TRAPEZE
''WELCOME TO THE REAL WORLD: LIVE AT THE BORDERLINE''
1993
59:05
1/You Are The Music
Mel Galley/5:18
2/Way Back to the Bone
Glenn Hughes/6:36
3/Welcome To The Real World
Mel Galley / Glenn Hughes/5:49
4/Coast to Coast
Glenn Hughes/5:50
5/Midnight Flyer
Mel Galley/6:51
6/Homeland
Mel Galley / Glenn Hughes/6:20
7/Touch My Life
Mel Galley/6:31
8/Your Love Is Alright
Mel Galley / Dave Holland / Glenn Hughes/8:30
9/Black Cloud
Mel Galley/7:20
Geoffrey Downes /Keyboards
Mel Galley /Guitar
Dave Holland /Drums
Glenn Hughes /Bass, Vocals
REVIEW
by Richie Unterberger
Reunion gig from London in May, 1992, including Glenn Hughes, Mel Galley, and Dave Holland from the original Trapeze, augmented by guest Geoff Downes (once of Asia) on keyboards. They play a mixture of old Trapeze songs and new material on this well-recorded set of metallic rock, which has more of a funk edge than most such stuff. It won't appeal to many other than diehard Deep Purple and Trapeze fans; Hughes' vocals fall right into the Spinal Tap stereotype, particularly when he launches into a quacking falsetto.
BIOGRAPHY
by Jason Ankeny
Wolverhampton, England hard rock outfit Trapeze formed in 1968, teaming lead vocalist John Jones and guitarist/keyboardist Terry Rowley (both ex-members of the Montanas, famed for the hit "You've Got to Be Loved") with singer/guitarist Mel Galley, bassist Glenn Hughes, and drummer Dave Holland. Signing to the Moody Blues' Threshold Records imprint, Trapeze issued its self-titled debut album in 1970; Jones and Rowley returned to the Montanas soon after, and in 1970 the remaining trio resurfaced with Medusa. The group toured extensively both at home and abroad, and although their fusion of rock and funk was cited as a prime influence on bands like ZZ Top, their commercial success was minimal. In the wake of the third Trapeze album, 1972's You Are the Music...We're Just the Band, Hughes replaced Roger Glover in Deep Purple. Guitarist Rob Kendrick and bassist Pete Wright signed on for Trapeze's 1974 effort Hot Wire, followed a year later by a self-titled LP; in 1976, the core trio of Galley, Hughes, and Holland reunited, although no new recordings were forthcoming. Hughes again exited prior to 1978's Hold On, which featured Wright in addition to new guitarist Pete Goalby; Trapeze then disbanded, with Galley joining Whitesnake (and, later, Black Sabbath), while Holland tenured with Judas Priest. Galley, Hughes, and Holland reformed once more in 1991, with a May 1992 London gig yielding the Welcome to the Real World live album.
''WELCOME TO THE REAL WORLD: LIVE AT THE BORDERLINE''
1993
59:05
1/You Are The Music
Mel Galley/5:18
2/Way Back to the Bone
Glenn Hughes/6:36
3/Welcome To The Real World
Mel Galley / Glenn Hughes/5:49
4/Coast to Coast
Glenn Hughes/5:50
5/Midnight Flyer
Mel Galley/6:51
6/Homeland
Mel Galley / Glenn Hughes/6:20
7/Touch My Life
Mel Galley/6:31
8/Your Love Is Alright
Mel Galley / Dave Holland / Glenn Hughes/8:30
9/Black Cloud
Mel Galley/7:20
Geoffrey Downes /Keyboards
Mel Galley /Guitar
Dave Holland /Drums
Glenn Hughes /Bass, Vocals
REVIEW
by Richie Unterberger
Reunion gig from London in May, 1992, including Glenn Hughes, Mel Galley, and Dave Holland from the original Trapeze, augmented by guest Geoff Downes (once of Asia) on keyboards. They play a mixture of old Trapeze songs and new material on this well-recorded set of metallic rock, which has more of a funk edge than most such stuff. It won't appeal to many other than diehard Deep Purple and Trapeze fans; Hughes' vocals fall right into the Spinal Tap stereotype, particularly when he launches into a quacking falsetto.
BIOGRAPHY
by Jason Ankeny
Wolverhampton, England hard rock outfit Trapeze formed in 1968, teaming lead vocalist John Jones and guitarist/keyboardist Terry Rowley (both ex-members of the Montanas, famed for the hit "You've Got to Be Loved") with singer/guitarist Mel Galley, bassist Glenn Hughes, and drummer Dave Holland. Signing to the Moody Blues' Threshold Records imprint, Trapeze issued its self-titled debut album in 1970; Jones and Rowley returned to the Montanas soon after, and in 1970 the remaining trio resurfaced with Medusa. The group toured extensively both at home and abroad, and although their fusion of rock and funk was cited as a prime influence on bands like ZZ Top, their commercial success was minimal. In the wake of the third Trapeze album, 1972's You Are the Music...We're Just the Band, Hughes replaced Roger Glover in Deep Purple. Guitarist Rob Kendrick and bassist Pete Wright signed on for Trapeze's 1974 effort Hot Wire, followed a year later by a self-titled LP; in 1976, the core trio of Galley, Hughes, and Holland reunited, although no new recordings were forthcoming. Hughes again exited prior to 1978's Hold On, which featured Wright in addition to new guitarist Pete Goalby; Trapeze then disbanded, with Galley joining Whitesnake (and, later, Black Sabbath), while Holland tenured with Judas Priest. Galley, Hughes, and Holland reformed once more in 1991, with a May 1992 London gig yielding the Welcome to the Real World live album.