John Hassall

John Hassall (born 17 February 1981) was the bassist with punk / garage rock revivalists The Libertines and has his own side-project band, Yeti, which he will be focussing on now The Libertines are on an indefinite hiatus. Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... February 17 is the 48th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A bassist is a musician who plays a double bass or electric bass (also referred to as bass guitar). ... Punk Rock is an anti-establishment music movement that began about 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified by The Ramones,the Misfits, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... Garage rock (performed by garage bands, not to be confused with the genre of dance music of the same name) was a simple, raw form of rock and roll that emerged in the mid-1960s, largely in the United States. ... The Libertines were a critically acclaimed British rock and roll band noted for their chaotic live outings, often seemingly ramshackle touring schedule and quintessentially English take on punk rock. ... In popular music, a side-project is a project undertaken by one (or several) person already known for their involvement in another band. ... Yeti are a British Rock quintet fronted by ex-Libertine John Hassall. ... The Libertines were a critically acclaimed British rock and roll band noted for their chaotic live outings, often seemingly ramshackle touring schedule and quintessentially English take on punk rock. ...

John was inspired to play music when he rummaged through his parent's record collection and found a copy of the Beatles' Revolver. He went on to buy their entire discography in chronological order, roughly two a year, at this point he was practically obsessed, and claims that if it weren't for The Beatles, he wouldn't be playing music today, their records made him pick up the guitar. The Beatles appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1964 as part of their first tour of the United States, promoting their first hit single there, I Want To Hold Your Hand. ... The Colt Single Action Army, one of the most popular revolvers of all time A revolver is a multishot firearm, usually a handgun, in which the rounds are held in a revolving cylinder that rotates to fire them through a single barrel. ...

While in secondary school, John joined a band, and ended up playing bass. John himself has stated that he prefers playing the bass to the guitar as he finds it to be a more "meaty" instrument. He played in various bands for a few years, but none of them really worked out, until he met Pete Doherty. One day Pete came round to John's mother's house after a mutual friend had told him about John's musical talent. It is said that Peter was intrigued by John not only for his talent but because he had 'proper' equipment (such as a Rickenbacker bass and decent amps). The following day, Peter came round to his house again, but this time, along with his friend Carl Barat, and the three had a jam session. The band was almost complete, to play the drums, the trio hired the services of one Mr Razzcocks, a drummer told them he used to play with the Sex Pistols, and also claimed to be in the region of 70 years-old. The now complete 4 piece played some gigs, but John left the band somewhere during the middle of 2001 to go to college. He was invited to rejoin them when they were signed by Rough Trade just before Christmas 2001, on the strength of one gig where they played without a bass player, during which the drum kit fell over and guitar strings broke. He continued to play with the band until their disbandment at the end of 2004. Listen to this article · (info) This audio file was created from the revision dated 2005-08-20, and does not reflect subsequent edits to the article. ... For the American fighter pilot in WWI, see Eddie_Rickenbacker Steve Howe playing a Rickenbacker guitar with the progressive rock band Yes in 1977 Rickenbacker is one of the oldest brand names in the manufacture of electric guitars. ... Image:12bf9e4b. ... The Sex Pistols in 1977. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Christmas (literally, the Mass of Christ) is a holiday in the Christian calendar, usually observed on December 25, which celebrates the birth of Jesus. ... 2004(MMIV) is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...