The Pretty Things

The Pretty Things is a group of Rock-and-roll English of the Années 1960, founded by Dick Taylor, which was the Bassiste Rolling Stones before those do not obtain a contract of recording, and left them for reasons where finances and the ego were mélaient - it supported with difficulty to be relegated to the second plan by Brian Jones.

Regarded a long time as simple clones of Stones, in more rebellious version - they presented themselves in this manner, with their hair even longer than those of the band with Jagger and them R' B even basic and energetic - Pretty Things belong to the worships groups quasi-forgotten of the years 1960. Their principal claim to fame is to be the authors, in 1968, of very first the Opéra-rock, SF Sorrow , which capped on the post the Tommy of The Who.

In 1966, they gave up R' B primal to turn to the psychedelic music , whose their albums of this time are seems it among the best representatives. It arrived to them even at the time of doubling their models Rolling Stones, whose psychedelic attempts were seldom very conclusive. According to always the modes in force, they turned at the beginning of the Années 1970 to the Hard rock, and recorded some demonstrations and albums under the label Swan Song Records, founded by Led Zeppelin, before disappearing, victim of the lack of success, a precarious financial position and departure of Dick Taylor, disappointed by the commercial failure of SF Sorrow . It seems that there were some attempts at reformations in the years 1990, of which none really succeeded, until in 1998 where Pretty Things of origin (line-up of 1966/67) re-records a live version of " SF Sorrow" completely honourable while offering itself, moreover, services of the guitarist Frankie Holland, the storyteller Arthur Brown (who " raconte" history of the album concept, establishing the link between the titles) and of David Gilmour, old friendly of the group since exactly 30 years: at the time (1968) the Pink Floyd was their neighbor of studio with Abbey Road. An album (" followed; Rage Before Beauty" -1999) and of the rounds in Europe. The round 2005 still garnered many dates.

Line-up

Pretty Things passed by many line-ups different: Prince left the group in 1965, and was replaced by Skip Allan. Pendleton and Stax followed in 1967, replaced by Twink (battery), Wally Allen (low) and John Povey (percussions). Lastly, Dick Taylor broke in its turn, in 1968, with the group which it had created. The Scottish guitarist Jack Green also belonged to the group of 1974 to 1976.

External bonds

  • verboo information French-speaking Page on The Pretty Things by Verboo
  • http://www.prettythings.net/, official site of the group

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