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The Usual Tactics by Nicholas Markos
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fave it Acoustic | British Pop
12 tracks | 36 minutes
Released Mar 2004
on Tie Records International
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:00 Disappear (acoustic) lyrics BUY MP3 03:00 Disappear (acoustic) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:00 Disappear (acoustic)
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:54 Gimme All You Got (acoustic) lyrics BUY MP3 03:54 Gimme All You Got (acoustic) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:54 Gimme All You Got (acoustic)
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:50 Birdy Deluxe Superstar (acoustic) lyrics BUY MP3 03:50 Birdy Deluxe Superstar (acoustic) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:50 Birdy Deluxe Superstar (acoustic)
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:31 Speak No Hate (acoustic) lyrics BUY MP3 02:31 Speak No Hate (acoustic) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:31 Speak No Hate (acoustic)
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:52 I Just Wanna Stay lyrics BUY MP3 02:52 I Just Wanna Stay lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:52 I Just Wanna Stay
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:27 New Girlfriend lyrics FREE 03:27 New Girlfriend lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:27 New Girlfriend
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:36 Soldier in the Army of Love (Juke Joint Mix) lyrics BUY MP3 04:36 Soldier in the Army of Love (Juke Joint Mix) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:36 Soldier in the Army of Love (Juke Joint Mix)
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:05 Cool Water lyrics BUY MP3 03:05 Cool Water lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:05 Cool Water
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:28 Computerman lyrics BUY MP3 03:28 Computerman lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:28 Computerman
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:47 Scott Burrell (He's My Guy) lyrics BUY MP3 02:47 Scott Burrell (He's My Guy) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:47 Scott Burrell (He's My Guy)
Catchy Pop/Rock melodies: Chicago Sun-Times says, "Nicholas Markos brings to mind a hipper underground version of David Gray."
Bio / Background
Nicholas Markos writes and sings his own rock music, his "green-eyed soul." Not a slave to trends, genres, or formats, he simply looks into the heart of music to find what speaks to him.
While his songs are compared to the thoughtful and emotive work of Paul Weller, Pete Townshend, Van Morrison, and David Gray ("He's like David Gray without the accent... or with the accent, depending on how you look at it, I guess..." - Swifty Lazar), the songs incorporate a range of elements that reveal both Markos's depth as a musician (in addition to guitar and bass, he was formally trained on viola and saxophone) and his egalitarian tastes. "I'm not concerned with classifying my songs," he explains. "I'm just focusing on making music that speaks to me.
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