Ace (band)

Ace were a British rock music band who enjoyed moderate success in the 1970s.

Formed in the UK during December 1972 and originally called Ace Flash And The Dynamos - quickly abbreviated after a couple of gigs - Ace comprised; Paul Carrack (b. 22 April 1951, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England; keyboards, vocals), Alan "Bam" King (b. 18 September 1946, Kentish Town, London; guitar, vocals) Phil Harris (b. 18 July 1948, Muswell Hill, London; guitar, vocals), Terry "Tex" Comer (b. 23 February 1949, Burnley, Lancashire, England; bass), Steve Witherington (b. 26 December 1953, Enfield, Middlesex, England; drums).

The members were assembled from various other known bands and were all competent musicians. Carrack and Comer came from Warm Dust, and King arrived via Mighty Baby, whose antecedents were the highly regarded 1960s band The Action. Ace became one of the darlings of the UK pub rock circuit with their polished funky pop music.

Before the recording of their first album, ex-Bees Make Honey drummer Fran Byrne (b. 17 March 1948, Dublin, Ireland) had replaced Witherington. The album, Five-A-Side, was a creditable debut. The single "How Long", culled from this record, gave them an enormous hit that they were never able to repeat. It was a perfectly crafted pop song with a hypnotic bass introduction directly "borrowed" from "Travelling Song" by Pentangle, followed by Carrack's sweet electric piano. The simple tale of infidelity captured people's attention and it became a Top 20 hit in the UK and also reached number 3 in the USA charts.

The band eventually moved to America but disbanded in July 1977 when most of the remaining members joined Frankie Miller's band.

Of the members of the band Carrack has enjoyed most post-Ace success, playing in Eric Clapton's band, joining Squeeze, and latterly playing with Mike & the Mechanics. Carrack re-recorded "How Long", which became a UK Top 40 hit again in 1996.


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Carrack re-recorded "How Long", which became a UK Top 40 hit again in 1996.
According to Havok, the new album is expected to be released late fall/early winter 2005. Of the members of the band Carrack has enjoyed most post-Ace success, playing in Eric Clapton's band, joining Squeeze, and latterly playing with Mike & the Mechanics. It will be available in May 2005 at Hot Topic Stores. The band eventually moved to America but disbanded in July 1977 when most of the remaining members joined Frankie Miller's band. Also Due for 2005 is Glitterboy the new fashion line from Davey Havok and Serious Clothing. The simple tale of infidelity captured people's attention and it became a Top 20 hit in the UK and also reached number 3 in the USA charts. The band claims they well incorprate more 'rock elements' and adapt more of a 'cold-pop' sound with more electronica incorprted into it.

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23 February 1949, Burnley, Lancashire, England; bass), Steve Witherington (b. Davey has also pursued several side projects. 18 July 1948, Muswell Hill, London; guitar, vocals), Terry "Tex" Comer (b. Currently he has a solo band Hunter Revenge and is in The Frisk, as well as being in AFI full-time. 18 September 1946, Kentish Town, London; guitar, vocals) Phil Harris (b. He was in a number of bands, including The Force. 22 April 1951, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England; keyboards, vocals), Alan "Bam" King (b. Hunter, who replaced Geoff (who went on to join Tiger Army), is from Grass Valley in Northern California.

Formed in the UK during December 1972 and originally called Ace Flash And The Dynamos - quickly abbreviated after a couple of gigs - Ace comprised; Paul Carrack (b. Consisting of fans old and young, male and female, the Despair Faction attends every AFI show in its areas. Ace were a British rock music band who enjoyed moderate success in the 1970s. They are followed by a devoted fan base called the Despair Faction. However, many fans feel their latest album Sing the Sorrow which was released on the much larger DreamWorks label on March 11, 2003 displays a different musical approach which has lost some of the punk rock aggression and connected more with its lyrical (and angsty) subject matter. On this album, and the following All Hallow's EP (Nitro 1999), other EPs and the seminal The Art of Drowning album (Nitro 2000) their original punk roots were still quite apparent in their musical approach, but more 80s dark rock seemed to appear in the lyrics.

Following on from the new approach they had taken on the aforementioned A Fire Inside EP (released on Adeline records) the band recorded their Black Sails in the Sunset (Nitro 1998) a musical turning point. After the recording of the A Fire Inside EP in 1998, Mark left the band to be replaced by guitarist Jade Puget, formerly of Redemption 87 and Loose Change, who was critical in forming the band's new sound over the following albums. Over the course of four following LPs, the band has established a dedicated fan-base following and is widely respected as one of the better rock bands of the 1990s. Shortly after, he became their full-time bassist.

Their current bassist, Hunter Burgan, formerly of The Force (and currently, also doing the side projects of The Frisk and Hunter Revenge) filled in for Kresge for the tour in support of Very Proud of Ya Hunter perfers to go by the single name Hunter and he helped afi record their album, Shut Your Mouth and Open Your Eyes. Their second album, Very Proud of Ya, was released in 1995 (later re-released in 1996 by the Niro Label), after which their bassist Geoff Kresge decided to leave the group for personal reasons. They released a few independently made vinyl EP's, and eventually released their debut full-length album Answer That and Stay Fashionable in 1995. After reuniting to perform a very successful live show, the members decided to drop out of college and play in the band full-time.

After doing a few live shows in parks and such, AFI broke up while its members moved away to different colleges, including University of California at Berkeley (where Havok began a double major of English and Psychology) and University of California at Santa Barbara. Havok was in the school's choir. Adam and Davey played school soccer together, and Adam used his brother's drum kit. AFI formed when the members got bored in between skate sessions.

Formerly a street punk band with slight pop undertones, they recently have been embracing a more deep rock/electronica/industrial sound. Geoff was replaced by Hunter Burgan. Bassist Vic was later replaced by Geoff Kresge. AFI is an American New Wave/Rock band formed in 1991 by Davey Havok(vocals), Markus Stopholese (guitar), Vic Chalker (bass) and Adam Carson (drums) in Ukiah, California.

AFI, Retrospective released on November 2, 2004. "Silver And Cold" 2003 Video-Single (only). 2" 2003 CD/Video Single. "The Leaving Song Pt.

"Girl's Not Grey" 2003 CD/Video Single. Book, CD, and DVD- Clandestine

    . Sing the Sorrow Special Edition. Sing the Sorrow Album released in 2003.

    336/Now The World EP released in 2002 on 10" vinyl. The Days Of The Phoenix EP released in 2001. "The Days Of The Phoenix" 2000 Video-Single (only). The Art of Drowning Album released in 2000

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      "Totalimmortal" 1999 Video-Single (only). All Hallow's EP released in 1999

        . Black Sails in the Sunset Album released in 1999. Black Sails EP released in 1999.

        A Fire Inside EP released in 1998. "Third Season" 1997 Video-Single (only). Shut Your Mouth and Open Your Eyes Album released in 1997

          . "He Who Laughs Last..." 1996 Video-Single (only).

          Very Proud of Ya Album released in 1996

            . Answer That and Stay Fashionable Album released in 1995, rereleased in 1997. Fly In The Ointment EP released in 1995 on 7" vinyl. Eddie Picnic's All Wet Live EP released in 1994 on 7" vinyl.

            Behind The Times EP released in 1993 on 7" vinyl. Dork EP released in 1993 on 7" vinyl.