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Topic: New Credo album "Against Reason" news
Posted By: Credo Man
Subject: New Credo album "Against Reason" news
Date Posted: February 02 2011 at 12:59
Hi there, the new album is nearly finished, we have a huge selection of dates to support the release and its all looking and sounding dandy - but then I would say that lol.
This is just a quick note to say that there's a new Credo track that can be downloaded from our website http://www.credo.gb.com/" rel="nofollow - www.credo.gb.com
if any of you are interested in what we've been up to lately. The mp3
is about 23MB, so if you prefer just to listen, it's the first track on
our myspace music player http://www.myspace/credogb" rel="nofollow - www.myspace/credogb . It's also on the cover CD of Classic Rock Prog Issue 14 (track 4), if you want a 'hard copy'. I hope you like it. All the best,
Mark
------------- Credo Against Reason Now Available www.credo.gb.com
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: February 02 2011 at 13:10
Thanks Mark. Good luck with your new album.
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Posted By: Clepsydra
Date Posted: February 02 2011 at 16:54
I LOVE the new song!!! I can not wait to get this!!! BRAVO!
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Posted By: Clepsydra
Date Posted: February 02 2011 at 16:56
Credo Man wrote:
It's also on the cover CD of Classic Rock Prog Issue 14 (track 4), if you want a 'hard copy'. |
Hi Mark, Can't wait till April (although that is my birthday so what a present this cd will be!!) so I ordered the magazine just for this track!
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: February 02 2011 at 17:06
I've just remembered I have heard your band on a free sampler CD given out at a DT gig in Newport. Must dig it out.
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Posted By: Credo Man
Date Posted: March 19 2011 at 16:30
Snow Dog - Hope you found it and liked it
The New album is sounding Peachy :-)
------------- Credo Against Reason Now Available www.credo.gb.com
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Posted By: jillile
Date Posted: April 13 2011 at 08:03
Credo's new album "Against Reason" was released on the 11th April. Credo are pleased to announce the release of their amazing new Studio Album "Against Reason".
The album has been reviewed on Sea of Tranquility by John O'Boyle, who thinks it is the best Credo album to date. (see below): The first gig with songs from this album was played at The Wesley Centre, Maltby, on the 9th April. It was a great evening, with a very appreciative audience.
The release of the album will be accompanied by some gigs, both in the UK and in Holland. Saturday 16th April, IO
Pages Festival, De Boerderij, Zoetermeer, Holland. Saturday 23rd April, The
Peel, Kingston-upon-Thames. Sunday 15th May, Robin 2, Wolverhampton (Guests of The
Tangent). Thursday 19th May, Electric Garden Festival,
Blackpool. Friday 20th May, The Ferry, Glasgow (with Guests Abel Ganz
& Comedy Of Errors) Tuesday 21st June, The Borderline (Guests of
Solstice) Sunday 3rd July, Robin 2, Wolverhampton
(Headline). Sunday 7th August, Cambridge Rock Festival, Barton,
Cambs.
More exciting gigs to be announced later in the year.
With the fantastic "Against Reason" brilliant musicians, and wonderful fans.........Credo believe that "The Sky is the Limit"!
Credo: Against Reason..........John O'Boyle writes:
"Studio album number three "Against Reason"
see's British neo prog stalwarts Credo growing in strength. This is
just an album of pure and sublime brilliance. The band may have take
two and a half years to record and release this new album, but one thing
this is for sure, the wait has been more than worth it, two and a half
years that have definitely not been wasted.
The band continues to move in the realms of early Marillion, IQ and
Arena, but it never becomes dull. In fact this is a band that has a
story to tell and as a listener it is a story that needs to be heard.
