Greenslade Greenslade I (November 1972 - 1974) Dave Greenslade - keyboards/vibes - b. David Greenslade, January 18, 1943, Woking, Surrey, England - formerly with Chris Farlowe and The Thunderbirds, Geno Washington, and Colosseum. Tony Reeves - bass - b. Anthony Reeves, April 18, 1943, London, England - formerly with John Mayall's Bluesbreakers and Colosseum. Dave Lawson - keyboards/clarinet/flute/vocals - b. David Lawson, April 25, 1945, Hampshire, England. Andy McCulloch - drums - b. Andrew McCulloch, November 19, 1945, England. Albums: "Greenslade" (1973) "Bedside Manners Are Extra" (1973) Greenslade II (1974 - 1975) Dave Greenslade - keyboards/vibes Tony Reeves - bass Dave Lawson - keyboards/clarinet/flute/vocals Andy McCulloch - drums David "Clem" Clempson - guitar - b. David Clempson, September 5, 1949, Tamworth, Staffordshire, England - formerly with Colosseum and Humble Pie. Graham Smith - fiddle Album: "Spyglass Guest" (1974) "Live 1973-75" (1999) Tony Reeves later joins Curved Air. Greenslade III (1975 - January 1976) Dave Greenslade - keyboards/vibes Dave Lawson - keyboards/clarinet/flute/vocals Andy McCulloch - drums Clem Clempson - guitar Graham Smith - fiddle Martin Briley - bass Album: "Time and Tide" (1975) Group disbands.  Dave Greenslade rejoins the reformed Colosseum.  Dave Lawson joins Stackridge. Greenslade IV (1999 - 2000) (reformed) Dave Greenslade - keyboards Tony Reeves - bass John Young - keyboards/vocals - formerly with Asia. John Trotter - drums - formerly with Manfred Mann's Earth Band. Greenslade IV (2000 - Present) Dave Greenslade - keyboards Tony Reeves - bass John Young - keyboards/vocals Chris Cozens - drums Album: "Large Afternoon" (2000) - After 25 years, it's great to see Greenslade back with a new album on Mystic Records of all new material penned by keyboardist Dave Greenslade.  True to form of the original version of the band, there are no guitars (other than bass) on this album, although you'll swear you hear them in a couple of places...it must be those keyboard guys!.  This new album contains 9 songs, and is a mix of instrumental and vocal tracks (5 instrumentals and 4 vocals)...total playing time is about 47 minutes.  The CD cover is very attractive and reminiscent of Greenslade's cover-artwork from the 1970s.  Lyrics are provided for the vocal tracks.  Musicianship is superb throughout, with the lush keyboards from Dave Greenslade and tasteful bass-playing by Tony Reeves being particularly outstanding...and percussion work from Chris Cozens is solid.  The vocal tracks from second keyboardist John Young are well done, and there are no throwaway cuts.  But my favorite tracks are the beautiful, well-crafted instrumentals that draw you in and let you float for a while.  Very, very nice. Dave Greenslade solo: "Cactus Choir" (1976) "The Pentateuch Of Cosmogony" (1979) "From the Discworld" (1995) (with author Terry Pratchett) "Going South" (1999) Links: Mystic Records - "Where The Music Really Matters" Take me back to the Index... Last Revised:  June 10, 2009 Copyright © 2000, 2001, 2005, 2009 by Gary S. Hartman.  All rights reserved.