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Tony
Buckley
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his Atama Starclassic Maple kit with Zildjian Cymbals
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Our drummer
and part time communications assembler, Tony, had a bumpy
start along the road to drumming perfection. Having first
got his hands on a kit whilst 17, Tony proceeded to delight
his neighbours and parents as he got to grips with what
was to become one of his loves in life.
Some of his early influences included Bill Ward (Sabbath),
John Bonham (Zeppelin), Ian Paice (Deep Purple) and Roger
Taylor (Queen) and gave Tony the drive to join several
bands and become a regular face at numerous local jamming
sessions.
With no luck to date in a successful band, Tony formed
Fore 10 and played heavy rock for a year before the goup
dispersed. It wasn't long before Tight But Loose erupted
onto the scene. Based out of Banbury and featuring a female
vocalist, the group covered original music, with a twist
and gained quite a following before the vocalist decided
to move on, abruptly terminating the band.
Still determined, Tony soldiered on to play a part in
Deeds, Joe Kidd and most notably Canada, a Brian Adams
tribute act. The band worked performed throughout the
midlands and achieved mild success.
Until he came across Garry and Mark at an informal jam
in their garage in 2003... |
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Mark
Kelly
with
his Gibson Les Paul Classic guitar through a Marshall
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Mark
keeps us in time, on time, everytime and is also one
of our guitarists, not a big surprise
as he's a technical co-ordinator by day!
Marks first tentative strums began when he was 10, on
an acoustic guitar he'd managed to acquire for £7!
Luckily for him, his parents encouraged their budding
musician and soon he was being taught spanish classical
guitar each week. Not knowing quite in which direction
his music wanted to take him, a few years down the line
Mark decided to abandon his guitar for the next 18 years!
His musical tastes reignited by Mr Gary Moore playing
'Still Got the Blues' on the radio during 1993, Mark
was soon back in the swing of things and under the tuiton
of Lance Perkins (Guitar Works). Soon rock music began
to feature prominently in his playing, including tunes
by Free, Boston and Thin Lizzy.
Secure in the knowledge that rock music was where he
wanted to be, Mark bought a
Gibson Les Paul guitar and a Marshall Stack amp. After
years of enjoying himself in bands and at jam sessions,
Mark was on the move when he met Garry and promptly
joined Torque.
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Garry
Diston
with
his Gibson Les Paul Custom and Ibanez Prestige guitars
through a line 6 amp |
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Our lead guitarist
and daylight vehicle technician, Garry, has had a taste
for tunes since he was at school. Having been located
whilst shirking off PE, the teacher that found him strumming
his guitar turned out to be a guitar enthusiast and
instead of detention.
Soon Garry became a member of the school band, supplying
music for production such as 'Jesus Christ Superstar'
the rock opera version. Renditions of AC/DC, Status
Quo and Motorhead were soon to be heard from his Hondo
Explorer or Flying V guitars. After school, Garry's
jamming partners dispersed as jobs took over.
A quiet spell followed, with Garry performing infrequently
at local pubs or 'Bedroom Gigs'. Tired of so little
musical activity, Garry decided that it was about time
to start a band, they were allowed the use of his dad's
garage, where Garry, his brother Terry and a school
friend on the bass, has a couple of jamming sessions,
but no group was formed.
Deciding to refocus, Garry left his guitars and moved
on with his life in other directions, until he was invited
to a gig by a friend. Soon he was the proud owner of
an Ibanez guitar and was happily strumming away.
His dream of playing in a band started materialising
in June 2003, when he discovered a similar passion in
one of his customers, Mark. Not long afterwards, Torque
was formed.
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Toby
Webb
on
vocals and some times guitar
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A member of the management team for the local garden centre,
Toby, our vocalist and some time guitarist,
was inspired by the Blues Brothers whilst still at school,
moving him to form a tribute band.
Having failed to teach Toby guitar before the Blues Borthers
appeared on Toby's horizon, his father then joined in
vocally at their jamming session. Needless to say, an
advert was soon placed for a singer for their tribute
band. Unfortunately, his position as guitarist was usurped
by their 'vocalist' and Toby had to learn to sing.
'No Respect' was formed a couple of years later, covering
old rock favourites for the band's 3 year life.
Slightly static for the folowing few years, Toby remained
loyal to his cause and often practised with various groups
and at numerous jamming sessions. Moving back to his home
town, 'No Respect' was brought back with a new line up
and an alliance with Steve Spiders (Sedgeberrow Recording
Studios) was forged. Sadly, the bass player moved on and
the group didn't.
The next few years say Toby back on the guitars and strumming
his vocal chords at any local jam session, until he started
hearing rumours of 'some local rock band' and decided
to sniff them out... |
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Terry
Diston
on
his Wesley 4 four string guitar through a Torque amp
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Our Bass guitarist, Terry, shares his ;passion
for rock music with his passion for bikes. A performance
bike parts manufacturer, Terry originally aimed to become
a sound engineer before his love of bikes took over.
Able to handle both his passions, Terry often DJed at
his local rock pubs and was frequenlt to be heard at local
jamming sessions. His travels and gigs brought him into
contact with local band Stimulator and he then became
a roadie, affording Terry the chance to toy with the drums
and bass guitar on the sound check.
Meeting many well known rock legends along the way, including
John Lydon and Lemmy, Tarry decided that life in a band
was made for him andhe began jamming in earnest with anyone
that would have him.
Already a valued member of Torque, Terry was in charge
of tea and sound levels until their 5th bass player announced
thjat he was off, leaving Torque in the lurch. Seizing
his opportunity, Terry aquired a bass guitar and was soon
well at home on the strings.
Borrowing tunes from a friend, Terry was soon well up
to scratch and finally joined Torque as one of the band. |
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