Frozen Gold are a fictional rock and roll group in the 1987 novel Espedair Street by Scottish writer Iain Banks. Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African Espedair Street is a Novel by Scottish writer Iain Banks, published in 1987 Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Iain Menzies Banks (born on 16 February 1954 in Dunfermline, Fife) is a Scottish Writer.
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Members
- Christine Brice - guitar, vocals
- Davey Balfour - guitar, vocals
- Wes MacKinnon - keyboards
- Steve - original bass player; left to go to college
- Dan or Danny Weir, aka 'Weird' - songwriting, bass guitar
- Mickey Watson - drums
Other personnel
- Inez - backing vocals
- Sam Emery - manager
- Rick Tumber - A&R, ARC Records
Discography
- "Frozen Gold" (single, UK no 2)
- "Another Rainy Day" (Single, UK No. An electric guitar is a type of Guitar that uses pickups to convert the vibration of its steel-cored strings into an electrical current which is made louder A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells Artists and Repertoire ( A&R) is the division of a Record label that is responsible for talent scouting and artist development 3)
- Frozen Gold and Liquid Ice (1974 album)
- All Wine Tastes Sour
- Gauche
- Night Shines Darkly
- MIRV
- Nifedge
- . . . And So the Spell Is Ended
- Nuggets
Lyrics
Why do you bite me on the shoulder?
Why do you scratch me on the back?
Why do you always have to make love
Like you're making an attack?
(Frozen Gold)
Major events
- Mad Man: Davey (briefly) wore power saws, welding torches and electric drills strapped to his body on stage.
- The Great Contra-flow Smoke Curtain: an innovative 1980 stage effect; fan-driven dry ice machines (downwards) and smoke machines (upwards), to make an alternating, staggered, up- and downwards smoke curtain. Caused the accident which led to the demise of the band.
Bibliography
Espedair Street, Iain Banks, London : Macmillan, 1987, ISBN 0-333-44916-9 (paperback ISBN 0-349-10214-7)