A more permanent reformation came in 2001 when frontman Spike and guitarist Guy Griffin put together a new line-up.ġ996–2021: Reformation and subsequent albums In 1993, the Quireboys broke up but briefly reformed live in 1995 with a new drummer. They began working on the follow-up, Bitter Sweet & Twisted, which was released in 1993. A live album was released following this long touring, entitled Live (Recorded Around the World). The long touring schedule was finished off with a gig in Japan at the Tokyo Dome on New Year's Eve in front of 50,000 people. A Bit of What You Fancy drew positive reviews and was compared favourably to British rock names such as Rod Stewart and Faces. The band entered the UK Albums Chart at No. 2. The debut album was produced by Jim Cregan and George Tutko at Cherokee Studios in Los Angeles, California. For the debut album, Cozy was substituted by Ian Wallace who played with Bob Dylan. By 1990, the Quireboys had fired Ginger (who went on to form the Wildhearts), who they replaced with former Cradle Snatchers / Feline Groove guitarist Guy Griffin. Sharon Osbourne was appointed as manager and the Quireboys were signed to EMI for the release of their debut album, A Bit of What You Fancy. 1990–95: A Bit of What You Fancy and Bitter Sweet & Twisted Thus they changed it to the Quireboys and have kept the name ever since. They were also booked to play Reading Festival, on the understanding that they would change their name. īy 1987, the band's controversial name was starting to hinder them, it caused some of the gigs on their tour with Andy McCoy's band to be cancelled. In May of that year, they played support dates on a Cherry Bombz tour. On 28 March 1986, the Queerboys appeared with Bernie Torme and the Moho Pack at what was Klub Foot at the Clarendon Hotel, Hammersmith. The band's drummer Paul Hornby soon left to join Dogs D'Amour, which contained future friends of the Quireboys, he was replaced by Nick Connell (known as Cozy). The Queerboys started to build up a following, playing at the Marquee Club. īy the mid-1980s, the two decided to form a rock and roll band, the name chosen for the group was originally 'The Choirboys' taken from the 1977 movie of the same name, but they soon changed it to the Queerboys. Vocalist Jonathan Gray (commonly referred to as just 'Spike') moved from Newcastle upon Tyne to London when he was 17 years old. 1.4 2022–present: Spike's departure and ongoing dispute.1.3 1996–2021: Reformation and subsequent albums.1.2 1990–95: A Bit of What You Fancy and Bitter Sweet & Twisted.
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