This is a band that isn't afraid to challenge and stimulate, from the
opening track which features the dexterous Mike Varty inviting you
into the world of Credo; "Staring at the Sun" is a anthemic song
about global warming, which intelligently comments about our ability to
mess things up, its sense of urgency really highlights the point and
will have you singing along in no time, being a spectacular album
opener. The rest of the band step up and present their case, Tim
Birrell really excels here with his guitar structures; a dynamic that
when it's incorporated with Mike Varty's layered keyboards makes for
perfection. The icing on the cake is Mark Colton's ability to tell the
story vocally, poignantly, his voice presents every emotional nuance
that is displayed through the song, which is something that he does
excel in. There are few vocalists out there that can tell a story and
have you hanging on every word like Mark can.
"Cardinal Sins" has the band moving in darker circles topically,
the whole band displays a fantastic ability to control themselves, one
minute sedate, the next brooding, musically offering sound scapes that
twist and turn, offering pain and sorrow. It's a piece that carries
such sincerity, warmth and comfort musically, as it wraps and
encompasses your senses, unlike the subject mater which is cold and
callous. "Intimate Strangers" majestically struts from the
speakers, rhythmically touching all the required points, the band sits
in the shadows, almost voyeuristic as Mark Colton is allowed to develop
his quest to build images that are almost real, you can imagine yourself
being there. His moody approach really confirms the intentions of the
characters, its a song that sounds less convoluted than some of the
other tracks, but on repeated listening, this idea is blown out of the
water, the song is just fantastically layered proving that the band can
provide and play neo prog of the highest order.
"Against Reason" is a moody instrumental interlude, the calm before the storm, before the powerful and thought provoking "Insane"
kicks its way into your world. A song which questions the
justification of how television bombards its images of violence into
everybody's safe haven day after day, the atrocities being justified by
religion, a relevant and pertinent song for today's woes, which almost
negates the message of the two songs "Too Late" and "To say Goodbye"
presented on Rhetoric. The vocal prowess develops like a well acted
conversation; each tone used being a different character, which is
questioning, angry and perplexing never understanding the justifications
on the whole insanity of the cause, something that the music really
amplifies. This piece just twists and turns exemplifying what Credo are
all about. The haunting "Reason to Live" develops the beautiful
melodies that spew forth from Tim Birrell and Mart Varty's
interactions, the shortest piece on the album, ethereal and sedate
confirming that Credo's songs don't have to epic in proportion to be
classy.
"Conspiracy" along with "Ghosts of Yesterday" utilize the might lyrical power of the band, cleverly playing with words,
"When all that's left is hear say, truth masquerades as lies,
disarmingly economic with the facts, you fill them full of half truths,
an illusion of the mind, confuse them with coincidence" words that
collude, building their own conspiracy's, as does the music. Mike Varty
underpins the whole movement with fantastic dexterous keyboard wizardry
whilst the rest of the band weaves in and out of the meter and timbre
with excitement, succinctly hitting those perfect tones that they are
renowned for. "Ghosts of Yesterday" powerfully builds a picture
of society that has imploded in on itself, the will to battle or change,
lost, the cycle repeating itself, "Village of the living dead, can't be arsed get out of bed, waste the day get out your head never see the new world out there".
The approach used here really confirms what Credo are all about,
perfection in emotion, musically and lyrically, never afraid to
challenge the listener, a song that will have you talking, a song that
will draw you repeatedly back for another listen, never really sure as
to whether what you have just witnessed was real, being the perfect
musical bookend to the album opener "Staring at the Sun", which
to be perfectly honest is what will happen when you have hear this
seventy minute nirvana of neo prog. The statement of intent of the band
is that powerful.
Musically Tim Birrell touches on all the musical notations that I love
in music, his playing is passionate, emotive and very impressive, whilst
bassist Jim Murdoch frenetically runs his digits all over his bass
fretboard, never getting chance to breathe, punctuating precisely along
with drummer Martin Meads, whilst Mike Varty builds his layered tones,
that swirl, twist and turn in your head, being perfectly married with
the might and rather awesome vocal presentation of Mark Colton.
Where the band goes from here I'm not to sure? What I do know though,
is that on the strength of the progression of each of their album's
recorded, album number four maybe something to behold. 2011 and prog is
starting to gather pace with intelligent and stunning albums, something
that Credo should be proud of, as they are a part of this and its
albums like this that are keeping the genre alive".
