"magnificent. In Amsterdam, I’d watched him soundcheck for an hour on his own, slapping 17 shades of shining shite out of his kit for the sheer unbridled joy of playing."" In addition to his drumming, many fans also found his backing harmonies to be an integral part of the band's music. Described in John Robb's biography of the Stone Roses as ""the voice of an angel"", listening to their debut album, and live shows such as Blackpool's Empress Ballroom (1989), Glasgow Green (1990) and Manchester's Heaton Park (2012) overtly display his vocal range. In 1995, Reni was the first member"
"were all painted with Squire's Jackson Pollock inspired art style. Reni's use of a smaller kit did not limit his range, with a new focus on a jazz-tinged, but ultimately rock-based, playing style. His busy use of the high-hat, snare, and solitary tom-tom created a unique, highly complex sound which helped to define the band's significant musical shift. Elephant Stone, released in 1988 as the band's third single, was viewed as an ideal opportunity to highlight Reni's talent, as Brown later said: ""We wanted people to hear what he could do."" The drummer's focus on a propulsive tom-tom beat showcased"
"radio airplay through the 1980s and early 1990s during the Christmas periods. A second Yes compilation album, ""Classic Yes,"" was released in November 1981. In 1982, Phil Carson of Atlantic Records introduced Squire and White to guitarist and singer Trevor Rabin, who had initially made his name with the South African supergroup Rabbitt, subsequently releasing three solo albums, working as a record producer and even briefly considered being a member of Asia. The three teamed up in a new band called Cinema, for which Squire also recruited the original Yes keyboard player Tony Kaye. Despite the presence of three Yes"
"remixes and a greatest hits collection all but one of which have charted in the top 5 of the UK Albums Chart. Mani joined Primal Scream as bassist in 1996 and remained in the band until the Stone Roses reunited. Reni remained inactive for the most part after the Roses' breakup. He started a new band called The Rub in 1999, and played several gigs but nothing has been heard of The Rub since. In an interview in 2005 he said he was writing new songs to perform with Mani. Rumours of a reunion surfaced and were dismissed repeatedly in"
"off-key it was excruciating to have to listen"". The music press was united in its criticism, the ""NME"" describing ""I am the Resurrection"" as ""more like the eternal crucifixion"". Brown and Mani dissolved the group in October 1996. Ian Brown, John Squire and Mani have all had successful careers since the Roses' breakup. Squire formed The Seahorses, who released one album before breaking up, as well as releasing two solo albums. In 2007 he told a reporter that he was giving up music for good to focus on his career as a painter. Brown has released six solo albums, a"
"Derrek Phillips, Gene Chrisman, Reese Wynans and Joe Bonamassa) on September 7, 2018 to critical acclaim. [7] Farris's parents divorced when he was eleven years old. He began using drugs and alcohol from an early age, and almost died from an overdose before he was 21 years old. He recovered and went on to form the group Screamin' Cheetah Wheelies in 1990. They released three major-label albums and had sustained success on the U.S. rock charts in the 1990s. After their breakup, Farris sang with SCW, Peaceful Knievel and for a time fronted Double Trouble, the backing band for Stevie"
"Skyy (band) Skyy (a.k.a. New York Skyy) was an American R&B/funk/disco band based in New York. They are perhaps best known for their 1981 hit, ""Call Me"", as well as their 1989 ""comeback"" hits, ""Start of a Romance"" and ""Real Love"". Skyy was formed in Brooklyn, New York in 1973, when sisters Denise, Delores, and Bonnie Dunning first met musician Solomon Roberts, Jr. The record producer/keyboardist Randy Muller (who was also a member Brass Construction and an arranger for B.T. Express) soon became involved with the project. By 1976, the Skyy lineup of the three Dunning sisters as vocalists, Roberts"
"Lynyrd Skynyrd Lynyrd Skynyrd ( ), was an American rock band best known for popularizing the Southern rock genre during the 1970s. With roots tracing to the formation of ""My Backyard"" in Jacksonville, Florida in 1964, the band was also known by names such as ""The Noble Five"" and ""One Percent"", before finally deciding on ""Lynyrd Skynyrd"" in 1969. The band gained worldwide recognition for its live performances and signature songs ""Sweet Home Alabama"" and ""Free Bird"". At the peak of their success, band members Ronnie Van Zant and Steve Gaines, and backup singer Cassie Gaines, died in an airplane"
