Next gig: The Rising Sun (pub), Reading 4 October 2005 to launch CD single This Party鈥檚 Just Begun. | "Yesterday I saw a group of ageing rockers playing 80鈥檚 rock/metal and was one of the greatest gigs I鈥檝e ever been to. " | | Mike Hefferan, Unsigned Showcase |
DisGuys describe themselves as 'heavy rock 'n' roll with a thumping beat and big harmony vocals'.听 So there. The original line-up (Bob Guy, Dave Shingleton, Steve Steele, Nige Farrow and Tim Martin) got together around 1990 (no one really seems to remember exactly when) and managed to stay together long enough to appear live twice.听 The debut gig was a Motorcycle Action Group rally in a farmer鈥檚 field in Bradfield, followed by an unrehearsed 鈥榮how鈥 at the Granby Tavern (long before it changed, er, ownership).
 | | Al Vaughan |
Several years and several hundred members later, DisGuys morphed from a totally unstable five-piece to a relatively unstable four-piece.听 After helping Bob hold the band (band??!!) together for so long, Russ Hogg decided to call it a day as rhythm guitarist for health/mental reasons.听 New guitarist Dr. Al Vaughan at the time stated that 鈥渙ne guitarist was enough 鈥 as long as they were good鈥.听 We鈥檙e still waiting Al鈥
 | | Bob Guy |
The new line-up (Bob, Dr. Al, Julian Turner-Bell, Steve Steele 鈥 returning after eight years growing up) was stable from late 1990鈥檚 until 2003 when Steve emigrated to New York.听 Loser.听 A real blow as this had been a relatively successful period. "DisGuys, a Reading-based band, have held true to the power chords and great emotive lead guitar solos that were rampant in the 80s, and seem to have successfully dragged these elements with them, kicking and screaming into the 21st century."听 James C, Reading Evening Post
 | | Julian Bell |
"Yesterday I saw a group of ageing rockers playing 80鈥檚 rock/metal and was one of the greatest gigs I鈥檝e ever been to.听 DisGuys play rock music as it used to be.听 A time when rock was a larger than life, passionate, headlong rush into hedonism.听 It鈥檚 the sound of having a good time all of the time." Mike Hefferan, Unsigned Showcase It was during this period that each member, for various reasons, agreed that if one of this line-up left the band then DisGuys would end.听 So the last gig with Steve in February 2003 was meant to be just that 鈥 the last one.
 | | Mike Barber |
Bob and Al spent the next two years recording a back-catalogue of DisGuys songs in Al鈥檚 home studio.听 They were pleasantly surprised by the results.听 So pleasantly surprised that they decided to get back together with Julian and record them properly with a newly hired bassist, Mike Barber.听 (Barber by name, certainly not by nature).听 They were all pleasantly surprised with the results.听 So pleasantly surprised that they decided to go out and play them live again and record a single.听 The rest, as they say, is history, well except Julian being out of action for months due to major surgery and original drummer Nige standing (or is that sitting?) in for a few gigs.听 What a dude. One thing is for sure, if you catch DisGuys live you WILL be entertained. | 
