Rob Dickinson
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Rob Dickinson is an Alternative / Indie rocker who's first single, My Name Is Love has stamped his name on the music map. A favorable recommendation from actor Zach Braff may have been the catalyst that gained him more notoriety.
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About
Born on July 23, 1965 and raised in Norfolk, England, the son of two school teachers, Dickinson was a slow learning child who grew up happily enough in a sleepy town next to the sea. He went to school, he went to University, he designed cars and then he formed one of the most range roaming, viscerally intense rock bands of the nineties.
The Catherine Wheel was a cool band. In Rob Dickinson they possessed a songwriter and lyricist of rare and sometimes audacious talent. Through constant evolution and a steadfast refusal to repeat themselves, Catherine Wheel grew into a swaggeringly assured, devastatingly effective scene setter of a band.
Criminally overlooked, (Rolling Stone famously sub-editing the review of the bands 1997 masterwork Adam and Eve down from 4 and a half stars to 3 and a half) , never was a band so influential and yet so invisible. They quietly unleashed 6 brilliant albums all an artistic development of the last and all reflecting a musical force that could crush any band that dared share a stage - ask Radiohead or The Smashing Pumpkins about that.
And then? Nothing. The band vanished. No word, no explanation, no fanfare, no farewell, no best wishes, no ‘best of’. Nothing. A band stopped. People were no longer paying attention. Going out with a bang seemed a little inappropriate according Dickinson. "I’m not bitter about the band’s modest success. I view that time as an apprenticeship. Huge success would have killed me anyway at that time in my life. It was a time when I was free to experiment and was encouraged to be ‘an artist’. I consider myself lucky to have been blessed with such an opportunity."
So, what’s been going on for five years? Tales of another life in New York or LA, supermodels, vintage Porsches, rumors of depression, a hush hush business designing one-off cars for the well heeled, even shepherding in the French Pyrenees, all remain unconfirmed yet un-denied. Dickinson it seems is a complicated man. What he has very definitely been doing is writing songs. Whatever merit his past with the band may confer on him, Dickinson’s inevitable stardom would appear to be as a solo artist with a breathtaking new collection of music celebrating the extremes of the human spirit. If ever a slice of modern rock music deserved the adjective’ deep’, Fresh Wine for the Horses is it.
In 1976 the lead singer of a great band left to pursue a solo career transforming himself as a songwriter and performer. There seem certain parallels between Rob Dickinson and Peter Gabriel whether it be their quintessential Englishness, the lush musical landscapes in which they roam or the quality of the bands they once steered. Whatever the similarities, Fresh Wine for the Horses is destined to make an emotional impact.
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Tours & Concerts
Co-headling with Ben Harper
November 15 The Borderline Orange Yard; off Manette Street, London W1D 4JB
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Reviews
Rob has a unique talent that he has finally shared to the world openly. I particularly like the song My Name Is Love. It reminds me of being part of a soundtrack somewhere. The tune is quite formidable for such an artist like him.
I would definitely recommend Rob Dickinson to be a part of your everyday life. --Angelic biatch 08:27, 5 November 2006 (PST)
External Links
- Official MySpace Updated by Rob Dickinson regularly
Categories: Upcoming Artist | Acoustic | Rock | Indie
