John Doyle (drummer)
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John Doyle is a drummer who was member of New Wave
bands like Magazine
and The Armoury Show
. He reunited with the first band for a tour which will be played in February 2009.
In the last gig with Idiot Rouge, at Manchester Polytechnic, guitarist John McGeoch
, who was attending, asked Doyle if he wanted to audition for his band, Magazine
. Doyle joined the band in October 1978, replaced Speedometors' Paul Spencer
who had completed their tour across Europe, beginning in Munich, during their Real Life
debut album tour. Doyle played on Secondhand Daylight
, The Correct Use of Soap
, the live album Play and Magic, Murder And The Weather
. In 1981, he collaborated with Ken Lockie
, playing drums on some tracks of The Impossible
album. He also collaborated with Armande Atti and Akira Mitake.
In 1983, he joined The Armoury Show
, working again with John McGeoch, who left Magazine in 1980. The band was commercially unsuccessful, and Doyle left them in 1986 to collaborate with Pete Shelley
, until 1987. He played percussion on one track on Barry Adamson
's debut album Moss Side Story
(1988).
Toured with Shelley in 1985-6. Had a family and eventually became Artworker working at various advertising agencies.
He also collaborated with Dave Formula
, for his forthcoming solo album, 'Satellite Sweetheart', released 15 February 2010.
In 2009, he reunited with Magazine for a number of UK and European concerts, radio and TV performances.
With Ken Lockie:
With The Armoury Show:
With Barry Adamson:
New Wave music
New Wave is a subgenre of :rock music that emerged in the mid to late 1970s alongside punk rock. The term at first generally was synonymous with punk rock before being considered a genre in its own right that incorporated aspects of electronic and experimental music, mod subculture, disco and 1960s...
bands like Magazine
Magazine (band)
Magazine are an English post-punk group active from 1977 to 1981, then reformed in 2009. Their debut single, "Shot by Both Sides", is now acknowledged as a classic and their debut album, Real Life, is still widely admired as one of the greatest albums of all time...
and The Armoury Show
The Armoury Show
The Armoury Show was a New Wave band formed in 1983 by Richard Jobson on vocals, Russell Webb on bass guitar, John McGeoch on guitar and John Doyle on drums. Each member was known for being in a previously acclaimed band, as Jobson and Webb were in The Skids and McGeoch and Doyle in Magazine. The...
. He reunited with the first band for a tour which will be played in February 2009.
Biography
While at William Hulme's Grammar School, with friends on the stage staff formed a band. He then played with various local Manchester bands, including Idiot Rouge, alongside Neil Cossar, later of power pop band The Cheaters, and Nick Simpson, later frontman of 23 Jewels.In the last gig with Idiot Rouge, at Manchester Polytechnic, guitarist John McGeoch
John McGeoch
John Alexander McGeoch, , was a Scottish guitarist who played with a number of bands of the post-punk era, including Magazine, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Visage and Public Image Ltd....
, who was attending, asked Doyle if he wanted to audition for his band, Magazine
Magazine (band)
Magazine are an English post-punk group active from 1977 to 1981, then reformed in 2009. Their debut single, "Shot by Both Sides", is now acknowledged as a classic and their debut album, Real Life, is still widely admired as one of the greatest albums of all time...
. Doyle joined the band in October 1978, replaced Speedometors' Paul Spencer
Paul Spencer
Paul Spencer is a movie producer who previously worked as drummer with different New Wave artists....
who had completed their tour across Europe, beginning in Munich, during their Real Life
Real Life (Magazine album)
Real Life is the debut album by English post-punk band Magazine, released in April 1978 on Virgin Records.- Track listing :- Personnel :* Howard Devoto – vocals* John McGeoch – guitar and saxophone* Barry Adamson – bass guitar...
debut album tour. Doyle played on Secondhand Daylight
Secondhand Daylight
Secondhand Daylight is the second album by British band Magazine, released by Virgin Records on 30 March 1979.-Track listing:-Personnel:* Howard Devoto - vocals* John McGeoch - guitar, saxophone, keyboards on "The Thin Air"* Barry Adamson - bass...
, The Correct Use of Soap
The Correct Use of Soap
The Correct Use of Soap is the third album by British post-punk band Magazine, released by Virgin Records in 1980. It marks a return to form of sorts to the punkier riffs and faster rhythms of Real Life after their more experimental album Secondhand Daylight...