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Posted By: jillile
Date Posted: May 09 2011 at 07:15
PRESS
RELEASE Issued
: (9th
May 2011)
250
YEARS AND JUST GETTING TO THE TOP OF THEIR GAME : COULD CREDO BE
“THE
BEST BAND YOU’VE NEVER HEARD OF”…?
Credo’s
Third Album ‘AGAINST REASON’ released in April is setting the
Progressive Rock world alight and thoroughly deserves a wider
audience.
With
over 250 years between the members of the band, what is so special
about Credo that they are still going strong after twenty years as a
band, with "Against Reason" only their third album?
“We’re
just a bunch of old farts living our dream, trying to make great
music and have some fun!”
says lead vocalist Mark Colton. “It’s
just the greatest buzz that we are now getting played with - and
being compared to – our musical heroes after all this time…”
Perhaps
it’s something to do with the diversity in the band, with five
totally different and very interesting characters, coming together
just to create amazing music. They are a democracy (when they’re
not on the verge of killing each other…); all contribute to the end
result, which is probably a bit of a rarity in itself! And
the end result is – energetic, vibrant, melodic rock with intricate
and lush soundscapes, lyrical challenges and powerful melodies.
Credo
just get a huge amount of pleasure making great music; they love
playing in front of live audiences. And it shows.
A
bit of a niche in the Progressive Rock firmament, a Credo show is
pure entertainment. Lead vocalist, Mark Colton, is a natural
showman, who weaves the story and pulls the emotion out of every
song. With a comedian’s twinkle and gift for the gab, he never
fails to rouse the audience between songs as well as during, with his
conversational narratives never wandering very far from the knuckle.
Mike
Varty is the band’s adulterer. Well-known in the Progressive Rock
world for his contribution to a number of bands, he is just a
keyboard tart. An instinctive musician with enviable skill, Mike is
seemingly effortless and compelling on stage. His playing makes for
stunning soundscapes which are totally captivating. Mike also has a
fantastic ear and talent for arrangement and is the Producer of the
Credo albums. Sickening isn’t it…?
The
‘Rocking Troll’, Tim Birrell might be small in stature, but what
he can get out of a guitar is truly enormous. Tim is an
extraordinary player; he looks as if he is on a walk in the park as
his fingers fly over the strings. But whatever the technicalities of
his phenomenal skill, Tim just makes the guitar sing in a very rare
way indeed. Tim is also the band’s conscience and is
compelled to message the world in the diverse subject matter of the
songs.
As
Phil Collins always says (and he would wouldn’t he..?) a band is
only as good as its rhythm section. And with Jim Murdoch (Bass) and
Martin Meads (Drums), it doesn’t come much better. As someone said
recently “They
are tighter than a goldfish’s chuff!”
Jim
is the band dreamer and many a fine concept has emanated from his
head and heart. Jim's signature melodic baseline is also almost like
a third lead instrument at times, as well as providing a sturdy
backdrop for the band.
Martin
is known to have four arms. You only ever see two of them, but most
people agree that the other two must be secreted about his person
somewhere. Martin does far more than laying down the beat (sometimes
ignoring it altogether…), making an invaluable contribution to the
overall structure of the band and an energetic and exciting spectacle
on stage.
In
conclusion, the five of them have all been around the block a bit;
they’ve had more than their fair share of personal tragedy as well
as triumph, but when asked what they want to achieve, they all still
believe that the sky is the limit!
Five
middle aged men in a rock band? It’s what fantasies are made of.
And this is a band which is just beginning to realise its full
potential.
With
Against Reason, they are attracting new fans on a daily basis. Catch
them now before the rheumatism well and truly sets in…
NOTES
TO EDITORS
ENQUIRIES
: Jill Lerner, Tel : 07702 230856 E-mail:[email protected]
E-mail
: [email protected].
Full
biography, downloads and press ready photographs available.
Interviews with band members can be arranged.
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Further information at http://www.credo.gb.com/" rel="nofollow - - www.credo.gb.com .
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