Wishbone Ash
Wishbone Ash, also known as The Ash, is an English rock band that celebrated their biggest success in the early 1970s. It was formed in 1969 from the group Tanglewood and is considered one of the first bands with two lead guitarists.
Biography
Originally the band consisted of Martin Turner (bass, vocals), his brother Glen Turner ( guitar, vocals) and Steve Upton (drums). With the departure Glens and after the band unsuccessfully sought a keyboardist, the two guitarists Andy Powell and David A. "Ted" Turner came (no relation to Martin) this. Thus, the distinctive "dual lead- guitar sound" of the band was born not least because you could not decide between Ted and Andy.
Characteristic of Wishbone Ash 's their melodic, guitar -driven rock, which is characteristic dominated by two played a duet electric guitars. The vocal style is often lyrically. Epic or religious themes characterize the music of the band, such as at Throw Down the Sword, Warrior, The King Will Come especially in the early phase. The band's style draws on the first albums by great experimentation from: Hard rock mixed with gentle folk melodies or with jam session -like, wide-ranging improvisations with almost jazzy twist. Subsequent albums are based is looking more for conventional heavy rock and rectilinear rock'n'roll.
1970 Wishbone Ash played as the opening act for Deep Purple and became famous quickly. Her debut album Wishbone Ash appeared in late 1970. 1972 was Wishbone Ash as the most popular British newcomer band. Their third album Argus was named in various media for "Album of the Year".
1974 - by Live dates - preferring Ted Turner to Peru and he was replaced by Laurie Wisefield who helped to shape decisively the band in the same tradition to the album Raw to the Bone (1985). Wisefield then played with Tina Turner, Roger Chapman, Joe Cocker, The Nokia Night of the Proms and in the Queen musical We Will Rock You.
1988 there was a reunion of the original band, which lasted until 1992. Then the cast changed frequently, only Andy Powell heard without interruption to. For several years, Martin Turner is touring with his own band, Martin Turner's Wishbone Ash.
2007 was published by First Light which happened again surfaced at an auction in London first version of their debut album Wishbone Ash, which also includes two previously unreleased songs as well as an alternate version of the song alone from the second album. In the same year another studio album, The Power of Eternity appeared. The so far last album of the band came in early 2014 under the title Blue Horizon on the market.
Discography
Studio albums
Live albums
Compilation albums
Singles
- Blind Eye / Queen Of Torture ( January 1971 )
- Jail Bait / Lullabye ( September 1971 )
- No Easy Road / Blowin ' Free ( August 1972 )
- So Many Things To Say / Rock 'N' Roll Widow ( July 1973)
- Hometown / Persephone ( November 1974)
- Silver Shoes / Persephone ( February 1975 )
- Outward Bound / Lorelei ( November 1976)
- Phoenix / Blowin 'Free / Jail Bait ( April 1977)
- Front Page News / Diamond Jack ( September 1977)
- Goodbye Baby, Hello Friend ( October 1977)
- You See Red / Bad Weather Blues ( Live) ( September 1978)
- Come On / Fast Johnny ( August 1979 )
- Living Proof / Jail Bait ( Live) ( January 1980)
- Helpless (Live) / Blowin ' Free ( Live) ( May 1980)
- Underground / My Mind Is Made Up ( March 1981)
- Get Ready / Kicks On The Street ( May 1981)
- Engine Overheat / Genevieve ( September 1982)
- No More Lonely Nights / Streets Of Shame ( December 1982)
- In The Skin / Tangible Evidence ( May 1988)
- Cosmic Jazz / T -Bone Shuffle (July 1989)
- Trance Visionary / Wronged By Righteousness / Heritage / Power Bright ( October 1998)
- Reason to Believe (May 2010)
Solo
Martin Turner
- Walking The Reeperbahn
Ted Turner
- Eclektic Value ( 2010)
- Martin Turner: "No easy road" (2012 )