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The Midas Touch
The Midas Touch

thing seem a bit better. And when they hit time as he was himself at that time. Speak- ple up and give people a good time, and
the stage and hit your ears with their fan- ing of how friends, family and music were sometimes the songs reflect that and it's
tastic brand of, as they put it, feel good rock a massive help to him he wanted to do kinda what we do.
‘n’ roll, even the biggest of frowns will not something to try and help anyone else en- "You have to acknowledge these things
only be turned upside down, but erased for during a similar experience and 'Shake A are there because if you ignore them it only
quite some time. Leg' contains many references which could makes them more powerful and they build
Of course, many would say this is the be perceived as being about this current up, so we want people to come out and for-
general idea of rock ‘n’ roll. Music to help hot topic. get about their worries and whatever is
you forget about any worries of the day you Songs like the wonderfully positive going on at home, so when they are at a
may have and give you a reason to be opening track 'Lift Your Head Up', the Bad Touch gig none of that matters. But we
happy for the length of a record or a live soothing and emotionally-driven 'I Belong' can still sing about them at the same time!
show and remember all the good in life for and the more to the point 'Take Me Away’, We like the fact people can take what they
an hour or so. If you agree with that idea, which contains lyrics about being lost, want from our songs and it makes them feel
then Bad Touch will likely be right up your alone, broken and on the edge, are com- something; that's what we want."
alley. monplace on the record. Seeks adds, "It's one of the great things
"We always try and write songs which about music, what we write it about could
ad Touch, like so many other bands do mean something, no matter how little. mean something completely different to
Bin 2019, are no strangers to the is- We always try and write lyrics which people someone else who is listening to it; they
sues of mental health and, in fact, Stevie will want to listen to and try and work out might have a different connection to it. And
once performed one of their songs live on and take what they want to from them", Ste- I think the music talks for itself and if it's a
his Facebook page dedicated to anyone vie tells us. "We are a feel good rock band feel good song it's the music which gives
watching who was going through a tough and we are out there to try and cheer peo- you the rhythm and the upbeat feel. So

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