Greenslade
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| Background information | |
| Origin | London, England |
| Genres | Progressive rock |
| Years active | 1972-76, 2000-present |
| Website | angelfire |
| Members | Dave Greenslade, Tony Reeves |
| Past members | Dave Lawson, Andrew McCulloch, Martin Briley, Mick Rogers, Dave Markee, Simon Phillips, John Young, John Trotter, James Gambold |
Greenslade are an English progressive rock band, formed in the autumn of 1972 by Dave Greenslade and Tony Reeves.
The band made their live debut at Frankfurt's Zoom Club in November 1972. Longtime musical associates, with a common background in jazz, Greenslade and Reeves had been original members of Colosseum. The two decided they wanted to form a band with two keyboardists. At the time, Reeves was A&R director for the independent progressive label Greenwich Gramophone Co., and he invited Dave Lawson of Samurai, a commercially struggling act with the label, to become part of the group. Lawson was previously a member of The Alan Bown Set and Web, whilst McCulloch was briefly a member of King Crimson and Fields.
Dave Clempson (ex Humble Pie) guested on Greenslade's third album, playing guitar on two tracks. Reeves left around that time and was replaced on the U.S. tour and subsequent fourth album, Time And Tide, by Martin Briley who also contributed guitar and backing vocals.
Greenslade announced their disbandment in early 1976 due to management problems. Dave Greenslade went on to record his debut solo album, Cactus Choir, and in late 1976 and early 1977 put together a new band line-up with ex-Manfred Mann's Earth Band frontman Mick Rogers. Initially the rhythm section consisted of Dave Markee and Simon Phillips, who had played on the album, but they were replaced by Tony Reeves (who had in the meantime joined Curved Air) and Jon Hiseman (then concurrently leading his own Colosseum II) for the 1977 dates.
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