Steve Gibbons – Ein Musiker, den man kennen sollte
Studio recording as technical demonstration Is history repeating itself or not? Judge for yourself: Moody Blues: Studio Band Job Leads to Chart Hit In 1967 Moody Blues, also a band from Birmingham, were at a crossroads. The last hit was a long time ago and after Danny Lane's departure a distinctive band member was missing.... Continue Reading →
Studioaufnahme als technische Demonstration Wiederholt sich die Geschichte oder tut sie das nicht? Urteilen Sie selbst: Moody Blues: Job als Studioband führt zu Millionenhit Im Jahre 1967 waren Moody Blues, auch eine Band aus Birmingham, am Scheideweg. Der letzte Hit war lange her und nach dem Weggang von Danny Lane fehlte ein markantes Bandmitglied. Man... Continue Reading →
Lots of followers remember the Steve Gibbons Band from harder-edged R&B-times when they got cooking as The Who´s support, and stunned European audiences with their Rockpalast appearance of 1981 (their legendary gig at Berlin´s “Metropol” got a belated, welcome release on CD and DVD 30 years after the event). Later on, a relaxed, JJ-Calesque swing... Continue Reading →
Two albums with reference to Germany At the turn of the 1980s and 1990s, two new releases (LP and CD) of the Steve Gibbons Band were released, each on a German label: "Maintaining Radio Silence", the first studio LP in eight years, recorded in 1988, was released by Episode, based in Frankfurt am Main. The... Continue Reading →
Source of the picture: Wikipedia (front cover of the Heart Beat 86 Charity concert programme) "Tried 'n' tested", a self-produced cassette tape After the top album "Saints & Sinners", no new recording of the Steve Gibbons Band followed for four years. In 1985, "Tried`n`tested" was released, a cassette recorded in the Rich Bitch Studios, Selly... Continue Reading →
On the next stage, Steve Gibbons' musical career crosses with that of the Birmingham-based group The Move. The Move: A constant in the Brumbeat scene However, this is not so easy, to describe The Move and it`s music as it covered a whole range of styles. The website Brumbeat puts it this way: The Move... Continue Reading →
Auf der nächsten Etappe kreuzt sich die musikalische Karriere von Steve Gibbons mit derjenigen der ebenfalls aus Birmingham stammenden Gruppe The Move. The Move: Eine feste Größe der Brumbeat-Szene Dies ist alllerdings gar nicht so einfach, da dies eine ganze Reihe von Stilen abdeckte. Die Website Brumbeat formuliert das so: The Move were difficult to... Continue Reading →
With the appearance as support act of The Who at the Zeppelin Field in Nuremberg and the one at the "Musikladen Extra" the Steve Gibbons Band had reached the temporary peak of their career in West Germany. After that most music fans in Germany didn't hear anything from the band for a long time. In... Continue Reading →
A widespread misunderstanding The history of rock music is full of half-truths, gaps, misunderstandings and misinterpretations. This includes the widespread opinion that the GDR only opened up to white Western rock musicians shortly before the fall of the Berlin Wall, at the end of the 1980s, in order to present itself to dissatisfied young people... Continue Reading →
"Down in the Bunker" was a big hit with the critics. Realistically, the band's joy about it might have been limited, because the record company, which had pre-invested a lot in the production and the advertising campaign, wanted to see a good return-of-investment before renewing the record deal. That's why tours to promote the album... Continue Reading →
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