Phil Addington

Punk / Rockabilly / Soul from Vancouver BC
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Phil Addington

InstrumentLevel
Bass Professional
Vocals Professional
Arranging Professional
Knobs and Dials Professional
Other: Guitar
Dropped out of SFU arts & film after hearing the Sex Pistols in 1978. Picked up a bass because it seemed like the easiest instrument to play & I tried playing music with a bunch of long haired losers. Came home from a depressing session having been expected to copy material by bands like Styx.
Walked in on my kid brothers playing a crappy Raven guitar, a battery operated mini piano & a drum set made from an old metal cashbox & a broken globe of the world. They were playing along to a record called "Funky Mama" by Lou Donaldson & they sounded a whole lot better than the long haired losers had with all of their expensive equipment.
So I started a band with my brothers. Went through a few singers in different incarnations that never saw the light of day, the most amusing of which was probably "Richard Rot & The Undead".
After about a year in the basement we finally played a live show as "The Acrylics" with a female singer named Rosemarie Swift. Our debut was at The Smilin' Buddha on Jan 11, 1980 backing up Popular Mechanix & Private School. Very soon thereafter we were offered the opening slot for The Ramones at The Commodore, which pissed off a lot of o... show more
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The Nervous Fellas
Upright Bass/Vocals
2010 - present
The Manglers
Bass/Vocals
2009 - present
Swank
Electric/Upright Bass/Vocals
1992 - present

Past Projects

Miss Mercury
Electric/Upright Bass/Vocals
2009 - 2010
Family Plot
Bass/Vocals
1983 - 1987
Insex
Bass/Vocals
1979 - 1982

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