RandyWanger
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Think someone on hear turned me onto them earlier on in the year. May have been a video [MENTION=12101]Mellotron[/MENTION] posted.
Great band.
Great band.
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Royal Blood (BHA fans) on Soccer AM
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shaolinpunk
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They're excellent, more so when you consider it's just two guys making that sound.
I've not had a chance to listen to the album yet
I've not had a chance to listen to the album yet
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One great thing that's been happening is that because it's known that Ben is a Brighton fan, it's become a thing for RB fans to chant "Seagulls" at gigs. Genuinely, was at a gig of theirs in London the other day and as they walked on they were serenaded by it. Great stuff.
chimneys
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So next question is, IF they carry on this meteoric rise, could they one day play the Amex, what with the local and Albion (similar to FBS) connections?
Saw them at Corn Exchange on the Friday night of this year's Great Escape. Different class!
CorgiRegisteredFriend
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Awful claim to fame; we share a lot of mutual friends who went to Worthing College and saw both of them out and about at house parties et al. Never bothered befriending them as I thought they were pretentious 'I'm going to be a successful rockstar one day' types. I was right, but in the wrong way. I actually saw Mike working at a guitar shop at Worthing arcades no less than 18 months and remember feeling a bit sorry for him.
Now he's about to go on tour supporting Pixies, my favourite band
For the record, I also think they're great.
Who would have thought that a band consisting of worthing and rustington residents are supporting The Pixies.
BobbySmith
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Hey there are quite a few 'rock stars' from Worthing, including Keith Emerson (ELP), Billy Idol, The Herd. My son loves Royal Blood and even this old rocker thinks they are good.
Grombleton
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Saw their Glasto set (only on telly though) and fell in love with them instantly - had 'Little Monster' in my head all summer. Got the album yesterday, it's a belter.
Even better knowing there's an Albion connection.
Even better knowing there's an Albion connection.
He also splits the line signal and uses both a guitar and bass amp. Crazy stuff!
turienzo's lovechild
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never met mike but ben is a lovely young man...fully deserving of his success
angmering albion
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I saw them when they were supporting the Arctic Monkeys at Finsbury Park earlier this year. They really are very good and i am off to buy their album on my way home from work tonight 
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My younger brother is good mates with both Ben and Mike (Royal Blood) Ben the drummer was the drummer in my brothers band before royal blood and he was on his stag do recently.
Ben was in the WSL up towards the south end in first couple of seasons in Amex, not sure where his seat is now, he's def an Albion fan, not sure Mike goes that often? but he's a worthing lad.
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and as a waiter in that cafe in the same arcade?
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last year, the arctic monkeys drummer Matt Helders wore a royal blood t-shirt on stage at Glastonbury 2013, before they even took off,
this year Royal blood played the John peel stage at Glastonbury 2014 and Ben wore a Matt Helders T-shirt!!
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I feel like I must know your younger brother, as I've been in numerous bands with Ben and a couple with Mike.
Ben sits next to me in WSU. Mike will definitely never go to the Amex unless they're playing it.
Their album is going straight to number one this weekend by the looks of it. I really like their sound, will be purchasing at some time this week.
chimneys
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Bet you are gutted you couldn't persuade them to make RB a 3 piece then!
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Hah - It's a big group of friends from which 6/7 bands came and went, this one just clicked perfectly.
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brother is Tom L (formerly of Tom&Olly) Ben drummed with them for a couple of years, studio and on tour gigs etc after they were signed, they both kind of know Martin Smith formerly of Delerious. Did you play in the covers band ben was in?? they did Toms wedding and they were fantastic.
Very happy for Ben and Mike, nice guys and original sound, Benji is far far to good a drummer not to make it. I met Mike last year, when Tom borrowed a guitar off him from the shop in worthing to play at my nans funeral, got stitched up in Australia and glad things turned around for him
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Ah nice - yeah I know Tom, great lad. I played in the function band but didn't play that wedding, we had a rotating squad.
shaolinpunk
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Just seen that one of Rizzle Kicks is on it as well.
A heavy Brighton bias on the sofa this week
A heavy Brighton bias on the sofa this week