Ceri appreciation thread

[Impuri-D]

I have no idea if Ceri's personal style of musicianship has influenced Justin's songwriting, or if he merely came on board at a time when Justin decided to explore new musical territories, but regardless, in a long line of magnificent, iconic bass work, performed by rightly loved musicians, Ceri's versatility on BDAW, and outright muscularity on BWAB and 'Winter' are top notch.
Good work fella  *applauds*

[cthulhu]

Ceri, ist that you? ;-)

No, just kidding, i had to do this.
But i also find Ceri has brought some new energy as did, or does, Marshall and anyway everybody who ever played in the Group. It's their strenght to go with changes and letting them in and not trying to re-produce something of the past.

[Pazza]

Some of the bass work on Winter is astonishing - Ceri has managed to weld Nelson and Stu Morrow's styles in a subtle underlay to the new songs, some achievement fella, whether or not you put up the first post here ;-)

[Pazza]

Oh and I shd hv said added something of his own too to the unfolding NMA musical history. Marvellous stuff

[Shush]

I would imagine Ceri has had an influence the bands new work, certainly. Ceri was picked over other candidates for the job of bass player because he can play a multitude of instruments including drums. From a musical family playing music all his life and past band experience before NMA. If you hang around with people younger than yourself, they adapt to your ways, and you adapt to theirs. I am sure Ceri's fresh enthusiasm and younger perspective has done the band a power of good and it has shown in their new material and live performance.
   Agree with your comment Pazza, the new album does have overtones of the classic NMA bass sound.
Live Ceri has great stage presence with the now familiar flights of red hair. If you have been lucky  enough to have a chat with him before or after a gig, he is a thoroughly nice chap, I always get the impression from him he is glad of support  given by fans of the band.

[Pol]

Also had a couple of brief chats with ceri and definitely a really nice guy . Love the energy he brings to the band as well as being a excellent bass player.

[Master Ray]

Ceri is, indeed, someone who has brought much awesomeness to the latest incarnation of NMA...