REMEMBERING MARK HOLLIS | URBANASPIRINES

Mark Hollis: Mark Hollis 1998

Kostas at Urbanaspirines turns up trumps again and this is a lovely tribute to Mark Hollis of Talk Talk fame and such an untimely loss in 2019 from the dread Big C. Lots of folks may not know after his seven year hiatus from the band he did a solo album and this is a treat for all music fans

                        Kostas says "The frontman of the influential new wave-era band Talk Talk, singer/songwriter Mark Hollis finally mounted his long-awaited solo career during the late '90s. The younger brother of Ed Hollis, a disc jockey and producer who went on to manage bands such as Eddie & the Hot Rods, Hollis originally planned to become a child psychologist but in 1975 left university to relocate to London, eventually forming a band called the Reaction. In 1977, the Reaction recorded a demo for Island Records; among the tracks was a Hollis original titled "Talk Talk" that later surfaced on the Beggars Banquet punk compilation Streets. After just one single, 1978's "I Can't Resist," the Reaction disbanded, and through his brother, Hollis was first introduced to musicians Paul Webb, Lee Harris, and Simon Brenner, with whom he formed Talk Talk in 1981; they soon signed to the EMI label. "

Bass – Chris Laurence
Bassoon – Julie Andrews, Maggie Pollock
Clarinet – Iain Dixon, Tim Holmes
Drums, Percussion – Martin Ditcham
Flute – Andy Penayi
Guitar – Dominic Miller, Robbie McIntosh
Guitar, Vocals – Mark Hollis
Harmonica – Mark Feltham
Piano, Harmonium – Lawrence Pendrous
Trumpet – Henry Lowther

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