Neo-Prog
United Kingdom
COMBINATION HEAD a Neo-Prog band from the UK originally formed as a trio of Paul Birchall on Keyboards, Keith Ashcroft on bass and guitar, and Paul Burgess on drums. Paul Birchall had previously worked with the likes of THE CORRS, Geri Halliwell and Cher and recorded singles with them all. Although he has previously worked with bands and performers who have nothing to do with progressive rock, he takes inspiration from keyboardists such as Emerson, Bardens and Jobson. He has also worked with jazz-fusion guitarist Gary Boyle as well as Jim Diamond.
Paul Burgess may be a familiar name to Progressive Rock fans, as he has played drums with CAMEL, JETHRO TULL and 10CC. Taking inspiration from CAMEL and ELP, and augmenting the band with Gareth Moulton on guitars, Dominic Finley on bass and a couple of additional drummers, the band released its all-instrumental self-titled debut album in 2006.
After the release of their first album, the band began working on their second album, "Progress?". This time they decided to add vocals to the mix. Guitarist Gareth Moulton was called on to provide lead vocals to three of the six vocal songs on the album. Guesting as lead vocalist on one of the songs on the album was CUTTING CREW's Nick Van Eede. Again the band was augmented by additional drummer and percussionist Phil Knight who provided drums on four of the album's songs and percussion on three additional songs.
After the release of "Progress?", the band released a non-album song "We Are Machine" as a single. Fans of the band will be very happy to know that they are currently working on their third album, with the working title "Museum".
ALBUMS:
2008 - PROGRESS?
Musicians
Paul Birchall/Keyboards, Vocals
Keith Ashcroft/Guitar, Bass (7), Percussion (3), Intro Vocals (10)
Gareth Moulton/Guitar, Lead Vocals (1,8,10)
Dominic Finley/Bass, Vocals
Paul Burgess/Drums
Guest Musicians:
Phil Knight/Drums (1,2,7,9), Percussion (5,6,7,9,10)
Neil Fairclough/Lead Vocals (6)
Nick Van Eede/Lead Vocals (7)
Sheila Gott/Lead Vocals (9)
Bryan Hargreaves/Vocals (6)
Lyn Christine/Narration (7)
1. New City (5:08)
2. Glass and Steel (4:10)
3. Liquid (5:41)
4. Smoking Tree (3:36)
5. Future Wisdom (3:36)
6. Anthem (4:09)
7. Solid Ground (5:19)
8. Tomorrows World (4:41)
9. The Great Escape(5:08)
10.Cloud Cover (5:08)
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