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XYZ (UK band)

Index XYZ (UK band)

XYZ were a short-lived rock supergroup. [1]

33 relations: Alan White (Yes drummer), Bass guitar, Bootleg recording, Chris Squire, Cinema (band), Dave Lawson (musician), Dortmund, Drum kit, England, Hard rock, I'm Down, Jimmy Page, John Bonham, Jon Anderson, Keyboard instrument, Keys to Ascension 2, Lead guitar, Led Zeppelin, London, Magnification (album), Omnibus Press, Peter Grant (music manager), Progressive rock, Robert Plant, Singing, Supergroup (music), Swan Song Records, The Firm (rock band), Tony Kaye (musician), Trevor Rabin, Westfalenhallen, Yes (band), 90125.

Alan White (Yes drummer)

Alan White (born 14 June 1949) is an English drummer and songwriter best known for his tenure in the progressive rock band Yes, which he joined in 1972.

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Bass guitar

The bass guitar (also known as electric bass, or bass) is a stringed instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric guitar, except with a longer neck and scale length, and four to six strings or courses.

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Bootleg recording

A bootleg recording is an audio or video recording of a performance that was not officially released by the artist or under other legal authority.

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Chris Squire

Christopher Russell Edward Squire (4March 1948 – 27June 2015) was an English musician, singer and songwriter best known as the bassist and a founder of the progressive rock band Yes.

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Cinema (band)

Cinema were a short-lived progressive rock band started in January 1982 by former Yes members Alan White and Chris Squire, with guitarist Trevor Rabin.

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Dave Lawson (musician)

Dave Lawson (born David C. Lawson, 25 April 1945 in Alton, Hampshire, England), is an English keyboardist and contemporary composer who, in the 1970s, was a member of UK progressive rock band Greenslade.

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Dortmund

Dortmund (Düörpm:; Tremonia) is an independent city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

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Drum kit

A drum kit — also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums — is a collection of drums and other percussion instruments, typically cymbals, which are set up on stands to be played by a single player, with drumsticks held in both hands, and the feet operating pedals that control the hi-hat cymbal and the beater for the bass drum.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Hard rock

Hard rock is a loosely defined subgenre of rock music that began in the mid-1960s, with the garage, psychedelic and blues rock movements.

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I'm Down

"I'm Down" is a song by the Beatles written by Paul McCartney (credited to Lennon–McCartney) and first released as the B-side to the single "Help!" in 1965.

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Jimmy Page

James Patrick Page (born 9 January 1944) is an English musician, songwriter, and record producer who achieved international success as the guitarist and founder of the rock band Led Zeppelin.

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John Bonham

John Henry Bonham (May 31, 1948 – September 25, 1980) was an English musician and songwriter, best known as the drummer for the British rock band Led Zeppelin.

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Jon Anderson

John Roy Anderson (born 25 October 1944), known professionally as Jon Anderson, is a British-American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist best known as the lead singer of the progressive rock band Yes, which he co-founded in 1968 with bassist Chris Squire.

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Keyboard instrument

A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument played using a keyboard, a row of levers which are pressed by the fingers.

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Keys to Ascension 2

Keys to Ascension 2 is the fifth live album and sixteenth studio album by the English rock band Yes, released as a double album in November 1997 by Essential Records.

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Lead guitar

Lead guitar is a musical part for a guitar in which the guitarist plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure.

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Led Zeppelin

Led Zeppelin were an English rock band formed in London in 1968.

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London

London is the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom.

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Magnification (album)

Magnification is the nineteenth studio album by the English progressive rock band Yes, released on 10 September 2001 by Eagle Records.

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Omnibus Press

Omnibus Press is the world’s largest specialist publisher of music-related books.

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Peter Grant (music manager)

Peter James "G" Grant (5 April 1935 – 21 November 1995) was an English music manager.

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Progressive rock

Progressive rock (shortened as prog; sometimes called art rock, classical rock or symphonic rock) is a broad genre of rock music that developed in the United Kingdom and United States throughout the mid to late 1960s.

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Robert Plant

Robert Anthony Plant (born 20 August 1948) is an English singer, songwriter, and musician, best known as the lead singer and lyricist of the rock band Led Zeppelin.

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Singing

Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice and augments regular speech by the use of sustained tonality, rhythm, and a variety of vocal techniques.

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Supergroup (music)

A supergroup is a music group whose members have successful solo careers or are part of other groups or well known in other musical professions.

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Swan Song Records

Swan Song Records was a record label launched by the English rock band Led Zeppelin on 10 May 1974.

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The Firm (rock band)

The Firm were a British rock supergroup formed in 1984, featuring singer Paul Rodgers (Free and Bad Company), guitarist Jimmy Page (The Yardbirds and Led Zeppelin), drummer Chris Slade(Manfred Mann's Earth Band, Uriah Heep and AC/DC) and bass player Tony Franklin.

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Tony Kaye (musician)

Tony Kaye (born Anthony John Selvidge; 11 January 1946) is an English keyboardist, songwriter, producer and manager, best known as a founding member of the rock band Yes.

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Trevor Rabin

Trevor Charles Rabin (born 13 January 1954) is a South African musician, singer-songwriter, producer, and film composer.

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Westfalenhallen

Westfalenhallen (English: Halls of Westphalia) are three multi-purpose venues located in Dortmund, Germany.

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Yes (band)

Yes are an English progressive rock band formed in London in 1968 by singer Jon Anderson, bassist Chris Squire, guitarist Peter Banks, keyboardist Tony Kaye, and drummer Bill Bruford.

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90125

90125 is the eleventh studio album by the English progressive rock band Yes.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XYZ_(UK_band)

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