"recalled. One evening at La Chasse, Barrie introduced Squire to Jon Anderson, a worker at the bar who had not found success as the lead singer of The Gun or as a solo artist. The two found they shared common musical interests including Simon & Garfunkel, The Association and vocal harmonies. In the following days they developed ""Sweetness"", a track later recorded for the first Yes album. As the band developed, Anderson and Squire brought in drummer Bill Bruford, keyboardist Tony Kaye and Banks for rehearsals. The five agreed to drop the name Mabel Greer's Toyshop; they settled on the"
"(b. c.1944), Eddie Bonelli (b.1941) and Louis Brown. The Rivers brothers were both born in Bishopville, South Carolina, moving to New York around 1953; Bonelli and Brown were both from New York. They soon replaced Brown with bass singer Moses Groves (b. 1941, Charleston, South Carolina), and began rehearsing and performing their own songs, many of which were co-written by their friend Ronnie Mack. Mack played piano with the group and acted as their mentor, suggesting that they add a girl singer, Sylvia Peterson (born September 30, 1946). They changed their name to Four Bees and a Gee (for four"
"musicians, Cinema was not originally intended to be a continuation of Yes, and entered the studio to record a debut album as a brand new group. Although Rabin and Squire initially shared lead vocals for the project, Trevor Horn was briefly brought into Cinema as a potential singer, but soon opted to become the band's producer instead. Horn worked well with the band. However, his clashes with Tony Kaye (complicated by the fact that Rabin was playing most of the keyboards during the recording sessions) led to Kaye's departure after around six months of rehearsing. Meanwhile, Squire encountered Jon Anderson"
"Esquire (band) Esquire are an English rock band, formed in 1982, noted for their progressive, art, and symphonic style of rock music. Formed in 1982, Esquire released three studio albums: their self-titled debut album ""Esquire"" in 1987, a follow-up album ""Coming Home"" in 1997, and almost twenty-years later, ""No Spare Planet"", their last album to date. Two tracks from ""Coming Home"", ""Zone of O"" and ""Tron Thomi"", were included on the compilation album ""Yes, Friends and Relatives"". In 2000, two more tracks from ""Coming Home"", ""Coming Home"" and ""Big Girls Don't Cry"", were included on the follow-up compilation album ""Yes,"
"Shy Boys. In 1989, Dave Lee Mike Cheal and Mark Ryder broke through the underground with a club hit under the assumed name Raven Maize, which made judicious use of disco samples, something Lee has returned to repeatedly over the course of his career. ""Together Forever"", which was based on the Exodus song of the same name, was released on cool New York label Quark, with a press release that claimed Maize was an ex-convict in a Disneyland steel pan band. The ruse worked and played a significant part in helping establish Lee as a credible producer (the trick PR"
"GQ (band) GQ was an American group, formed in The Bronx, New York, primarily noted for its success in disco and R&B. The core membership of the group commenced playing professionally, under different group names, as of 1968. GQ was first formed in 1968 as a quartet called Sabu & the Survivors, with ""Sabu"" being a moniker of member Keith Crier. The group then evolved in the 1970s as The Rhythm Makers, playing primarily funk music. They were Five Percenters. The Rhythm Makers were composed of Emanuel Rahiem Leblanc (lead vocals and rhythm guitar), Keith ""Sabu"" Crier (bass and vocals)."
"Crain (band) Crain was an indie band from the early 1990s Louisville, Kentucky. The band was similar to Slint and Rodan, as a part of the math rock and post-rock genres. Crain only two full-length albums and a handful of 7"" records. Their first record, that Steve Albini produced, ""Speed"" was an early blueprint for releases that would follow in the post-rock and math rock movements. Several line-up changes occurred during the life of the band. Only founding members Jon Cook and Tim Furnish remained throughout. The band broke up while in the studio recording their third studio album in"
"The Browns The Browns were an American country and folk music vocal trio best known for their 1959 Grammy-nominated hit, ""The Three Bells"". The group, composed of Jim Edward Brown and his sisters Maxine and Bonnie Brown, had a close, smooth harmony characteristic of the Nashville sound, though their music also combined elements of folk and pop. They disbanded in 1967 and were elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in March 2015. James Edward, older sister Maxine, and younger sister Bonnie Brown sang individually in Pine Bluff, Arkansas until 1954, when Maxine and Jim Ed signed a record"
"in April 1958. At this point, Reese was playing piano with the group, and was featured on their first release, ""Thunder,"" in October 1958 (Reese and The Bobby Fuller Four would later cover this track as ""Thunder Reef""). For their next release in 1959, ""Child of Fortune,"" Reese switched to rhythm guitar. Over time and with changing lineups, Reese broke away and headed his own band, the Embers, after internal arguments within The Counts caused band members to become polarized. The Embers saw the return of former Counts bands mates Googie Dirmeyer, and Jerry Bright. Originally under the name the"
