Naked Eyes photo around 1979 -1980
Formed by Pete Byrne and Rob Fisher
Rob Fisher sadly died in 1999
Pete has found success in the USA
The Korgis
Originaly Stackridge from Bristol, formed by Andy Davis and James Warren. They had a major hit with If I Had You in June 1979. If anyone has the URL to their site mail us
Tears For Fears photo 1982
Roland Ozabel & Kirt Smith. Originally
started off as Graduate, which split up to form Tears For Fears. Their first major hit was, Every Body Wants To Rule The World. The musicians to join them and share the lime light, were Andy Davis from the Korgis, Manny Ellias from
Interview, Ian Stanley who had the studio and has now made a name for himself as a producer and finally Neil Taylor who went on to be a session guitarist and is doing ok.
Interview
Signed up by Virgin Records around 1976 at the time of the New Romantic era. Manny Ellias went on to drum for Tears For Fears. Any info on Interview mail us
Temperance 7
The1960's saw the early heyday of the band with two Number One hits like your drivin me crazy and half a dozen other chart successes
Charlie Jones. Had Success with a band called Violent Blue and now plays bass for
Robert Plant, and now Goldfrapp
Crazy House
Formed by Dave Lockhurst and Pete Parsons. They lived in Trowbridge, but hung out in Bath all the time. Released an album and a single called Burning Rain. The single
had a lot of air play on Radio 1. Signed Chrysalis Records The band could have been huge, but something sucked and it all came to an abrupt end,. Shame, shame, shame, what a drag.
Hall of fame in Bath
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Phil Andrews, owner of Moles Club, who provided a great intimate showcase venue, with the best sound system and lighting rig, Bands even came down from London to showcase their performances in front of those messed up A&R men.
Journalists.
Simon Kinserly,s page called the Speakeasy, around 1972, every Thursday night in the Bath Chronicle. The first ever band he reviewed for the
speakeasy page was was Under The Sun playing at the bath Tech.
Every band and musician bought that Thursday paper to see if they had been glorified or crucified.
Fred Williams, took over the Speakeasy page and carried on the good work, with some very creative crucifixions.
Fred was a good guy to know because he was
one of the resident DJ’s at Moles molesDJ’s at moles, so where else to get your latest song blasted out over a thousand watt PA to a dancing crowd. It was bad news when they stopped dancing, because you realised
that your song was crap.
Hand over of power
to Fred Williams
Sadly passed away in 2003.
Lets not forget the Bath Fringe Festival, who staged mini open air concerts in Walcot playing fields. enabling local bands to hammer it out in the open.
If you think you have been missed out or anyone else has been missed out, or you would like to add a revew or say your piece, then get in touch.
Portishead
Formed 1991most musicians from Bath, Clive Deamer drums
DNA 1990
Formed by Nick Bat keyboard player and Doug DJ at Moles club in Bath
They put a great tune behind Suzanne Vega’s accapella track, Tom’s Diner. Her record
company went berzerk, threatened them with destruction, like hand over the goodies or else, we will ruin you, so they did. The remix was a huge hit, so as well as re launching Vega’s career, the successes of the remix
made DNA into big time remix boys.
URL to their site mail us
Propellerheads 1996
Alex Gifford and drummer DJ White achieve almost overnight success in the U.K. with their brand of party techno,
which combines strains of hip-hop, acid house, jazz-funk, and a spy-film soundtracks for James Bond - Tomorrow Never Dies and Spy Kids.
URL to their site mail us
This page is dedicated to the girls and boys who made it big, nearly made it big and the ones that didn’t make it big, but should have made it big.
So
if you fit into any one of those categories please e- mail us with some info.
Lets give a big thanks
to the guys below.
who helped and inspired musicians in Bath
Temperance 7
The Korgis
Interview
Naked Eyes
Tears For Fears
DNA
Portishead
Propellerheads
Goldfrapp
Jamie Cullum
Clair Teal
Clair Teal 2004
Jazz standards, was given an album deal shortly after Mr Cullum. If she has a site mail us
Jamie Cullum 2003
Young talented Jazz singer great voice, great piano player. Released an album 20 something featuring old standards, the album shot him to fame almost over night.
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Innis Sibun. Bath musician, world class player Blues
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