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All I'm is his solo cd from '02
Played on the 50th anniversary of the Fender (with David Gilmour, Paul Rodgers etc.!) ('04)
Poe - More Tales of Mystery and Imagination by Eric Woolfson, plans for a musical are made, (there was already one gig in '03)
Live Musicals at the Ahoy Rotterdam ('04) See Eric Woolfson.
Nic Kershaw ('02),
Mars Lasar ('02),
Meatloaf ('03),
Margo Buchanan; "I Should've Done This Years Ago" ('06)( with Miles Waters (guitars, co-producer) Robbie McIntosh (electric guitar, known from The Pretenders, Paul McCartney, Paul Carrack, Krist MacColl and and) & Paul ‘Wix’ Wickens (keyboard co=producer)). Margo sung with David at the Meltdown gigs. The Storys (Steve's own band),
Chimpan A, a new project with great names ('06).
Prob Thompson,
Sam Brown,
Aitch Mc Robbie (Jools Holland, David Gilmour, Deep Purple),
Christina Booth,
Margo Buchanon (Seal, Eric Clapton, Roger Waters, Joni Mitchell),
Sian Cothie (Phantom of the Opera),
Tony Dallas - spoken word,
Nigel Hopkins, - strings,
Ruchard Bluey Cornhill - decks,
Andrew Griffiths - trumpet.
John Lord
Concerto for group and orchestra (live '09).
IO Earth ('09)
Mario Frangoulis - Mario & Friends 2... It Makes The World Go Round ('09)
Oystermouth - Five Songs For Jen EP ('11)
Mario Frangoulis - Beautiful Things ('11)
Rob Reed ('12 from Magenta).
Steve is a prolific songwriter, having scored hits in Europe and Australia, with artists as diverse as Meatloaf, Anthony Callea, Jonathon Cerrada and Slash of Guns N’ Roses fame.
Skyclad (an EP from '04)
In the mean time the line up has been changed;
Jay plays guitars during the Dutch tour of
The Reasoning
Jay plays guitars in the new band Sankara, a shoot of project of the Reasoning:
Sankara, with Gareth Jones & Vinden Wylde.
More of this band at: www.myspace.com/bluehorsesrock.
As on their Shades CD, Rob Reed ( Cyan / Magenta) guests as keyboard player.
Big Smiley Sun ('98), is a nice rockin' album which leans to psychedelic and
progressive music. The title track is a
strong one indeed, with powerfull riffs of the bass and drums and very catchy guitar solo's.
"Ming Thing"
is the psychedlic link of more as 11 minutes and "The 7th Conjecture" is Ezra meets a
Bond Theme, it reminds me to "Flaming" of Pink Floyd and their vision of a Bond Theme.
Rob Reed plays Hammond on this track.
"Noboddy Loves Us" is not for depressed people.
A bit of Pineapple Thief, Radiohead, David Gilmour,
Syd Barrett, some rolling rock an a bit of Rush done by a energetic three piece band.
Certainly a nice album to have.
Listen to their mp3's (full version) of
Big Smiley Sun and
the the 7th Conjecture;
GREAT! You'll be sold.
Keyboard supremo Colin Edwards has joined up with Ezra. Colin has worked with:
Cyan, The Fyreworks
(also with Andy)
and Magenta (all
F2Music-artists and all related to Rob Reed).
Their latest release is
Songs from Pennsylvania ('05), Produced by Rob Reed (of course at F2Music).
An absolute great "feel good" album. Amazing guitar riffs and solo's, catchy keyboard loops, a
groovy rythm section and a very good clear dreamy production. Strong melodies and
songs that are from a well respectable length. Some guitar work and vocal harmonies
will remind you of Yes and the rockin' David Gilmour! And if that is not enough to run to the store
immediately, it also have some great lovely psychedelic parts. Proggy Quatlity Rock!
This makes you feel happy like a "Big Smiley Sun"!
Highly Recommended!
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Colin Edwards - keyboards & vocals, Gareth Jones - bass, Daz Joseph - drums & percussion, with
Jon Fraser - violin & And to make the circle complete, they played a few gigs as support band for Magenta.
