Gnidrolog

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Gnidrolog is a British progressive rock band with a unique sound that is often compared to better known bands such as Van Der Graaf Generator, Jethro Tull and Gentle Giant.

1 History
2 Personnel
3 Discography
4 Related links

[edit] History

The band was founded in 1969 by twin brothers Colin and Stewart Goldring, who were joined by drummer Nigel Pegrum who came over from Spice (the band that would later evolve into Uriah Heep), Peter "Mars" Cowling on bass, John Earle on vocals and Charlotte Fendrich on piano. They came up with the strange band name by reversing and slightly rearranging the brothers' surname. In 1972, they released both their first and second albums, In Spite of Harry's Toe-Nail and Lady Lake, before disbanding due to a lack of commercial success. Despite having played gigs with fairly well-known bands like Colosseum, King Crimson, Gentle Giant, Wishbone Ash, Soft Machine and Magma in their brief career, they have always remained relatively obscure.

After disbanding, Nigel Pegrum joined Steeleye Span, while the Goldring brothers formed punk rock band The Pork Dukes in 1976 and later went on to do session work, as did other members. After a break of 27 years they got back together in 1999 and released their third studio album entitled Gnosis in 2000. Peter "Mars" Cowling began working with Pat Travers in 1975, and was able to achieve a respectable amount of success during his long relationship with Travers.

[edit] Personnel

Stewart Goldring - lead guitar
Colin Goldring - lead vocals, rhythm guitar, recorder, tenor sax, horn, harmonica
Nigel Pegrum - percussion, flute, oboe, piano
John Earle - soprano, tenor, baritone saxes, flute, vocals
Peter "Mars" Cowling - bass guitar, cellos
Charlotte Fendrich - piano