WhoIsWho

BANKS, PETER.

Guitarist and keyboardist in Yes and;
Flash.
This British rock group was formed around Peter Banks (b. 7 July 1947, Barnet, Hertfordshire, England; guitar) and Tony Kaye (b. 11 January 1946, Leicester, England; organ), both ex-members of Yes. Colin Carter (vocals), Ray Bennett (bass/keyboards) and Mike Hough (drums) completed the line-up featured on FLASH, after which Kaye left to join Badger. The remaining quartet completed two further progressive rock-styled albums, but were unable to make a significant commercial breakthrough, although the group did reach the US Top 30 singles chart in 1972 with " Small Beginnings." Following a brief association with Jan Akkerman, guitarist with Focus, Banks enjoyed a moderate, albeit brief, solo career releasing PETER BANKS and TWO SIDES OF PETER BANKS in 1973. Hough meanwhile surfaced in the short-lived Fast Buck.

Overview:

The Nighthawks (1963-1964)

Devil's Disciples (1964-1965)

The Syndicats (1965-1966)

The Syn (1966-1968)

Mabel Greer's Toyshop (1968)

Neat Change (1968)

Yes (1968-1970)

Blodwyn Pig (1970)

Flash

Empire (1974-1979)

Solo:

Two Sides Of Peter Banks '73:

Phil Collins - drums,
Steve Hackett - guitar,
Jan Akkerman, dutch guitarist from Focus, Brainbox and solo,
John Wetton - bass,
Ray Bennett - bass,
Mike Hough - drums.

Instinct
A nice guitar album, Peter did us a great service by leaving out any vocal yodelling and warblings that he might aspire to. So he says in the booklet. With:

Miro,
Picasso,
Salvador Dali, my favorite painter (sorry Roger!),
Cezanne,
Van Gogh, he was a bad listener with his one ear,
Malevich,
...and i missed Esher...a dutchman too.

He'll be playing with Neo a new supergroup at The Rites of Spring Festival 2006.

 

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Updated November 2005 by Nick.
Shine On!