Rock and Pop
More recently, bands that have originated, or have some connections in Somerset include Reef, Kula Shaker and Toploader. All of these have played at the Glastonbury Festival -- the largest and richest annual event in Somerset's music scene.
In addition to the more traditional style of music, Yeovil based progressive/indie rock band, The Pineapple Thief, released their latest album, Someone Here Is Missing in 2010, their eleventh album in a career spanning thirteen years. Their constant UK and International tours (particularly in Poland) attract a small but dedicated fanbase. Having played at London Venues such as “Underground” Camden, “The Half Moon” Putney and more recently “Shepherds Bush Empire” where they were supporting Steven Wilson’s “Blackfield” they receive persistently positive, and often glowing, reviews in stalwart magazines such as Classic Rock and Rock Sound for both their musical offerings and their energetic live performances. Their favourable comparisons to bands such as Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Muse and Biffy Clyro, together with Someone Here is Missing sleeve being created by Storm Thorgerson the man behind much of the iconic artwork for these industry giants, ensures that this bands reputation and popularity is maintaining its steady progress into mainstream awareness. The Pineapple Thief are regulars at The Orange Box a venue in Yeovil.
Portishead are a musical group named after the town of Portishead, Somerset. Portishead consists of Geoff Barrow, Beth Gibbons, and Adrian Utley, while sometimes citing a fourth member, Dave McDonald, an engineer on Dummy and Portishead.
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Famous quotes containing the words rock and, rock and/or pop:
“My spirit looks to God alone,
My rock and refuge is His throne,
In all my fears, in all my straits,
My soul on His salvation waits.”
—Isaac Watts (1674–1748)
“When we were at school we were taught to sing the songs of the Europeans. How many of us were taught the songs of the Wanyamwezi or of the Wahehe? Many of us have learnt to dance the rumba, or the cha cha, to rock and roll and to twist and even to dance the waltz and foxtrot. But how many of us can dance, or have even heard of the gombe sugu, the mangala, nyang’umumi, kiduo, or lele mama?”
—Julius K. Nyerere (b. 1922)
“Every man has been brought up with the idea that decent women don’t pop in and out of bed; he has always been told by his mother that “nice girls don’t.” He finds, of course, when he gets older that this may be untrue—but only in a certain section of society.”
—Barbara Cartland (b. 1901)