
>
> kellypicavet <kellypicavet@...> wrote:
>           1993-1994 Newcastle College of Music: Popular Music
Degree.
> Subjects studied included: working in the studio, writing scores,
> and transposing instruments (strings, horns etc), and the art of
> live performance with musicians from all genres of music (including
> jazz, blues. rock, funk etc).
>
> 1994 – 1996 Night of the Proms Tour guitarist Working with artists
> including Paul Young, Debbie Harry, Brian Ferry, Joe Cocker, Sister
> Sledge, Randy Crawford & Andrea Bocelli. This was a tour with over
> 15,000 audience nightly. My role was in the band backed by a full
85-
> piece orchestra and 80-piece choir.
>
> 1995 Appeared In TV series "Crocodile Shoes II" with British
> actor/singer Jimmy Nail, and played guitar on the album of the same
> name.
>
> 1996 Musical Director and guitarist for "Andrea Bocelli & Friends"
> at Forest National in Brussels.
>
> 1996 – 1997 Toured extensively as guitarist for Tony Hadley
(Spandau
> Ballet).
>
> 1997 – 2001 Performed, toured and wrote songs with top Belgian
dance
> act "Milk Inc" which won three TMF awards for best dance act.
>
> 1999 Remixed two tracks for Duran Duran Greatest Hits Album "Relax"
> and "Wild Boys".
>
> 2000-2004 Played several shows with my dad John Miles which is were
> i got to know my mate and fellow Urge member Simon Ferry
>
> 2004 Produced the John Miles album "Big Band John". A live big band
> album containing fourteen classic songs such as "Fly Me To The
Moon"
> and "Let The Good Times Roll"
>
> 2004 Received life-time achievement award at the Belgian TMF awards
> with Milk Inc.
>
> 2005-2006 Began work on my band "The Urge" album "Lunch at the Lady
> Garden" a rock album in the genre of AC/DC, Aerosmith, The Faces,
ZZ
> top ect..
>
> 2006 Recently worked with Jimmy Nail and Brian Johnson of AC/DC
>
> 2006 Participated as a guitarist in the Allan Hull (of Lindisfarne)
> tribute concert recorded at the City Hall Newcastle for DVD.
>
> 2006 Contributed to the "Sunday For Sammy" charity concert at the
> Sage Concert Hall in Gateshead which was also recorded for DVD
> release to raise money for the young musicians fund.
>
> 2006 Recently, I reunited with AC/DC's Brian Johnson to co-write
> some new tracks for him
>
> 2006 Reunited for a 10th anniversary show with 'Milk Inc' for a
sold
> out show to 18500 at The Sportspaleis in Antwerp.
>
> 2007 The Urge are ready for world domination.........
>
> Personal Profile
> As the son of a musician, I am lucky to have spent most of my life
> in music, growing up in recording studios, and spending school
> holidays on the road on a tour bus. One of my earliest memories is
> of taking a nap in a flight case by the side of the stage as my dad
> performed. I grew up surrounded by great musicians taking
> inspiration from many genres Ray Charles, and Stevie Wonder to Tina
> Turner, Led Zeppelin, The Stones, and The Beatles.
> I enjoy listening and playing all styles of music but have a
passion
> for rock and blues. I am self-taught on both guitar and keyboards
> (avidly learning from my dad and the musicians he worked with) and
> am particularly good at improvising. I also inherited a good ear
and
> when I hear a song and I can pick it up straight away. I have been
> playing professionally now for the past 12 years and have extensive
> experience of life on the road as well as studio work.
> I have been sponsored/endorsed by Hughes & Kettner, G&L guitars,
> Gibson guitars, Taylor guitars and Orange amplifiers.
> On my I-pod I have an diverse mix of music, at the moment I am
> listening to Pink Floyd, The Who, The Red Hot Chilli Peppers,
> Pink,Yellowcard,Enter Shikariand Harry Nillson.
> In my spare time I enjoy going to the gym to weight train four
times
> a week. I also indulge in my other passions, cooking Thai food, and
> painting (art not walls!) which I find helps me unwind. Oh and my
> other passions are Jack Daniels, fine wine and Kniffel. God Bless x
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ---------------------------------
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Simon (Bash or Dudley to his friends) was born in Gateshead, near
Newcastle. He first picked up a pair of drum sticks at the age of 8.
His grandfather had been a musician playing all sorts of instruments
(drums/piano/guitar/banjo/violin).

