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Chattering Classes #30 - Seven Summits

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ATL|12:09 UK time, Friday, 26 November 2010

Seven Summits are back and in spectacular style. New single 'Burning Heart has been lighting up the ATL playlist for the past few weeks and with a lovely video and a forthcoming album to boot 2011 is going to be a busy year for lads. Rigsy caught up with Rory to talk sequels, hot chocolate and other tomfoolery.

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Rory Says: hi there



Rigsy Says:yes who am i talking to



Rory says: rory



Rigsy Says: ha ha, good whats the advantages of being interviewed like this then?

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Rory Says: eh, I'm in my house and it's nice and warm



Rigsy Says: are you having a cup of tea and a really large bun cause i am. the cream and jam is all over my bake AND I DON'T EVEN CARE



Rory Says: no but I'm going hot chocolate in a bit,nice and I don't mean the band



Rigsy Says: very fancy



Rory Says: why thanks



Rigsy Says: i'd love seven summits to 'go hot chocolate'. if you're going any band you might as well go the best. if seven summits were inbetween two bands, any two bands in that chainwho would they be



Rory Says: between us and hot chocolate? hmm



Rigsy Says: yes



Rory Says: blur



Rigsy Says: before seven summits then after hot chocolate. so blur - seven summits - hot chocolate - ??



Rory Says: ah weezer - seven summits - Belle and Sebastian - Hot Chocolate off the top of my head



Rigsy Says:blur-weezer-seven summits - belle and seb - hot chocolate glad we got that sorted



Rory Says: aye that looks right



Rigsy Says: so seven summits part 2 this time it's personal



Rory Says: was expecting more "what's your favourite colour"



Rigsy Says: what are you suggesting?mate don't be sarky, i'm flippin' parky bet it's bottle green though

mine's bottle green



Rory Says: sunset red for me i think



Rigsy Says: BUT YES SEVEN SUMMITS PT2



Rory Says: ok



Rigsy Says: if it was a film sequel what would it be as in godfather 2 = awesome look who's talking too = rubbish rocky 2 = victory after initial hiding jurassic 2 = good but too expensive and not much improvement etc etc

Rory Says: I'd say Empire Strikes Back cos we're a bit more mature these days musically I mean



Rigsy Says: darker? bit scarier, not so much for the kids? loads of ewoks?



Rory Says: I'd say so yeah, although that may not come across from Burning Heart



Rigsy Says: (or is that the third one)



Rory Says: that's the 3rd one



Rigsy Says: burning heart, holy guacamole honestly mate thats the tune thats the one



Rory Says: lol



Rigsy Says: its this years 'kids don't behave like this'



Rory Says: I'm not just writing that, I actually laughed out loud there



Rigsy Says: why?



Rory Says: but thanks



Rigsy Says:: lets talk defining songs in NI's musical history



Rory Says: cool



Rigsy Says: tuppeny nudger, a little solidarity, rebel get by, girl from mars, screamager. pick a few of seven summits favourites



Rory Says: NI wise I'd say Frost by the artists formerly known as JSATC



Rigsy Says: nice



Rory Says:very dark and beautiful



Rigsy Says: giza few more than burning heart can sit alongside



Rory Says: hmm - Good fight kick start loved that ANTHEM



Rigsy Says:NICE go back a bit further before you guys formed a band what local riffs did you play when first learning



Rory Says: ok, from NI only? Goldfinger



Rigsy Says: yes NICE



Rory Says: definitely



Rigsy Says: THATS IT don't stop now



Rory Says: that whole album actually it IS the summer



Rigsy Says: it is aye



Rory Says: eh, that big song by the fast emperors that was great FIREWORKS that's it great tune



Rigsy Says: what does THE SEVEN SUMMITS STRIKES BACK consist of? what ya got coming up?



Rory Says:an album in the spring and another single before that just been writing in our current form this year



Rigsy Says: few shows before chrimbo?



Rory Says: Joe and Dom joined in January so been a big year aye, Darth Radar on the 9th



Rigsy Says: NICE



Rory Says: and 16th for You are music



Rigsy Says:right before i let you go



Rory Says: Boundfir on the 10th ok



Rigsy Says:and i have a feeling i really am letting you go this is the greatest question

anyone has ever asked anyone BTW



Rory Says: ok



Rigsy Says:because it's THE SEVEN SUMMITS STRIKE BACK if any well known male musician

turned out to be your father who do you think it would be? BOOM



Rory Says: lol



Rigsy Says: good innit



Rigsy Says: YEOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO em



Rory Says: i'm literally bowing here man



Rory Says: mine or the band's?



Rigsy Says: making crowd noises teh bands



Rory Says: I'd say ..... probably Graham Coxon



Rigsy Says:NICE



Rory Says: he was about 6 when he had us



Rigsy Says:awesome stuff virtual high fives all round see you at one of those gigs



Rory Says: (slap) see you on the 6th on ATL



Rigsy Says: good luck with burning heart it's a princess leah of a tune, bye may teh forks be with you



Rory Says: thanks a lot Rigsy, Live long and prosper.

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Seven Summits are launching new single 'Burning Heart' at the Radar club night in the Speakeasy on Thursday 9th of December.

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