801 (band)

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801 was an English rock band formed in 1976 by prominent Roxy Music musicians such as Phil Manzanera and Brian Eno .

history

In 1976, while Roxy Music was temporarily disbanding, 801 was formed as a temporary project. The musicians began rehearsing at Island Studios, Hammersmith, about three weeks before their first concert. The name of the band comes from the chorus of the Brian Eno song The True Wheel , "We are the 801, we are the central shaft" (Eng: "We are the 801, we are the central axis"), which was published in 1974 his solo album Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) was released.

801 initially gave three concerts, one in Norfolk, one at the Reading Festival and as a final concert on September 3, 1976 one in London's Queen Elizabeth Hall . The last concert was recorded live and published as 801 Live . The music consisted of a selection of Manzanera, Eno and Quiet Sun pieces, as well as an adaptation of the John Lennon - Paul McCartney piece Tomorrow Never Knows and the 1964 The Kinks hit You Really Got Me .

The album, which was released at the height of the punk rock movement in the UK, was not a huge commercial success but was sold all over the world. Critics were very positive about the performance of the musicians as well as the good sound quality. 801 Live set new standards for live recording, as the outputs of the vocal microphones, guitar amplifiers and other instruments besides drums were connected directly to the mobile studio mixer. This so-called direct injection method has been used in the studio for years and allowed for a largely noise-free live recording.

occupation

Discography

Studio albums

  • 1977: Listen Now

Live albums

  • 1976: 801 Live
  • 1997: 801 Manchester (recorded 1977)
  • 2001: Live at Hull (recorded 1977)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 801 Live Review at allmusic.com. Retrieved January 13, 2013 .
  2. ↑ 801 Live (1976). Archived from the original on September 27, 2007 ; Retrieved January 13, 2013 .