When he went to secondary school he started getting lessons from the
local drum teacher. This gave him a grounding of reading music. He
was trained in classical and jazz music playing in his school and
county bands. It was in school that he met Neil Harland. Neil was
another pupil in the same year group as Simon with the same love of
music. They worked together in several school and county bands which
resulted in a trip to Germany for both of them at the age of 14.
This was a band exchange to a school in Munchengladbach. It was
around then that he had to choose between football and music as he
had previously also been playing football for the school and the
county. Both commitments were difficult to balance. Thankfully, the
music won.

Once Simon left school, he studied Art, Surveying and Engineering
Drawing at a local college. He had to wait until he was 18 years old
to get into the Music College. Once he was old enough he attended a
Music College in Newcastle studying a Music Degree in Light Music.
As well as specialising in Drums and Percussion, he also studied
composition and arranging. He also studied other instruments
(piano/guitar/bass) whilst there.
Once he graduated college, he hit the road, working with various
bands and playing on many, many shows. When he started Music
College, he had met a singer song writer called Ian McCallum (who
now works with Stiff Little Fingers). Now that he was out of
education, he could concentrate his efforts on this project. The
band (McCallum) recorded 3 albums and several singles. The last
album was produced by Jake Burns (SLF). Once the band went their
separate ways Ian moved to the USA and started working with Jake.

Again, Simon continued to work freelance doing session work and also
managed to fit some time into giving local students drum lessons.
During this period, Simon also helped out The Whiskey Priests with
some European tours until they could find a new drummer.
Then along came The Proud Ones. This was a band formed by two local
Newcastle guys (one who'd engineered one of McCallum's albums). They
recorded an album, an EP and a single. They supported David Bowie
for a show in England and played in the USA and Asia.

Once again, Simon returned to session work and through a long term
friend and colleague (Brendan Healy), was introduced to John Miles
Senior and Brian Johnson. Whilst John was home from his world tours,
he had wanted to do some gigs with Brendan in England. Simon was
delighted to work on these projects over the next few years. It was
on one of these projects that he met John Miles Junior. John had
moved back to Newcastle from London and his father asked him to play
in the show. Simon was blown away by John Jnr's playing and they hit
it off straight away. They found they had the same interests in
music and became good friends on and off stage.
It was approaching the end of the year and much socialising had gone
on. Both John and Simon were working on lots of different projects.
Simon then thought, "Hey, we're both working on our different
projects with other people, we should do our own!" This was the
birth of The Urge (although at this point the name hadn't been
thought of yet).

In January (as the new year started), Simon and John started writing
together producing their first demo's of this rocking new sound.
During this time they found Jonny Boyle (through a recommendation by
Neil Harland). Jonny had exactly the voice they were looking for to
fit their sound. Jonny also brought his writing abilities to some of
the tracks and so the album was complete. During the recording of
the album, Brian Johnson was in Newcastle visiting Brendan and
popped in to see how the recording was going. He loved it and gave
the boys so much encouragement. Once the album had been recorded and
mastered the band had to start to gig and approach companies. When
it came to playing live, they needed to find a Bass player. Neil
Harland was the first call. And so the adventure began.
It took quite some time from Simon's and John's original concept to
the point that the band was ready to be launched on the world.
During this time, the band members continued their work with other
artists. Simon performed on Top Of The Pops, The V Festival, T4 On
The Beach (and other TV shows) and continued touring with other
bands.
Finally, after finding the right management company and record
label, Simon is so pleased that The Urge is ready to take on the
world.

1993-1994 Newcastle College of Music: Popular Music Degree.
Subjects studied included: working in the studio, writing scores,
and transposing instruments (strings, horns etc), and the art of
live performance with musicians from all genres of music (including
jazz, blues. rock, funk etc).

1994 – 1996 Night of the Proms Tour guitarist Working with artists
including Paul Young, Debbie Harry, Brian Ferry, Joe Cocker, Sister
Sledge, Randy Crawford & Andrea Bocelli. This was a tour with over
15,000 audience nightly. My role was in the band backed by a full 85-
piece orchestra and 80-piece choir.

