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Joined: March 21 2008
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Posted: May 07 2012 at 17:01
I will say Nik as an artist is wonderfull, some other adjectivs but wonderfull is much describing his music IMO, his album the Riddle is a masterpiece and really strong musicaly, some nice instrumental breaks innit
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Joined: May 13 2007
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Posted: May 07 2012 at 18:33
We bought The Riddle album back in the 80s but I can't remember much of it and never bought another Kershaw album, so no vote from me. However, The Riddle single was very good:
Even working with Tony Banks couldn't help make me like him, musically i don't know much outside his 80's stuff, music is a bit too cheesy pop for my tastes and i hate his voice
Joined: June 22 2004
Location: England
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Posted: May 09 2012 at 02:56
I remember liking his singles, even as a teen metalhead, so he must have had something going for him. It's all relative of course. A lot of 80's chart music, particularly early 80's, was far superior musically to what I hear these days. Bands like Duran Duran were gifted song writers and musicians compared to much of the dross and drek I hear vomitting out of the radio all day at work.
Joined: June 05 2009
Location: Budapest
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Posted: November 21 2013 at 08:48
I've always liked his harmonies in his songs, even those that were quite simplistic. In his 80's pop icon days, songs like Bogart, Gone to Pieces, Cloak And Dagger, Human Racing from the Human Racing album, Don Quixote, Know How, Easy, Roses, Save the Whale from The Riddle were more complex than one would expect it, and it wasn't obvious. I'm sure that was what Tony Banks saw in him too.
Joined: July 13 2005
Location: Essex, UK
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Posted: November 21 2013 at 14:13
Wouldn't It Be Good is a minor classic, one of the best instrumental solos around. I did have the album once (Human Racing, I think), it's probably still in the loft somewhere. Quite a talented guy, I seem to remember his record company tried to make him a bit of a teeny hero and made him wear a snood.
Joined: March 03 2013
Location: Slovakia
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Posted: November 21 2013 at 14:32
Yes, The Riddle is very good album. I like also the song I Wanna Change The World from Tony Banks, which sung by Nik Kershaw. I think that his style of composing is recognizable in The One And Only by one-hit wonder Chesney Hawkes.
Joined: March 21 2008
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Posted: September 30 2014 at 11:10
Tom Ozric wrote:
I'm sure it was Nik K who liked Gentle Giant in the late-70's, or caught them live around this time.....??
he audtitioned for lead gutiarist for Deep Purple, he thought himself good/tallented enough to replace Blackmore in DP, so he got some confidence on his Ax skills
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