Tony Friel
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Tony Friel is a bass guitarist known for his role in different New Wave
bands.
He attended Heys Boys Secondary School, where met Martin Bramah
and got, along him, Art O Level. He and Bramah shared many interests. In mid-1970s, they were introduced, by their friend Barbara Smith, to her brother Mark E. Smith
and Una Baines
, friend of the latter. Smith, Baines, Bramah and Friel shared interests in music, and formed their first band, The Fall. Friel remained until December 1977, when left.
After The Fall, he formed a project called Contact and a band called The Passage
. In late 1978, he and his formed Fall bandmate Karl Burns
joined The Teardrops
, group comprised by Buzzcocks
bassist Steve Garvey, releasing subsequently the Leave Me No Choice EP, and in 1980, the Final Vinyl album, until they broke up.
The next years, he played with R&B bands. Later he was member of the Woodband Streetband.
New Wave music
New Wave is a subgenre of :rock music that emerged in the mid to late 1970s alongside punk rock. The term at first generally was synonymous with punk rock before being considered a genre in its own right that incorporated aspects of electronic and experimental music, mod subculture, disco and 1960s...
bands.
He attended Heys Boys Secondary School, where met Martin Bramah
Martin Bramah
Martin Bramah is a British musician best known as a founder member of both The Fall, Blue Orchids and Factory Star....
and got, along him, Art O Level. He and Bramah shared many interests. In mid-1970s, they were introduced, by their friend Barbara Smith, to her brother Mark E. Smith
Mark E. Smith
Mark Edward Smith is the lead singer, lyricist, frontman, and only constant member of the English post-punk band The Fall.-Early life:...
and Una Baines
Una Baines
Una Baines was best known as the keyboard player in the first line-up of British post-punk/new wave band The Fall. Her strong feminist ideals shaped the band's early political stance and she remains one of the very few Fall members, other than frontman Mark E...
, friend of the latter. Smith, Baines, Bramah and Friel shared interests in music, and formed their first band, The Fall. Friel remained until December 1977, when left.
After The Fall, he formed a project called Contact and a band called The Passage
The Passage (band)
The Passage were a post-punk band from Manchester, UK who appeared on several record labels including Cherry Red Records, and their own label Night & Day, a subsidiary label to Virgin Records.-Biography:...
. In late 1978, he and his formed Fall bandmate Karl Burns
Karl Burns
Karl Burns is a British musician best known as drummer for The Fall, featuring in many incarnations of the band between 1977 and 1998....
joined The Teardrops
The Teardrops (band)
The Teardrops were a Punk/New Wave band formed in Prestwich, Greater Manchester, England, in 1978. The founders and always the core of this band were Trevor Wain, John Key and Jimmy Donnelly with various good friends from the Prestwich music scene:- Buzzcocks bassist Steve Garvey, members of The...
, group comprised by Buzzcocks
Buzzcocks
Buzzcocks are an English punk rock band formed in Bolton in 1976, led by singer–songwriter–guitarist Pete Shelley.They are regarded as an important influence on the Manchester music scene, the independent record label movement, punk rock, power pop, pop punk and indie rock. They achieved commercial...
bassist Steve Garvey, releasing subsequently the Leave Me No Choice EP, and in 1980, the Final Vinyl album, until they broke up.
The next years, he played with R&B bands. Later he was member of the Woodband Streetband.
Discography
- Bingo-Master's Break-Out - The Fall (1978)
- Future 7" EP - Contact (Object Music, 1979)