Glass Moon
Encyclopedia
Glass Moon was an American
rock
band from Raleigh, North Carolina
. The group released three album
s and charted three single
s between 1980 and 1984.
The American progressive rock group Glass Moon was founded in the early 1970s by John Wheliss -- guitar, Rodney Barbour -- vocals, guitar & flute, and Nestor Nunez -- bass & vocals. Chris Jones -- drums, joined in 1972. The group was influenced by the early symphonic work of Genesis, Yes, Premiata Forneria Marconi (PFM) and Gentle Giant. Glass Moon's early work, such as "Barsoomian Kingdom", contained clear references pointing to their British Rock roots. David Adams -- keyboards, joined the band in 1974. The band toured the US east coast until 1977 when the group temporarily disbanded.
Adams, Nunez and Jones reunited in 1978. Guitarist John Wheliss was replaced by Jamie Glaser (Jean-Luc Ponty, Chick Corea). They recorded 2 albums for Radio Records. The first “Glass Moon”, in 1979 was distributed by RCA, but failed to gain significant commercial attention. Their second album in 1981 “Growing In The Dark”, was distributed by Atlantic and yielded a hit single -- a remake of the Hollies "On A Carousel", which made it to number 30 on the Billboard singles chart in 1982.
Nunez and Jones went on to other projects. Adams produced one more Glass Moon album, “Sympathetic Vibration”, on MCA Records in 1984 with new personnel -- Rod Abernethy -- guitar, Bobby Patterson -- bass & vocals, and Doug Morgan -- drums. They toured the US in 1986.
Links:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hpsPf74h8s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IlWxAXm-XI&feature=fvwrel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGKi0LDhSrQ&feature=related
Glass Moon 7-UP Commercial (Puerto Rico-1980)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HugGhf_MN1s
iTunes - “Growing In The Dark”
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/glass-moon-growing-in-the-dark/id395891818
“Moon Hits and More” featuring the hits and unreleased material
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/killer-at-25/id79195871
United States
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rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band from Raleigh, North Carolina
Raleigh, North Carolina
Raleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of , making Raleigh...
. The group released three album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
s and charted three single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
s between 1980 and 1984.
The American progressive rock group Glass Moon was founded in the early 1970s by John Wheliss -- guitar, Rodney Barbour -- vocals, guitar & flute, and Nestor Nunez -- bass & vocals. Chris Jones -- drums, joined in 1972. The group was influenced by the early symphonic work of Genesis, Yes, Premiata Forneria Marconi (PFM) and Gentle Giant. Glass Moon's early work, such as "Barsoomian Kingdom", contained clear references pointing to their British Rock roots. David Adams -- keyboards, joined the band in 1974. The band toured the US east coast until 1977 when the group temporarily disbanded.
Adams, Nunez and Jones reunited in 1978. Guitarist John Wheliss was replaced by Jamie Glaser (Jean-Luc Ponty, Chick Corea). They recorded 2 albums for Radio Records. The first “Glass Moon”, in 1979 was distributed by RCA, but failed to gain significant commercial attention. Their second album in 1981 “Growing In The Dark”, was distributed by Atlantic and yielded a hit single -- a remake of the Hollies "On A Carousel", which made it to number 30 on the Billboard singles chart in 1982.
Nunez and Jones went on to other projects. Adams produced one more Glass Moon album, “Sympathetic Vibration”, on MCA Records in 1984 with new personnel -- Rod Abernethy -- guitar, Bobby Patterson -- bass & vocals, and Doug Morgan -- drums. They toured the US in 1986.
Links:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hpsPf74h8s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IlWxAXm-XI&feature=fvwrel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGKi0LDhSrQ&feature=related
Glass Moon 7-UP Commercial (Puerto Rico-1980)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HugGhf_MN1s
iTunes - “Growing In The Dark”
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/glass-moon-growing-in-the-dark/id395891818
“Moon Hits and More” featuring the hits and unreleased material
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/killer-at-25/id79195871
Founding Members
- John Wheliss (until 1977) - guitar
- Rodney Barbour (until 1977) - vocals, acoustic guitar, flute
- Nestor Nunez (until 1983) - bass, vocals
Additional Original Members
- Chris Jones (1972-1983) - drums
- Dave Adams - (1974-1986) - vocals, keyboards
Later Lineup Members
- Jamie Glaser (1978-1983) - guitar
- Bobby Patterson (1984-1986) - bass, vocals
- Doug Morgan (1984-1986) - drums
- Rod Abernethy (1984-1986) - guitar (as "Rod Dash")
Albums
- Glass Moon (Radio Records, 1980) U.S. #148
- Growing in the Dark (Radio Records, 1982)
- Sympathetic Vibration (MCA RecordsMCA RecordsMCA Records was an American-based record company owned by MCA Inc., which later gave way to the larger MCA Music Entertainment Group , of which MCA Records was still part. MCA Records was absorbed by Geffen Records in 2003...
, 1984)
Singles
- "(I Like) The Way You Play" (1980) U.S. #108
- "On a Carousel" (1982) U.S. #50
- "Cold Kid" (1984) U.S. #103