ONE of the UK's pioneering pre-punk bands return to the live stage.
Graham Parker and the Rumour will be performing tracks from their latest album Mystery Glue, as well as earlier numbers at The Brook on Monday.
The Rumour formed in 1975 and although deemed too edgy for the traditional rock scene and too traditional for the emerging punk wave, they were critically acclaimed and are remembered for their incendiary live performances.
Reforming a couple of years ago after a 30 plus year hiatus, they recorded a new album, Three Chords Good and took to the road. The May release of Mystery Glue again features the original line up of Graham, Bob Andrews, Brinsley Schwarz, Martin Belmont, Andrew Bodnar and Stephen Goulding.
Often cited as a major influence on amongst others Elvis Costello, Nick Lowe, Paul Weller and Bruce Springsteen, Parker’s song writing prowess and live intensity is the stuff of legend.
Whether onstage or in the studio the chemistry and energy between Graham and the Rumour was riveting yet by 1980, after 5 studio albums together and 2 live sets, they split, Graham pursuing a solo career that has seen him record some 25 albums in the years since.
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