fleabag Posted September 12, 2018 Posted September 12, 2018 Anyone remember this band ? First album from '76 was a killer , if you like that sort of genre. 2nd album " Vistors " not so good after 2 key members left Original line up was ex Santana tubbist Michael Shrieve , The only Englisman Bayete on Keys / a few lead vocals and most of the tracks written by him ( real name Todd Cochrane ) Doni Harvey on Bass and Pat Thrall on wizard guitar. Harvey and Shrieve were not on the 2nd album 1 Quote
peteb Posted September 12, 2018 Posted September 12, 2018 I bought the first album without a cover for about a quid not long after it came out (may have been a promo pressing). Used to play it quite a lot and remember it being the first I'd heard of Pat Thrall. I can't remember much about it now unfortunately... Quote
fleabag Posted September 12, 2018 Author Posted September 12, 2018 (edited) I've still got their first, and second on vinyl. Def. prefer the first - lovely complex keys arrangements. Remember the band saying they didnt play live much due to the complexity of the arrangements and the available tech at the time made it difficult to do Still, a prized album for me. AFAIK, those 2 albums never made it to CD. I looked for years, but maybe they can be had these days Edited September 12, 2018 by fleabag Quote
SpondonBassed Posted September 12, 2018 Posted September 12, 2018 Thanks for those. I hadn't heard of them before. Liking them a lot. 1 Quote
fleabag Posted September 12, 2018 Author Posted September 12, 2018 They're not exacltly well known, despite Michael Shrieve being the tubbist on their first album One of may fave albums under headphones Quote
skidder652003 Posted September 12, 2018 Posted September 12, 2018 Thought I deffo heard some glenn Hughes on vocals there but apparently not, but I think they worked togeather after this? Quote
fleabag Posted September 12, 2018 Author Posted September 12, 2018 Bayete ( Todd Cochrane ) did most vocals but others chipped in for some on lead vox. Thrall certainly did Hughes and Thrall made an album together, but it's nothing like Auto Man. I found some Hughes/ Thrall on YT Quote
peteb Posted September 12, 2018 Posted September 12, 2018 (edited) 36 minutes ago, skidder652003 said: Thought I deffo heard some glenn Hughes on vocals there but apparently not, but I think they worked togeather after this? I vaguely remember a rumour that Glenn Hughes may have contributed to the first album. He was a mate of Pat Thrall and he certainly sang uncredited on other friend's albums around the same time (notably the first Tommy Bolin solo album). Hughes did work with Pat Thrall on the under-rated Hughes/Thrall album a few years later. Edited September 12, 2018 by peteb Quote
peteb Posted September 12, 2018 Posted September 12, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, fleabag said: I've still got their first, and second on vinyl. Def. prefer the first - lovely complex keys arrangements. Remember the band saying they didnt play live much due to the complexity of the arrangements and the available tech at the time made it difficult to do Still, a prized album for me. AFAIK, those 2 albums never made it to CD. I looked for years, but maybe they can be had these days There you go: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Automatic-Man-Remastered/dp/B0001Q5YDG/ref=tmm_acd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1536783426&sr=8-1 Edited September 12, 2018 by peteb 1 Quote
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