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Frontiers Music Srl is pleased to announce the highly anticipated twelfth original Glenn Hughes album "Resonate" - released on Friday 4th November 2016. The album dovetails Glenn’s UK and European tour with American Grammy Award winners Living Colour, which kicks off in the UK on Tuesday 8th November (see tour dates listed below).
A true vocal and musical icon of our times, in the past couple of years Glenn concentrated again on his solo career. Sold out crowds were the order of the day, while touring non-stop throughout 2015, with shows in South America, Europe, UK, Japan and Singapore.
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In addition, late in 2015, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame based in the USA, announced that Deep Purple including MKIII, are finally to be inducted after several previous nominations over the years. This was a culmination of a 40+ years career which saw Glenn leave his indelible mark in several musical endeavours and bands, including Trapeze, Deep Purple, Hughes/Thrall, his collaborations with Gary Moore, Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi and most recently with Black Country Communion and California Breed.
2016 was his busiest year yet. With summer festivals and solo shows in the USA, UK and Europe, finally Glenn’s first solo album in over 8 years that will see the light of day! "Resonate" is truly a triumphant return to form for "The Voice of Rock"!
From album opener, "Heavy" to the very last chords of the closer, "Long Time Gone", it promises to be a contender for 'Album of the Year'. It features his live solo band members, Soren Andersen (guitars and co-producer), Pontus Engborg (drums) and newcomer to his band, Lachy Doley (keyboards), in addition to long-time friend and drummer, Chad Smith (of Red Hot Chili Peppers), who joined them in the studio for the opening and closing numbers.
It might well be the most heavy sounding of his solo albums, but as is his trademark, musical diversity shines through and as Glenn commented upon completion of the new recording, "this album is the first kind of a complete Glenn Hughes album".
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No other rock musician has carved such a distinctive style blending the finest elements of hard rock, soul and funk. That astonishing voice is Hughes' calling card and the new album, "Resonate" will shine as a true Glenn Hughes landmark release.
Make no mistake. The Voice of Rock never left the building!
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"Resonate" will be available in two configurations: regular cd and deluxe edition including one bonus track and DVD. Vinyl release will be made available via the Frontiers’ label partners Soulfood Music.
The Deluxe Edition includes the bonus track "Nothing's The Same" plus a bonus DVD disc featuring the "Making of" the album documentary – "Heavy" (song video) and "Long Time Gone" (song video).
Glenn Hughes: All Vocals, Bass Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
Soren Andersen: Guitars
Pontus Enborg: Drums & Percussion
Lachy Doley: Keyboards
Chad Smith: Drums on "Heavy" & "Long Time Gone"
Produced by Glenn Hughes & Soren Andersen.
On the announcement of the UK and European tour with Living Colour, Hughes comments: "I'm super excited to be touring later this year with my band. Joining us will be my friends from the USA, Living Colour. An evening for all you SOULMOVERS."
The ‘Voice of Rock’ will perform a collection of music from his extensive career, including selections from Trapeze, Deep Purple, Hughes/Thrall and Black Country Communion as well as solo material from the new album "Resonate".
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Living Colour, the 2-time Grammy award winning rock band from New York City, are excited to be part of this hard-hitting co-headlining tour with the great, soulful rock singer/bassist Glenn Hughes. Says the band "The combination of Glenn Hughes strong fan base and Living Colour’s passionate European fans are sure to sell out theatres later this year, so get your tickets now!"
