Max Bacon

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Max Bacon is the former lead singer for 1980s arena rock supergroup GTR as well as the frontman for lesser known bands like Moby Dick, Nightwing, Phenomena, and Bronz.

Bacon's one claim to fame in his own right is as the vocalist on the top 40 GTR single, "When the Heart Rules the Mind". GTR's self-titled debut went gold^[1].

Bacon's 1996 solo album The Higher You Climb included GTR material^[2], and Bacon later sang lead on "Going, Going, Gone" on Steve Howe's 1999 release, Portraits of Bob Dylan. There is also a CD of a Los Angeles GTR performance on King Biscuit Flower Hour, and even a bootleg floating around.

Bacon has also sung lead on Mike Oldfield's 1987 album Islands which, in the U.S. version, featured the minor hit "Magic Touch", and was co-produced by GTR-producer Geoff Downes. In 2002 another solo album, From The Banks Of The River Irwell, was released, featuring some material composed by Downes previously performed by Asia during John Payne's tenure.

Bacon has since left the business and now owns a pub called The Crown in North Yorkshire, England.^[3]

Contents 1 Discography 1.1 Solo Work 1.2 Nightwing 1.3 Bronz 1.4 GTR 1.5 Phenomena 1.6 Mike Oldfield 1.7 Steve Howe 2 References

[edit] Discography

[edit] Solo Work

• The Higher You Climb (1996)
• From The Banks Of The River Irwell (2002)

[edit] Nightwing

• Stand Up And Be Counted (1983)
• My Kingdom Come (1984)

[edit] Bronz

• Taken By Storm (1983)

[edit] GTR

• GTR (1986)

[edit] Phenomena

• Dream Runner (1987)

[edit] Mike Oldfield

• Islands (1987)
• Earth Moving (1989)

[edit] Steve Howe

• Portraits of Bob Dylan (1999)

[edit] References

1. ^ When The Heart Rules The Mind
2. ^ [1]
3. ^ DPRP - Forgotten Sons: GTR