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Royal Albert Hall October 10, 1997
''Royal Albert Hall October 10, 1997'' is a live album by space rock group Spiritualized from their 1997 tour of the United Kingdom, recorded during an October show at the Royal Albert Hall in London. The album was released in late 1998. This was the last album recorded with the original Spiritualized line-up before frontman Jason Pierce sacked every member apart from keyboardist Thighpaulsandra and saxophonist Ray Dickaty. The six-piece band are joined by a horn section, string quartet and members of the London Community Gospel Choir on disc two, with 19 members in total. This expanded version of Spiritualized headlined Glastonbury Festival, Glastonbury in 1998, and was also filmed on ''Later... with Jools Holland''. This orchestral line-up signalled the dense musical style to come on their next album ''Let It Come Down (Spiritualized album), Let It Come Down'', released 3 years later. The cover photograph is taken from above the Royal Albert Hall by Farrow Design. The major ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spiritualized
Spiritualized (stylised as Spiritualized®) are an English rock band formed in 1990 in Rugby, Warwickshire, by Jason Pierce (often known as J. Spaceman), formerly of Spacemen 3. After several line up-changes, in 1999, the band centered on Pierce (vocals, guitar), Doggen Foster (guitar) and Kevin Bales (drums and percussion) with revolving bassists and keyboard players. The band’s current bassist, James Stelfox, has been playing with the band since 2012. As of 2022, Spiritualized have released nine studio albums. The best known and most critically acclaimed of these is 1997's ''Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space'', which ''NME'' magazine named as their Album of the Year, beating other critically acclaimed albums by fellow British bands such as '' OK Computer'' by Radiohead and ''Urban Hymns'' by The Verve. History Formation: 1990–1991 Following a breakdown in relations between Spacemen 3 co-frontmen Peter Kember and Jason Pierce, the group's bassist Will Carruthe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |