Rabbitt
| Rabbitt | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Pop rock |
| founding | 1972 |
| resolution | 1978 |
| Founding members | |
| Trevor Rabin | |
| Duncan Faure | |
| Ronnie Robot (Ronald Friedman) | |
| Neil Cloud | |
Rabbitt was a pop band from South Africa founded in 1972 and extremely popular there in the 1970s.
history
The band was founded in 1972 by friends Trevor Rabin , Duncan Faure , Ronnie Robot and Neil Cloud. A previous band was called The Conglomeration , in which Rabin, Cloud, Robot and guitarist Allan Rosenberg played.
In 1972 they released their first single , a cover version of Jethro Tull's Locomotive Breath , which was a huge hit. After a short break in 1973 due to Rabin's military service, Rabbitt went on tour through South African clubs in 1974. In 1976 the debut album "Boys Will Be Boys" was released, which reached gold status faster than any other South African album before. Rabbitt received a Sarie , a prestigious music award , for this .
"A Croak & A Grunt In The Night" (1977) was even more successful, and the band planned a tour of the USA and England. But the plans failed and Trevor Rabin left the band and South Africa to start a solo career in England. He recorded the three guitar rock albums Trevor Rabin (1978), Face To Face (1979) and Wolf (1981) and later became known as the guitarist and singer of the progressive rock band Yes .
Rabbitt then released the album Rock Rabbitt as a trio , but after the tour that followed, the band separated. Faure joined the Bay City Rollers .
Members
- Neil Cloud (born September 3, 1955): drums
- Duncan Faure (born December 16, 1956): vocals , guitar , keyboard
- Trevor Rabin (born January 13, 1954): vocals , guitar , keyboard
- Ronnie Robot (Ronald Friedman) (born October 5, 1954): Bass
Discography
Albums
- Boys Will Be Boys (1975, released in Germany 1989)
- A Croak And A Grunt In The Night (1977)
- Rock Rabbitt (1978)
- Revival (compilation, 1987)
- The Collection / The Hits (Compilation, 1992 as The Collection , 1996 as The Hits )
- The Extended Plays (EP Compilation)
Singles
- Locomotive Breath / And The Planets Danced (1972)
- Backdoor Of My Heart / Share The Loving Things (1973)
- Hallelujah Sunrise / Hidden Feelings (1973)
- Yesterday's Papers / B-side unknown (1974)
- Charlie / Looking For The Man (1976)
- Hard Ride / Baby's Leaving (1976)
- Hold On To Love / Working For The People (1976)
- Sugar Pie / Dingley's Bookshop (1976)
- Eventides / Charlie (1977, Japan)
- Everybody's Cheating / Gift Of Love (1977, Japan)
- Hold On To Love / Working For The People (1977, USA)
- Morning Light / Auld Lang Syne Rock (1977)
- Gettin 'Thru To You (Teenage Love) / Hello And Welcome Home (1977)