Absolute Grey
Absolute Grey | |
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| Origin | Rochester, New York, United States |
| Genres | Alternative rock, jangle pop |
| Years active | 1983–1990 |
| Labels | Midnight Records Di Di Records |
| Members | Matt Kitchen (guitar) Beth Brown (vocals) Mitchell Rasor (bass) Pat Thomas (drums) |
Absolute Grey were an alternative rock–jangle pop band formed in September 1983 in Rochester, New York, United States.[1] The group's original lineup comprised drummer Pat Thomas (who later founded Heyday Records), guitarist Matt Kitchen, vocalist Beth Brown and bassist Mitchell Rasor.[2]
The band's debut release was a six-song cassette, followed by the Green House mini-LP in December 1984.[1][2] They then signed to Midnight Records, and two years after their debut released What Remains, produced by Tim Lee of The Windbreakers.[2][3] Thomas left in 1987, later releasing a series of solo albums, and Kitchen also left, leaving Brown and Rasor to continue, with the acoustic Painted Post EP released in mid-1987.[2][4] A live album recorded in 1984 followed, released on the Greek Di-Di label, before the original line-up came back together to record their final album, Sand Down the Moon.[2]
After disbanding in 1990, an expanded reissue of A Journey Through the Past was released in 2001.[5] In 2003 a remixed edition of Green House: 20th Anniversary Edition with a bonus disc of live recordings was released.[1] The band reunited, and announced plans for a new album in 2004, although nothing was released.[1]
Discography[]
Albums[]
- Green House (1984), Earring
- What Remains (1986), Midnight
- A Journey Through the Past (live) (1988), Di-Di
- Sand Down the Moon (1989), Di-Di
- Green House - 20th Anniversary (2004)
Compilations[]
- Broken Promise (1993)
EP's and singles[]
- Painted Post EP (1987), Midnight
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d MacNeil, Jason "Absolute Grey Biography", Allmusic, retrieved 2010-12-08
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Strong, Martin C. (2003) The Great Indie Discography, Canongate, ISBN 1-84195-335-0, p. 191
- ^ Schoemer, Karen "Absolute Grey/Pat Thomas", Trouser Press, retrieved 2010-12-08
- ^ Schinder, Scott "Pat Thomas", Trouser Press, retrieved 2010-12-08
- ^ Deming, Mark "A Journey Through the Past Review", Allmusic, retrieved 2010-12-08
External links[]
- Alternative rock groups from New York (state)
- Musical groups established in 1983
- Musical groups disestablished in 1990
- 1983 establishments in New York (state)
- 1990 disestablishments in New York (state)