, the live album Play and Magic, Murder And The Weather
Magic, Murder and the Weather
Magic, Murder and the Weather is the fourth album by British post-punk band Magazine, released by Virgin Records in 1981. This was also their only studio album without original guitarist John McGeoch, who had moved to Siouxsie and the Banshees...
. In 1981, he collaborated with Ken Lockie
Ken Lockie
Ken Lockie born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England is a singer/songwriter and keyboard player, singer of New Wave band Cowboys International.-Cowboys International:...
, playing drums on some tracks of The Impossible
The Impossible (album)
The Impossible is the only solo album of English singer Ken Lockie, after dissolving his band, Cowboys International, in 1980. It was released by Virgin Records, in 1981, and was recorded with the help of two of the former Lockie bandmates in Cowboys International, guitarist Stevie Shears and...
album. He also collaborated with Armande Atti and Akira Mitake.
In 1983, he joined The Armoury Show
The Armoury Show
The Armoury Show was a New Wave band formed in 1983 by Richard Jobson on vocals, Russell Webb on bass guitar, John McGeoch on guitar and John Doyle on drums. Each member was known for being in a previously acclaimed band, as Jobson and Webb were in The Skids and McGeoch and Doyle in Magazine. The...
, working again with John McGeoch, who left Magazine in 1980. The band was commercially unsuccessful, and Doyle left them in 1986 to collaborate with Pete Shelley
Pete Shelley
Pete Shelley is an English singer, songwriter and guitarist, best known as the leader of Buzzcocks.-Biography:...
, until 1987. He played percussion on one track on Barry Adamson
Barry Adamson
Barry Adamson is a British rock musician who has worked with rock bands such as Magazine, Visage, The Birthday Party, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, and the electronic musicians Pan sonic and Depeche Mode. Adamson created the seven-minute opus "Useless " remix for the latter band in 1997...
's debut album Moss Side Story
Moss Side Story
Moss Side Story is an album by Barry Adamson released in 1989. The album is a concept album. The music is almost completely instrumental except for occasional screams, samples and a choir. The concept is the score to a fictitious film. To achieve the effect the song titles are descriptive of a film...
(1988).
Toured with Shelley in 1985-6. Had a family and eventually became Artworker working at various advertising agencies.
He also collaborated with Dave Formula
Dave Formula
Dave Formula, , is an English keyboardist and film-soundtrack composer from Manchester, who played with the post-punk band Magazine, and New Romantic ensemble Visage during the end of the 1970s and the beginning of the 1980s and in the "world music" band The Angel Brothers.-Early Years and St...
, for his forthcoming solo album, 'Satellite Sweetheart', released 15 February 2010.
In 2009, he reunited with Magazine for a number of UK and European concerts, radio and TV performances.
Discography
With Magazine:- Give Me Everything single (Virgin, 1978)
- Secondhand DaylightSecondhand DaylightSecondhand Daylight is the second album by British band Magazine, released by Virgin Records on 30 March 1979.-Track listing:-Personnel:* Howard Devoto - vocals* John McGeoch - guitar, saxophone, keyboards on "The Thin Air"* Barry Adamson - bass...
album (Virgin, 1979) - The Correct Use Of SoapThe Correct Use of SoapThe Correct Use of Soap is the third album by British post-punk band Magazine, released by Virgin Records in 1980. It marks a return to form of sorts to the punkier riffs and faster rhythms of Real Life after their more experimental album Secondhand Daylight...
album (Virgin, 1980) - Play live album (Virgin, 1980)
- Magic, Murder And The WeatherMagic, Murder and the WeatherMagic, Murder and the Weather is the fourth album by British post-punk band Magazine, released by Virgin Records in 1981. This was also their only studio album without original guitarist John McGeoch, who had moved to Siouxsie and the Banshees...
album (Virgin, 1981)
With Ken Lockie:
- The Impossible album (1981)
With The Armoury Show:
- Castles In Spain (1984)
- Waiting for the FloodsWaiting for the FloodsWaiting for the Floods is the first and only full-length album released by British rock band The Armoury Show, and frontman Richard Jobson's last known venture in music, other than his brief reunion with The Skids in the early 2000s...
(1985)
With Barry Adamson:
- Moss Side StoryMoss Side StoryMoss Side Story is an album by Barry Adamson released in 1989. The album is a concept album. The music is almost completely instrumental except for occasional screams, samples and a choir. The concept is the score to a fictitious film. To achieve the effect the song titles are descriptive of a film...
(percussion) (1988)
External links
- MySpace: Doyley John Doyle's MySpace site
- January 2008 interview