More of this band at: www.ezra.co.uk/news.htm. Andy and Colin are in ProgAID ('05).
A interview you'll find with Andy here! |
UNDERGROUND
Have you heard the music they released these days plastic bands that sound the same after several plays
I remember when music
We're still around
Radio plays the songs
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How do you write the songs, is that done by you all, by jamming around?
[ae]
What happens is myself or Jim might come to rehearsal with a riff and if everyone likes it we might develop the idea over a few weeks and produce a demo of the song so we can see if its going to work, the lyrics are generally written later, although Daz has given me a stack of ideas for lyrics. We are lucky that all of us can write and we all take part in the fine tuning of the song, thats why we are all happy with the finished tracks, there is no one person who has the final say.
What is the mark in your music, what's the recipe?
[ae]
Like any recipe we try and vary what we come up with to keep it interesting, if it sounds good then lets use it, obviously we will have certain influences.
What are your musical influences and do they reflect the sound on the cd?
[ae]
Weve always loved the music of Rush, Pink Floyd, Yes and Genesis and having grown up listening and learning from these bands and there are going to be influences that come out in our music, but youve got to put your own stamp on it and thats what makes it sound like an Ezra track.
The cd is breathing out a happy feeling, was that a goal?
[ae]
No not really, thats just the way it happened, we didnt sit down and say lets make a happy one this time we are all quite positive about things and enjoy a good laugh, I think sometimes bands take themselves far to seriously, its easy to be dark and moody youve got to have a good sense of humour about things, maybe that reflects in the music.
Are there any particular inspirations, or stories behind the songs off the new album?
[ae]
Well A Little Bit More is about someone with an addictive habit that got the better of them
in the end.
Everyday is about the love of music and the person it makes you, there is a line.
in the song as a tribute to Rush who we had just seen on their 30th anniversary tour.
Summer Again is about being with your mates and having a good drink and remembering all the times youve done it before.
Underground is about Ezra (see the lyric on this page)
Chances could be about anything
Lazy says it all in the lyrics
Alive well make your own mind up on that one.
When did you become fan of Alex & David?
[ae]
Ive been listening to Rush and Floyd since I was 13, although I was into King Crimson and Mike Oldfield before them, myself and a friend (Dave Powell) used to wear out Tubular Bells, Omadawn and In The Court of The Crimson King. In the UK we use to have a radio one program called the Friday Rock Show hosted by the late great Tommy Vance he used to play all these bands regularly, he was a great rock teacher.
Are you listening a lot too them lately?
[ae]
I listen to them all the time
Did you see them live, or you gonna see them soon?
[ae]
I 've seen most of my favourite bands live, most recently Rush 3 times on their last tour, one of the gigs was the night before my wedding which made it the best stag night ever.
What are the best albums they made?
[ae]
Floyd: Dark Side of The Moon/Animals,
Rush: Moving Pictures/Signals/2112/All of them
What are your last 3-5 new albums in your collection?
[ae]
David Gilmour On An Island
Black Sabbath Best of Black Sabbath
Slade The Very Best of Slade
Is there anything else you want to join with us?
[ae]
Weve started writing for the next album and weve got gigs coming up, hope to see you in The Netherlands soon
Andy
And to make the circle complete, they played a few gigs as support band for Magenta.
Theire live bass player is Jim Bradley. andy wrote: "He is a great songwriter, weve known him for
some time and he is now an essential part of the band and cooks a fantastic Thai curry."
Andy and Colin are in ProgAID ('05).
Another interview you'll find with Andy here!
News 26th of May 2006:
Andy is involved with a review of
On an Island, see
this page.
With members from Pendragon, Mostly Autumn, Magenta and others....
EZRA PRESS RELEASE (March 2007):
Ezra are pleased to welcome Chris Jones (guitar) and Gareth Hill (keyboards) to Ezra. In their recent press release, the band stated 'We have ditched the sequencer and replaced it with real people. Those of you who have followed us over the years will have seen various line-ups of the band, some with keyboards some with sequencer, but it's the first time we've had another guitarist in the band. There are plenty of guitar parts on the albums that we can now play live for the first time. This now makes Ezra a seven piece! Both have fitted into the band perfectly and played their first performance on 23/04/2007 supporting Peter Banks (ex Yes).
