Claytown troupe
Claytown TroupeARC144
Featured Track
A Good Day to Die
TRACKS:
- Patience
- A Good Day to Die
- Smile 4
- Take It On Up
- Part Of Me Now
PDF Downloads
Review Venue Patience Demo 1987
Feature Deadline Mag 'Through The Veil'
Review Metal Hammer for 'Through The Veil'
Thanks to John Murray and Christain for permission to use the pics and press cuttings
Album Notes:
Patience
I wrote this about how frustrating it was trying to get the band up the ladder
A Good Day To Die
Always had an interest in the Native American culture since I was a boy. We used samplers on this, even live which was rare for a small band.
Smile 4
This was about seeing all my friends having to leave for London to get work
Take It On Up
Drugs played a large & negative role in the local music scene & caused many later casulties, I saw it coming & wrote about it.
Part Of Me Now
usual young man in a relationship angst
Line up:
Christian Riou - Vocals
Rick Williams - Keyboards
Keith Simson - Guitar
Diane - Bass
Andrew Holt - Drums
Recorded:
Foxhole Studios - Henleaze
Self produced & engineered by studio owner Martin Hillier In 1987
CLAYTOWN TROUPE - Back in the late 80's this lot were the only real alternative to The Cult. More anthemic and more authentic than Astbury & Co's rawk; Moving a few hundred thousand units internationally over their short period in the limelight, they even broke the UK top 40 before disappearing.
Formed in Bristol in 1984 by lead singer Christian Riou (who claimed in a 2004 interview that a famous local clairvoyant advised him to form a band called the Clayton Troop!)
Claytown Troupe was an Alt-Rock act touted as a cross between The Cult's fake rock and the authentic crusty rock of Pop Will Eat Itself and Crazyhead.
In truth there was more to them than that and they suffered much in coming from England at a time of 'Crusty'; a time when high expectations in Rock, and Rock itself, were generally frowned upon.
By 1986 they had an accomplished yet chaotic live show which earned them an exciting reputation on the underground scene.
They signed to Island Records in 1988 without management, Christian & Rick then assigned Steve Abbott, (known as Abbo, who had been the singer in seminal punk act UK Decay) who was introduced to them by The Bolshoi manager Pete McCarthy.
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