Saturday, August 28, 2010

Jango Song Of The Day-Tomorrow

Artist:Tomorrow
Song:My White Bicycle
Album:Tomorrow





If you're a fan of British progressive rock, this is an album you need to get. Tomorrow was an early psychedelic band similar to Pink Floyd & Soft Machine. But they only made one album and the members went on to other things. The lead singer and main songwriter of Tomorrow was Keith West (born Keith Hopkins Dec. 6, 1943 in Dagenham, Essex, England). He had a band with guitarist Junior Wood called Four + One in 1964. They recorded one single and were renamed The In Crowd in 1965. Drummer John "Twink" Alder of The Fairies joined and then guitarist Steve Howe. The In Crowd recorded three singles for Parlophone that went nowhere. Meanwhile West had become acquainted with EMI house producer Mark Wirtz and West had a hit in 1967 with Grocer Jack. Wirtz had signed Pink Floyd to EMI. The group name was again changed to Tomorrow and Wirtz was looking to produce something similar to Pink Floyd. My White Bicycle is their best known song and features Steve Howe's outstanding guitar effects. The problem with Tomorrow was that West had a hit single as a solo artist and that killed the band. So they only made one album but this expanded edition is a must for progressive rock fans. Keith West went on to a brief solo career that stalled in the early 70s. He has continued to write and record music for the advertising industry. Of course Steve Howe is a guitar legend and went on to fame with Yes. Twink went on to join The Pretty Things and The Pink Fairies and other bands. Here's a video for My White Bicycle by Tomorrow.

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