Rossall describes an album that sounds quite interesting, if he has the nerve to go against his commercial instincts and make the sort of record that Mike Leander would approve of then he could really be onto something. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Dr. John was a great influence on him and this is where the tribal double drummer sound came from. Unfortunately, cover versions outweigh the much better original songs on the album. [5][6] They backed Glitter in live performances, although in the studio Mike Leander played all the instruments, apart from the brass section provided by Rossall and Ellison.[5]. In 1974, when I was 10 years old, I bought my very first record with my own money. In 1985, Phipps recorded with Hugh Cornwell playing on the single "One in a Million". The year 2000 saw the founding of Santanarama, a six-piece tribute to Carlos Santana, and Glitz Blitz, a three-piece tribute to the 1970s. The decision to launch the Glitter Band as a recording act in its own right was made in late 1973. However, his 1975 single, I Was Only Dreaming, is a great glam tune and it really should have been a hit. The Glitter Band regrouped under their old name in 1980, around the same time as Gary Glitter himself moved back into focus. The Glitter Band have had enough of being tarred with the same brush as their former 'Leader' and are recording a new album. Two further albums, Rock 'n' Roll Dudes and Listen to the Band, were equally courageous, with the group's ambition now so pronounced that they even brushed aside the first signs that their invincibility was cracking: the chart failure of the singles "Alone Again" and "Don't Make Promises." He had been around for ten years by that time and done loads of records and he was very keen to take the chance.". Im convinced it would have been considered a Power Pop classic had it appeared just a few years later. In short, he was a pop genius and should be lauded in the way that Joe Meek is. They guested on Denims glam rock themed 1992 album, Back In Denim with Shephard and his star guitar featuring in the video for Middle Of The Road. This does not detract, though, from Mike Leander who created these deceptively simple records, slowing down Burundi drums played in shuffling three fours and copying their tribal power with two drum kits and adding massive drones from the guitar bass and a brass section. Mike used to get in the studio on his own with the engineer and play the drums for 20 minutes trying out different drum things and then say: 'Right, roll the tape. to the engineer and then record a section that he would then he would make a loop out of and copy it onto the 24 track. Looking to the future the newly invigorated Glitter Band are thinking big. However, at the end of 1974 Rossall took leave of the band to follow a solo career which unfortunately didnt result in any hit singles. They had a top 10 hit with The Tears I Cried which eventually featured on their next LP. Springate and Shephard also wrote the UK's 2000 Eurovision Song Contest entry, "Don't Play That Song Again" performed by Nicki French.[13]. John Rossall looks worn out at the very mention of the disgraced singer. He recorded Back in Denim (1992 and Denim on Ice (1996). Could this be the most unlikely comeback in pop history? Broadcast on 31st January 2021 for Soul Radio USA's Virtual 70's and 80's New Year's Eve Party, this is an exclusive Interview with Pete Phipps lead drummer of The 70's Glam Rock Group \"The Glitter Band\".The Interview Includes an Insight of Pete Phipps career In music then and now, the history behind The Glitter Band (how It was formed and the progression to becoming one of the UK's major Glam Rock Bands of The 70's) and exclusive behind the scene bloopers and information that some listeners may not of heard before. Great band, great music. Later in the year, he recorded an album of material with Alan Merrill of the Arrows which was released the following year. 1979 saw Sheppard and drummer Pete Phipps hook up with former Sparks/Jet keyboard player Peter Oxendale for the album Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is, credited to Oxendale & Sheppard and released in the U.S. only. Sadly Gerry Shephard passed away on May 6th 2003. In 2014 the song "Angel Face" was included on the soundtrack of the hit Spanish film The Face of an Angel. ~ Dave Thompson. as "disco orientated rock", and by Nina Myskow in The Sun as a band to watch for as "Their music shows talent, menace, originality and brains. Just look at all the Christmas