1995 Appeared In TV series "Crocodile Shoes II" with British
actor/singer Jimmy Nail, and played guitar on the album of the same
name.

1996 Musical Director and guitarist for "Andrea Bocelli & Friends"
at Forest National in Brussels.

1996 – 1997 Toured extensively as guitarist for Tony Hadley (Spandau
Ballet).

1997 – 2001 Performed, toured and wrote songs with top Belgian dance
act "Milk Inc" which won three TMF awards for best dance act.

1999 Remixed two tracks for Duran Duran Greatest Hits Album "Relax"
and "Wild Boys".

2000-2004 Played several shows with my dad John Miles which is were
i got to know my mate and fellow Urge member Simon Ferry

2004 Produced the John Miles album "Big Band John". A live big band
album containing fourteen classic songs such as "Fly Me To The Moon"
and "Let The Good Times Roll"

2004 Received life-time achievement award at the Belgian TMF awards
with Milk Inc.

2005-2006 Began work on my band "The Urge" album "Lunch at the Lady
Garden" a rock album in the genre of AC/DC, Aerosmith, The Faces, ZZ
top ect..

2006 Recently worked with Jimmy Nail and Brian Johnson of AC/DC

2006 Participated as a guitarist in the Allan Hull (of Lindisfarne)
tribute concert recorded at the City Hall Newcastle for DVD.

2006 Contributed to the "Sunday For Sammy" charity concert at the
Sage Concert Hall in Gateshead which was also recorded for DVD
release to raise money for the young musicians fund.

2006 Recently, I reunited with AC/DC's Brian Johnson to co-write
some new tracks for him

2006 Reunited for a 10th anniversary show with 'Milk Inc' for a sold
out show to 18500 at The Sportspaleis in Antwerp.

2007 The Urge are ready for world domination.........

Personal Profile
As the son of a musician, I am lucky to have spent most of my life
in music, growing up in recording studios, and spending school
holidays on the road on a tour bus. One of my earliest memories is
of taking a nap in a flight case by the side of the stage as my dad
performed. I grew up surrounded by great musicians taking
inspiration from many genres Ray Charles, and Stevie Wonder to Tina
Turner, Led Zeppelin, The Stones, and The Beatles.
I enjoy listening and playing all styles of music but have a passion
for rock and blues. I am self-taught on both guitar and keyboards
(avidly learning from my dad and the musicians he worked with) and
am particularly good at improvising. I also inherited a good ear and
when I hear a song and I can pick it up straight away. I have been
playing professionally now for the past 12 years and have extensive
experience of life on the road as well as studio work.
I have been sponsored/endorsed by Hughes & Kettner, G&L guitars,
Gibson guitars, Taylor guitars and Orange amplifiers.
On my I-pod I have an diverse mix of music, at the moment I am
listening to Pink Floyd, The Who, The Red Hot Chilli Peppers,
Pink,Yellowcard,Enter Shikariand Harry Nillson.
In my spare time I enjoy going to the gym to weight train four times
a week. I also indulge in my other passions, cooking Thai food, and
painting (art not walls!) which I find helps me unwind. Oh and my
other passions are Jack Daniels, fine wine and Kniffel. God Bless x

1993-1994 Newcastle College of Music: Popular Music Degree.
Subjects studied included: working in the studio, writing scores,
and transposing instruments (strings, horns etc), and the art of
live performance with musicians from all genres of music (including
jazz, blues. rock, funk etc).

1994 – 1996 Night of the Proms Tour guitarist Working with artists
including Paul Young, Debbie Harry, Brian Ferry, Joe Cocker, Sister
Sledge, Randy Crawford & Andrea Bocelli. This was a tour with over
15,000 audience nightly. My role was in the band backed by a full 85-
piece orchestra and 80-piece choir.

1995 Appeared In TV series "Crocodile Shoes II" with British
actor/singer Jimmy Nail, and played guitar on the album of the same
name.

1996 Musical Director and guitarist for "Andrea Bocelli & Friends"
at Forest National in Brussels.

1996 – 1997 Toured extensively as guitarist for Tony Hadley (Spandau
Ballet).

