The G-Men Ska Band from the UK (North East of England) The G-men have been through many changes since their humble beginnings back in the late 1980's. They originally rose from the ashes of the North East's very first Ska band The Restrictors who had gained mass popularity in the North East of England with their up-beat shows. The G-men played their first gig in January 1990 at the Coatham Hotel in Redcar.
Ska Band from the UK (North East of England)
The G-men have been through many changes since their humble beginnings back in the late 1980's. They originally rose from the ashes of the North East's very first Ska band The Restrictors who had gained mass popularity in the North East of England with their up-beat shows.
The G-men played their first gig in January 1990 at the Coatham Hotel in Redcar. At shows in their early days they were well known for throwing inflatable Newcastle Brown Ale bottles into the audience to coincide with their signature tune ?Bottle Of Dog? (slang for the beer Newcastle Brown Ale). Inflatable bottle fights often ensued!
After the usual start for most bands playing gigs locally the G-Men started to look further a field gaining support slots with acts such as Bad Manners, The International Beat, The Nutty Boys and the Trojans to name but a few. It was the success of these shows that gave the band well deserved supporting slots with legends of Ska Laurel Aitken, Judge Dread and Bim Ska La Bim. This also helped them secure a place supporting The Selector on their ?Out On The Streets? tour.
The band had a few line up changes over the years taking them up to the year 2000 when the band finally released their long awaited debut CD album, ?The G-Files' on Northern Sea records.
The band rested for a few years in the mid 2000's, but during the summer of 2007 they decided to put the band back into action and rehearsals began again. Since then they have played many fun and successful shows including a trip over the water to play a show in Germany.
==Current members ==
* Andy Dinsdale (Dins) - Vocals, Keyboards.
* Andy Lazenby (Laze) ? Drums.
* Andy Wears - Bass, Vocals.
* Christopher Wardell (Dell) ? Vocals.
* Ian Humberston - Trumpet.
* James Joy (Squib) ? Trombone.
* John Day - Trombone.
* Josh Bentham ? Saxaphone.
* Mark Wilson ? Guitar.
****Latest New***
Autumn 2011 ? the band will soon be in the studio to do some recording. The plan is currently just to record a short 5 track CD, but if things go well this may increase to a full length album.
Check out their facebook page for more up to date info:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=118647748159986&v=wall
The G-Men have only released one album so far, called THE G-FILES.
All other albums are nothing to do with The G-Men (as detailed above)
View the G-Men track Freedom Train here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tloQUbjvUhs
View the G-Men track Valley of the Kings here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vUa0wXpMHg
View the G-Men track Teenage Nightmare here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRleU6y0Uj4
View the G-Men track Stop The Clock here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePHSCvlLA_4