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- 801 were an English experimental rock supergroup band, originally formed in London in 1976 for three live concerts by Phil Manzanera (guitars, ex- Roxy Music, Quiet Sun), Brian Eno (keyboards, synthesizers, guitar, vocals and tapes, ex-Roxy Music), Bill MacCormick (bass and vocals, ex-Quiet Sun, Matching Mole), Francis Monkman (Fender Rhodes piano and clavinet, ex- Curved Air), Simon Phillips (drums and rhythm generator, later in Judas Priest) and Lloyd Watson (slide-guitar and vocals).
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As a writer, producer and solo artist, Phil Manzanera has worked with many of the luminaries of modern music, such as Steve Winwood, David Gilmour, John Cale, Godley & Creme, Nico and John Wetton. He has co-written material with many artists, including Brian Eno, Tim Finn, Robert Wyatt and Gilmour.
Manzanera is now in his fourth decade as a professional musician. He joined Roxy Music in 1972, aged 21, as lead guitarist – the line-up at this time was Bryan Ferry, Brian Eno, Paul Thompson and Andy Mackay. Roxy’s rise was meteoric, with the band being hailed as the stylistic influence of the early 1970’s. During the next 12 years ...
801 were an English experimental rock supergroup band, originally formed in London in 1976 for three live concerts by Phil Manzanera (guitars, ex-Roxy Music, Quiet Sun), Brian Eno (keyboards, synthesizers, guitar, vocals and tapes, ex-Roxy Music), Bill MacCormick (bass and vocals, ex-Quiet Sun, Matching Mole), Francis Monkman (Fender Rhodes ...
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- 1976–1977
Apr 20, 2024 · Louder. “Even Bowie must have thought, ‘Hang on, these guys have appeared out of nowhere, how did that happen?!’”: Roxy Music’s Phil Manzanera on the meteoric rise of the glam-rock trailblazers. By Niall Doherty. published 20 April 2024. The group went from zero to heroes when their self-titled debut blew up big in 1972.
Apr 6, 2024 · He is President of Cataldi PR and leader of the band Spaghetti Eastern Music and member of the duos Guitars A Go Go, Vapor Vespers and the Hari Karaoke Trio of Doom. Phil Manzanera, best known as the long-running axe man for Roxy Music, is telling the story of his globetrotting life, in music.
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Apr 12, 2018 · Phil Manzanera in the studio with his 1964 Gibson Firebird. (Image credit: Alex Wallace Photography) He helped invent art rock as a member of Roxy Music, played with everyone from Brian Eno to David Gilmour to Bob Dylan and was sampled by Jay Z and Kanye West. But what Guitar World readers really want to know is…
Jan 26, 2024 · Legendary guitarist Phil Manzanera—a veteran of Roxy Music and David Gilmour’s band, with decades of solo recordings—has recorded a new album with longtime creative foil Andy Mackay, AM.PM. And it’s a free-flowing, sonic tour de force.