Two new EP-length CD singles are now available to pre-order from former Fula keyboardist, Rob Gould, When The Stars Threw Down Their Spears and A Billion Ghosts. These releases feature special contributions from members of Strangefish (Paul, O Neill and Julian Gregory) and Fula (Nigel Moss, Fiona Ford and Jason Gilman) respectively.
Fiona and Rob are in ProgAID ('05).More of this band at: http://www.fula.co.uk/index.html.
YEAR ZERO (2002) is their latest album (nice cover) and more important nice reviews. Compared with Marillion, Yes, VDGG and Porcupine Tree!
ROY KEYWORTH: Electric and acoustic guitars, bass guitar on Democracy,
noisy effects and Ding Dong.
Cantori featuring:
Jonathan Prentice - Baritone voices
Lorraine Rowan - Soprano voices
Nicki Clewlow - Alto voices
John Wetton - Vocals and back
up vocals
Sarah Quilter - Flute, saxophone, clarinet and vocals
Rob Booth - Trumpet
Sabino Andreotti, Wai Lim Kai, Yun Hwa Son - various atmospheric voices
In November 2005 they've found a new bass player:
With the new studio album EMPIRES NEVER LAST in the final throes of production, Galahad has confirmed some live dates for later this year:
Stu is in ProgAid ('05).
A interview you'll find here!
Lee, a multi-instrumentalist, particiated in a other Tsunami project and made a few solo albums, View from the Bridge ('05), with:
Resonance ~ Live In Poland.
Tracklist: Intro: Montagues And Capulets (Prokofiev), I Could Be God , Year Zero [Parts 1 to 4] - I) Yearzeroverture, II) Belt Up, III) Ever the Optimist, IV) The Charlotte Suite, Bug Eye, Sidewinder, Sleepers, Empires Never Last, Termination, This Life Could Be My Last...
Recorded on the same night as the Pendragon DVD.
Read a great review at DPRP.
NEWS:
Galahad are proud to announce the release of a double live album ''Sleepless in Phoenixville – RoSfest Live ' (GHCD10) which was recorded at ROSfest 2007.
The album is a double CD that has not been edited at all, you literally get the whole concert including all the inter song waffle!! It is as it was, i.e. no editing, reparation or auto tune!!! Consequently, it hopefully captures the spirit and momentum of a triumphant debut Galahad concert in the USA.
We would also like to take this opportunity to thank the audience who made us feel so welcome over the duration of this wonderful festival of progressive music.
The track listing is;
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CD1 Year Zero (parts 1 to 4) Bug Eye Sidewinder |
CD2 Exorcising Demons Sleepers Empires Never Last This Life Could Be My Last |
More of this band at the official site: Galahad.
The new album Picture will be released in February/ March.
The band played live in Utrect and Cologne in december 2004 with Bob Dalton
(also of It Bitess fame) is stepping in to provide the drums. The show in Colognes was
recorded for TV: RockPalast.
And will be the support act of Spocks Beard in 2005.
Nice melodic proggy rocksongs.
Pete, John and John are joining in at ProgAID.
They'll hit the road again in 2005 with Bob Dalton on drums.
03.10.05
-Kino & Steve Thorne TOUR DATES
Saturday
10.12.05 - De Boerderij, Zoetermeer, Netherlands
Sunday 11.12.05 - Spirit of 66, Verviers, Belgium (early start)
Monday 12.12.05 - Zentrum Altenberg, Oberhausen, Germany
Tuesday 13.12.05 - Colos-Saal, Aschaffenburg, Germany
Wednesday 14.12.05 - Z7, Pratteln, Switzerland only Kino
NEW!! Thursday 15.12.05 - Lucky & Co, Rijssen,
Netherlands only Kino
Friday 16.12.05 - Borderline, London, UK (book your ticket online)
Saturday 17.12.05 - John Dee, Oslo, Norway only Kino.
The Cutting Room Floor is their new album ('06) with live tracks and demos.
