![]() ![]() In 2016, the motorway graffiti legends The Pies said they were back and ready to record a debut album - 30 years after their name first started appearing on motorway bridges all around the North West. "It stayed up over twenty years, and Alexei Sayle used to say the council would paint around it." ![]() In 2016, he told the BBC: "The M57 is the famous one, 'The Pies The Pies' was basically because we got stuck on the bridge and we didn't know what to do, so we wrote The Pies again. Guitarist, singer and songwriter Ashley Martin formed a new line-up around 2000 and later also performed on top of Walton prison. The Pies are a Liverpool band who somehow managed to become a phenomenon without anyone knowing much about their background.įormed in the late 80s and regulars on the Liverpool music scene, the original Pies split around 1993 after an ill-fated US tour.īut the original graffiti was actually painted on a bridge above the M57 after the band said they "became stuck" on the bridge and "didn't know what else to do". It related to the Liverpool band The Pies, who have maintained a cult status across Merseyside as their name has been daubed in feet-high white paint at unusual locations, also the M6, the M62 and on the Mersey Tunnel ventilation shaft, Echo reports.Ī brief look back at the history of the graffiti and how it came to appear READ MORE: Beautiful, caring woman takes her own life after fearing her boyfriend was cheatingīut who were The Pies and how did it get there? The graffiti, consisting on faded white lettering, became a key landmark for drivers in the North West.Ĭhanging in various forms over the years, many will remember reading "The Pies" written on the bridge. It was removed and replaced last year, however, leaving people outraged. which starts where the 'needs' list ends.The iconic 'pies' graffiti remained on the bridge above the M57 for more than 30 years. And wants have to join a long list of things. I think, for me, its more a case of want than need. For trickier stuff - like a logo name rotating round a globe for example, I use BluffTitler. and neat and simple I can do with TDK - or a photo editor even. I far prefer neat and simple to jazzy and flourished. how jazzy does one want every title to be? Very few. ![]() The question I have to satisfy for me is. Heroglyph seems good, but when analysing many of the title effects (but not all of course), I reckon they could be done using Liquid's FX on TDK titles. I've tried Graffiti, and I am now trying Heroglyph.īoth are good - Graffiti probably far more sophisticated and, for me, a bit of a steeper learning curve. Very good, and very cheap compared with the so-called 'pro' products. It looks like Impact was designed for Serif's own Video editor - does it 'plug in' to Liquid? I've used Serif stuff a lot in the past - their Publisher programs, mainly. ![]()
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