machineryelf
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Re: Spin-Off Solo Albums
Aug 24, 2015, 22:25
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How could I have forgotten The Glitter Band.I have something in the back of my mind that someone from a band of the Amazing Blondel or Trees ilk had a solo career as either a MOR artiste or some metal band [could i possibly be a bit more vague]
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spencer
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Re: Spin-Off Solo Albums
Aug 24, 2015, 23:04
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Um, Edgar Froese
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spencer
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Edited Aug 24, 2015, 23:15
Re: Spin-Off Solo Albums
Aug 24, 2015, 23:07
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...and Grace Slick's Manhole....and Jerry Garcia's Garcia. Which is totally fab.
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IanB
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Edited Aug 24, 2015, 23:17
Re: Spin-Off Solo Albums
Aug 24, 2015, 23:09
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machineryelf wrote: How could I have forgotten The Glitter Band.I have something in the back of my mind that someone from a band of the Amazing Blondel or Trees ilk had a solo career as either a MOR artiste or some metal band [could i possibly be a bit more vague]
Way back when I went to see the Heavy Metal Kids at the Marquee around the time of their third album and the Only Ones were billed to open. This was sometime between the release of Lovers of Today and Another Girl. In the event there was no sign of the Only Ones. Instead the support turned out to be the Glitter Band with a much older blonde haired lead singer in sunglasses playing a set of ferocious rock n roll covers and handful of Dolls style originals. They were utterly brilliant. I called the venue a few times to try and find out more about them but to no avail. I assume it was a hastily put together line up filling the slot at the last minute. No clue who the singer was. I like to think he was some refugee from the Larry Parnes stable. It could have been something to do with that Air Traffic Control project they had around that time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Esz458_STxE
Whoever was fronting them they really should have stuck with it because I had never seen an opening act go down as brilliantly in the Marquee.
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caldervalium
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Re: Spin-Off Solo Albums
Aug 24, 2015, 23:21
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machineryelf wrote: How could I have forgotten The Glitter Band.I have something in the back of my mind that someone from a band of the Amazing Blondel or Trees ilk had a solo career as either a MOR artiste or some metal band [could i possibly be a bit more vague]
This kinda rings a bell. On an tangential topic, I seem to remember reading that Black Widow's drummer later had a stint in Showaddywaddy.
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spencer
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Re: Spin-Off Solo Albums
Aug 24, 2015, 23:59
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Carlos Santana + Buddy Miles - Live
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machineryelf
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Re: Spin-Off Solo Albums
Aug 25, 2015, 07:48
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caldervalium wrote: machineryelf wrote: How could I have forgotten The Glitter Band.I have something in the back of my mind that someone from a band of the Amazing Blondel or Trees ilk had a solo career as either a MOR artiste or some metal band [could i possibly be a bit more vague]
This kinda rings a bell. On an tangential topic, I seem to remember reading that Black Widow's drummer later had a stint in Showaddywaddy.
and in a reverse manner,from pop to metal Pete Gill original drummer for The Glitter Band later sat on the stool for Saxon & Motorhead
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machineryelf
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Re: Spin-Off Solo Albums
Aug 25, 2015, 07:51
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brilliant, who was the mystery man? Nice to see The Only Ones were already trying to bugger up their career from the start, if ever a band should have been huge it was them.
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IanB
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Re: Spin-Off Solo Albums
Aug 25, 2015, 09:27
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machineryelf wrote: brilliant, who was the mystery man? Nice to see The Only Ones were already trying to bugger up their career from the start, if ever a band should have been huge it was them.
So true. Defeat clutched from the jaws of victory over and over and over again.
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elegant chaos
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Re: Spin-Off Solo Albums
Aug 25, 2015, 10:17
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Kristin Hersh - Hips and Makers
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