1997 – 2001 Performed, toured and wrote songs with top Belgian dance
act "Milk Inc" which won three TMF awards for best dance act.

1999 Remixed two tracks for Duran Duran Greatest Hits Album "Relax"
and "Wild Boys".

2000-2004 Played several shows with my dad John Miles which is were
i got to know my mate and fellow Urge member Simon Ferry

2004 Produced the John Miles album "Big Band John". A live big band
album containing fourteen classic songs such as "Fly Me To The Moon"
and "Let The Good Times Roll"

2004 Received life-time achievement award at the Belgian TMF awards
with Milk Inc.

2005-2006 Began work on my band "The Urge" album "Lunch at the Lady
Garden" a rock album in the genre of AC/DC, Aerosmith, The Faces, ZZ
top ect..

2006 Recently worked with Jimmy Nail and Brian Johnson of AC/DC

2006 Participated as a guitarist in the Allan Hull (of Lindisfarne)
tribute concert recorded at the City Hall Newcastle for DVD.

2006 Contributed to the "Sunday For Sammy" charity concert at the
Sage Concert Hall in Gateshead which was also recorded for DVD
release to raise money for the young musicians fund.

2006 Recently, I reunited with AC/DC's Brian Johnson to co-write
some new tracks for him

2006 Reunited for a 10th anniversary show with 'Milk Inc' for a sold
out show to 18500 at The Sportspaleis in Antwerp.

2007 The Urge are ready for world domination.........



Personal Profile
As the son of a musician, I am lucky to have spent most of my life
in music, growing up in recording studios, and spending school
holidays on the road on a tour bus. One of my earliest memories is
of taking a nap in a flight case by the side of the stage as my dad
performed. I grew up surrounded by great musicians taking
inspiration from many genres Ray Charles, and Stevie Wonder to Tina
Turner, Led Zeppelin, The Stones, and The Beatles.
I enjoy listening and playing all styles of music but have a passion
for rock and blues. I am self-taught on both guitar and keyboards
(avidly learning from my dad and the musicians he worked with) and
am particularly good at improvising. I also inherited a good ear and
when I hear a song and I can pick it up straight away. I have been
playing professionally now for the past 12 years and have extensive
experience of life on the road as well as studio work.
I have been sponsored/endorsed by Hughes & Kettner, G&L guitars,
Gibson guitars, Taylor guitars and Orange amplifiers.
On my I-pod I have an diverse mix of music, at the moment I am
listening to Pink Floyd, The Who, The Red Hot Chilli Peppers,
Pink,Yellowcard,Enter Shikariand Harry Nillson.
In my spare time I enjoy going to the gym to weight train four times
a week. I also indulge in my other passions, cooking Thai food, and
painting (art not walls!) which I find helps me unwind. Oh and my
other passions are Jack Daniels, fine wine and Kniffel. God Bless x

13/07/2007
Looking forward to it!!

Born in the North East of England and living in Newcastle upon Tyne,
Neil has
worked for the last 15 years as a musician. He has been fortunate to
play
with some great players in a wide range of styles and has toured both
in the
UK and Europe. Neil has also worked as a session musician and has
recorded
for artists including: Revolver- "Eldorado"(Warner Spain), Joe
Cocker-
"No
ordinary world"(EMI), Reno-"Reno"(London) and The Lanterns-"Luminate
yer
heid"(Sony). Neil has recorded four albums and a live DVD with top UK
slide
guitarist Johnny Dickinson. He has also performed at UK music
festivals
including" T in the Park" and "The V festval" and tv shows
including "Later
with Jools Holland" and "Top of the pops".

Wow, fantastic news, can't wait to see it :-)

Let's here add my  good wishes for the best of luck with the new,
debut album: "Lunch at The Lady Garden" of "The Urge Official",
Newcastle's newest and hottest rock band!!!

Break a leg!!!

Amira



--- In the_urge_official@..., "kellypicavet"
<kellypicavet@...> wrote:
>
> hey,
> just to let you know that the cd has been printed yesterday and
should
> be out soon!!
>

Hello everybody,

Last month I sow for first time live "The Urge Official" playing in
Cologne, Germany at the " Rock Legends Adventure's show".
I still have the feeling as it was yesterday, it was very
impressive.
In two words I can say that I enjoyed their performance from the
first till the very last note they sung and played.

