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To get the best idea about The Home Guard in the shortest time possible, have a quick listen to Champagne Socialist and Other People. The former is a bass-driven indie rocker with a Britpop and synthy new wave flavour, whilst the latter is a progressive folk ballad with pianos, flutes and a heavy guitar section - but try not to let that put you off!
As these two songs demonstrate, one thing The Home Guard really strive to do is incorporate a range of genres into their music. You’ll hear elements of indie, progressive rock, britpop, folk, glam rock, new wave, art rock, and a few more besides. For this reason, it’s very difficult to pigeon-hole The Home Guard: their favourite tag they’ve received on Last.fm is “progressive indie”, and they wish they’d thought of it themselves.
The Home Guard’s main influences include Queen, Jethro Tull, Madness, Elvis Colstello, Blur, Van Der Graaf Generator and The Beatles, but for a more extensive (and slightly esoteric) list, see their MySpace profile. By recording material based on the sort of music that they themselves enjoy, coupled with their rather varied collection of influences, it’s no surprise that they hardly fit in with mainstream trends. If any of The Home Guard’s music sounds close to the current musical fashions, rest assured that this is purely coincidental!
Champagne Socialist and Other People. The former is a bass-driven indie rocker with a Britpop and synthy new wave flavour, whilst the latter is a progressive folk ballad with pianos, flutes and a heavy guitar section - but try not to let that put you off!
As these two songs demonstrate, one thing The Home Guard really strive to do is incorporate a range of genres into their music. You’ll hear elements of indie, progressive rock, britpop, folk, glam rock, new wave, art rock, and a few more besides. For this reason, it’s very difficult to pigeon-hole The Home Guard: their favourite tag they’ve received on Last.fm is “progressive indie”, and they wish they’d thought of it themselves.
The Home Guard’s main influences include Queen, Jethro Tull, Madness, Elvis Colstello, Blur, Van Der Graaf Generator and The Beatles, but for a more extensive (and slightly esoteric) list, see their MySpace profile. By recording material based on the sort of music that they themselves enjoy, coupled with their rather varied collection of influences, it’s no surprise that they hardly fit in with mainstream trends. If any of The Home Guard’s music sounds close to the current musical fashions, rest assured that this is purely coincidental!
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Featured Tracks
| FULL TRACK Sweating Blood | 3:30 | |
| FULL TRACK Champagne Socialist | 2:24 | |
| FULL TRACK Other People | 4:07 | |
| FULL TRACK Dead On My Feet (Again) | 3:23 | |
| FULL TRACK I'm the World's Best-kept Secret | 6:55 | Free MP3 |
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musinum wrote:
You've gone Platinum... Chez Platinum, that is! Welcome to the Platinum Palace!
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floydalbert wrote:
Keep up the good tunes guys! And have a awesome holiday week and weekend and a safe and great new year "Stay Strong" From Atlanta GA,
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TheTrees08 wrote:
TheTrees for xmas number 1. Get " Jackets For Snowmen " here http://www.reverbnation.com/thetrees08#!
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brudberg wrote:
This band helps me through the darkness....
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mculibrk wrote:
Great band!
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brankyna wrote:
I enjoy when I listen your music
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seanwright_2007 wrote:
Full streams are back, guys, thank goodness. Great sound!!!
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TheHomeGuard wrote:
Oh well, it looks like the full-length streams have gone from Last.fm - try here instead, if you're interested. You can download our albums for whatever you think they're worth, too, and for the time being there's no minimum price. Enjoy!
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Acuvi wrote:
1,000 listeners! Booyah!
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vjsupersaint wrote:
http://rock.warmwebradio.com/#home Catch The Home Guard on tonight's show. From 2100-2300 CET. Or 2000-2200 GMT. Worldwide listeners will need to check their clocks with these timings. The show is hosted by Sussilo. But she's too modest to say so. I'm not, modesty doesn't do when this great lady. Gives her all to getting great lesser known artists heard. Please bring all your fans/friends with you. The show is really worth listening to. Thanks to all that do from Mike.
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WadeBrady wrote:
No worries mate! really cool Enjoyed it! Will be listening again! Also play music and there is some free downloads on our last fm is you want to check em out! http://www.last.fm/music/Heritage+Centre Take it easy Ciaran
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Fall__ wrote:
i enjoyed listening to your music,congrats and good luck with your next songs
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Ola_Hansen wrote:
Well, I like your music!
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BenWH wrote:
If you guys are at a loose end tonight, we're playing just down the road at the Solstice if you fancy a beer.
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vjsupersaint wrote:
Congratulations to The Home Guard on reaching your first 20,000 plays Yippee.
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vjsupersaint wrote:
Oh my golly, nearly 17,000 plays now. That's well I'll say the rest later today. It's a fantastic effort by everyone involved in our little listener power exercise. Here's to The Home Guard going on from this now. It will be no more than is deserved from such a great band. What a great bunch of listeners you've got here on Last.
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vjsupersaint wrote:
Don't Panic! Captain Mainwaring. The Home Guardathon is now on and running until Sunday 13th September. 1200 BST. Thanks from Mike. Oh and come join our quest to get this great great band heard if you so wish to. We are here. http://www.last.fm/group/The+Home+Guard Have a great day all. And keep playing The Home Guard please. Not long to go until Sunday now.
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cwmusson wrote:
Going to see Otway in Cambridge tomorrow night at Junction 2. I think everyone should see Otway at least once. Even during a homeguardathon, If anyone will be also having a party to relieve the boredom on the 10.43 train from Cambridge to Ipswich, please say hello. I will have an Otway Band t-shirt on. Cheers Chris
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luckystoned wrote:
good stuff :P
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vjsupersaint wrote:
Don't Panic! Captain Mainwaring. The Home Guardathon is now on and running until Sunday 13th September. 1200 BST. Thanks from Mike. Oh and come join our quest to get this great great band heard if you so wish to. We are here. http://www.last.fm/group/The+Home+Guard
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News
For George, ten years on
29 Nov 2011 | from thehomeguard.info/WordPress
In memory of George Harrison, here's our cover of Beatles
album track I Want to Tell You.
http://thehomeguard.info/WordPress/archives/828
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14 Nov 2011 | from thehomeguard.info/WordPress
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Recent Activity
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KeeptheFate tagged The Home Guard with keep the fate, central point, indie rock and 3 other tags. December 2011
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KeeptheFate added The Home Guard to KeeptheFate’s library. December 2011
- The Home Guard posted a news item ‘For George, ten years on’. November 2011
- The Home Guard posted a news item ‘Band of the day’. November 2011
- The Home Guard posted a news item ‘The path of Nevermore’. November 2011
- The Home Guard posted a news item ‘It was 30 years ago today...’. November 2011
- The Home Guard posted a news item ‘Forlorn Hope and Glory (at last!)’. November 2011
- The Home Guard posted a news item ‘Cowboy Cantor rides into town’. November 2011
- The Home Guard posted a news item ‘On Many More Radio TONIGHT!’. November 2011
- The Home Guard posted a news item ‘Who's up for a new demo, then?’. November 2011
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