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FC (band)
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FC, originally named Final Conflict, are a British
neo-progressive rock
band based in Staffordshire
.
theme and featuring a number of guest musicians. The band's second album, Quest 1992, was inspired by crossword
compiler Leonard Dawe
, who in 1944 inadvertently leaked code word
s from Operation Overlord
in a Daily Telegraph crossword. The album is about an ordinary man like Dawe imagining he is on trial for the failings in his life.
The third album, Stand Up, delayed by the bankruptcy of the band's original record label
, finally appeared in 1997. Again the album was based on a loose concept, this time the stresses of modern living, culminating in the 15-minute epic, "Stop", about urban decay and the rise of violent crime.
The band released a fourth album, Hindsight, in 2004. This album benefited from advances in recording technology, which allowed the band to produce a professional quality recording in its own Gaolhouse Music recording studio
.
Their fifth album, Simple was released in 2006. Recorded to celebrate 21 years of involvement in music, the album comprised new recordings of songs from their early cassette albums and the first two CD albums, along with new material.
F.C’s success was acknowledged in 2007, when they were nominated in 5 categories at The Classic Rock Society’s BOTY awards. They were voted second best band and Henry Rogers was second best drummer. In 2008, at the same awards, they were presented with the MD’s award by Steve Hackett of Genesis. February 23, 2009 saw the release of F.C’s first live DVD and CD. They are grateful to Metal Minds Productions for providing them with the opportunity to do this. The DVD & CD are entitled “Another Moment in Time”
The band are currently back in Gaolhouse studios writing their next album entitled “Return of The Artisan” and hope to release this in Autumn 2011.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
neo-progressive rock
Neo-progressive rock
Neo-progressive rock is a sub-genre of progressive rock, developed in the UK and popular in the 1980s, although it lives on today....
band based in Staffordshire
Staffordshire
Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...
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Band members
Current line-up (as of November 2008)- Brian Donkin - Vocals, guitars
- Andy Lawton - Vocals, guitars
- Steve Lipiec - Keyboards, saxophone, backing vocals
- Barry Elwood - Bass, guitars, backing vocals
- Henry Rogers - Drums
History
Final Conflict were formed in 1985, by Andy Lawton and Brian Donkin. After the release of two cassette albums the band was signed by Gaia Records and the band's first CD album Redress the Balance (1991) was released, based around a loose ecologicalEcology
Ecology is the scientific study of the relations that living organisms have with respect to each other and their natural environment. Variables of interest to ecologists include the composition, distribution, amount , number, and changing states of organisms within and among ecosystems...
theme and featuring a number of guest musicians. The band's second album, Quest 1992, was inspired by crossword
Crossword
A crossword is a word puzzle that normally takes the form of a square or rectangular grid of white and shaded squares. The goal is to fill the white squares with letters, forming words or phrases, by solving clues which lead to the answers. In languages that are written left-to-right, the answer...
compiler Leonard Dawe
Leonard Dawe
Leonard Sydney Dawe was an English amateur footballer who played in the Southern League for Southampton between 1912 and 1913, and made one appearance for the England national amateur football team in 1912...
, who in 1944 inadvertently leaked code word
Code word
In communication, a code word is an element of a standardized code or protocol. Each code word is assembled in accordance with the specific rules of the code and assigned a unique meaning...
s from Operation Overlord
Operation Overlord
Operation Overlord was the code name for the Battle of Normandy, the operation that launched the invasion of German-occupied western Europe during World War II by Allied forces. The operation commenced on 6 June 1944 with the Normandy landings...
in a Daily Telegraph crossword. The album is about an ordinary man like Dawe imagining he is on trial for the failings in his life.
The third album, Stand Up, delayed by the bankruptcy of the band's original record label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
, finally appeared in 1997. Again the album was based on a loose concept, this time the stresses of modern living, culminating in the 15-minute epic, "Stop", about urban decay and the rise of violent crime.
The band released a fourth album, Hindsight, in 2004. This album benefited from advances in recording technology, which allowed the band to produce a professional quality recording in its own Gaolhouse Music recording studio
Recording studio
A recording studio is a facility for sound recording and mixing. Ideally both the recording and monitoring spaces are specially designed by an acoustician to achieve optimum acoustic properties...
.
Their fifth album, Simple was released in 2006. Recorded to celebrate 21 years of involvement in music, the album comprised new recordings of songs from their early cassette albums and the first two CD albums, along with new material.
F.C’s success was acknowledged in 2007, when they were nominated in 5 categories at The Classic Rock Society’s BOTY awards. They were voted second best band and Henry Rogers was second best drummer. In 2008, at the same awards, they were presented with the MD’s award by Steve Hackett of Genesis. February 23, 2009 saw the release of F.C’s first live DVD and CD. They are grateful to Metal Minds Productions for providing them with the opportunity to do this. The DVD & CD are entitled “Another Moment in Time”
The band are currently back in Gaolhouse studios writing their next album entitled “Return of The Artisan” and hope to release this in Autumn 2011.
External links
- Official site
- http://www.myspace.com/finalconflictmusic