Death Of The Europeans
Europeans - Recurring Dreams [AMA 5034 UK 1984 24-Bit 24-Bit 176.4kHz FLAC] Not the original West Country new wave band, these Europeans were mostly Scottish, except for keyboardist and joint lead singer, Steve Hogarth - he was brought up in Doncaster. Based in London, Europeans managed two credible art-wave-rock albums for A&M Records before getting the heave ho. Despite a large live following, sales were disappointing and major labels are impatient. Recurring Dreams was their second album of polished art-rock, it sounds very eighties with occasionally over-produced complex arrangements, fitting around the more grown-up sound of Talk Talk before they started to look inwards and clever adult rock-pop bands like Vitamin Z and Red Box. It's the Hogarth voice which should appeal to most who enjoy the genre - with his unique vocal quality & range, he was the vocalist chosen to replace the departed Derek Dick in former Genesis tribute band, Marillion. (only kidding Marillion...