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The Assembly, Leamington Spa
Tuesday 8th November 2016
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Spencer Street, Royal Leamington Spa
Warwickshire, CV31 3NF
http://leamingtonassembly.com/Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton
Wednesday 9th November 2016
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Box Office - 0870 320 7000
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North Street, Wolverhampton,
West Midlands, WV1 1RQ
www.wolvescivic.co.ukRiverside, Newcastle
Friday 11th November 2016
Tickets: £24.75 / Doors: 7:00pm
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Neptune House, 1 The Close, Newcastle Upon Tyne
Tyne and Wear, NE1 3RQ
www.riversidenewcastle.co.ukHard Rock Hell, Pwllheli
Saturday 12th November 2016
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Hafan Y Môr Holiday Park,
Pwllheli, Gwynedd, North Wales, LL53 6HJ
www.hardrockhell.comRescue Rooms, Nottingham
Monday 14th November 2016
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Masonic Place, Goldsmith Street, Nottingham, NG1 5GG
www.rescuerooms.comO2 ABC, Glasgow
Tuesday 15th November 2016
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300 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3JA
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Thursday 17th November 2016
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Whitworth Street West, Manchester, M1 5NQ
www.academymusicgroup.com/o2ritzmanchesterThe Junction, Cambridge
Saturday 19th November 2016
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Clifton Way, Cambridge, CB1 7GX
www.junction.co.ukO2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London
Sunday 20th November 2016
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Shepherd's Bush Green, London, W12 8TT
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NOVEMBER 2016
22nd - LKA – Stuttgart, GERMANY
23rd - Meet Factory – Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC
25th - Kofmehl - Solothurn, SWITZERLAND
26th - Zona Roveri – Bologna, ITALY
28th - Orion – Rome, ITALY
29th – Live Club – Milan, ITALY
DECEMBER 2016
1st - Turbinenhalle - Oberhausen, GERMANY
2nd - Metropool – Hengelo, NETHERLANDS
4th - Patronaat – Haarlem, NETHERLANDS
5th - Essigfabrik – Cologne, GERMANY
7th - Garage – Saarbrucken, GERMANY
8th - Le Forum – Vaureal, FRANCE
10th - Totem – Pamplona, SPAIN
11th - Razz 2 – Barcelona, SPAIN
13th - Custom – Seville, SPAIN
14th - Sala Vistalegre – Madrid, SPAIN
Glenn Hughes - Biography
Vocalist/bass guitarist/songwriter Glenn Hughes is a true original. No other rock musician has carved such a distinctive style blending the finest elements of hard rock, soul and funk. Stevie Wonder once called Hughes his favorite white singer.
The first important band Hughes was a member of that achieved notable success was Trapeze. In 1973, Hughes joined Deep Purple. The trailblazing hard-rock legends had just weathered the departure of vocalist Ian Gillan and bass guitarist Roger Glover, but guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, keyboardist Jon Lord and drummer Ian Paice continued with the addition of Hughes and David Coverdale.
Since 1992, Hughes has toured extensively in Europe, Japan and South America in support of solo albums, but more recently has been involved with award winning supergroups’, Black Country Communion with guitar star Joe Bonamassa, keyboard player Derek Sherinian (Dream Theater) and drummer Jason Bonham, son of the late Led Zeppelin legend John Bonham and California Breed, who also featured both Hughes and drummer Jason Bonham.
Glenn Hughes was recently inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as part of the Mark III line up of Deep Purple. He spent key years of his career as the beloved bassist and vocalist of the group, recording on the classic albums: Burn, Stormbringer, and Come Taste The Band. Hughes and other members of Deep Purple were in attendance to receive the honor.
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Living Colour - Biography
Formed in 1984, led by guitarist Vernon Reid, with Corey Glover (vocals), Will Calhoun (drums) and Doug Wimbish (bass), the band's music is a creative fusion influenced by free jazz, funk, hard rock and heavy metal. After months of touring and a little push from MTV, their second single from Vivid, 'Cult of Personality', helped propel Living Colour into the mainstream along with an opening slot for the Rolling Stones Steel Wheels tour, garnering their first Grammy in 1989 for ‘Best Hard Rock Performance’.
Other songs from Vivid that fared well on radio and MTV were ‘Glamour Boys,’ which became a Top 40 hit, ’Open Letter (to Landlord),’ and ‘Funny Vibe,’ a song about racism, which included a guest appearance by the rap group Public Enemy.
Their sophomore effort 1990's Time's Up including the alt-rock classic ‘Type’, bluesy R&B ‘Love Rears Its Ugly Head’, and the funky ‘Elvis Is Dead’, rewarded the band with their second Grammy, spearheading a wave of eclectic and critically acclaimed bands who challenged racial conventions. With their diverse range in musical style, they fit perfectly on the inaugural Lollapalooza tour. 1993's Stain, showed a darker, heavier side of the band with songs like ‘Go Away’ and ‘Leave It Alone’. After a brief break in 1995, the band got back together to tour, and record 2003's Collide0scope and 2009's The Chair In The Doorway.
The impetus of Living Colour’s new album, Shade originated from a centennial performance of Robert Johnson's ‘Preachin' Blues’ at the legendary Apollo Theatre in New York City. Shade, to be released in the fall of 2016, is "the sound of a band coming to terms with its shadows and light," as described by Vernon Reid. "From the blue pulpit of Robert Johnson to the mean red streets of Brooklyn. Shade is the next chapter of a unique American journey." Corey Glover portrays Shade as an "homage to the blues" that links the band to their disparate roots and includes a cover of Notorious B.I.G.’s ‘Who Shot Ya?’ which links to current social issues important to the Living Colour ethos.
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