"Shrine. The band maintained a five-year residency at the Afrika Shrine from 1970 to 1975 while afrobeat thrived among Nigerian youth. Although the term Afrobeat was coined as early as 1968, after making a trip to the United States, Kuti wasn't really making music in the category of Afrobeat. The name “Afrobeat” shows the significance of groove to the music, as opposed to Afrofunk. In 1969, Kuti and his band went on a trip to the U.S. and met Sandra Smith, a singer and former Black Panther. Sandra Smith (now known as Sandra Isadore) introduced Kuti to many writings of"
"surgeries and fully recovered. Tony Brown (record producer) Tony Brown (born December 11, 1946) is an American record producer and pianist, known primarily for his work in country music. A former member of the Stamps Quartet and backing musician for Emmylou Harris, Brown has primarily worked as a producer since the late 1980s. He is known primarily for his production work with Reba McEntire, Vince Gill, and George Strait. Following stints with the Dixie Melody Boys and Trav'lers Quartets, he joined J. D. Sumner and the Stamps Quartet in 1966. In 1972, he traveled briefly with the Blackwood Brothers, thereafter"
"Firehouse, Warrant, Extreme, Slaughter, and Skid Row experienced their greatest success at the start of the decade, but these bands' popularity waned after 1992 or so. Mötley Crüe and Poison, who were hugely popular in the 1980s, released successful albums in 1989 and 1990, respectively, and continued to benefit from that success in the early part of the decade. The Black Crowes ushered in a more classic rock 'n' roll sound with their successful debut in 1990. More well-established hard rock artists such as Guns N' Roses, Van Halen, Def Leppard, Ozzy Osbourne, and Tom Petty released successful albums and"
"purchase a new bass, a Rickenbacker 4001, in 1965. Squire's first band was the Selfs, a rock and rhythm and blues band that featured Jackman on keyboards and Martin Adelman on drums. Their first public performance took place at The Graveyard, a youth club in the hall of St. Andrew's. In 1965, following several personnel changes, Squire, Jackman and Adelman teamed with singer Steve Nardelli, guitarist John Painter, and drummer Gunnar Jökull Hákonarson to form a new group, the Syn. The group performed Tamla Motown covers before they changed direction towards psychedelic rock. After several months, Painter was replaced by"
"The Esquires The Esquires were an American R&B group from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, principally active from 1957 to 1976. The group first formed in 1957 around the Moorer family: Gilbert (born Gilbert Moorer, Jr., August 20, 1941, Birmingham, Alabama, died August 28, 2008), his brother Alvis (born Alvis V. Moorer, January 18, 1940, Birmingham, Alabama, died August 21, 2011), and their sister Betty. They first performed as Betty Moorer and the Esquires. When their sister and lead singer left, the group shortened its name to The Esquires, and Gilbert became lead singer. In 1961, Sam Pace (born Sammie L. Pace, September"
"81. On July 16, 2016, Bonnie Brown also died from lung cancer at the age of 77. The Browns The Browns were an American country and folk music vocal trio best known for their 1959 Grammy-nominated hit, ""The Three Bells"". The group, composed of Jim Edward Brown and his sisters Maxine and Bonnie Brown, had a close, smooth harmony characteristic of the Nashville sound, though their music also combined elements of folk and pop. They disbanded in 1967 and were elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in March 2015. James Edward, older sister Maxine, and younger sister Bonnie"
"Squirtgun Squirtgun is an American punk rock band from Lafayette, Indiana formed by record producer Mass Giorgini in 1993. Squirtgun originally consisted of Mass Giorgini (Bass, Vocals), Matt Hart (Vocals, Guitar), Flav Giorgini (Guitar), and Dan Lumley (Drums), growing out of previous West Lafayette, IN bands Rattail Grenadier and Teeth and the Man. The band signed to Lookout! Records and their first release was the EP Shenanigans, in the Spring of 1995, followed by their self-titled debut album that fall. Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day, recommended Squirtgun to Jeff Saltzman, the music advisior for the then-upcoming Kevin Smith film"
"Michael Bivins, Ricky Bell, Travis Pettus and Corey Rackley who all knew each other growing up in the Orchard Park Projects in Boston. However, Rackley left the group early and good friend Ralph Tresvant joined the group at the suggestion of Bell who sang with Tresvant as a duo. Brown was also familiar with Tresvant since they were kids. Travis Pettus would also leave the group and they became a quartet of Bell, Tresvant, Bivins, and Brown. In 1982, they became a quintet when their manager Brooke Payne insisted on bringing in his nephew Ronnie DeVoe, to complete the group."
