The songs on Obscured by Clouds were all short and economical, with a strong country music influence. The album also featured the EMS VCS 3 synthesiser, which Wright had purchased from the BBC Radiophonic Workshop . ” Burning Bridges ” was one of two songwriting collaborations between Wright and Waters.…
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In the spring of 1987, Bushy and Pinera got back together to tour as Iron Butterfly for the “Wings of Flight 87” tour (Dorman was captaining a fishing boat, so was not available at this time) with Ace Baker (keyboards) and Kelly Reubens (bass). Tim Von Hoffman and Glen Rappold…
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Their second LP was finally issued as Rembrandt Pussyhorse on Touch and Go in April 1986. Coming out some two years after the original sessions, it featured a different mix and song selection than Alternative Tentacles’ unreleased version. Best known for its minimalist reworking of The Guess Who ‘s ”…
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However, by the end of 1986, Gilmour had decided to make the material into a Pink Floyd project, the first without Waters.
In 1986, Gilmour began recruiting musicians for a new project.
Just before the release of Psychic… , and with new bassist Terence Smart in tow (the first of many through 1986), the band commenced their first nationwide tour. It was on this outing that they truly established a national presence, starting at Touch and Go’s early headquarters in Detroit before…
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Mason released his second solo album, Profiles , in August 1985.
Soon after the release of Butthole Surfers , the band recruited a second drummer, Teresa Nervosa (born Teresa Taylor), who had played with Coffey in a number of high school marching bands in the Texas’ Fort Worth and Austin areas. She and Coffey would drum in unison on separate, stand-up…
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Reportedly unhappy with life in the band, Malcolm quit in mid-1985. A friend of the band’s from Athens, Juan Molina, was brought in for a brief U.S. tour, but was not interested in becoming a full-time member. Without a permanent bassist and a quickly approaching European tour looming—the band’s first—they…
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Following the European tour, Butthole Surfers experienced more upheaval when Nervosa left around Christmas 1985, as she was tired of the living conditions associated with constant touring and had a desire to be with family. She was replaced by another female drummer, Kytha Gernatt, who was dubbed Cabbage Gomez Jr.…
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