songs from the 70s still being played! At the time it was the worst performing UK Eurovision entry, which Shephard said was a badge of honour. Gill stayed briefly in the band, recording only one album called Victim You in 1996. It's a sound that is part of the fabric of British pop culture. They may have played on some of pops great records and had a whole career of their own, but now they have to spend every day fending off tabloids and defining themselves against the actions of their former front man. Glitter Band. Further sporadic releases followed in the 1980s on a variety of labels. Buoyed by the massive success of "Goodbye My Love," the Glitter Band selected another soft rocker for their next single, "The Tears I Cried," following through over the next 12 months with the similarly styled "Love in the Sun" and "People Like You, People Like Me." Even then he insisted on staying in a hotel whilst we had to share digs in bunk beds behind the stage. This was the start of a time when The Glitter Band toured the world amasing millions of record sales. Phipps currently performs worldwide as The Glitter Band playing a variety of venues up and down the UK and on the Continent. He was always a prima dona really.". Producer Mike Leander kept the distinctive sound on many of the songs, but there is evidence of a slicker sound on a few of the tracks. When he needed a vocalist he got Gary Glitter because he was around at the time making lots of different records under different names that were all flops. Classic Disco, and Angel Face / You Wouldn't Leave Me Would You?. It was followed by "Just for You" and "Let's Get Together Again," both of which kept the group in the Top Ten, while their debut album, Hey, reached number 13 despite being comprised of little more than reprises of their hits. He has recorded with: "LIVE-WIRE EURYTHMICS MAKE A SOULFUL NOISE IN CONCERT", Learn how and when to remove this template message, The Official Website for Pete Phipps and The Glitter Band, The Official Glitter Band Website The Glitter Band, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pete_Phipps&oldid=1117447212, This page was last edited on 21 October 2022, at 19:44. days. I didnt even like Gary Glitter all that much his songs were okay but I far preferred watching his backing band on Top Of The Pops and from a very early age had a little crush on the saxophonist, Harvey Ellison. Shes been buying records for over 40 years and going to gigs since the 70s (just!) and enjoys writing about music when working full-time doesnt get in the way. Read the choicest cuts from the Quietus archive: reviews, features and opinion, New Weird Britain In Review For November By Noel Gardner, Gary Glitter, Re-Writing Musical History & The Danger Of Censorship, John Robb On Massive Attack's Blue Lines - 21 Years On, Discussing Uganda: John Robb Visits East Africa, A Spotify Playlist To Celebrate The Launch Of Louder Than War, The Last Of The True Believers: Ian Astbury Interviewed, The Sea, The Sea: An Interview With Lankum, Use Your Days: An Interview With Gina Birch, The Horrors Of Britpop: An Interview With Heavenly, Maternity Beat: An Interview With Hedvig Mollestad. He then rejoined Gary Glitter for UK, Middle East and US tours. He and Phipps also featured in the Identity Parade round in the first episode of Never Mind The Buzzcocks in 1996. And while the band's original sound was firmly cut in the style of their namesake, by the end of their career, they'd developed into a wholly original and utterly captivating act in their own right. U.K. Glam Rock Top 10. haj1909. Tours with Gary Glitter continued. Shephard got picked out; Phipps did not. Their choice of bandleader also reached back to that earlier era -- baritone sax player John Rossall had previously played with Leander's own eponymous orchestra, and with Glitter in the subsequent Boston International. In December 1975, their third album Listen to the Band, saw Phipps for the first time on lead vocals on the self-penned "My First Mistake". They are an influence on anyone who fancies a bit of the two drummer tribal stomp on their sound. The Glitter Men, as the group was originally known, was built around an idea that Glitter and Leander had first experimented with during the mid-'60s: a sprawling combo whose sound and visuals were based upon a core of two drummers and two saxophonists. I thoroughly enjoyed this post. John Rossall died on 2 October 2021, at the age of 75.