The Syn
| The Syn | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | High Court |
| Origin | England |
| Genres | R&B, psychedelic rock, progressive rock |
| Years active | 1965–1967, 2004–present |
| Labels | Deram, Umbrello Records |
| Associated acts | Yes, The Selfs, Moon Safari |
| Website | synmusic.net |
| Members | Steve Nardelli |
| Past members | George Arzimanow John Painter Chris Squire Andrew Pryce Jackman Martyn Adelman Peter Banks Gunnar Jökull Hákonarson Gerard Johnson Steve Gee Paul Stacey Jeremy Stacey Gary Husband Alan White Shane Theriot Francis Dunnery Tom Brislin |
The Syn are an English band that were active from 1965 to 1967, and then reunited as a progressive rock band in 2004. The band was founded by Steve Nardelli, Chris Squire, Andrew Pryce Jackman, Martyn Adelman and John Painter. Chris Welch, in his book, Close to the Edge: The Story of Yes wrote, "The Syn were very similar to Yes in fact. It was very much a precursor of Yes."
The roots of The Syn are in an earlier north London R&B band called High Court including Steve Nardelli on guitar and his school friend George Arzimanow on vocals. The band evolved over time and, in 1965, with Nardelli now handling lead vocals and John Painter on guitar, they changed their name to The Syn.
Shortly after, however, The Syn merged with another local band, The Selfs, so Nardelli and Painter were joined by Chris Squire (bass), Andrew Jackman (keys) and Martyn Adelman (drums). The band's first gig, at Nardelli's school, Kingsbury County Grammar School, included covers of "Heat Wave" and The Marvelettes' "I'll Keep On Holding On". Paul Korda produced his composition "Merry-go-round" as a demonstration record for the band.
John Painter was replaced by Peter Banks and Martyn Adelman was replaced by Icelandic drummer Gunnar Jökull Hákonarson (born 13 May 1949, Reykjavík, Iceland; died 22 September 2001) usually referred to as Gunnar Jökull or Jökullinn (literally meaning Jökull "glacier"). The band also got a new manager, Peter Huggett, former bass player with Lonnie Donegan. Huggett was later replaced by Kenny Bell as manager.
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