Lineup: Robert Smith - vocals, guitars, and keyboard
Simon Gallup - bass
Lol Tolhurst - drums
Roger O'Donnell - keyboard
Porl Thompson - guitars, keyboards, sax
Boris Williams - drums and percussion
Albums from the 80s:
The Top (1984)
The Head on the Door (1985)
Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me (1987)
Disintegration (1989)
Propaganda: the band, especially Robert, has such a dark beauty to it, especially when photographed or even more through their music. I think they way they write and sing songs is probably the hottest thing about them, a very sweetly delicate, but often miserable, tone in the guitar; Robert's soft, breathy voice, and their lyrics. they are a very nice sounding and looking group, in short
The Cross
Defeated opponents: The Pogues
Formed in: 1987
Genres: Pop rock, dance-rock, hard rock
Lineup: Roger Taylor- lead vocals and rhythm guitar
Spike Edney- keyboard and backing vocals
Clayton Moss- lead guitar and backing vocals
Peter Noone- bass guitar and backing vocals
Josh Macrae- drums and backing vocals
Albums from the 80s:
Shove It (1988)
Propaganda: “Roger and Spike and Clayton make me drop 2 my knees g o d”
“Who could resist this late 80s-tastic set of haircuts? Or this happy onstage atmosphere? Vote The Cross! Or this man wants to know the reason why!”
The Cross + Brian May + John Deacon live at the Le Palais in London, UK (Fan club Xmas party with Brian and John) - December 4, 1988
This was a fan club party where The Cross were joined by Brian and John for the last four songs. Brian comes to the stage, starts playing a couple of chords of Dust My Broom but then stops and says: "OK guys, I guess we need a little more help. Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. John Deacon". The fans go crazy, of course. One of the very few appearances of three Queen members together. Mike Moran and Chris Thompson were special guests that night (Spike Edney was on tour). The recording is available on bootleg video.
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A variety of musicians do self-covers, because they want to prove something with them, though some of them became a necessity. True, Queen's Made In Heaven is not really an album, filled with the songs from their past, but they do also put a couple of tunes that were already released before the disc. For instance, the song in the link was from a side project by Roger Taylor, but he did two versions of the composition then. One of them featured him on the lead vocals, whereas the other had Mercury lending his pipes. The latter ended up on Made In Heaven, showing a peculiar variant of Queen's sound. Sure, every ingredient can be detected, yet the group operates on a different level here. While they remain their anthemic selves, they also present their subtlety.
The Cross live at the De Melkweg in Amsterdam, The Netherlands - May 29, 1990
Roger forgot the words to I'm In Love With My Car but after singing the 'when I'm holding your wheel' line a couple times, he regained his composure and got on with the song. When he did so, a large cheer went up from the audience :-)
hitchmichael: A great turnout today for the Glee mini reunion picket. So good to see all these old friends on the line. #wgastrong #sagaftrastrong #glee
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Eddie Redmayne, Jessie Buckley, Omari Douglas and more in Cabaret West End rehearsals
The show opens this month
09 November 2021
Rehearsal images have been released for Cabaret.
The new revival, directed by Rebecca Frecknall and led by Eddie Redmayne, Jessie Buckley and Omari Douglas, will feature an ensemble of performers who will be entertaining audiences from the moment they walk into the Playhouse Theatre, which has been specially adapted into the round.
Guests will receive a "club entry time", in order for them to be immersed in the space before the actual performance begins.
Alongside Redmayne (The Emcee), Buckley (Sally) and Douglas (Cliff) are Liza Sadovy as Fraulein Schneider, Elliot Levey as Herr Schultz, Stewart Clarke as Ernst Ludwig and Anna-Jane Casey as Fraulein Kost. The cast is completed by Josh Andrews, Emily Benjamin, Sally Frith, Matthew Gent, Emma Louise Jones, Ela Lisondra, Theo Maddix, Chris O'Mara, Daniel Perry, Andre Refig, Christopher Tendai, Bethany Terry, Lillie-Pearl Wildman and Sophie Maria Wojna.
The Prologue Company consists of Gabriela Bendetti, Rachel Benson, Laura Braid, Julian Capolei, Hollie Cassar, Celine Fortenbacher-Popławska, Samantha Ho, Andrew Linnie and Sally Swanson with an original score composed by Angus MacRae.
Cabaret is directed by Frecknall with design by Tom Scutt, choreography by Julia Cheng, musical supervision and direction by Jennifer Whyte, lighting design by Isabella Byrd and sound design by Nick Lidster. The casting director is Stuart Burt and the associate director is Jordan Fein. The show is produced by Ambassador Theatre Group Productions and Underbelly.
The Cross Band (Singer: Roger Taylor, Keyboard Player: Spike Edney, Guitarist: Clayton Moss, Bassist: Peter Noone and Drummer: Josh Macrae). Pose for a group portrait in front of a white-washed brick mall. The Cross was a side project of Queen's drummer Roger Taylor. August 1, 1987. Photo by Fin Cosfello.