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'''Fools Dance''' was a short-lived British rock band, formed in 1982 by [[Simon Gallup]] after he left [[The Cure]] |
'''Fools Dance''' was a short-lived British rock band, formed in 1982 by [[Simon Gallup]] after he left [[The Cure]] due to a conflict with [[Robert Smith (musician)|Robert Smith]].<ref name="Did You Know">[http://www.planetdis.com/cure/didyouknow.html "Did You Know"], 7 September 2007</ref> Initially calling themselves The Cry, the band played their first gig at the Covent Garden Rock Garden on 19 April 1983. Although Fools Dance recorded a number of songs and played a number of gigs in their brief existence, they never released a full-length album. The only material they ever released were two EPs; a self-titled EP and ''They'll Never Know''. |
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The band dissolved shortly after Gallup reconciled with Smith and rejoined The Cure in 1985. |
The band dissolved shortly after Gallup reconciled with Smith and rejoined The Cure in 1985. However, a Fools Dance [[MySpace]] page was put up in August 2006. |
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==Line-up== |
==Line-up== |
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Fools Dance | |
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Origin | Horley, Surrey, England |
Genres | Punk rock Progressive rock New Wave |
Years active | 1983–1985 |
Past members | Stuart Curran Simon Gallup Paul Thompson Matthieu Hartley Ian Huller Gary Biddles J.J. Burnel Pete Gardner Ron Howe Campbell MacKellar Mark Wilson |
Website | Fools Dance website |
Fools Dance was a short-lived British rock band, formed in 1982 by Simon Gallup after he left The Cure due to a conflict with Robert Smith.[1] Initially calling themselves The Cry, the band played their first gig at the Covent Garden Rock Garden on 19 April 1983. Although Fools Dance recorded a number of songs and played a number of gigs in their brief existence, they never released a full-length album. The only material they ever released were two EPs; a self-titled EP and They'll Never Know.
The band dissolved shortly after Gallup reconciled with Smith and rejoined The Cure in 1985. However, a Fools Dance MySpace page was put up in August 2006.
Line-up
The Cry
- Stuart Curran - guitar
- Simon Gallup - bass guitar
- Tot (aka Paul Thompson) - drums
- Matthieu Hartley - keyboards
- Ian Huller - vocals
Fools Dance
- Stuart Curran - guitar
- Simon Gallup - bass, lead vocals (on "The Ring")
- Tot (aka Paul Thompson) - drums (on "They'll Never Know")
- Gary Biddles - vocals
- J.J. Burnel - bass (on "They'll Never Know")
- Pete Gardner - drums
- Ron Howe - saxophone
- Campbell MacKellar - guitar, keyboards (on "They'll Never Know")
- Mark Wilson - bass (during short-lived relaunch in the late 1980s)
Discography
EPs
- Fools Dance (1985)
- They'll Never Know (1987)
Unreleased songs
- "Old Door"
- "Wonderful Weekend"
- "Sin"
- "Turn Me Back to Animal"
- "Spinning Around"
- "The Burn"
- "Remembrance Day"
- "Where Do You Sleep"
- "Snakeskin World"
- "Bowdiddly Song"
- "Turning Back"
- "Tapestry"
- "Canaries Out"
References
- ^ "Did You Know", 7 September 2007