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lemonade kid
Old Love
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 Posted - 22/06/2013 : 13:51:11
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Clive Gregson & Christine Collister
"the state of the art in British folk-rock"--Rolling Stone
Home Is Where The Heart Is
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E64PxV3cEFU
In 1985 Clive released the first of eight solo albums and around the same time he partnered up with vocalist, Christine Collister. This partnership was to prove to be highly successful and helped re-invigorate British folk-rock in the late 80s and early 90s. So much so they were described in Rolling Stone Magazine as "the state of the art in British folk-rock", the same magazine have also described him "one of their 1,000 Greatest Guitarists".[citation needed] Their first four albums all achieved chart success and numerous tours of the UK, US, Canada, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Japan further established Gregson's name in the world of British folk-rock.
Throughout this period Clive was also a member of the Richard Thompson Band and in demand as a record producer and session musician. He compiled his second solo project, Welcome To The Workhouse and by October 1992 was performing as a solo artist again.
During this time he developed a song-writing partnership with Boo Hewerdine, founder member of The Bible. They toured the UK in the spring of 1993 as a trio completed by Eddi Reader, the ex-Fairground Attraction vocalist.
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Clive Gregson & Christine Collister were the most moving and memorable U.K. folk-rock duo to emerge since Richard & Linda Thompson. Gregson's wry tales of the ins and outs of love, sung in Collister's heartbreaking voice, earned the duo (and subsequent solo work) respect and a devoted following, though commercial success and mainstream recognition eluded them. Gregson (b. Jan 4, 1955) was the founder of Any Trouble, a pub rock/new wave quartet, in Manchester in 1975. The band's sound, and Gregson's songwriting and singing, reminded some of Elvis Costello, and Any Trouble were signed by Stiff, Costello's label. The band made several well-remembered but poor-selling albums, then split up in 1984.
In 1984, Gregson discovered Collister singing in a folk club and, impressed by her talents, he offered to work with her on future projects. Gregson had already begun an association with Richard Thompson, initially singing backup on the classic Shoot Out the Lights album in 1982. While working on Thompson's Hand of Kindness, Gregson suggested using Collister for additional backup vocal duties. The formula worked and the two continued for years as integral parts of the Richard Thompson touring band -- arguably the finest live band he ever assembled. In 1985, Gregson made a solo album, Strange Persuasions, with Collister singing backup on a few tracks. The two began performing as a duo on the folk club circuit shortly thereafter. The duo's first release was a homemade tape sold at gigs, later released as Home and Away. It was followed by their first formal album, Mischief, in 1988, and by a Change in the Weather in 1990. Love is a Strange Hotel, released later the same year, was an album of cover versions of Gregson and Collister's favorite songs.
By 1992, the stress of constant touring and working together without substantial success finally took its toll on them. The two decided to go their separate ways after one parting shot, The Last Word, and one final tour. They both continued on as solo acts. Clive Gregson eventually relocated to Nashville and released the live "official bootleg" Carousel of Noise on his own label in 1994, People & Places in 1995, and I Love This Town in 1996 for Compass Records, in addition to various production work and side collaborations with Boo Hewerdine. In 1998, after a brief stint in the group Plainsong, Gregson returned with Happy Hour. Christine Collister continued to play the folk circuit, releasing a live album, Live, in 1995 and a new studio album, Blue Aconite, in 1997, followed by Dark Gift of Time in 1998, An Equal Love in 2002, and Into the Light in 2003. During the first decade of the new millennium Gregson released Comfort and Joy (2002) and Long Story Short (2004).
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The Last Word
By 1992, the Gregson & Collister team had fallen apart, and the two had decided to record one more album before calling it quits. Last Word gives all the intimate details of a dissolving relationship, packed with real emotion and a dignified, stylish execution. In many ways, the duo tied things up with the high point of their career -- their extraordinary harmonies and cool mix of folk, jazz, country, and blues have never sounded better. And though the subject matter doesn't stray far from Gregson's usual themes, knowing the circumstances of the recording brings a new dimension to the songs, making the statements all the more powerful and touching.
I Specialise
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2sl8NU6kxs
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Gregson & Collister-state of the art UK Folk-Rock
