Budapest (band)
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Budapest were a melancholic post-grunge
rock
band from Leamington Spa
, England
.
The band were formed in 1999 by John Garrison (vocals, guitar) with Adrian Kelley (bass), Mark Walworth (guitar), Paul Possart (drums) and Chris Pemberton (piano, keyboards). After recording the material for their first album, Too Blind to Hear, Walworth committed suicide. Although shocked by this event, the remaining members of the band (Walworth being replaced by lead guitar Matt Parker later on) carried on with the release of the album, in tribute to their deceased partner. It appeared in September 2002 in UK, and was released in the United States
in March 2004.
The follow-up 2005 album, Head Towards The Dawn, (on which Garrison and Pemberton were the only remaining band players) was released in Spain only.
The band announced the end in the later part of 2006.
John Garrison went on to a solo career.
Post-grunge
Post-grunge is a subgenre of alternative rock that emerged in the mid-1990s as a derivative of grunge, using the sounds and aesthetic of grunge, but with a more commercially acceptable tone...
rock
Rock music
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band from Leamington Spa
Leamington Spa
Royal Leamington Spa, commonly known as Leamington Spa or Leamington or Leam to locals, is a spa town in central Warwickshire, England. Formerly known as Leamington Priors, its expansion began following the popularisation of the medicinal qualities of its water by Dr Kerr in 1784, and by Dr Lambe...
, England
England
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The band were formed in 1999 by John Garrison (vocals, guitar) with Adrian Kelley (bass), Mark Walworth (guitar), Paul Possart (drums) and Chris Pemberton (piano, keyboards). After recording the material for their first album, Too Blind to Hear, Walworth committed suicide. Although shocked by this event, the remaining members of the band (Walworth being replaced by lead guitar Matt Parker later on) carried on with the release of the album, in tribute to their deceased partner. It appeared in September 2002 in UK, and was released in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in March 2004.
The follow-up 2005 album, Head Towards The Dawn, (on which Garrison and Pemberton were the only remaining band players) was released in Spain only.
The band announced the end in the later part of 2006.
John Garrison went on to a solo career.
Discography
- Too Blind To Hear (UK 2002, US 2004)
- Is This The Best It Gets
- Look You In The Eye
- Wake Up Call
- Life Gets In The Way
- Evade The Pain
- Censored Memories
- Further Away
- Save The Day
- Time
- Nothing New
- Head Towards The Dawn (Spain 2005)
- Say Something Wonderful
- Get Me Home
- Walking On Water
- Clock Face
- Public Apology
- Visiting Time
- All This Time
- Oh Yeah
- Easy Water
- Pressure
- Something Somewhere
- For What It's Worth
- Questions