Friday, May 24, 2002 12:10:29 PM
Rock 'n' Roll Artists A-Z...Re: Bread
According to an advertisement folder issued in the early seventies, Bread's beginning was "an accident," described as a "chance encounter among creative musicians who got together in late 1969 to explore a new escape from the supercharged notes exploding from overjuiced amps in those electronically inspired, frenzied days of rock." Whew! What a mouthful. Well, maybe the author of these adjective-laden phrases overdid it a little bit, but the essence of the message was true enough. Bread's music clearly defied the norms and was indicative of a change back to more interesting melodies and intricate harmonies.
Members
David Gates
Jimmy Griffin
Mike Botts
Larry Knechtel
Robb Royer
They knew each other through various ways. Jimmy Griffin and David Gates each had solo careers with varying degrees of success, both as writers and artists. Larry Knechtel was a well-known studio musician, as was Mike Botts. Robb Royer, who was a founding member, had recently come from a singing group called "Pleasure Fair," whose producer was David Gates. So the raw talent was there and the desire to collaborate was there. According to David Gates, "We sat down, started singing and jamming together and the sound came out." Jimmy Griffin recalls "Because we both wanted to play, write, produce and arrange, we decided to form our own group."
In the beginning, there were just three: David, Jimmy and Robb. It was the summer of 1968 when the group approached Elektra Records....
Albums
1969 Bread
1970 On The Waters
1971 Manna
1972 Baby I'm-A Want You
1972 Guitar Man
1973 Best Of Bread
1974 Best Of Bread, Vol II
1977 Lost Without Your Love
1985 Anthology of Bread
1996 Retrospective
1998 Essentials
There were five original Bread albums issued from 1969-1973: "BREAD", "ON THE WATERS", "MANNA", "BABY I'M-A WANT YOU", and "GUITAR MAN". There was a sixth original album released during Bread's second reunion in 1977, "LOST WITHOUT YOUR LOVE". There were also two "Best Of" albums (Volumes One and Two) - "BEST OF BREAD, VOLUME ONE" was released in 1973; "BEST OF BREAD, VOLUME TWO" in 1974. In 1985, the "ANTHOLOGY" CD was released. In 1996, two CDs were released: the "RETROSPECTIVE" CD, which is a U.S. release and "ESSENTIALS" which is available only outside the U.S. Hopefully, there will be a new release sometime in the next year.
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According to an advertisement folder issued in the early seventies, Bread's beginning was "an accident," described as a "chance encounter among creative musicians who got together in late 1969 to explore a new escape from the supercharged notes exploding from overjuiced amps in those electronically inspired, frenzied days of rock." Whew! What a mouthful. Well, maybe the author of these adjective-laden phrases overdid it a little bit, but the essence of the message was true enough. Bread's music clearly defied the norms and was indicative of a change back to more interesting melodies and intricate harmonies.
Members
David Gates
Jimmy Griffin
Mike Botts
Larry Knechtel
Robb Royer
They knew each other through various ways. Jimmy Griffin and David Gates each had solo careers with varying degrees of success, both as writers and artists. Larry Knechtel was a well-known studio musician, as was Mike Botts. Robb Royer, who was a founding member, had recently come from a singing group called "Pleasure Fair," whose producer was David Gates. So the raw talent was there and the desire to collaborate was there. According to David Gates, "We sat down, started singing and jamming together and the sound came out." Jimmy Griffin recalls "Because we both wanted to play, write, produce and arrange, we decided to form our own group."
In the beginning, there were just three: David, Jimmy and Robb. It was the summer of 1968 when the group approached Elektra Records....
Albums
1969 Bread
1970 On The Waters
1971 Manna
1972 Baby I'm-A Want You
1972 Guitar Man
1973 Best Of Bread
1974 Best Of Bread, Vol II
1977 Lost Without Your Love
1985 Anthology of Bread
1996 Retrospective
1998 Essentials
There were five original Bread albums issued from 1969-1973: "BREAD", "ON THE WATERS", "MANNA", "BABY I'M-A WANT YOU", and "GUITAR MAN". There was a sixth original album released during Bread's second reunion in 1977, "LOST WITHOUT YOUR LOVE". There were also two "Best Of" albums (Volumes One and Two) - "BEST OF BREAD, VOLUME ONE" was released in 1973; "BEST OF BREAD, VOLUME TWO" in 1974. In 1985, the "ANTHOLOGY" CD was released. In 1996, two CDs were released: the "RETROSPECTIVE" CD, which is a U.S. release and "ESSENTIALS" which is available only outside the U.S. Hopefully, there will be a new release sometime in the next year.
] Breaking Clay Makes My Day!
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