HISTORY

Stretchneck are a Rock and Roll band. Our influences are many and varied but broadly sit in '70's American rock. Names like Johnny and Edgar Winter, Rick Derringer, Mountain, Montrose, Boston, and of course, Van Halen from the States, and The Who, Stones, Small Faces, and Gary Moore etc. from Britain are all here in our music. In fact it was the sheer aggression of a certain Mr Pete Townshend that steered me personally away from some of the crap of the late sixties.

The name 'Stretchneck' (registered with Bandname.com) actually goes back to the mid 1980's when me and my brother formed a band and did loads of gigs in and around London. Before Stretchneck though, the original line-up were called Thor, long before a Canadian band adopted and registered the name. Check out our photo album!

LINE-UP

Tony Nurse -- guitar/vocals

Howard Shaw-- lead vocals

Greg Edwards -- drums

John Garratt -- bass/vocals

NOW

Stretchneck are a Rock and Roll band and although we still take our music very seriously, i feel its time to just have fun and enjoy the stuff we do. In those days I played a Gibson SG Special (just like Pete Townshends) through an Orange half stack, but Howards 100w Hiwatt valve PA amp (and 4x12 column speakers !) has made way for a modern 1000w Yamaha unit. --- Tony

LONG LIVE ROCK