The Untouchables (rock band)
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- This article is about the English progressive rock band. For the Washington D.C. punk band, see Untouchables (punk band). For the Los Angeles mod/soul band, see The Untouchables (band)
| The Untouchables | |
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| Origin | England |
| Genre(s) | Progressive Rock |
| Years active | 1992-1995 |
| Associated acts | ASAP Urchin Iron Maiden Psycho Motel The Cult |
| Members | |
| Adrian Smith Gary Leideman Mike Sturgis |
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| Former members | |
| Jamie Stewart Huey Lucas Bob Richards |
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The Untouchables was a British progressive rock band, formed by Iron Maiden guitarist Adrian Smith. Several different musicians played in this band, including many members from Adrian's previous band project, ASAP and also Jamie Stewart.
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[edit] History
The band was formed in 1992 by Iron Maiden guitarist Adrian Smith after he left Maiden in 1990. Smith briefly experimented with a project named ASAP (Adrian Smith and Project) before seemingly retiring from the music business altogether. However, it was a chance meeting with Jamie Stewart, former bass guitarist with The Cult, that finally persuaded Smith back into the spotlight. The pair lived close to each other and, says Smith,
“ We became friends, and decided to form a little band called The Untouchables, just for fun. He didn't want to get back in the music business full time, and neither did I - to be honest I'd had enough of it. We started off playing just little clubs for fun and it snowballed from there. We played everywhere around Britain. But the one thing that I didn't want to do was to find myself committed to recording and touring, just like the old days. ”
Quote from Adrian Smith
Stewart quit the project in 1994, leaving Smith effectively fronting a trio with bassist Gary Leideman and drummmer Mike Sturgis. Smith decided to expand the band by bringing in singer Solli, a Norwegian who'd been working with Thin Lizzy guitarist Scott Gorham in a band called 21 Guns. The band landed a record deal and changed their name to Psycho Motel, debuting with the album State of Mind in 1996, followed a year later by their second release, Welcome to the World.
[edit] Last Line-Up
- Adrian Smith - Guitars, Lead vocals
- Gary Leideman - Bass
- Mike Sturgis - Drums
[edit] Former members
- Jamie Stewart - Bass
- Huey Lucas - Guitar
- Bob Richards - Drums