[14]. Lets Get Together Again was the next official Glitter Band single and was another chart hit. Copyright 2023 nick_honest. Devotion) of Spacer fame. The brass included trombone as well as sax. Rossall also still tours regularly, and his band included Harvey Ellison, until he passed away in February 2017. And there are two drummers on some major jazz records such as Miles's Bitches Brew or John Coltrane's Meditations. 1979 saw Sheppard and drummer Pete Phipps hook up with former Sparks/Jet keyboard player Peter Oxendale for the album Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is, credited to Oxendale & Sheppard and released in the U.S. only. For me the Glitter band were more influential than the Beatles. The Glittermen were renamed The Glitter Band and established a separate identity consisting of a six-member lineup Gerry Shephard (lead guitar/lead vocals), John Springate (bass/lead vocals ), Pete Phipps (drums and keyboards), Tony Leonard (drums), John Rossall (trombone) Harvey Ellison (saxophone). It was a real relief.". Instead of hitting the cymbals, drummers such as Dave Mount of Mud thumped out the rhythm with. Yeah thats right the sick dog of pop Gary Glitter, the fallen star, the convicted paedophile whose every movement is the concern of the tabloids. Thank you Joyce. Gary Glitter - GGs Drummer (88-97) : THE ANIMAL *RARE FOOTAGE* - YouTube Here we have a very rare insight into being one of Gary's Backing musicians,Mr Martin (ANIMAL) Clapson Gives a Chat. RIP those no longer with us. With most of them I can sense the presence of two distinctly different drummers at play, especially in the case of the classic Allma. In the 70s Leander created the Glitter Band and one of the decades biggest pop stars Gary Glitter. It became their biggest hit in early 1975, reaching No.2. Since the band split up there have been two Glitter bands - one led by Rossall and Ellison, the other by former guitarist Shephard and Phipps, the band's drummer. Something went wrong, please try again later. Written by John Rossall and Gerry Sheppard, their debut single, "Angel Face," was an obvious close relation to the Glitter sound, a pounding, stomping number that raced to number four in Britain in March 1974, but it unquestionably possessed a charm all of its own. Switching . The B-side of this single, the instrumental Tuna Biscuit deserves a mention as its the only track drummer Tony Leonard gets a songwriting credit on, together with Phipps and Ellison. . STAGEWEAR - Badass custom Stage Wear For Bands & More ForTheFly Customs. Gary Glitter Modest Mouse Angels of Light The Melvins Frank Zappa Tortoise Hidden Orchestra Dananananaykroyd Kylesa Godsmack, occasionally Do Make Say Think Tornavalanche Mushroomhead Black Eyes U.S. Christmas The Fall 1981-1984; 1993-1997 (occasional) NoMeansNo 1993-1997 Radiohead The Roots Pavement Arcade Fire Levon Helm during the '80s Phipps also continued to record with Glitter Band colleagues pursuing solo identities, such as with John Springate recording an album together in John's own Rock Star Studio and playing drums on the album Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is, by Gerry Shephard and Peter Oxendale. Its a strong pop song and was also covered by French singer Sheila (aka Sheila & B. Mark E. Smith. Finally Springate, Phipps and Shephard released "Gotta Get a Message Back To You" in September 1977, under the new name of Air Traffic Control. . GARY Glitters former bandmates have spoken of their 20 years in the wilderness since the singer was unmasked as a paedophile. [2][3] He was later a member of the band Random Hold, who toured with XTC in 1979, leading to him playing drums on the XTC album Mummer after Terry Chambers left the band, and he returned for the recording of their next album The Big Express. Genres: Glam Rock, Pop Rock, Disco. He also restarted Glitter Band gigs, joining with some of the other original members, and has remained part of the Glitter Band with a number of different line-ups to the present day. In 2000 he teamed up once again with Shephard to pen the UKs Eurovision entry, Dont Play That Song Again, performed by French. [3][5] The band, now working as a separate entity with Tony Leonard having replaced Pete Gill, as well as continuing to back Glitter, played a few well-received live shows before their first single came out, mixing some new songs with cover versions of 1950s and 1960s songs. 