Sonja Kristina (vocalist)
Darryl Way (writer)
Francis Monkman (composer)
Florian Pilkington-Miksa
Rob Martin
Eddie Jobson (keyboards)
Kirby Gregory
Jim Russell
Stewart Copeland (drums)
Mick Jacques
Tony Reeves
Curved Air were a pioneering British rock group formed in 1969.
Curved Air was founded in 1969 by Francis Monkman (keyboards, guitar), Darryl Way (electric violin, vocals), Sonja Kristina Linwood (vocals), Florian Pilkington-Miksa (drums), Rob Martin (bass). The group evolved from the band Sisyphus and was named by Monkman after the piece A Rainbow in Curved Air by contemporary composer Terry Riley.
The line-up experienced frequent changes, members being Eddie Jobson (later Roxy Music, Frank Zappa and Jethro Tull), Stewart Copeland (The Police) and Tony Reeves (ex-Greenslade, Colosseum, John Mayall). Only Sonja Kristina continuously remained as member. Monkman, member of Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, was later to play with John Williams in a group called Sky.
The musicians developed from quite different artistic backgrounds, classic, folk, electronic sound, which resulted in a mixture of progressive rock, folk rock, fusion with classical elements.
The band's groundbreaking 1969 debut , Air Conditioning, reached no. 8 in the UK Albums Chart, and was the first ever picture disc. In 1976 the band recorded their last studio album and then eventually split . Intermittently since then, the group, particularly in its original line-up, has re-joined for periodic concerts, one of which in 1990 gave rise to another live album.
Note: This information was obtained from Wikipedia.com.
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Still luvin Your Music
I think now i am nearly 50 i go back in time and remember wicked times listening to your wonderful Music.....still know all the words.......How's that for a nearly 50 year old X
Sonja i still say you should have been bigger in your time with that wicked wonderful voice.... Love It X
Progressive rock is one of my favorite music genres. However, Curved air takes it a step further as one of the very few prog bands with a female vocalist. It's an awesome to hear chior like, folksy female vocals combined with metal-like guitar. And Curved Air is a sucessfull product of this formula. A band which unique & awesome sound still remains fresh today. Rock on!
Wow, after all these years, I too finally find out how they sounded like: an impressive Annie Haslam-era Renaissance, with a somewhat softer voice.
I knew of them for 30 years but I never get a chance to know how they sounded like, until now. Thanks, also for accepting me too as a friend, btw!
Wait, though! It's funny: I have a Gong "You" or "Shamal" cassette-tape recording that ends with ..."Metamorphosis MNY". I don't have the setlist on those particular albums with me now.
But I will investigate. Probably whoever taped it let the tape flow and it caught the next song as well, which then was from a ...Curved Air album.
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One of my all time favorite bands "Vivaldi", "Melinda More or Less" "The Purple Speed Queen" killer songs. Thanks for the add, and thanks for creating the site.