| After The Fire (ATF) | |
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| Origin | London, England |
| Genre(s) | Rock New Wave Progressive Rock |
| Years active | 1974 - present |
| Label(s) | Rapid CBS Records Epic Records RoughMix |
| Members | |
| Peter Banks John Russell Ian Niblo Tim Turner |
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| Former members | |
| Matthew Russell Keith Smith Andy Piercy Nick Battle Ivor Twidell Pete King Nick Brotherwood Ian Adamson Robin Childs |
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Early career
Keyboard player Peter Banks originally formed the band in the early 1970s in London, England. This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland After The Fire then went through several personnel changes before settling on Banks, guitarist and vocalist Andy Piercy, bassist Nick Battle, and drummer Ivor Twidell. A guitarist is a Musician who plays the Guitar. Guitarists may perform solo pieces or play with ensembles and bands of a wide variety of genres The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the The drum is a member of the percussion group technically classified as a Membranophone. This lineup enjoyed local success in London, and released an album, Signs of Change, in 1978, on their own label. An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public Signs of Change is a Progressive rock Album by After the Fire. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Having become a highly-priced collectors' item, it was reissued on CD in 2004 with several bonus tracks. A Compact Disc (also known as a CD) is an Optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " At this time, the band's sound was similar to bands like Genesis and Yes. Genesis are an English rock band formed in 1967 With approximately 150 million albums sold worldwide Genesis are among the top 30 highest-selling recording artists Yes are an English Progressive rock band that formed in London in 1968.
Success beckons
After Battle left, Piercy switched to bass, and John Russell joined on guitar. The group signed to CBS, and released their second album, Laser Love, in 1979, which marked the band's move towards new wave, with shorter, more catchy pop rock tracks. CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Pop rock is a hybrid of Pop music and Rock music that uses catchy pop style with light lyrics over top of guitar-based songs Drummer Nick Brotherwood took over for Twidell briefly, after Laser Love was recorded. Brotherwood left to become an Anglican cleric. Banks changed his name to "Memory" Banks to not be confused with the ex-Yes guitarist, around this time. For the keyboard player Peter Banks see the entry for the band After the Fire. As these changes took place, After The Fire's single, "One Rule for You", entered the UK Top 40. The Top Forty or Top 40 is a music industry shorthand for the currently most-popular songs in a particular genre. The group were scheduled to perform it on BBC TV's Top of the Pops that week, a move which would have been almost certain to see it rise much higher, but their appearance was cancelled when live sport overran by a few minutes, resulting in a shortened programme. Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, was a long-running British music chart Television programme, made and broadcast
The band's third and fourth albums, 80-f and Batteries Not Included, were released in the early 1980s to little fanfare, with Pete King (formerly of the Flys) on drums. This article is about Pete King the drummer For Pete King the jazz tenor saxophonist and manager of Ronnie Scott's, see Pete King (saxophonist. They came back into the U. K. spotlight when their English-language cover of Austrian musician Falco's song, "Der Kommissar", rocketed in to the U. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States In Popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition ( Performance or Recording) of a previously recorded commercially released Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Johann (Hans Hölzel ( February 19, 1957 &ndash February 6, 1998) better known by his stage name Falco, was an Austrian " de Der Kommissar " is a German-language song first recorded by Falco in 1981, covered a year later by After The Fire and reworked in 1983 S. top ten in 1983, though it only just made the top fifty in the United Kingdom. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) This was followed by the release of their first and only U. S. album, ATF, a compilation of their career.
Dissolution and aftermath
This success had come too late as After The Fire had been slowly coming apart in 1982. Musical differences, the grueling tour with Van Halan (including a backstage fight that left Piercy's hand badly damaged) and breakdown in relationships led to the splitup. The single "Der Kommissar" which had been a hit in Canada finally took hold in the American charts but CBS failed to patch up the band. All rights to the band name were signed over by Banks to Piercy and CBS and a final album, Free Heat, was scheduled to be the first CD relase by CBS, but wasnever released. Banks went on to build his own studio before becoming managing director of Maldon Computer Company, a software and networking enterprise. A computer network is a group of interconnected Computers. Networks may be classified according to a wide variety of characteristics Russell worked in a music shop following the split and later was involved in youth work, while Piercy became a record producer. In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing King, who joined the German Rockband BAP in 1986, died of testicular cancer in 1987. Testicular cancer is Cancer that develops in the Testicles a part of the Male reproductive system Twidell released three solo albums after leaving the band, and then became a police officer. Battle became a successful songwriter/producer/ A&R man.
Rebirth
In 2004 at the Friends Reunion, Pete and John were joined by Ian Niblo on bass and Matt Russell (John's teenage son) on drums to perform a karaoke set. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Pete was later talked into the (now famous) capacity reunion gig at the Greenbelt Festival, Keith Smith completing the lineup on lead vocals. The Greenbelt festival is an annual Christian festival of music art and faith
In 2005, they re-worked and released the song "One Rule" for Trade Justice, a new recording of their 1979 U. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Trade justice is a campaign by non-governmental organisations such as consumer groups trade unions faith groups aid agencies and environmental groups K. hit. They released the second track from the current line up, "Forged from Faith", as a digital download in October 2005.
In January 2007, Keith Smith's departure from the group was announced. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The vocals at their first gig in Harrow after Keith's departure were handled by Pete Banks and John Russell and gave the band an "authentic" vocal style. Before Keith's departure, there had been plans to re-enter the recording studio. In May 2008, the band announced the arrival of Tim Turner as drummer, fresh from Titian Red (so, what happened to Matt?). 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
Discography
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Albums
| Year | Album | UK | US |
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| 1978 | Signs of Change | - | - |
| 1979 | Laser Love | - | - |
| 1980 | 80-f | - | - |
| 1982 | Batteries Not Included | - | - |
| 1982 | Der Kommissar | - | - |
| 2004 | Signs of Change (special edition) | - | - |
| 2005 | Der Kommissar - The CBS Recordings | - | - |
| 2005 | Live at Greenbelt | - | - |
| 2006 | AT2F | - | - |
EPs
| Year | EP | UK | US |
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| 1979 | Life in the City | - | - |
| 1981 | Frozen Rivers | - | - |
| 1982 | Rich Boys | - | - |
Singles
| Year | Song | UK | U.S. |
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| 1979 | "One Rule For You" | 40 | - |
| 1979 | "Laser Love" | 62 | - |
| 1979 | "Life in the City" | - | - |
| 1980 | "Love Will Always Make You Cry" | - | - |
| 1980 | "Wild West Show" | - | - |
| 1981 | "Dancing in the Shadows" | - | - |
| 1981 | "Frozen Rivers" | - | - |
| 1982 | "Rich Boys" | - | - |
| 1982 | "Der Kommissar" | 47 | 5 |
| 1983 | "Dancing in the Shadows" | - | 85 |
| 1983 | "8 Ball in the Top Pocket" | - | - |
| 2005 | "One Rule (For Trade Justice)" | - | - |
| 2005 | "Forged From Faith" | - | - |
DVDs
| Year | Title |
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| 2004 | "You Had To Be There" Live at Greenbelt 2004 Cat no 985900-4 ROUGHMIX Ltd |
References
Guinness Book of British Hit Singles 7th edition
External links
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