Gary Barden
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| Gary Barden | |
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 Barden (right) with MSG bandmate Paul Raymond in 1981 |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Gary John Barden |
| Born | 27 August 1955 Royal Tunbridge Wells, England |
| Genres | Hard rock, heavy metal |
| Occupations | Singer-songwriter, musician |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 1979–present |
| Labels | Chrysalis |
| Associated acts | The Michael Schenker Group, Gary Moore, Statetrooper, Praying Mantis, The Company of Snakes, Silver |
Gary John Barden (born 27 August 1955, Royal Tunbridge Wells, England) is an English singer-songwriter, best known for his work with the Michael Schenker Group.[1]
Barden was discovered by Schenker upon the guitarist's hearing a demo of Barden's previous band, Fraser Nash. Barden proceeded to appear on The Michael Schenker Group (1980), MSG (1981) and One Night at Budokan (1981) albums. He was asked to leave the group and was replaced by former Rainbow frontman Graham Bonnet. In the interim, Barden worked with Gary Moore.
Barden returned to the MSG in 1983 for the album Built to Destroy (1983), followed by the live album Rock Will Never Die (1984). After his stint in MSG he went on to form Statetrooper with brothers Steve and Paul Johnson, as well as doing an album and tour as lead singer with Praying Mantis.
In 2007, Barden was fronting Silver and Statetrooper, and maintaining a solo career. He recorded an album with Michael Schenker Group called In the Midst of Beauty which was released in April 2008, followed by a world tour.
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[edit] Discography
[edit] with The Michael Schenker Group
- The Michael Schenker Group 1980
- MSG 1981
- One Night at Budokan 1982
- Built to Destroy 1983
- Rock Will Never Die 1984
- Heavy Hitters 2005
- Tales of Rock'n'Roll 2006
- In the Midst of Beauty 2008
[edit] with Schenker Barden Acoustic Project
- Gipsy Lady 2009
[edit] with Praying Mantis
- To the Power of Ten 1995
- Captured Alive in Tokyo City 1996
[edit] with Statetrooper
- Statetrooper 1986 (re issued with extra tracks in 2002)
- The Calling 2004
[edit] with Silver
- Silver 2001
- Dream Machines 2002
- Intruder 2003
- Addiction 2004
- Gold 2005
[edit] Solo as Gary John Barden
- Past & Present (MSG remixed) 2004
- Agony & The Xtasy 2006
- Love and War 2007
- Rock 'n Roll My Soul 2010
- Eleventh Hour 2011
[edit] References
- ^ Strong, Martin Charles; Peel, John (2004). The Great Rock Discography. Canongate U.S.. p. 1329. ISBN 1841956155, 9781841956152. http://books.google.com/books?id=_WoRAPJQ58sC&pg=PA1329&dq=%22Gary+Barden%22&hl=en&ei=nxnQTJqcDMm9nAedrr2OBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCkQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22Gary%20Barden%22&f=false.
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