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Morrissey
Morrissey, the iconic Manchester singer-songwriter has been widely celebrated for over 25 years for his insightful lyrics and unique voice. He was in the highly influential and much-loved The Smiths between 1983 and 1987, but has performed solo since 1988, his first album, ''Viva Hate'' hit No.1, spawning singles ''Suedehead'' and ''Everyday Is Like Sunday''.
The indie star has had a number of Top 10 hits in the UK, and No.1 albums include ''Vauxhall And I'' and ''Ringleader Of The Tormentors''.
His popularity waned in the late 90s, but came back with a vengeance in 2004 with the album ''You Are The Quarry'' which contained his biggest ever hit ''Irish Blood, English Heart'', peaking at No.2 in the UK charts.
Morrissey is known for his strong animal rights and vegetarian beliefs, his love of Oscar Wilde, 60s girl singers, James Dean and 50s and 60s kitchen sink dramas, which all feed into his music.
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Rolling Stone magazine have named him as one of the ''100 Greatest Singers Of All Time''.
In October 2009 he collapsed during the opening song in his set ''This Charming Man'' and was rushed to hospital, he recovered and performed at the Royal Albert Hall two days later.
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The Nice were a late Sixties progressive / psychedelic rock band. While they did not last more than three years, they were a major influence in bridging the gap between the psychedelic rock of the Sixties and the progressive rock of the Seventies.
Led by keyboard maestro Keith Emerson, who was greatly influenced by the work of Mozart and Tchaiovsky, (later of Emerson, Lake & Palmer) they were one of the first bands to fuse rock with an orchestra. The group began as the backing band for British soul singer P.P. Arnold, and also featured guitarist David O'List, drummer Brian "Blinky" Davison, and bassist Lee Jackson.
The band were infamous for being banned from playing the Royal Albert Hall in 1968 when Emerson set fire to an American flag when playing the song ‘America’, originally by Sondheim and Bernstein.
After The Nice dissolved, bassist/vocalist Lee Jackson and drummer Brian Davison formed Refugee with Patrick Moraz on keyboards (later of Yes).
In 2003 The Nice reformed and toured with Keith Emerson’s solo band.
Brian Davison passed away on 15th April 2008.
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Cream
The first Supergroup, formed in 1966, Cream consisted of Jack Bruce (formally of Blues Incorperated) on bass and vocals, Eric Clapton (formally of The Yardbirds) lead guitar and Ginger Baker (formally of Graham Bond Organisation) on drums.
All three musicians were hugely respected coming from a background of influential and cutting edge bands, with strong blues influences. None of these men had risen to the peak of stardom yet, but they would soon become wealthy enough to have their money managed by companies like Fisher investments and be world renowned rock stars. The music they made was guitar driven, Clapton creating some great and enduring rifts, whilst the music had psychedelic overtones as was de rigure for the time. Tensions within the group ( just imagine those egos!) led to the early break up of the band, which probably never achieved its full potential.
Although they were only together for two years, Cream were influential to the greatest in todays music as well as the music in the late 60s. Not only were they the first band to adopt and master the trio format of a band, but they lay the foundations of blues and hard rock for the 60s and 70s. Even though many critics see them as overated (as they were only together for two years not because they were not good), Eric Clapton came out of the band a new man as he was cited as one of the best guitarists at the time (and still).
All three of the musicians yearned to break free of the confines of the standard rock/R&B/blues group, in a unit that would allow them greater instrumental and improvisational freedom, somewhat in the mold of a jazz outfit. Eric Clapton's stunning guitar solos would get much of the adulation, yet Bruce was at least as responsible for shaping the group's sound, singing most of the material in his rich voice. He also wrote their best original compositions, sometimes in collaboration with outside lyricist Pete Brown.
Cream's first album 'Fresh Cream' went top ten in the UK in 1967. The singles included; 'N.S.U' and 'I Feel Free'. Their follow up album 'Disraeli Gears' was released later that year. Here they fashioned invigorating, sometimes beguiling hard-driving psychedelic pop, which included plenty of memorable melodies and effective harmonies along with the expected crunching riffs. Singles included; 'Strange Brew', 'Dance the 'Night Away', 'Tales of Brave Ulysses' and 'S.W.L.A.B.R.' as well as their hit US single 'Sunshine Of Your Love'. Their final album together would be the double album 'Wheels On Fire'.
Cream reformed (not permanently) performing at the Royal Albert Hall in London and Madison Square Garden in New York in 2005.
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