"the way, Mercury Records gave Bon Jovi a recording contract in 1983, and to promote ""Runaway"", Bon Jovi called David Bryan who in turn called bassist Alec John Such and drummer Tico Torres. Tapped to play lead guitar was Jon Bon Jovi's neighbor Dave Sabo, who later formed the group Skid Row. Sabo was eventually replaced by Richie Sambora. After Bon Jovi claimed he wanted a group name, a friend of Richard Fischer and an employee of Doc McGhee suggested they call themselves Bon Jovi, following the example of the other famous last name bands such as Van Halen and"
"guitar, and Perkins buying a Fender Esquire electric guitar. Perkins' performance style on the Fender resulted in the band's famous steady, simple ""boom-chicka-boom"", or ""freight train"" rhythm. By 1955, Cash and his bandmates were in the Memphis studio of Sun Records, to audition for owner Sam Phillips. Kernodle was so nervous that he left the session, not wanting to hold back the group. The band presented themselves as the ""Tennessee Three"", but Phillips suggested that they call themselves Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Two. When Cash moved to Columbia Records in 1958, the group followed him. In 1960, drummer W.S."
"Mark T. Williams to form World Trade. They recorded their self-titled debut in 1989, with Sherwood taking on the roles of engineer, mixer, and producer again, along with his band duties as bassist and lead singer. Then, Sherwood and Gowdy were asked to come and jam with Chris Squire, Alan White, and Tony Kaye of Yes. Singer Jon Anderson and guitarist Trevor Rabin had left the band and the idea was for Sherwood and Gowdy to replace them in the band. Rabin returned to the band, but demos were recorded by a line-up of Squire, White, Kaye, Rabin and Sherwood."
"Brown after an attempted recording project, bringing with them the Hagfish moniker. The pair briefly reunited with Lyon and began searching for a singer, finding George Stroud Reagan III during a rehearsal at Musician's Exchange in Dallas. After Lyon departed for the second time, drummer Scott Carter joined Hagfish in 1993, who along with the Blair brothers and Reagan, began work on ""Buick Men"", the group's debut studio album. During the recording sessions Carter was replaced with drummer Tony Barsotti, the last lineup change to occur within the band for what would prove to be a near decade run together."
"the musical trio the Browns. Signed by RCA Victor in 1956, the trio scored their biggest hit when their folk-pop single ""The Three Bells"" reached No. 1 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 pop and country charts. The single held the No. 1 spot on the pop charts for 4 weeks, and on the country charts for ten. After she married Dr. Gene Ring in 1960, she was known as Bonnie Brown Ring. In 1965, the Browns joined the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee, and disbanded in 1967 after Bonnie had decided to retire from the music business. Unlike her"
"album from 1985), the much-celebrated eponymous debut (1989), and ""Second Coming"" (1994), as well as dozens of singles and unreleased songs. In his early years with the band, whose songs at the time were inspired by punk and post-punk, Reni's drumming style was characterised by the energy from evident influences such as Keith Moon - Andy Couzens mentioned he was ""like ten Keith Moons in one."" Due to his showmanship and natural flair, Manchester music scene regulars such as Martin Hannett noted many people were attending the band's early gigs just to see Reni play. Howard Jones, a director at"
"The Front (band) The Front is an American rock band, originally formed in 1984 in Kansas City, Missouri, who enjoyed a brief popularity in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Although originally offered a recording contract in 1987 with Sire/Warner Brothers Records; The Front signed an exclusive management contract with Scott and Doc McGhee of McGhee Entertainment; the team behind Bon Jovi, Mötley Crüe, Scorpions and Skid Row. A bidding war began with The Front ultimately signing with CBS Records in 1989. They released one eponymous, full-length album on Columbia Records, produced by Grammy Award-winning music studio engineer Andy Wallace"
"name to Shrinky Dinx – they were initially named Shrinky Dinks. After signing with Atlantic Records, the name was changed to Sugar Ray upon threat of a lawsuit from the Milton Bradley Company, maker of the Shrinky Dinks toy. The band's debut album, ""Lemonade and Brownies"", was released in 1995 and though it failed to produce a major hit single it did earn them recognition in alternative circles. After they gained fame with the 1997 album ""Floored"" in 1998, the single ""Speed Home California"" and ""Mean Machine"" from ""Lemonade and Brownies"" was featured in the PlayStation game ""Road Rash 3D"","