Posted in: Musicouching by frictionlive on August 27th, 2012 | 0 Comments
Formally the lead singer for The Bluestones, the London four piece – Mark Morriss, Adam Devlin, Scott Morriss and Eds Chesters – scored their biggest hit in 1996 with Slight Return, it ended up peaking out at number two in the U.K singles chart. Fortunately their last studio album was released in May 2010 with – A New Athens and the band soon split up after a September U.K tour.Now though Mark seems to be happy just touring solo with that laid back cheeky Middlesex vibe of his, which has ventured down to the south to give a night to remember at the Lennons.
Mark Morriss (The Bluetones)
Formally the lead singer for The Bluestones, the London four piece – Mark Morriss, Adam Devlin, Scott Morriss and Eds Chesters – scored their biggest hit in 1996 with Slight Return, it ended up peaking out at number 2 in the U.K singles chart. Fortunately their last studio album was released in May 2010 with – A New Athens and the band soon split up after a September U.K tour. Although now Mark seems to be happy just touring solo with that laid back cheeky Middlesex vibe of his, which has ventured down to the south to give a night to remember at the Lennons.
I had no idea what I was really in for. I’ve been listening to Sleazy Bed over and over and I just can’t get enough of Marks talented voice. I’ve always had something for melodies that use great lyrics, especially saucy tracks like; My Autumn’s Done Come. These sounds really do place a great feeling into your behaviour, and best of all is the way that Mark is able to move from a song that’s played with educated remorse to a sudden Latin lit effect, that is a talent for me to be honest.
Firstly a warm up from the Stealers with Hiding in the shadows, then setting the scene strumming his atmosphere at the Lennons, the crowd just lent at the bar or on a pillar grasping his sounds as they are thrown at you from one of his singles I’m Sick. As his voice bellows around the venue from Alcoholiday the crowd gather in on his warm glow from yet another great track and one person shouts ‘play more mate’ as he moves onto So it goes. The room is sprung upon and from yet more listeners arriving and before long ‘It’s hard to be good all the time hits the mic and you begin to get the impression of his artistic form.
After the gig I asked him few questions about how his inspired humour and comedian like passion of always being happy differs from his work in the past to his solo stage performances now.
I’ll start with your solo album ‘Memory Mussel’; did you begin with that inspired life of walking away from your childhood like a real John Lennon type?
