Skuta (band)
Encyclopedia
Skuta were a Bolton
five-piece
playing gigs in the late 1990s. The Bolton Evening News described them as "the royal family
dressed up as Oasis
".
Notable songs included "When We Were Young", "Old Geezer", "621", "Rest", "Lamb Stew", and "Margot Maniacs and The Plate Incident".
They only produced one recording, the EP When We Were Young.
Bolton
Bolton is a town in Greater Manchester, in the North West of England. Close to the West Pennine Moors, it is north west of the city of Manchester. Bolton is surrounded by several smaller towns and villages which together form the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, of which Bolton is the...
five-piece
Band (music)
In music, a musical ensemble or band is a group of musicians that works together to perform music. The following articles concern types of musical bands:* All-female band* Big band* Boy band* Christian band* Church band* Concert band* Cover band...
playing gigs in the late 1990s. The Bolton Evening News described them as "the royal family
British Royal Family
The British Royal Family is the group of close relatives of the monarch of the United Kingdom. The term is also commonly applied to the same group of people as the relations of the monarch in her or his role as sovereign of any of the other Commonwealth realms, thus sometimes at variance with...
dressed up as Oasis
Oasis (band)
Oasis were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1991. Originally known as The Rain, the group was formed by Liam Gallagher , Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs , Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan and Tony McCarroll , who were soon joined by Liam's older brother Noel Gallagher...
".
Notable songs included "When We Were Young", "Old Geezer", "621", "Rest", "Lamb Stew", and "Margot Maniacs and The Plate Incident".
They only produced one recording, the EP When We Were Young.
Personnel
- Guy Matthews - vocals
- Ashoke Ghosh - guitar, vocals
- John Curtis - guitar
- Mark Melvin- bass
- Andy KnowlesAndy KnowlesAndy Knowles is an artist and drummer.Knowles started his drumming career with Skuta, and then in 2003 formed the cult group I Love Lucy out of the Glaswegian Art rock scene...
- drums