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Fred Frith: Henry Cow, Fred Frith Discography, Act of God, Art Bears, Duck and Cover, Skeleton Crew, Step Across the Border, Massacre

Fred Frith: Henry Cow, Fred Frith Discography, Act of God, Art Bears, Duck and Cover, Skeleton Crew, Step Across the Border, Massacre


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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 24. Chapters: Henry Cow, Fred Frith discography, Act of God, Art Bears, Duck and Cover, Skeleton Crew, Step Across the Border, Massacre, Fred Records, Maybe Monday, Cosa Brava, Keep the Dog, Fred Frith Guitar Quartet, Death Ambient, French Frith Kaiser Thompson, Mark Stewart. Excerpt: Henry Cow were an English avant-rock group, founded at Cambridge University in 1968 by multi-instrumentalists Fred Frith and Tim Hodgkinson. Henry Cow's personnel fluctuated over their decade together, but drummer Chris Cutler and bassoonist/oboist Lindsay Cooper were important long-term members alongside Frith and Hodgkinson. An inherent anti-commercial attitude kept them at arm's length from the mainstream music business, enabling them to experiment at will. Critic Myles Boisen writes, "their sound was so mercurial and daring that they had few imitators, even though they inspired many on both sides of the Atlantic with a blend of spontaneity, intricate structures, philosophy, and humor that has endured and transcended the 'progressive' tag." While it was generally thought that Henry Cow took their name from 20th-century American composer Henry Cowell, this has been repeatedly denied by band members. According to Hodgkinson, the name "Henry Cow" was "in the air" in 1968, and it seemed like a good name for the band. It had no connection to anything. Fred Frith met Tim Hodgkinson, a fellow student, in a blues club at Cambridge University in May 1968. Recognizing their mutual open-minded approach to music the two began performing together, playing a variety of musical styles, including "dada" blues and "neo-Hiroshima." Henry Cow's first concert was to support Pink Floyd at the Architects' Ball at Homerton College, Cambridge in June 1968. In October 1968 Henry Cow expanded when they were joined by Andy Powell (bass guitar), Dave Attwood (drums) and Rob...


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  • ISBN-13: 9781156125915
  • Publisher: Books LLC, Wiki Series
  • Publisher Imprint: Books LLC, Wiki Series
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 26
  • Spine Width: 1 mm
  • Weight: 68 gr
  • ISBN-10: 115612591X
  • Publisher Date: 25 Jun 2011
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: Henry Cow, Fred Frith Discography, Act of God, Art Bears, Duck and Cover, Skeleton Crew, Step Across the Border, Massacre
  • Width: 189 mm


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