Stand

1999

DECEMBER====>

Thursday 23rd -- A Message from Neil: "There are a lot of things happening now so I will put it all down and send it to you as well as a diary from 1999. (This should be good! - Ed) Once again, thanks from all of us, keep up the good work. Just as a final note we would like to wish yourself and Eddie a happy Christmas and here's to 2000!! Please wish all the Stand hitters the same. Regards NEIL." Neil Eurelle.

Wednesday 15th -- There are a couple of new links in the links section. Thanks a lot to Shaun and Cecil for helping increase the awareness of our site, not to mention everyone else who has linked to us!

Tuesday 14th -- There seems to be some problems getting to the site via http://go.to/stand, use this address in the meantime: http://www.fortunecity.com/tinpan/prodigy/816/ 

Tuesday 14th -- A few fan comments have been added to the media section. Thanks a lot for these, Sven, Brian and  Danny, looking forward to seeing you at the gigs again!

Monday 13th -- The Media section has been updated with photos from the gig and a few fan photos also, enjoy....As always if you have any photos or wish to review the gig etc.. Mail us here!

Monday 13th -- A small mention to some of the fans there including (in no particular order - ed) Elton and Stefan of Brando fame, Sean from Cuba and the King's head in Galway, Rob Jordan, Edward Penny, Keith Edwards, James Murphy, Brendan Cummins and many more who where present on the night! Thanks a lot for coming along and hopefully we shall see you again...

Monday 13th -- It was announced that Stand would be returning to Vicar Street in march. Make a date in your diaries for this one if you where unfortunate enough to miss the Friday night gig.

Monday 13th -- Outstanding Vicar street gig! There was an amazing reception for this gig and it was great to see so many there!

 

Vicar Street Gig Review

Play list	Gig Review
Retro Generation	Stand effectively stepped up a level with new maturity in there music just itching to be exposed to the world. An array of new songs where included on the night and a ridiculously good version of "Under pressure". Play the David bowie/Queen version and then listen to Stand, I dare you to find any faults! The songs to the left was the original play list, throw in a few careful adjustments and you have an extremely entertaining night. As if to signal to the crowd that this was going to be a rocking night, "Retro Generation" got everyone moving almost instantly and with some clever mixing we where into "Lift". Cue the chance for Neil to actually say a few words! I believe Neil could honestly already be a millionaire if he had a pound for every time he has said  "Thanks a lot for coming along". Our first taste of a new song in "wake me" followed and this brought us into what can only be said as a very emotional performance of "Laying Low". Neil called for every light in the house to be switched off towards the end of this song, in perfect darkness lighters where lit and all I could hear was Neil's voice. I believe you would find it very hard to hear and feel another song or performance like this  that literally makes the hairs on the back of your neck stand up. Cue "Little Sweet Lucifer" and this I feel was the best new song performed on the night. Hints of U2 rang through and this song I hope is a future single. "Be Global" was described as a song about the travels they have had to make in the last year and the good times they have had in this time, very poignant. A standing ovation followed for "Under Pressure" and I do believe Neil broke the windows in the adjoining bar with the decibel level reached at certain points in this song. "Hoper" and "Anorak" are my two favorite songs at the moment sung by Alan and Neil respectively, this hasn't changed for the time being but I was really impressed with all the new songs performed on the night. Neil's voice sounded it's strongest it has been and Alan should have dressed up as David Bowie to complete his imitation which was breathtaking. This should be no surprise to myself as I have seen Stand in the past performing such epics as "Shine on you Crazy Diamond".  Dave performed like someone who was born with a guitar and Karl is the most solid drummer I have seen in the last few years. Neil recently said that the gig in the Temple Theatre was probably one of the best they felt they have done, I wonder if he can argue with adding this one to his list? "Pinks and Blues" appeared to finish off the night but due to chanting for more aplenty they came back out and eventually finished with "Under Pressure" to a standing ovation.
Lift
Breathing But There's No Air
Wake Me (New song)
Laying Low
Little Sweet Lucifer (New song)
Big Bold Moves
Hoper
Be Global (New song)
Under Pressure (Cover)
Anorak
Zero Zero (New song)
Lighthouse Stairs
Questions
Beautiful Grey (New song)
Times Will change
Pinks and Blues
It's not Unusual (Cover)
Hang Me

