Great Welsh artists
Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2011 4:58 pm
So many great ones from Wales!
But surprisingly I will start with a contemporary Welsh Prog band....
They (and Christina Booth!!) leave me Speechless.
Speechless
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pp6eSGAN ... re=related
MAGENTA[/size=6]
Magenta are a Welsh progressive rock band formed in 1999 by ex-Cyan member Rob Reed. Reed takes his influences from bands like Genesis, Mike Oldfield, Yes, Eurythmics and Björk.
Although heavily influenced by progressive rock, Reed is a professional songwriter and has done many other projects for both film and television. The most successful of these projects was called Trippa, featuring Christina Booth on vocals and Rob Reed on guitars and keyboards. Reed asked Christina to be lead vocalist for a progressive rock project he had in mind, and the initial ideas for Magenta were born. Booth went on to guest on a number of Cyan albums.
In 2000, Reed started writing for what would become Magenta's debut release, Revolutions. Reed wanted to do something new, bigger and more conceptual. "Current prog bands are always scared and shy about admitting the influences of the great bands of the 70’s, and I wanted to come clean and admit and celebrate those influences, and hopefully create something as worthwhile as those classic bands" said Reed. "To do this, all I had to do was to give priority to melody rather than technical showmanship, something I have always tried to do with all my work." Revolutions was named "Best New Album" in 2001 by Musical Discoveries, an online resource for female vocalists in the music industry.
Magenta's second album, Seven was released in March 2004 and sold out of its first pressing within four weeks. The band's first single, "Broken" was released in June 2004 - from the EP Broken. While shorter than any of the epic tracks on Seven, Broken retains the classic prog rock sound of Magenta, with a slightly more modern edge. In November 2004, Magenta released the double live album Another Time, Another Place, recorded on tour in Europe from 2002-2004. The live concert DVD The Gathering was also released in late 2005 and a series of live shows followed.
Here is a brilliant live performance...
Metamorphosis
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCVkze-H ... re=related
Morning Sunlight From home
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4cHqSzN ... re=related
I'm Alive
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NgBQgx0 ... re=related
* Christina Booth: lead vocals.
* Rob Reed: keyboards, backing vocals.
* Chris Fry: lead electric guitars, backing vocals.
* Keiran Bailey: drums.
But surprisingly I will start with a contemporary Welsh Prog band....
They (and Christina Booth!!) leave me Speechless.
Speechless
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pp6eSGAN ... re=related
MAGENTA[/size=6]
Magenta are a Welsh progressive rock band formed in 1999 by ex-Cyan member Rob Reed. Reed takes his influences from bands like Genesis, Mike Oldfield, Yes, Eurythmics and Björk.
Although heavily influenced by progressive rock, Reed is a professional songwriter and has done many other projects for both film and television. The most successful of these projects was called Trippa, featuring Christina Booth on vocals and Rob Reed on guitars and keyboards. Reed asked Christina to be lead vocalist for a progressive rock project he had in mind, and the initial ideas for Magenta were born. Booth went on to guest on a number of Cyan albums.
In 2000, Reed started writing for what would become Magenta's debut release, Revolutions. Reed wanted to do something new, bigger and more conceptual. "Current prog bands are always scared and shy about admitting the influences of the great bands of the 70’s, and I wanted to come clean and admit and celebrate those influences, and hopefully create something as worthwhile as those classic bands" said Reed. "To do this, all I had to do was to give priority to melody rather than technical showmanship, something I have always tried to do with all my work." Revolutions was named "Best New Album" in 2001 by Musical Discoveries, an online resource for female vocalists in the music industry.
Magenta's second album, Seven was released in March 2004 and sold out of its first pressing within four weeks. The band's first single, "Broken" was released in June 2004 - from the EP Broken. While shorter than any of the epic tracks on Seven, Broken retains the classic prog rock sound of Magenta, with a slightly more modern edge. In November 2004, Magenta released the double live album Another Time, Another Place, recorded on tour in Europe from 2002-2004. The live concert DVD The Gathering was also released in late 2005 and a series of live shows followed.
Here is a brilliant live performance...
Metamorphosis
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCVkze-H ... re=related
Morning Sunlight From home
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4cHqSzN ... re=related
I'm Alive
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NgBQgx0 ... re=related
* Christina Booth: lead vocals.
* Rob Reed: keyboards, backing vocals.
* Chris Fry: lead electric guitars, backing vocals.
* Keiran Bailey: drums.