Pell Mell
| Pell Mell | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Progressive rock |
| founding | 1971, 1980 |
| resolution | 1979, 1981 |
| Founding members | |
| Thomas Schmitt | |
| Otto Pusch (until 1975, from 1979) | |
| Cornelius "Mitch" Kniesmeijer | |
Singing, guitar, recorder
|
Rudolf Schön |
| Jörg Götzfried (until 1975) | |
guitar |
Andy Kirnberger (until 1972) |
| Last occupation | |
Singing, guitar, violin |
Thomas Schmitt |
Singing, guitar, recorder |
Rudolf Schön |
Drums |
Cornelius "Mitch" Kniesmeijer |
Keyboard, vocals, guitar |
Ralf Lippmann (from 1975) |
Keyboard |
Cherry Hochdörfer (from 1975) |
bass |
Götz Dräger (from 1975) |
| former members | |
Organ, piano |
Dietrich T. Noll (1973–1975) |
guitar |
Ralph Fricke (1979–1981, Pell Mell and Skyrider) |
bass |
Stephan Rehlich (1979–1981, Pell Mell and Skyrider) |
Drums |
Werner "Hitch" Etling (1979–1981, Pell Mell and Skyrider) |
Roadie and Mixer |
Uta Maria Schmidt (1975–1977, Pell Mell) |
Pell Mell was one of Marburg originating progressive rock band, its founder and bandleader of the violinist and composer Thomas Schmitt. It often processed classical themes and was therefore considered the German answer to formations such as The Nice , Emerson, Lake and Palmer , as well as the Dutch classical rock band Ekseption . Pell Mell had a single hit with a classic rock cover version of her best-known title Moldau (based on Die Moldau by Bedřich Smetana ). The band was a popular live act and played at major festivals and concerts, including with Scorpions , Gentle Giant , Nektar and Kin Ping Meh . They were also invited on a 10-day tour through Poland.
Band history
On the debut album named after their hometown, which the group recorded in the Dierks Studios ( Stommeln ) in 1972 , they produced a sophisticated sound with many classical elements - characteristic of the keyboard-heavy sound and the violin part. Most of the pieces were instrumentals .
At the latest with the third album, which was recorded in 1975 with a partially changed line-up, the group's sound had finally become symphonic, using themes from Liszt and Rachmaninov .
On the fourth and, for the time being, last album, released in 1978, the band's founder Schmitt wrote all the compositions and increasingly focused on vocal parts.
Together with Otto Pusch, Stephan Rehlich, Michael Grebe, Werner Etling and Ralph Fricke from the Marburg rock band Scrifis , Schmitt founded the formation Skyrider in 1979 , which released the album of the same name on EMI in 1980 .
A year later, Schmitt, Fricke, Rehlich, Etling and Pusch renamed this band again to Pell Mell, released Die Moldau again, but could not record any further successes.
Discography
- 1972: Marburg (The Clown and the Queen / Moldau / Friend / City Monster / Alone)
- 1973: From the New World (From the New World / Toccata / Suite I / Suite II)
- 1975: From the New World / Toccata; Released as a 7 "single in Italy
- 1975: Rhapsody (Venus) (Rhapsody I-III / Prelude / Desert in Your Mind / The Riot / Paris the Past)
- 1978: Only a star (Count down / Daydreamer / Only a Star / Across the Universe / Disillusions / Trailors in Movie Halls / Phoebius Is Dead)
- 1981: Moldau (Moldau Part I / The Farmers Wedding / The Nymph Dance / Moldau Part II / Gliding / Dark Valley)
- 2013: The Entire Collection (complete discography on four CDs)
Pusch and Schmitt with Skyrider :
- 1980: Skyrider
- 1982: Skyrider 2 (first released on The Entire Collection in 2013 )
Web links
- Information at germanrock.de
- Pell Mell contribution by Cornelius Hudalla on migmusic.de
- Band info at Krautrock music circus