 

Wednesday 8th -- A Mailing list is now available. Put your e-mail address in the box below and click on the join list button. You will receive any updates made to this website or any breaking news regarding the band. This form for joining is also on the contacts section of the website. One of the first things supplied through this service will be the gig review and play list for Friday.

Tuesday 7th -- Not much news at the minute except for: The  Media section is updated, Pictures of Vicar street up a day or two after the gig on Friday. A gig review will accompany this. Tickets are selling very well for Friday. If you haven't got yours you can by going to www.ticketmaster.ie or www.vicarstreet.com. We hope to see you all there! (A small mention to Rob, Sean, Brian, Eddie, James and Chris - Ed) 

Thursday 2nd -- Small (some might say boring - ed) news regarding a new Domain name. We currently have the address http://go.to/stand, having looked into the pricing for a new domain name which will hopefully be www.stand.ie,  the site will go under a bit of work to coincide with this and we also want to offer to feature of a mailing list for any news updates as they happen. Improved options for purchasing online are also in the pipeline but these are at an early stage. 

Wednesday 1st -- Stand Perform in Vicar Street (Dublin) on Friday 10th December. This is a tremendous venue and tickets are available via Ticketmaster for only £7.50. There are two other bands performing and there is a DJ set on afterwards until 2:30am. It should be a great night, Stand last performed there  for the launch of Questions. This was undoubtedly one of the best Stand Gigs.

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NOVEMBER====>

 

Thursday 25th -- Couple of pictures in the Media section. There is a drive on to get a few people involved in this section for gig reviews and more pictures and the like. If you would like some input then please mail in with any ideas or anything you have that you wish to add.

Wednesday 24th -- New Media Section now added and awaiting further Pictures/Play lists/Video and more from yourselves.

Wednesday 24th -- No gig in the Hartstown House (Dublin) this Friday for any regular visitors. Awaiting confirmation on the gigs over Christmas and the new year. A new Fans section is in process. Currently we have signed single covers and pictures of the lads themselves. We will need gig reviews from yourselves along with more pictures! It will be a fans section so any thing you have to say will be considered...

Wednesday 24th -- Just in case you where wondering, the counter on the front page is playing up. If it looks like we have lost a couple of hundred visitors in the space of five minutes, don't worry, it should be fixed soon!

Monday 22nd -- Another Award! Local Ireland has reviewed our site and has this to say: 

 

"Congratulations on becoming one of Local Ireland's Recommended Sites. Your site has been chosen because of its outstanding content, navigation and design."

 

Thursday 18th -- Mini Review of a gig in Arlene's Grocery (USA) that came from New Irish Music. "Stand proved to be the showmen of the night, throwing shapes recklessly in a crowded room."

Thursday 18th -- Stand are found on the FM104 website. There is a very good section here for Irish signed and unsigned bands. Stand have been on FM104 before on the morning show promoting the single "Questions".

Thursday 18th -- A couple of gigs in The Baggot Inn, Baggot Street (Dublin) are also set to take place in the first week of December and two weeks later. Again once confirmed these will be in the GIG Guide.

Editors Comment: "Any Pictures or Media of Stand you may have then feel free to send it in as a new MEDIA section will be added for any video and pictures received by yourselves."

 

Wednesday 17th -- There are some new gigs listed in the GIG Guide. STAND are discussing a date for the Isaac Butt (Dublin City Center) for Christmas week.  STAND are also set to play Whelan's (Located in Wexford street in Dublin) early in the new year but this is unconfirmed as yet. These will be posted to the gig guide as soon as we receive them.

 

Friday 12th -- The Web site has had a few enhancements physically to improve load time and also to improve the layout. Work on a new site is in progress. Let us know what you think of this site and the changes that have been made.

