The Needles (music)

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Name = The Needles


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Origin = Wilmington, North Carolina
Genre = Hard rock Southern rock| Punk rock
Years_active = 1998–present
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URL = http://www.theneedlesrock.com/
Current_members = Chad Heye Christopher Rochelle Willy Robinson Mickey Blue-Eyes
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The Needles are a musical group from Wilmington, North Carolina, in the United States. They have been playing together since the late 1990s, and have produced several EPs and full-length albums. The Needles have toured the United States many times, and are highly active in the action sports industry.

Their third full-length release (April 2006), entitled In The Red, is not only molten rock it's molten hot. From the total rock vibes of "Shake Yourself", and "Beggar Mans Blues", to the late night creep groove "You Need Love", In The Red features 11 tracks of true grit rock. With the present day anti-war anthem "Invitation To The Night," and the sonic energy of "Tune in Tokyo," this album makes a statement - a loud one. In The Red was recorded and produced by Dick Hodgin (Corrosion of Conformity, Hootie and the Blowfish, Velvet Revolver) at Osceola Studios in Raleigh, NC. Come on; turn your stereo up, until the needle is in the red!

Band Members

* Gut - Gibson SG, Keys, vocals
* Charlie - Les Paul Custom, vocals
* Willy D. - Fender Bass, vocals
* Mickey Blueyes - Trap Kit Boomer

Gut, or Christopher - Farfisa Organ, Gibson SG, vocals. Gut is the energy behind the band. He ignites on stage and gets the crowd all riled up. He can play just about anything, anytime, anywhere. A lifelong surfer and skater, he makes the most of every tour stop looking for a decent wave to ride or a good park to skate. He describes The Needles sound as loud as the kid that lives in the apartment next door and won't shut up. He doesn't give a shit if the world can't sleep because he's having too much fun.

Charlie Massacre- Black Les Paul Custom, vocals. Charlie is a guitar maniac; a mixing specialist, and an eloquent yet confused songwriter that has a long list of musical influences. He's played in a slew of bands that made their mark on the US and Europe. He says The Needles are, suave, bold, and dashing, hip, groovy, and rocking. His words to live by are: I'm a demon and I love rock n roll.

Willy Dellamorte - Fender Bass, vocals. If Willy were a sailboat he'd be called Vitamin Sea. His decorative flair rolls over into his bass lines, and underneath his brass knuckles is a sweetheart that the girls pine for. He was born and raised in a El Camino.

Mickey Blueyes - Trap Kit Boomer, vocals. Although he suffers from KMD (Keith Moon's Disease), he manages to keep in line most of the time. Holes in Walls of Hotels' in Florida, bar top nude dancing in Brooklyn New York, Water Tree climbing sports at every HRW. This is Rock'N'Roll's drummer!

Discography

Albums

* In the Red (2006)
* Fun Fun Fun (2003)
* Meet the Needles (2000)

EPs

* Captain America (2002)
* I Can't Stand You Anymore (2000)

Films

The Needles have appeared in soundtracks on many popular films from the surfing, snowboarding, snowmobiling, and skateboarding genres.
* Black Label Back in Black
* Rath Films soundtracks
* ESM Surf's Always Right
* Tony Hawk Underground American Wasteland
* Fuel TV's First Hand with Chet Childress
* Thrasher Magazine's Beer Bowl's and Barney's
* Thrasher Magazine's Beer Helmet

Reviews

From [http://www.thecutting-edoge.com The Cutting Edge]

From out of North Carolina (Wilmington to be exact) and straight intoyour veins comes the high-octane, volatile madness of The Needles.Loaded with 11-songs of true rock grit about "Running Wild", "BeggarMan's Blues" and "The New Enemy," this dangerous little four-piece isabsolutely the fix you need. Three records into their career, TheNeedles know exactly what you want and hand it to you in big AC/DCmeets Muddy Water sized slabs. Check out the massive riffage in "TooHot" and "Down the Line" – total Angus Young. Then there's "Seersucker"which throws just enough Nugent on the fire for a well-roasted guitarbarbecue. Incidentally there's a hysterical video for "Seersucker" onthe band's website.

Lethal doses of speed-freak punk kick in about a quarter of the waythrough the record starting with "Jetsetter Extraordinaire" and hitting"New Enemy" and "Tune In Tokyo," the latter possibly being the besttrack on the disc with "Running Wild" coming in as a close second.Produced by Dick Hodgin, (Corrosion of Conformity) In the Red couldeasily stand next to anything the majors could come up with. It's gotthe muscle, attitude and craftsmanship. Big fat hooks help – and it'sloaded with 'em. A beefy backend keeps the whole thing thick andgroovy. Independents that have balls like this are worth supporting –hunt it down and buy it.

External links

* [http://www.theneedlesrock.com Official Site]
* [http://myspace.com/theneedles MySpace page]
* [http://sonicbids.com/theneedles SonicBids EPK]
* [http://www.thatsrightrecords.com That's Right! Records]