Pylon

Die Band Pylon hab ich seinerzeit über die 1980 erschienene LP 'Gyrate' kennen und schätzen gelernt. Treibende Songs mit einer wunderbar ätzendenden Stimme der Frontfrau Vanessa Briscoe. Songs wie 'gravity', 'danger' oder 'feast on my heart' sind mir bis heute im Gedächtnis geblieben.

All four members of Pylon were art students at the University of Georgia in Athens. Guitarist Randall Bewley and bass guitarist Michael Lachowski began playing music and attempting to form a band in 1978. They practiced in a studio in downtown Athens which Lachowski rented from Curtis Crowe, upstairs from the current location of the Grill on College Avenue. The room was lit by a single 40-watt light bulb, so the band referred to it as the "40 Watt Club." Crowe soon joined the band as a drummer. On February 14, 1979, the three held auditions for a singer. Vanessa Briscoe (now Vanessa Briscoe Hay) was chosen.

Pylon played their first live show at a party on March 9, 1979. Members of The B-52's attended Pylon's third show. Fred Schneider and Kate Pierson of the B-52's were particularly supportive and helped promote Pylon's music in New York City. Soon Pylon opened for Gang of Four in New York. Pylon's debut single, "Cool," appeared on DB Records in early 1980, and received many positive critical reviews. From 1980 to 1983 Pylon toured parts of the U.S., Canada, and the UK, playing with groups such as the B-52's, Gang of Four, Mission of Burma, Love Tractor, R.E.M., the Talking Heads, and U2. Pylon was the opening act for the first part of U2's first U.S. tour. Crazy/M-Train charted at #61 for Club play singles in 1982 according to Billboard Magazine entry in All Music Guide. At that time the members of Pylon were beginning to feel that playing together was becoming less fun and more like a business. They decided to break up the band in 1983...

On February 25, 2009, guitarist Randall Bewley died, two days after suffering a heart attack while driving his van...(wikipedia)


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Titelliste


01 Beep
02 Cool
03 Dub
04 Volume
05 Altitude
06 Gravity
07 Danger
08 Stop It
09 Feast On My Heart
10 M-Train
11 K
12 Driving School
13 Crazy
14 Yo-Yo
15 The Human Body
16 Read a Book
17 No Clocks
18 Recent Title
19 Working Is No Problem
20 Weather Radio

Genre: Alternative
Bitrate: 320 kBit/s
Year: 1980

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