Trapeze (Official Thread)

[Nololob]

Wikipedia

Trapeze were an English rock band formed in March 1969, by vocalist John Jones and guitarist/keyboardist Terry Rowley (who named the band), with guitarist Mel Galley, singer/bassist Glenn Hughes, and drummer Dave Holland. The band had a fairly fluid line up, finally dissolving in 1994, and although they never found commercial success themselves, several members went on to join better known bands, including Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Whitesnake, Judas Priest, and Uriah Heep.

The core and most familiar line-up of the band was Glenn Hughes, Mel Galley, and Dave Holland. After Glenn Hughes' departure in June 1973, Galley and Holland kept the band together with constantly varying members until 1979, when Holland went on to join Judas Priest. Holland tried to revive the band in 1990, after leaving Priest, but the band finally broke up in 1994. Their first three albums remain their best known and most commercially successful.

Discography

Trapeze (1970)
Medusa (1970)
You Are the Music...We're Just the Band (1972)
The Final Swing (1974)
Hot Wire (1974)
Live At The Boat Club (1975)
Trapeze (1976)
Hold On (1978) also called Running (1979)
Live in Texas: Dead Armadillos (1981)
Way Back to the Bone - Best of 1970-1972 (1986)
Welcome to the Real World - live 1992 (1993)
High Flyers: The Best of Trapeze - Best of Studio 1970-1974 (1996)
On the Highwire - Best of 1970-1992 (2003)

Loser

Keepin' Time


Touch My Life


Jury
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[Mr. T]

Re: Trapeze

Oh hell yeh! Loved these guys.

This is another fave of mine...

Coast to Coast

 

[Rock Candy]

Re: Trapeze

Funk-ay. The title track to their third album is just fantastic, Hughes in fine form.

Pat Travers did an awesome cover of this, but I couldn't seem to find it on YT or GS anywhere :'[

 

[joe]

Re: Trapeze

I like the post Glenn Hugh's/ Mel Galley fronted Trapeze as much as the original. Hot Wire, s/t and Hold On are great funky rockers as well. Good stuff.

 

[Garrett]

Re: Trapeze

Excellent band!

I still have "You Are the Music...We're Just the Band." in my collection!

 

[Peacheater]

Re: Trapeze

I was front and center at this DVD shoot

Glenn was pretty pissed at the final out come of this DVD, but the original show kicked major ass!!!

 

[Phil B.]

Re: Trapeze

I haven't explored all of their discography, but Medusa is a great album!

 

[Nai Noswad]

I was fortunate to see these a few times, Glenn Hughes did impress me, this was in a relatively small club and they were a powerhouse.

The Giant's Dead Hoorah!

 

[E-Z]

Sorry to say my only interest in Trapeze is the Glenn Hughes/Deep Purple connection other than that I always regard the band as a early 1970s 'second division' rock band although that is not meant as a put down of Mel Galley on guitar and Dave Holland on drums. According to Glenn Hughes Trapeze were on the verge of 'hitting the big time' when he left for Deep Purple in the second-half of 1973.

 

[Nai Noswad]

I attended this gig(one of 3 concerts that were subsequently recorded onto vinyl).. though the others were INXS and Nutz.