Bob Dalton is involved with a New Super Group:
Best Male Vocalist: Steve Taylor
Best Guitarist: Bob Lawson
Best Multi-instrumentalist: Julian Gregory
Influences that are:
Genesis, Pink Floyd, It Bites, Yes, Frank Zappa, The Flower Kings, Spocks Beard and
Alcohol! Among others.
Strangefish will take to the stage for the first time in 2005, to preview their forthcoming album Fortune Telling. They will be playing “The Royal Arms”, Manchester Road, Cadishead, Manchester on Saturday 5th March 2005.
Album release: 15th January 2006!
LAUNCH OF THE NEW STRANGEFISH ALBUM - FORTUNE TELLING.
Hello dear Steve,
[st]
Hello again to you too Nick.
Hope you're doing well.
Can you tell me more about your new album?
[st]
Fortune Telling is a story about an ordinary man who, after resisting all the material temptations that are put his way in life, decides to take to gambling intrigued as to wether he would be happier if he had access to all the trappings that comes with wealth. Is it wrong to seek fame and fortune? Is it so bad to want things? You only get one shot at life so why not make it a good one. The music takes you on his journey through the highs and lows of winning a large amount of money. The album also contains a bonus studio recording of our live knees up 'The Lighthouse Jig' featuring Julian on Violin and Mandolin.
Who is involved, the same line up as Full Scale? Any other breaking news?
[st]
It is the same line up as on Full Scale. As far as any other news is concerned we are currently in the throes of trying to get gigs to promote Fortune Telling and we have an album launch already arranged in Rotherham, England on the 25th February for the Classic Rock Society where we will be playing the whole piece for only the third time live.
You choose for Odin Dragonfly as support act, why?
[st]
Good old Martin Hudson of the Classic Rock Society chose for us. I think I owe him one there!
Do you know the lovely girls or the band they involved with?
[st]
We do know the girls and are very fortunate to have them on the bill with us, I shall look forward to hearing how they sound together outside of their normal Autumnal surroundings.
Steve is it a more Rock album? Or would you say it is a Prog or Symfo album?
[st]
We have definately gone in a more progressive direction with this album.
Sorry I don't know your music at all. I'm in general interested in Prog. like Mostly Autumn , Magenta, RPWL, Porcupine Tree, Pink Floyd, but good Rock like David Gilmour, Coldplay, Unicorn, Jacksen Browne, Warren Zevon, U2 (to name a few) is great too. By the way "all around the World " is my music... really i like that.
So how would you subcribe your album?
Once again this has been a self financed album with all the recording taking place in a hired studio and then the mixing being done by ourselves, it's a great learning curve that we are on. We had the idea for the theme of the album a while ago but wanted to stay away from the title of 'concept' album preferring instead to call it a story as unfortunately there is such a great stigma attached to the word concept. Trouble is when people hear it they will instantly use the word! Hopefully though the qaulity of the music will speak for itself.
What are you musical influences?
[st]
Quite varied. I'm very much into prog myself and currently I am listening to Carptree, Neal Morse and Porcupine Tree but to be honest if I hear a good song then it doesn't matter to me what tag is given to it, I will still enjoy it. The rest of the band have influences ranging from Peter Gabriel era Genesis, Pink Floyd, Yes, Dream theater, it Bites and Kings X right through to Classical music (mainly thanks to Julian our Bass player with him being a classically trained violinist).
Are you interested in David Gilmours new album?
[st]
I'm afraid that I shall have to plead ignorance here as I haven't heard it as yet.
Steve.
Thanks Steve, hope to see you soon.
The album, Fortune Teller, is a beauty a nice mix of rock, prog & symfo.
Adventureous and very enjoyable.
Highly Recommended. 
Steve had worked on the ProgAID Project (2005).
More of this band at: Strangefish.
And don't forget the White Noise Project with Bryan Josh.
The live gigs will features members of
Mostly Autumn
including Ian Jennings, Liam Davison and of course Blackmore protégé Josh. [September 2004].
Symfo-Index.
Do you want to help?
Think this is a splendid idea:
Steve Taylor - vocals,