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It quickly reached No.4 in the charts, outselling Gary Glitter in the process. The Glitter Band had seven UK Top 20 hit singles in the mid-1970s, and three hit albums. It met with instant success and reached. Bell Records signed the Glitter Band as a new artist, and Angel Face was released on 1st March 1974. Gill was one of the two drummers in The Glitter Band, then formed part of the original line-up of Saxon in 1978. The decision to launch the Glitter Band as a recording act in its own right was made in late 1973. The next year, Phipps played with the Legendary Purple Helmets a Stranglers offshoot. If you love what we do, you can help tQ to continue bringing you the best in cultural criticism and new music by joining one of our subscription tiers. A major creative departure, "Goodbye My Love" climbed to number two, while the group's abilities as songwriters received another boost when labelmates Hello scored a European hit with a cover of the Glitter Band's own "Game's Up." It came as a total shock.. The Glitter Band regrouped under their old name in 1980, around the same time as Gary Glitter himself moved back into focus. Gill was one of the two drummers in The Glitter Band, then formed part of the original line-up of Saxon in 1978. Phipps was a founder member of The Glitter Band (originally known as The Glittermen), who started as Gary Glitter's backing band, and went on to success in their own right, having six top ten singles in the UK in the mid-1970s. The band only played with Glitter for two years before going alone and scoring a string of top ten hits. We didnt know how people were going to react. Every day he would be in the studio producing session after session. The Bostons carried on after Raven jumped on the glam bandwagon and became Gary Glitter. Springate and Phipps tour as one incarnation of The Glitter Band. (Hello also scored with another Hey-era staple, a cover of the Exciters' "Tell Him. He said: We are suffering from the fallout and bad press because of his actions. This article on a British drummer is a stub. He found an old guitar with a really bad action on it and put it through some really heavy fender tube amps till it was jumping off the floor and that was how that sound came about.". In 1974, Mike Leander reluctantly allowed the Glitter Band (as they were now known) to make a record as promised. However, she listens to many genres of music as her Toppermost articles attest. Really brill piece paying tribute to a hugely underrated band that were never given the credit they deserved. In 1973, Rossall approached Leander with the suggestion that the band record some material without Glitter. 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With John Rossall having quit for a solo career, the remaining members signed with CBS and, shortening their name to the G Band, set to work on their most ambitious collection yet, Paris Match. The Glitter Men, as the group was originally known, was built around an idea that Glitter and Leander had first experimented with during the mid-'60s: a sprawling combo whose sound and visuals were based upon a core of two drummers and two saxophonists. The original band members were: Gerry Shephard (lead guitar and vocals) John Springate (Bass & Vocals) Pete Phipps (Drums and Keyboards) John Rossall (Sax, Trombone & Musical Director), Pete Gill (Drums), Tony Leonard (Drums), and Harvey Ellison (sax)The Glitter Band are still touring today featuring original members Pete Phipps and John Springate. A year later, he toured with the Elgins. Founder Glitter Band member John Rossall recalls: "We backed the likes of Susan Maughan and Mike Preston to name a few and we went on to form the Boston Show Band in Hamburg. 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[1], The Glitter Band had seven UK Top 20 hit singles in the mid-1970s, and three hit albums. One Artist - One Song. Several of the band had played with Glitter in The Boston Showband (also known as The Bostons) during the 1960s when he was still known as Paul Raven. [3] In April 2010, The Glitter Band performed at Scala, Kings Cross, London where they were joined by special guests Angie Bowie and Adam Ant. - Great Drum solo from Pete Phipps 88,719 views Dec 12, 2010 366 Dislike Share Save Description ggspotter 286 subscribers The Glitter Band performing on their. Pete Phipps still performs live as The Glitter Band. It's a sound that is so distinctive that it causes the Pavlovian exhortation: "Ah! With his first major concert tour looming, Glitter and producer/co-conspirator Mike Leander needed a full-time backing band for live work. He also arranged the strings for The Drifters' 'Under The Boardwalk'. 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