| CORK | 1994 - |
| Revere is one of the few alternative bands
of the new Millinium to draw heavily from
the grandiose arena-rock that characterized
Radioheads early albums. It has taken Revere
a while to formulate their signature sound;
music that may be defined as a mixture of
diverse musical tastes formulating a hybrid
sound. Their 2004 debut album, Progress,
has suggested hugh potential, and one of
its songs, "Untruth," has become
an unexpectedly liked song for "Warner"
scouts.Having demonstrated unexpected staying
power, as well as increasing ambition, Revere
have derived a formula, that is their new
album "Progress" that will indent
a permanent stamp into music history. John
Carrol (vocals, guitar, keys), John Mclean
(lead, vocals), Gary Lucy (bass, vocals)
and James O'Sullivan (drums, production)
formed Revere as students at Ballincollig
Community School Cork in 1994. Initially
called The Odyssey, the band began pursuing
a musical career in earnest in the Late '90s,
starting the production of "Progress",
the album. As the band launched a home recording
production studio, Revere's sound developed
and matured. On the back of the groups ambition
to produce their first album, Revere are
touring Cork extensively. In the past year Revere have taken off and have been recognised as the new up amd coming Cork band. Past gigs such as playing with Aslan in Cork venue FX and with Picture House in the Half moon have really created a new buz for the band that has achieved a hugh following of loyal fans. Entering into the year of 2004 Revere have received the title of "Best cork band of 2003" from major Irish radio station 96FM. The award is a result of Revere being the most liked Cork Band by the listeners to the Green Room Show hosted by Michael Carr. Following this award the band received the title of "Best cork unsigned Band" by another major Irish radio station Red FM. Colm O'Sullivan's well established show on Red Fm, Green on Red announced Revere as the winners of the listeners Pole on the 11th of January. Along with this the bands first release 'Untruth' has become one of the most requested songs on Red Fm and has reached number 1 and number 2 over Christmas in the Green on Red charts on the Colm O'Sullivan Show. Expectations for the band are growing stratospheric. An intense buzz of excitement among the band's still-growing following, greets the pre-release appearance of most of the album's tracks on the website in mp3 form; they displayed an all-out fascination with challenging, often minimalistic melodies. Revere is one of the few alternative bands of the new Millinium to draw heavily from the grandiose arena-rock that characterized Radioheads early albums. It has taken Revere a while to formulate their signature sound; music that may be defined as a mixture of diverse musical tastes formulating a hybrid sound. Biography taken from the Official Revere Website |
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