City Boy
Register or Login to editStarted off as a folk outfit but turned their hands to straight ahead pop/rock with driving songs (including one about a car), clever lyrics and general pizzazz (spell-check that for “style”).
Lol Mason (Lead vocal/Percussion), Steve Broughton (Lead vocal/acoustic guitar/mandolin/percussion), Max Thomas (Vocals/Keyboards/Acoustic guitar/Percussion), Mike (The Duke) Slamer (Lead Guitar/Vocal), Chris (The Duck) Dunn (Bass Guitar/Vocal), Roger Kent (Drums/Percussion) – later replaced by Roy Ward (who remarkably sounded like Steve on vocals after Steve left).
Albums: City Boy/Dinner at the Ritz/Book Early/Young Men Gone West/Heads are Rolling/The Day the Earth Caught Fire/It’s Personal (latter allegedly to be re-released in Oct 2009? – not their strongest one but hey, opinions are like…mouths…everyone has one!).
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August 10th, 2009 at 8:19 pm
I’m writing this listening to Mike Slamer’s 2006 Nowhere Land album, which is great and reminicent of his distinctive lead guitar sound which he provided to City Boy. I only got to see City Boy a few times but none better than when they played at the Town Hall in Brum in ‘76. Steve Broughton was climbing all over the place while singing his heart out with Lol. Quality music all through and needlesstosay, I now have everything they’ve ever recorded (unless they’re keeping some more in their archives for later..ha ha). If you haven’t heard anything other than 5705, then you’re missing out (assuming that you liked 5705 in the first place, I guess though!)
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