Simon Bonney
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Simon Bonney is an Australian rock musician, best known as the lead singer in Crime and the City Solution
. The band was formed in 1977 in Sydney, Australia as an outlet for Bonney's songs and had a number of different line-ups throughout their history, with Bonney as the only constant member. Incarnations of Crime and the City Solution existed in Sydney, Melbourne, London, and Berlin.
Since the last incarnation of Crime and the City Solution split up in the early 1990s Bonney relocated to the USA where he released two solo albums. His solo albums were influenced by Americana
. His last album Everyman continued his experimentations with Country music
and was recorded in part in Austin,Texas. A third solo album was recorded in Detroit, Michigan, in the late '90s but remains unreleased. One track "Eyes of Blue" was placed on YouTube
in February 2009. Bonney himself has released three of the tracks on his Myspace account: "Annabelle-Lee", "Eyes of Blue" and "Can't Believe Anymore" in February 2010
Bonney's musical base is now located in Detroit where he plays with various local musicians, from bands such as Outrageous Cherry and The Volebeats.
Crime and the City Solution
Crime and the City Solution was a rock music band formed by Australian singer and songwriter Simon Bonney.They had four distinct line-ups: Sydney in 1977–78, Melbourne in 1979, and two groupings in Berlin from 1985–1990. The only common member in all four line-ups was Bonney.Other members included:...
. The band was formed in 1977 in Sydney, Australia as an outlet for Bonney's songs and had a number of different line-ups throughout their history, with Bonney as the only constant member. Incarnations of Crime and the City Solution existed in Sydney, Melbourne, London, and Berlin.
Since the last incarnation of Crime and the City Solution split up in the early 1990s Bonney relocated to the USA where he released two solo albums. His solo albums were influenced by Americana
Americana (music)
Americana is an amalgam of roots musics formed by the confluence of the shared and varied traditions that make up the American musical ethos; specifically those sounds that are merged from folk, country, blues, rhythm and blues, rock and roll and other external influential styles...
. His last album Everyman continued his experimentations with Country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
and was recorded in part in Austin,Texas. A third solo album was recorded in Detroit, Michigan, in the late '90s but remains unreleased. One track "Eyes of Blue" was placed on YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
in February 2009. Bonney himself has released three of the tracks on his Myspace account: "Annabelle-Lee", "Eyes of Blue" and "Can't Believe Anymore" in February 2010
Bonney's musical base is now located in Detroit where he plays with various local musicians, from bands such as Outrageous Cherry and The Volebeats.