I could arrive there just few minutes before the start of the
concert.
As first all the coming participating guests got pictured by their
entrance in the Balloni Hallen, which are situated right in the
heart of Cologne, very easy to reach.
The show was in a great hall with nice stage.
There was reception before the concert and I sow a lot of crowd was
already there and still coming.
" The Urge Official", Bobby Kimball (TOTO), John Miles, Miller
Anderson ( (Spencer Davis Group, Keef Hartley Band), Paul Thompson
(Bryan Ferry, Roxy Music), Ollie Marland (Tina Turner, John Miles,
Cher), all guests and participants were there talking with each
other, a bit nervous probably, expecting the start of the concert
and  the joyful musical moments which had to come.  (
http://www.rocklegendsadventure.com/kuenstler.php)

When the show started it was really nice to see the hilarious final
result of this First Musical Rocking Legends Adventure week with the
new program which they did created in Cologne.
The work with all the Rock Legends and the professional Band Coaches
which were the musicians from UK band " The Urge Official"
  there brought more then excellent results!
Even we could feel the happy mood, the satisfaction of giving so
much from their own life experience, the feeling of getting the
deserved respect and satisfaction.
Singing with young, enthusiastic people, feeling at their best and
being appreciated and enjoyed so much was the special touch which
the public virtually loved.

Bobby Kimball (TOTO), Miller Anderson ( (Spencer Davis Group, Keef
Hartley Band), Paul Thompson (Bryan Ferry, Roxy Music), Ollie
Marland,
John Miles as always gave perfect performance - singing, playing,
multiple talent from each side to be seen! It was great to see all
of this great artists making music together!
The mixture of the Rock Legends singing together with the
participants, which were very good amateurs I find (!) made this gig
very special for everyone in the Balloni Hall in Cologne.
They performed songs from the repertoires of Tina Turner, TOTO, John
Miles, etc..
All songs coming one after the other made the gig hot in very
dynamic way...

At certain moment on stage came "The Urge Official"-  Newcastle's
newest and hottest rock band, who came together under a year ago and
have already recorded their debut album!
They presented few songs of their new coming in June CD "Lunch at
the Lady-garden", it became real bum on stage!
All the public was dancing and jumping when suddenly John Miles Jr.
dedicated one of their songs from their album, to his wife: "Forever
and a Day" ( BTW my favorite song which is uploaded there and I
listen to it each time I go to read about their coming news /
concerts on their website at MySpace.
Everybody was moved by his announcement - was that true or just a
joke (?!?) , I do not really know... The song is really nice if you
like to hear it on their web space:

www.myspace.com/theurgeofficial

All the boys playing in the band did great job during the evening -
  "The Urge Official" - Simon Ferry, Neil Harland, Jonny Boyle and
John Miles Jnr. - they Rocked!!

Then little by little all artists and amateurs came back on stage.
To see John Miles playing or singing also next to his son John Miles
Jr. and their new band "The Urge  Official" was fantastic!
The atmosphere became electric and it finished with nice slow song
which calmed down the public a bit.

What was remarkable was how happy and generous were all  the people
from the public between themselves about making pictures or filming
the artists, what was permitted in advance from the organizers!
That was very nice moment given to us from the organization, on
which has to be given an special accent, as it brought very friendly
and pleasant moments in between all of the rest of that wonderful
evening.

Just at the end suddenly I got urgent call so I had to go out for a
moment and when I came back in the Balloni Hall was completely
different picture - dancing, drinking , talking with each other, all
happy people at the " VIP - After show party" ( we were all VIPs,
lol), also dancing around the many bars for all kind of drinks.

There was a lot of enthusiasm  coming from all sides - all
participants, "The Urge Official", the Rock Legends in real and
their public, all hot songs and fantastic performances which I hope
will be possible to get on DVD very soon as there were 3 video
cameras to record it, all was filmed and it is surely worth to buy
it!

For me personally this DVD would be best souvenier, I see it also as
a promotional material for the next coming editions of this great
Rock Adventure's night...

It was miraculous, very successful and joyful rock concert
where "The Urge Official" warmed up all the atmosphere with their
Rock songs and which was real blessing!!!

