Pete Gill
Peter Gill (born June 9, 1951 in Sheffield ) is a British drummer who was active in various rock music and heavy metal bands . He played with The Glitter Band , Gary Glitter's backing band , as well as with Saxon and Motörhead .
Musical career
Pete Gill started his musical career in 1972 as one of two drummers of the Glittermen , the backing band of Gary Glitter . The band accompanied Glitter during his chart successes Rock & Roll (Parts 1 & 2) and I Didn't Know I Loved You (Til I Saw You Rock N Roll) in 1972 and Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah) and Hello Hello I'm Back Again in 1973. He left the band when they split from Gary Glitter and renamed The Glitter Band .
In 1978, Gill was one of the founding members of the heavy metal band Son of a Bitch (SOB), which was founded in 1977 and renamed Saxon in 1978 . He played with Saxon until 1982 and left the band after a hand injury after they were successful with their fourth album Denim and Leather (1981) and wanted to go on tour. At that time Saxon was one of the most successful bands of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal (NWoBHM) and toured with Motörhead and other bands. From 1984 to 1987 he played himself as a drummer for Motörhead, replacing Phil Taylor , better known as Philthy Animal . Gill played on the best-of album No Remorse (1984) and on the band's seventh studio album, Orgasmatron , in 1986 , but was dismissed after differences with Lemmy Kilmister and replaced by the returning Taylor.
In 1996 Pete Gill recorded the album Victim You as Son of a Bitch (SOB) with his former bandmates from Saxon, bassist Steve Dawson and guitarist Graham Oliver .
Discography
- with Glittermen / The Glitter Band and Gary Glitter
- (1972) Rock & Roll (Parts 1 & 2)
- (1972) I Didn't Know I Loved You (Til I Saw You Rock N Roll)
- (1973) Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah)
- (1973) Hello Hello I'm Back Again
- with Saxon
- (1979) Saxon
- (1980) Wheels of Steel
- (1980) Strong Arm of the Law
- (1981) Denim and Leather
- with Motörhead
- (1984) No Remorse
- (1986) Orgasmatron
- with Son Of A Bitch
- (1996) Victim You
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Latest Members: Lemmy Kilmister | Phil Campbell | Mikkey Dee
Former members: Michael Burston | Eddie Clarke | Pete Gill | Brian Robertson | Phil Taylor | Larry Wallis
Studio albums: Motörhead (1977) | Overkill (1979) | Bomber (1979) | Ace of Spades (1980) | Iron Fist (1982) | Another Perfect Day (1983) | Orgasmatron (1986) | Rock 'n' Roll (1987) | 1916 (1991) | March ör Die (1992) | Bastards (1993) | Sacrifice (1995) | Overnight Sensation (1996) | Snake Bite Love (1998) | We Are Motörhead (2000) | Hammered (2002) | Inferno (2004) | Kiss of Death (2006) | Motörizer (2008) | The Wörld Is Yours (2010) | Aftershock (2013) | Bad Magic (2015)
Live albums, EPs and compilations: On Parole (1975/1979) | What's Words Worth (1978) | The Golden Years (1980) | St. Valentines Massacre (with Girlschool) (1981) | No Sleep 'til Hammersmith (1981) | Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers (1982) | Live (1983) | No Remorse (1984) | The Birthday Party - Tenth Anniversary (1985) | Nope Sleep at All (1988) | The Best of Motörhead: All the Aces (1993) | Everything Louder than Everyone Else (1999) | Best of Motörhead (25 Years) (2000) | Motörhead Going to Lulea (2000) | Blitzkrieg on Birmingham 77 (2001) | “25 & Alive” Böneshaker (2001) | Live at Brixton Academy (2003) | Stone Deaf Forever (2004) | Stage Fright (2005) | Inferno 30th Anniversary Special Edition (2005) | Better Motörhead than Dead / Live at Hammersmith (2007) | The Essential (2007) | The Wörld Is Ours - Vol. 1 (2011) | The Wörld Is Ours - Vol. 2 (2012) | Clean Your Clock (2016) | Under Cöver (2017)
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gill, Pete |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gill, Peter (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British drummer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 9, 1951 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sheffield |