Esteve

Name: Stephen Cooke
Embrace Messageboard Name: Esteve

Date of Birth: 29 August 1982 (Aged 26 years)
Location: Brighton
Occupation: Accountant

What is your favourite Embrace song?

Exploding Machines, although in the past it was Save Me

What was your favourite Embrace gig?

Shepherd's Bush Empire 18th April 2006 due to the crowd participation but Nottingham Rock City straight after the OON release was amazing especially due to the 3 year wait for a gig!

What is your favourite Embrace Album?

Drawn From Memory, just for plain courage to try everything on one album

What is your favourite Embrace B-Side?

Maybe I Wish (and Flaming Red Hair)

In what order of greatness (1-10) would you place tracks from Out of Nothing?

1. Someday = Greatest
2. Ashes
3. Near Life
4. Out of Nothing
5. A Glorious Day
6. Spell It Out
7. Wish em all away
8. Keeping
9. Gravity
10. Looking as you are = Still damn good!

In what order of greatness (1-10) would you place tracks from This New Day?

1. Exploding Machines = Greatest
2. The End is Near
3. No Use Crying
4. Target
5. Sainted
6. Even Smaller Stones
7. Celebrate
8. Nature's Law
9. I can't come down
10. This New Day = Still damn good!

What and when was your first messageboard post?

I made my first appearance in the summer of 2004 when we still had the IFNB blue website, but made my first since then on 09 Dec 2005.

Who was the first messageboarder you met?

Not met anyone yet, are you out there?

What is the most stupid thing you've done at a gig?

Bouncing at Nottingham Rock City and nearly smacked myself and my girlfriend on the standing speaker stage right!

What other music do you like?

Doves
Blur
Pulp
Manu Chao
Foo Fighters
Oasis
The Verve
Gorillaz
Arctic Monkeys

What are your favourite albums?

1. Drawn from Memory
2. The Verve - Singles
3. Foo Fighters - Theres nothing left to lose
4. Arctic Monkeys - Whatever you said I am, thats what I'm not
5. Out of Nothing