Brand X
A relative late-comer to the Jazz-Rock game, Brand X came together in the wake of the tumult and tremors that the Mahavishnu Orchestra and Return To Forever had created. The brainchild of bassist Percy Jones and keyboard specialist Robin Lumley, the band started out as a practice band, jamming for long hours whenever the members had the time or need or desire to get their willies out. M uch of their efforts were stylized after the most recent incarnation of the American Fusion band Return To Forever. ATOMIC ROOSTER guitarist John Goodsall was an occasional member of these jam sessions. Things took a more serious turn when ISLAND RECORDS expressed interest in recording their material. With this new impetus, Lumley and Jones got more serious about creating a stable ensemble of committed musicians in order to fulfill the Island Records' hope for an in-house band. Though Lumley and Jones had been actively trying to recruit drummer Bill Bruford for the band, Percy had recently befriend...