Spontaneous Combustion (band)
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Spontaneous Combustion were an English
progressive rock
power trio, active in the 1970s. The band consisted of Gary Margetts on guitar
and lead vocals, his brother Tristiam "Tris" Margetts on bass guitar
, and drummer Tony Brock
. Spontaneous Combustion released two albums, Spontaneous Combustion (1972) and Triad
(1973), both produced by Greg Lake
of Emerson, Lake & Palmer
. After drummer Tony Brock left the band, the Margetts later released a third Spontaneous Combustion album under the name "Time", as they were legally unable to use their former band name, as a four-piece with Jode Leigh (drums, percussion, vocals), and Alec Jonson (guitar, vocals). Their sole self-titled album was released on BASF's Buk Records label. Tris Margetts was later a mamber of Greg Lake's solo band in 1981, and played on his Chrysalis albums "Greg Lake" (1981) and "Manoeuvres" (1983), and was also part of his touring band. Tony Brock has worked with Rod Stewart
and been a member of the bands Strider and The Babys
.
1975: "Time" (under the name "Time") Buk Records
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
progressive rock
Progressive rock
Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...
power trio, active in the 1970s. The band consisted of Gary Margetts on guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
and lead vocals, his brother Tristiam "Tris" Margetts on bass guitar
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, and drummer Tony Brock
Tony Brock
Tony Brock was born in Poole, Dorset, England, on 31 March 1954.He was originally a drummer for Spontaneous Combustion. However was first widely known as a drummer and occasional vocalist for the English group The Babys...
. Spontaneous Combustion released two albums, Spontaneous Combustion (1972) and Triad
Triad (album)
Triad is an album by the English power trio Spontaneous Combustion. It was released in 1974 on the Harvest label. The cover was designed to resemble a wrinkled inner sleeve of a record...
(1973), both produced by Greg Lake
Greg Lake
Gregory Stuart "Greg" Lake is an English musician, songwriter and producer, best known as a vocalist and bassist of King Crimson, and the bassist, guitarist, vocalist, and lyricist of Emerson, Lake & Palmer.-1960s: King Crimson:...
of Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Emerson, Lake & Palmer, also known as ELP, are an English progressive rock supergroup. They found success in the 1970s and sold over forty million albums and headlined large stadium concerts. The band consists of Keith Emerson , Greg Lake and Carl Palmer...
. After drummer Tony Brock left the band, the Margetts later released a third Spontaneous Combustion album under the name "Time", as they were legally unable to use their former band name, as a four-piece with Jode Leigh (drums, percussion, vocals), and Alec Jonson (guitar, vocals). Their sole self-titled album was released on BASF's Buk Records label. Tris Margetts was later a mamber of Greg Lake's solo band in 1981, and played on his Chrysalis albums "Greg Lake" (1981) and "Manoeuvres" (1983), and was also part of his touring band. Tony Brock has worked with Rod Stewart
Rod Stewart
Roderick David "Rod" Stewart, CBE is a British singer-songwriter and musician, born and raised in North London, England and currently residing in Epping. He is of Scottish and English ancestry....
and been a member of the bands Strider and The Babys
The Babys
The Babys were a British rock/pop group best known for their songs "Isn't It Time," and "Every Time I Think of You." Both songs were composed by Jack Conrad and Ray Kennedy, and reached #13 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart in the late 1970s...
.
Albums
- 1972 : Spontaneous Combustion
- 1972 : TriadTriad (album)Triad is an album by the English power trio Spontaneous Combustion. It was released in 1974 on the Harvest label. The cover was designed to resemble a wrinkled inner sleeve of a record...
1975: "Time" (under the name "Time") Buk Records
Singles
- 1973 : "Sabre DanceSabre Dance"The Sabre Dance" is a movement in the final act of the ballet Gayane , written by Armenian composer Aram Khachaturian's and completed in 1942. It evokes a whirling war dance in an Armenian dance, where the dancers display their skill with sabres. Its middle section incorporates an Armenian folk...
" / "And Now for Something Completely Different! - Sabre Dance" - HAR 5066