801 (Band)
801 was an English rock band, founded in 1976 by prominent musicians such as Roxy Music, Phil Manzanera and Brian Eno.
History
In 1976, while Roxy Music had temporarily disbanded, was founded in 801 as a temporary project. The musicians began in Iceland Studios, Hammersmith, to rehearse for about three weeks before their first concert. The band's name comes from the chorus of the Brian Eno - song The True Wheel, "We are the 801, we are the central shaft" (English: "We are the 801 We are the central axis" ), the 1974 his solo album Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) was published.
801 initially gave three concerts, one in Norfolk, one at the Reading Festival and as the final concert on September 3, 1976 in one of London's Queen Elizabeth Hall. The last concert was recorded live and released as Live 801. The music consisted of a selection of Manzanera, Eno and Quiet Sun - pieces, as well as an adaptation of the John Lennon -Paul McCartney - piece Tomorrow Never Knows and The Kinks' 1964 hit You Really Got Me
The album, released at the height of the punk rock movement in the UK, was not a great commercial success, but was sold all over the world. Critics are very positive about the performance of the musicians as well as on the good sound quality. 801 Live set new standards for live recording, since the outputs of the microphones, guitar amps and other instruments except drums were connected directly to the mobile studio console. This so-called direct injection method was used in the studio for years and allowed a largely noise-free live recording.
Occupation
- Phil Manzanera (guitar)
- Brian Eno (keyboards, synthesizers, guitar, vocals)
- Bill MacCormick, ex Quiet Sun, Matching Mole (bass, vocals)
- Francis Monkman, ex Curved Air ( Fender Rhodes piano, Clavinet )
- Simon Phillips ( drums)
- Lloyd Watson ( slide guitar, vocals)