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Artist
Clear Blue Sky
12+ albums
Progressive rockPsychedelic Rockhard rockheavy progrock
about
The late nineties as well as the advent of the new millennium has brought about a renewed interest in bands and music from the sixties and early seventies. One of these bands is Clear Blue Sky. Originating from Acton, London, the original line-up of Clear Blue Sky was a trio consisting of John Simms, Ken White and Mark Sheather. The three were childhood friends, even attending the same school (The Duhig brothers who would go on to form Jade Warrior also attended the same school). Their musical roots lay in the blues infused rock that had popularised in the United Kingdom by veteran bluesmen such as Alexis Korner. The first band that they formed was called Jug Blues and they started to tour the college and club circuit. Band names changed from Jug Blues to Matuse and then X and the group even toured Germany thus gaining a considerable amount of experience. Apart from the usual chore of cover version the group also started writing its own material which started to be introduced into the live sets, and was well received. The band's breakthrough came when they won the marquee Club talent contest and were immediately snapped up by Donovan's manager Ashley Kozak. The fact that they had such a high-profile manager enabled the band to be increase their profile, thus obtaining better gigs as well as securing a record contract. With everything falling in place the band hooked up with the Vertigo label, a label known for its recruitment of new bands that were creating (still) ex
top songs
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My Heaven
4,3182Birdcatcher
3,1283Tool of My Trade
2,9384You Mystify
1,6405Journey to the Inside of the Sun: Sweet Leaf
7526Journey To The Inside Of The Sun: (a) Sweet Leaf
6367Journey To The Inside Of The Sun: (b) The Rocket Ride
5588Journey To The Inside Of The Sun: (c) I'm Coming Home
5569Road To Nowhere
54510Journey to the Inside of the Sun: The Rocket Ride
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