 

Wednesday 10th -- There is now a MESSAGE BOARD for the site for your comments and suggestions on the site, as well as comments on the band themselves.

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OCTOBER=====>

Wednesday 13th -- This site has been linked to by an excellent Site called CLUAS. It is an arts based website of high quality and has received many awards. 

SEPTEMBER=====>

Wednesday 24th -- Stand performed in Arlene's grocery before and then during the CMJ festival. Neil thought it went well and himself and the other band members are enjoying their experience over there. More reports to follow when they return.

 

Tuesday 14th -- Stand perform in the CMJ festival on Saturday and Sunday as part of the Music Marathon. The gig dates and times can be found in the gig guide. Just in case you didn't know The CMJ Music Marathon is the world's largest music business gathering, attended by more than 9,000 industry professionals, artists and music enthusiasts who converge on New York City. You can find out more about the festival at CMJ.

Editors Comment "Stand are now in America getting ready for their tour. Sadly this means they are not performing in Ireland for a couple of weeks, on the other hand this is an excellent opportunity for them. If you are reading this and are in America, go and have a look at Stand. There is no convincing needed once you have seen the Lads, they are in a word...Excellent."

 

Tuesday 14th -- This web site is now listed on a large Entertainment Web site called Find the fun.

 

Tuesday 14th -- This Website has now received a prestigious Doras Award from http://doras.tinet.ie. The site is listed in the Music/Artists section. Here is a description of the Doras award process:

" Firstly, shamrock badges are awarded to indicate the quality of the site and the number of shamrocks awarded denotes excellence on a scale of one to five. Shamrock ratings are awarded following a detailed assessment and evaluation of a site. Four criteria are used when assessing a site's worth - content, functionality, style and innovation. Therefore, five, four and three shamrock sites are strong in content, style and demonstrate innovation in terms of technology or concept."

The award has been placed on the front page and the review of the site was as follows:

 

Correspondent

This promotional site is dedicated to Stand, a band from Tallaght in Dublin. There is a wide range of material available on this well-structured site including a biography of the band and its individual members, reviews of singles, albums and live gigs, and a discography containing downloadable samples of the bands music. This site is very well put together. Navigation is easy, and photographs are used to very good effect on the site. Worth a look.

 

Monday 6th -- A Gig Guide has now been added to the web page. This includes the American tour dates and every other gig up to and including the 15th of October. More will be added as soon as they are received.

Stand Gig Date: On Wednesday 8th September Stand Play Cuba, In Galway. This is part of Cuba's  Birthday celebrations and so should be an eventful gig.

 

Friday 3rd -- Stand Gig Date: On Saturday 4th September Stand play The Half Moon Club, In Cork. 

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AUGUST=====>

Tuesday 31st -- Stand Gig Date: On Friday 3rd September Stand play The Johnstown Inn, in Naas at 9pm.

 

Monday 30th -- Editors Comment "This site has received it's first award, hopefully of many from the website www.spydersempire.com. The site is going to be added to a lot over the next couple of weeks including a Pictures section with pictures from gigs. Anything else you would like to see then feel free to . The site is going to be added to a lot over the next couple of weeks including a Pictures section with pictures from gigs. Anything else you would like to see then feel free to mail us."

 

Friday 29th -- Editors Comment "This page is now part of a small Indie web ring. The link can be found on the front page. Traffic is increasing steadily to the web page so as said before mail any input you may have."

 

Tuesday 24th -- Editors Comment "A sample of a song Dave sings has now been added from The Breathing but There's No Air, single"

 

Friday 20th -- Stands Direct mail address is stand@tinet.ie, this has been added to the contacts page. You can also mail in your feedback regarding this site to retro_questions@hotmail.com.

 

Thursday 19th -- Stand Gig Date:  On Friday the 20th August Stand play Dundalk, Rock the Planet.

