Fools Dance
Template:Infobox musical artist 2 Fools Dance was a short-lived British rock band formed by Simon Gallup after he left The Cure due to a conflict with Robert Smith in 1982.[1] Initially calling themselves 'The Cry', the band played their first gig at the Covent Garden Rock Garden on the 19th 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; their self-titled EP and They'll Never Know.
The band dissolved shortly after Gallup reconciled with Robert Smith and rejoined The Cure in 1985. However, they have had a web page on MySpace since August 2006. (The MySpave page is gone[attempted to retrieve on 09-14-09])
Lineup
Lineup I
- Stuart Curran - guitar
- Simon Gallup - bass guitar
- Matthieu Hartley - keyboards
- Ian Huller - vocals
- Tot - drums
Lineup II
- Gary Biddles - vocals
- Stuart Curran - guitar
- Simon Gallup - bass, lead vocals on "The Ring"
- Pete Gardner - drums
- Ron Howe - saxophone
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"
Trivia
- Matthieu Hartley and Gary Biddles have also both been involved with The Cure; Hartley was their original keyboard player and Biddles was a one-time guest singer and roadie.[1]
- Fools Dance only released one song with Simon Gallup on lead vocals; he sang on "The Ring" off They'll Never Know.[2]
- When Simon Gallup rejoined The Cure as they were recording The Head on the Door, the band tapped Ron Howe to play a saxophone solo on the track "A Night Like This."
- Gary Biddles later formed another band with Lol Tolhurst called Presence, which released one full-length album called Inside.