Storms Over London Town
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Storms Over London Town is a live album released in 2006 by rock band Mostly Autumn
. It was recorded on the Storms Over Still Water
album launch at the London Astoria
in 2005. This album features Thunder
guitarist Ben Matthews
, Iona
multi-instrumentallist Troy Donockley
and Rachel Jones (now Cohen), ex-lead vocalist of Karnataka
and current lead vocalist of The Reasoning.
With:
Mostly Autumn
Mostly Autumn is a British band, producing music heavily influenced by classic 1970s rock. The group formed in 1996, and have built their reputation through constant touring, never signing to a major label. The group's early influences were Genesis, Renaissance and Pink Floyd, and folk music...
. It was recorded on the Storms Over Still Water
Storms Over Still Water
Storms Over Still Water is the 5th studio album from rock band Mostly Autumn. It is the first Mostly Autumn studio album to feature drummer Andrew Jennings who is the brother of keyboard player Iain Jennings although he can be seen on The V Shows and Pink Floyd Revisited DVDs...
album launch at the London Astoria
London Astoria
The London Astoria was a music venue, located at 157 Charing Cross Road, in London, England. It had been leased and run by Festival Republic since 2000. It was closed on 15 January 2009 and has since been demolished...
in 2005. This album features Thunder
Thunder (band)
Thunder were an English hard rock band, who originally formed in 1989 when the band Terraplane broke up, leaving lead singer Danny Bowes and guitarist/main songwriter Luke Morley to form a new group, namely Thunder...
guitarist Ben Matthews
Ben Matthews
Ben Matthews was the guitarist and keyboard player with the hard rock band Thunder. He is also an experienced studio engineer and mixer; he worked with progressive rock act Mostly Autumn as studio engineer on their 2005 album Storms Over Still Water. He also guested on their 2006 live album...
, Iona
Iona (band)
Iona is the name of a progressive Celtic rock band from the United Kingdom, which was formed in the late 1980s by lead vocalist Joanne Hogg and multi-instrumentalists David Fitzgerald and Dave Bainbridge....
multi-instrumentallist Troy Donockley
Troy Donockley
Troy Donockley is an English composer and multi-instrumentalist most known for his playing of uillean pipes.- Early life and career :...
and Rachel Jones (now Cohen), ex-lead vocalist of Karnataka
Karnataka (band)
The Welsh progressive rock band Karnataka were formed in 1997 by founding members Ian Jones , Rachel Jones and Jonathan Edwards...
and current lead vocalist of The Reasoning.
Track listing
- "Out of the Green Sky" (Findlay/Josh)
- "Broken Glass" (Josh/Jennings)
- "Answer the Question" (Josh/Jennings)
- "Black Rain" (Findlay/Josh)
- ""Never the Rainbow" (Findlay/Jennings)
- "Distant Train" (Jennings)
- "Evergreen" (Findlay/Josh)
- "Carpe Diem" (Findlay/Jennings)
- "Finlandia" (Sibelius)
- "Storms Over Still Water" (Josh)
- "The Spirit of Autumn Past - Part 1" (Jennings)
Credits (directly from sleeve notes)
- Bryan JoshBryan JoshBryan Josh is a multi-instrumentalist who is the founder of British progressive rock band Mostly Autumn. While primarily being the band's lead singer and lead guitarist, he has performed on many other instruments in the studio, which include the bass guitar, piano and keyboards...
- Lead/Backing Vocals; Lead/Rhythm Guitars - Heather Findlay - Lead/Backing Vocals; Tambourine
- Iain JenningsIain JenningsIain Jennings is a keyboard player, known for being a member of the progressive rock band's Mostly Autumn and Breathing Space .-Breathing Space:*Coming Up for Air...
- Keyboards - Angela Gordon - Flute; Keyboards; Tambourine; Backing Vocals
- Liam Davison - Rhythm/Acoustic Guitars; Slide Guitars; Backing Vocals
- Andy Smith - Bass Guitars
- Andrew Jennings - Drums
With:
- Ben MatthewsBen MatthewsBen Matthews was the guitarist and keyboard player with the hard rock band Thunder. He is also an experienced studio engineer and mixer; he worked with progressive rock act Mostly Autumn as studio engineer on their 2005 album Storms Over Still Water. He also guested on their 2006 live album...
- Lead/Rhythm Guitars (Tracks 4 and 5) - Troy DonockleyTroy DonockleyTroy Donockley is an English composer and multi-instrumentalist most known for his playing of uillean pipes.- Early life and career :...
- Low Whistles (8); Uilleann Pipes (8 and 9) - Olivia Sparnenn - Lead Vocals (5); Backing Vocals (2,3,5,7 and 10)
- Rachel Jones - Lead Vocals (10); Backing Vocals (2,3,5 and 7)
- Chris Johnson - Sound Effects; Programming
- Chris Plant - Live Video Projections