I'm a New Yorker and we compete over everything. Who can get a cab first...who gets served at a restaurant first...who gets a seat on the subway. Nothing wrong with good, friendly competition. So let's do it here. Tell who here is the biggest New Model Army fan.
I nominate Space as the biggest NMA fan of them all.
Three reasons why:
1. DVDs around the globe come in different regions. In America we are (of course) Region 1. Our DVD players are consigned the #1 designation. In the UK DVDs are the 51st Region so if I want to watch the various New Model Army DVDs I would have to buy a region free DVD player. I have done that. I have bought a DVD player just to watch NMA videos.
2. It is cool to listen to New Model Army music...but to actually play it is even better. And to play it using the same instrument the band uses is insanely better. Well, I have bought myself a Gibson SG guitar just because of New Model Army.
3. To listen to the band is great, to play their music is cool, but to actually collaborate with the band on their songs is truly the ultimate level of fandom. With my version of "Inheritance" in which I addded my guitar to the song, and with my lyrics that I addded to the instrumental "Caslen"...well, I am a co-songwriter of New Model Army songs. When I work on NMA songs to improve them it's like I am at Sawmills Studio with the band. I could hear them saying, "Yes, Space, that's great. Play that again."
I have bought a region free DVD player to watch the band's videos; I have bought a Gibson SG to play their songs; and I have written songs with the band. Surely all that makes me "The Biggest NMA Fan Here."