Sincerely yours,

Amira

hey,
just to let you know that the cd has been printed yesterday and should
be out soon!!

Hi Kel.
I came across The Urge on MySpace.
I was drawn to their music from day one.
True grit Rock! is the only way to describe them.
I hope to see them live one day soon.

Roz

Hi,

I saw The Urge on their very first gig in Jesmond, UK, and they just
blew me off my feet!
I'm a musicaddict and see a lots of gigs during a year and for me
this gig was the best one in the last 5 years I've seen (even better
than U2). So I tried to keep up with them, see if they played more
gigs...
Being from another country, it's not so easy to follow up. So I
missed a gig in Newcastle that same year, figured out that a couple
of months later they would play in Cologne, Germany, but had to
work, so missed that one too.

Luckely for me, John stayed in touch, let me know about their myspace
and life became a bit easier :)
In mean time, I saw them in Oberursel near Frankfurt last month,
where they had an gig for the NewcomerTV, wich you can see at the
videoclip in the links.
Missed the gigs in Bonn and Cologne, 'cause of work, but I 'm
looking forward to see one of their gigs on their summertour.

Meanwhile, at the end of this month the album 'lunch at the
ladygarden' will be released and on the links you'll find two
photoclips with a song each of that album.

Browse around the links, the different photoalbums to get an idea
who they are, what they stand for, visit their websites and
hopefully, you get the urge to see them on a gig!

The gestation of the The Urge began when guitarist John Miles Jnr
got together with drummer Simon Ferry. The pair had been working
together with Geordie legend Brendan Healey's Big Band; the equally
legendary John Miles Snr spotted Simon at one of their gigs and
drafted him into his band. John Jnr discovered that he and Simon had
similar tastes and influences and decided to have a go at writing
some songs. "We just clicked," says Miles and the songs just came
rattling out.

  "We both love rock music and always went for the same albums on the
tour bus. The Stones, Zeppelin - classic rock really - we wanted to
write songs in that vein. On the other hand we didn't just want to
just make a noise, we wanted to write great songs with strong
melodies."

With several songs, many lacking lyrics, under their belts the hunt
was on for a singer. "We didn't really look far," says Miles. "I'd
worked with Jonnie Boyle and he's not only got a great pair of lungs
on him, he's one of the best show-men I've ever seen. He was the
first choice and when he heard the songs he agreed to join
immediately. He came up with some great lyrics straight away."

Recording started at Wild Trax studio, with Frankie Gibbon
producing, in April. In three short months the album was virtually
finished. The band sent a copy to AC/DC singer Brian Johnson, who
was so knocked out he asked if he could duet on Blue Steel. The
final mixes were done with Miles Snr at the desk.

The Urge had recorded the album with a session bass player, but they
needed someone permanent for live work. Neil Harland, who had been
at school with Simon and played with most of the band in various
outfits, heard the album and jumped at the chance to join the line-
up.

So what about the record? The band's story of the genesis of some of
the songs says it all. She Made Me Do It is a track John wrote with
Simon after hearing Aerosmith on the radio. "It's a great rock song
with a full horn section and is also the first song Jonnie wrote
with us, As soon as he heard the backing track he came up with a
killer melody then some cool lyrics, (the title refers to his usual
excuse to his girlfriend after some indiscretion when he gets
drunk.) As soon as we demo'd it with him we knew we had something
good.

"We went on to write Where Do We Go From Here, Blue Steel and Lonely
Road and it soon became apparent that we had our own sound - a
fusion of our favourite bands, Zeppelin, The Faces, AC/DC, Bad
Company and Aerosmith, but still with our own character. Of the
newer bands we like Velvet Revolver and Jet, great songs with
attitude. After hearing Jonnies vocal range we put Dude Looks Like A
Lady on the album. We all loved the song but never thought we would
find anyone who could sing it. Dude gave us the chance to use the
horn section again, which we ended up featuring on several more
tracks as it makes for a huge sound."

Paddy Macdee has already played 2 songs on his Radio Newcastle show
and has had been inundated with callers asking who it is. With the
band playing their first gig on March 5th at The People's Theatre in
Jesmond, it won't be long before everyone is getting The Urge.