Another Rude Awakening - Music

There Are At Least Two Bands/acts Called London Underground. 1. London Underground Was A British Post-Punk / Reggae Band Active Roughly From 1980 To 1983 Or 1984. In Their Four Or So Years Of Existence Like All On-U 'bands' Of The Time The Line-Up Was Fluid But Retained A Focus Around Kendall Ernest Bass Martin Frederix A.K.A. Martin Harrison Guitar Bass Vocals Pete Holdsworth Vocals Melodica And Danny Sheals Drums . They Were Associated With The Highly Influential Post-Punk Musician And Producer Adrian Sherwood. They Released A Modest Handful Of Singles Plus Two Albums In 1983. 2. A Side Project Of STANDARTE's Drummer/vocalist Daniele Caputo This Fairly Recent Italian Trio Took Their Name From The Very Style Of Music That Was Played In The London Underground During The Late 60's. Caputo Is Joined By Bassist Marco Piaggesi And Keyboard Player Gianluca Gerlini. Bassist Stefano Gabbani Eventually Replaced Piagesi And Then Guitarist Gianni Vergelli Also Joined In. Their Style Is Similar To STANDARTE Albeit Much Less Heavy And The Guitars Are Used Sparingly Leaving Room For Gerlini To Shine On The Hammond Organ Mellotron And Moog. Their Albums Feature Excellent Vocal Harmonies That Would Have Fit Right Into Any BEATLES Or TRAFFIC Album Of Old. As Influences Go We Could Cite BIGELF PINK FLOYD KING CRIMSON ATOMIC ROOSTER CARAVAN ARGENT And Definitely THE BEATLES. Discography London Underground 2000 Through A Glass Darkly 2003 Honey Drops 2010 . read less