 

Tuesday 17th -- Editors Comment "The final samples have now been added from the album, enjoy and mail us to let us know what you think!"

 

Monday 16th -- Editors Comment "More music samples Have now been added from Retro Generation and Correspondent"

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JULY=====>

Friday 30th -- Stand's New Album is reviewed in Hot Press magazine. The Album scores 10/12 and is highly commended.  magazine. The Album scores 10/12 and is highly commended. 

 

Standing Tall -- Hot-Press Review

Stand are the vanguard of a new generation of Irish bands who don't believe in hanging about waiting for somebody else to give them the green light. Consequently they've already notched up two Irish chart hits on their own label, both included here. Now, in Correspondent, they have produced an album of depth and polish that belies the fact that this is their debut. 

This snappy Dublin Foursome have the good sense to know that less is often more, and some of the highlights on this album are the result of an instinctive simplicity, while the hit singles "Breathing But There's No Air" and "Questions" would adorn the catalogue of more vaunted bands.

"Don't Try Wake Me Tonight" has the aching melancholy that brings the moody blues to mind and "Lighthouse Stairs" craftily blends a slow lemmonesque rhythm with a Nick Cave Vocal. "Retro Generation" turns up the heat with some rugged playing, while both "Lift" and "Laying Low" are underpinned by sparkling guitar figures.

Unfortunately, the bluster of "This Trusting Is Over" delivers very little and "Weapons" and "Paradise Parade" pale in the shade of classier tracks. But if the album wimps out occasionally, "Correspondent" still serves as a stunning debut in any reporters book.

Editors comment: "They received a mark of 10/12 which is there second highest mark and classes the album as Exciting".

 

Tuesday 27th -- Editors Comment "Another sample from the Questions single has been added, it's called The Ears Have Walls"

Editors comment: "The Stand Web page now has a new temporary Address. This is http://go.to/stand"

 

Friday 23rd --- Stand Perform in the Bagott Inn pub in Dublin. 

 

Baggot inn Gig Review

 

Playlist	Gig Review
Touch Me  (The Doors)	Stand performed a mixture of covers and original songs to a lively crowd on Friday. If you are unfamiliar with the Baggot inn it is a small and intimate venue and is located on Baggot street in Dublin. A very good performance by Stand and it was great to hear Anorak. In case you don't know Anorak is a recently written song which is undoubtedly one of their best songs ever written. Anorak and another new song Hoper are sung by Neil and Alan respectively. Hoper was not performed but if these two songs are a sign of things to come then the future of Stand is a healthy one. Once they had the crowd won over Neil began his wanderings into the crowd with a rendition of It's Not Unusual. Song 2 filled what was left of an already packed dance floor and Alan sung a song that Neil describes as "our only song about sex" which is Big Bold Moves. By the time this had been done the crowd where won over and Stand had done again something they have done during the last few years and that is to totally win a venue over. I believe they have already been asked back to perform here. If anybody was at the gig mail us with a review.
Anorak    (Original)
Polygraphic    (Original)
Man on the moon    (R.E.M)
Hang Me    (Original, This is one of the best songs on the album)
Questions    (Original, second single)
It's not Unusual    (Tom Jones)
Laying Low    (Original)
Song 2    (Blur)
Retro Generation    (Original, Recently released third single)
Design for Life    (Manic street Preachers)
Big Bold moves    (Original)

 

Monday 19th -- Editors Comment: " The Stand Web site is Officially Launched. Music files have been added to the discography section. This site is currently being updated constantly. If you have any suggestions or comments please feel free to mail us through the contacts section. This Web site is for your enjoyment and also to make you aware of the phenomenon known as Stand "

 

Friday 2nd --- Stand release debut album 'Correspondent' in Vicar street Dublin.

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JUNE=====>

Editors Comment: "The Stand Web site is in development. Official Launch date set for July"

Stand are signed up to produce a song for a nationwide Guinness add in Canada.

MAY=====>

Monday 10th --- Stand release third single  'Retro Generation' from their upcoming album 'Correspondent'.

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