Quatermass (band)
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| Quatermass | |
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| Origin |  London, England |
| Genre(s) | Progressive rock |
| Years active | 1969–1971 |
| Label(s) | Harvest |
| Associated acts | Episode Six Ian Gillan Band Gillan |
| Members | |
| Mick Underwood (drums/percussion) John Gustafson (vocals, bass) Peter Robinson (keyboards) |
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Quatermass were a British progressive rock band formed in London, England in September 1969. Lauded as a band of the future on the release of their debut album and supplementing single, "Black Sheep Of The Family", major commercial success eluded the band throughout its brief duration. The trio consisted of bass player and vocalist John Gustafson, keyboardist Peter Robinson and Mick Underwood on drums, all well-established and previously distinguished musicians who had met while playing in Episode Six. As Quatermass, these musicians strove for a distinguished organ-tinged sound, with swinging rock coupled with striking ballads. Their first and only album sold itself through "...compactness, wealth of ideas, forceful lead vocals and complicated arrangements, enriched by pianist Robinson's tasteful use of classical strings which are on display along with spacious keyboard passages at their height in the mold of The Nice."[1]
The band shared its name with Professor Bernard Quatermass, a fictional scientist who had been the hero of three science-fiction serials produced by BBC Television in the 1950s.
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[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Quatermass (1970)
[edit] Singles
- "Black Sheep Of The Family"/"Good Lord" (1970)
- "One Blind Mice"/"Punting" (1971)
- "Gemini"/"Black Sheep Of The Family" (1971)
[edit] References
- ^ GRAF, Christian "Rock Musik Lexikon" (Taurus Press, Hamburg)
