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STEVE THORNE

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Live reviews and pics.
Interview + review.

Steve is a singer songwriter from the South of England and is busy for quite a while. He plays all sorts of musical styles folk (Bob Dylan came up in my mind), guitar based rock and progressive symfo, all well crafted music and a sometimes provoking.

News December 2011:
New album plan for 2012:
The album is called “Crimes And Reasons”. and will feature Tony Levin (bass), Nick D’Virgilio (drums), Martin Orford (flute)(!!!) and Gary Chandler (guitar) – Bob White (drums). I have played more instruments myself, than on the previous 3 albums, taking on all the keyboards on the record and, bass on several of the 10 tracks plus the usual acoustic and electric guitars/ solo’s etc. I’m very pleased to have Martin Orfords flute playing on 2 tracks and, bring him briefly out of retirement from music.


Emotional Creatures Live is his first ceedee, 7 tracks are recorded live ('00). The other 3 tracks are recorded in a studio with help from his friends of Jadis and Nick D'Vigilio (ex-Genesis, Spock's Beard, Tears for Fears) has laid down the drums on three of the tracks!
Must admit that these three studio takes are my favorite.
The songs are catchy proggy singer songwriter stories, real fine lyrics.
For a first cd cd not bad at all, but the songs have more potention. Think this will be his "try out".

Steve did some touring with Jadis and his solo act was memorable mix of Joe Jackson with layers of Symfo and guitar based Rock. See this page for pictures and more info.

No he has finished working on Emotional Creatures Part One with, sit down and be amazed:

Tony Levin - bass (Peter Gabriel, King Crimson and and...)

Geoff Downes - keyboard (Asia and and...)

Nick D'Vigilio - drums (Spocks Beard, Genesis, Tears for Fears, and ...)

Gary Chandler - guitar ( Jadis)

Steve Christey - drums ( Jadis)

Martin Orford - keyboards ( IQ & Jadis)

a_beauty! John Jowitt - bass ( IQ, Jadis, Arena)

Paul Cook - drums ( IQ)

Rob Audrey- bass and production

Arnie Cottrell - mandolin

Liz Allen - backing vocals

This release saw the daylight in March 2005.

And Steve will hit the road again with Jadis, see for live dates the official Jadis page (see my link page, or look at www.moodbully.com ).

And what do you think of that cover? Isn't that a beauty? It's made by Danny Flynn. Check out www.dannyflynn.com for more awesome paintings. A nice flashy site!

Her you can find a bigger picture for your desktop.
The Story of the Cover
Steve's girlfriend bought a book with the picture of this wonderful drawing. And Steve liked it very much. A few years later when he was shopping he run into the original painting, 1000 quit was to much on that moment. And again some time later when his manager Bonnie asked what he liked on the cover he mentioned the painting. And yes this is a small world Bonnie knew the man and so the story ended.

 

Steve was touring with Jadis:
Mr Kyps - Poole (Dorset -UK ) - Thursday 20th Jan www.mrkyps.net
Hedon - Zwolle (NL) - Saturday 26th Feb www.hedon-zwolle.nl
Spirit of 66 - Verviers (B) - Sunday 27th Feb www.spiritof66.com

Emotional Creatures Part Two (March 2007).

new-cover! Some big bames again:

Nick D'Virgilio on 7 tracks
Steve Christy also drums
Gavin Harrison (ex-Porcupine Tree) wil make some noise too!
Tony Levin (on 4 songs, he likes Gavins playing so he wanted to work with him a bit more...!)
John Jowitt
Gary Chandler
Nick D'Virgilio
John Mitchell
Dave Meros (Spock's Beard)
Arnie Cottrell (mandolin)
Liz Allen (vocal harmonies)
Martin Orford and ....

Danny Flynn did the cover again, see below.

News May 2009:
STEVE THORNE: to release new solo album "Into The Ether" ....

Steve Thorne's forthcoming solo album 'Into the Ether' also includes Porcupine Tree's Gavin Harrison, Marillion's Pete Trewavas, as well as Tony Levin, John Giblin, and Nick D'Virgilio. John Beck plays on seven of the eleven tracks and John Mitchell plays on four.

"Into The Ether" is available on pre order from the 19th May from GEP Records and Burning Shed.

Steve Thorne says "I've always been a massive It Bites fan and so to get John Beck and John Mitchell to play on my album is a dream come true".

To hear a 3 minute sample clip which includes John Beck and John Mitchell click HERE.
Reviews of the live gigs 2004 & 05.
Interview + review.
Official Site.

Into The Ether ('09) - well now we can confirm this is his first release on the Festival Music level with a release date of 19th October. As with 'Emotional Creatures', Steve has assembled an amazing list of accomplished and well know musicians to enhance his songs, including

Pete Trewavas (Marillion / Transatlantic / Kino),
Nick D'Virgilio (Spocks Beard / Genesis),
Gavin Harrison (Renaissance / Porcupine Tree / King Crimson),
Tony Levin (King Crimson / Peter Gabriel / Liquid Tension Experiment),
John Giblin (Peter Gabriel / Brand X / Fish / Jon Anderson / Alan Parsons / Kate Bush),
John Beck (It Bites / Alan Parsons Project / Kino),
John Mitchell (It Bites / Kino / John Wetton / Arena),
Gary Chandler (Jadis).


Steve Thorne announces studio album Crimes & Reasons (June 2012)

Steve Thorne - BBC archivesThe album is called “Crimes And Reasons”. and will feature Tony Levin (bass), Nick D’Virgilio (drums), Martin Orford (flute) and Gary Chandler (guitar) – Bob White (drums). I have played more instruments myself, than on the previous 3 albums, taking on all the keyboards on the record and, bass on several of the 10 tracks plus the usual acoustic and electric guitars/ solo’s etc. I’m very pleased to have Martin Orfords flute playing on 2 tracks and, bring him briefly out of retirement from music.
Steve Thorne - vocals, guitar, keys, bass, percussion, Moog, programmimg
wit:
Gary Chandler - guitar
Tony Levin - bass, Chapman stick
Martin Orford - flute
Nick D'Virgillio - drums
A review @ www.backgroundmagazine.nl/.


SESSION:
Jadis; Photoplay ('06), Steve did backing vocals and co-wrote the opening track There Is A Light.
Martin Orford ('08).
Cosmograf - When age has done his duty ('12) a fab album produced and crafted album!

Lee Abraham: guitar, bass (Glahad)
Bob Dalton: drums
Steve Dunn: bass
Huw Lloyd—Jones: vocals; Memory Lost
Luke Machin: guitar
Tom O’Bedlam: spoken words: When Age Has Done It’s Duty
Simon Rogers: guitar
Steve Thorne: vocals: When Age Has Done It’s Duty
Dave Ware: drums
www.facebook.com/cosmograf.

 

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