Gary is a rock… Read Full Bio ↴Gary Hughes (Born 7 July 1964 in Manchester, England)
Gary is a rock vocalist most famous for his work with the British hard rock TEN.
Gary Hughes is considered to be one of the greatest singer in the AOR/Hard Rock scene. He has been compared to such rock legends as David Coverdale and Robert Plant.
As a solo artist he released until then three albums: Big Bad Wolf (1989), Strength of Heart (1991) and Gary Hughes (1993). In 1995 Gary began to write what he thought would be two new solo albums, but in 1996 he was joined on the recordings by former Dare members Vinny Burns and Greg Morgan. The sound thus became more band-oriented and the band TEN was born. Veteran producer, Mike Stone (Queen, Journey, Kiss) was brought in to oversee and mix the first of the albums, and the band’s self-titled début album, was finished. The album was warmly acclaimed by the fans and press, especially in the UK and Japan, In Japan they were ouselling huge Rock bands reaching sales of 50.000 records.
After less than one year came The Name of the Rose, still today considered by many to be Ten’s best album to date. The title track was voted “Song Of The Year” by the readers of BURRN! in Japan.
The band was then completed with John Halliwell (guitar), Ged Rylands (keyboards) and Shelley (also from DARE on bass).
The following album, The Robe was a huge step forward in the sound of TEN, leading strongly towards epic and majestic atmospheres and influences. Songs like the title track, "Arcadia" and "Ten Fathoms Deep" are considered to be amongst the best expressions of the British hard rock of the 90's. However, their major commercial success - especially in Europe - came with their following album: Spellbound, in 1999.
The record had all the elements which decreed the vast success of TEN within the hard rock fans: melody and class, but also power and epic atmospheres, inherited by the tradition of the British bands of the 70's such as Rainbow, Thin Lizzy and UFO.
A few line-up changes (most notably Steve McKenna taking on bass duties and Don Airey and Paul Hodson later on keyboards) did not really change the musical styles and success of the band that also gathered a great exposure and acclaim with the following release Babylon, a concept album based on a futuristic story of a computer programmer and his tragic love affair.
The following two records Far Beyond the World(2001) and Return to Evermore (2004, which saw the début of the new guitar ace Chris Francis, taking the place of Vinny Burns) served only to solidify the band’s reputation for great music and exquisite arrangements in great melodic hard rock fashion.
To mark the band’s 10th anniversary, a two disc album The Essential Collection was issued in January 2006, comprising the best Rockers and Ballads re-recorded in the style of how the band currently play their music. Ten’s most recent appearance was in March this year at the Atarfe Vega Rock Festival in Spain[citation needed], where they appeared to great critical acclaim along side WASP, Twisted Sister and Stryper.
Ten’s latest album is The Twilight Chronicles. It is a mixture of rock and ballads with a strong atmospheric mood and lyrics that tell tales of love, lust, death, glory, revenge and darkness.
Once again the album has been penned by Gary Hughes, who consistently delivers songs of immense quality and who must in fact rate amongst the worlds most accomplished and consistent songwriters for the last decade. The album is considered to be quite cinematic in nature; it features mighty orchestral passages and boasts all the usual opus of hooks, riffs, haunting melodies and themes that is always expected and associated with any Ten release.
In creating this new album, Ten has risen the standard once again for all other bands of similar following[citation needed]. Ten has now entered their second decade at the top of their genre, and with albums and material of this calibre they will surely be there for a great many years to come.
The current lineup for Ten circa May 2006 are Gary Hughes – Vocals, Chris Francis – Guitars, John Halliwell – Guitars, Paul Hodson – Keyboards
Sinner
Gary Hughes Lyrics
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Born of a nightmare nad your heart never breaks
One of the black lair's fateful mistakes,
No one sensed the storm was comin'
No one sensed the mountains start to crumble
The laws tore
Spawns as the rites tear, tempers the blame,
No one breached your lies and cunnin'
No one reached your heart but now its over
The walls fall
For you dared, now the battlefield is bloody,
And you shared, what was sacred is undone,
You're the queen, it's obscene how
you lied and schemed
You're a fake; there's a snake deep within ya
It's a web that you weave out of vile deceit
You've got blood on your hands,
You're a sinner
Your thrust at the heartland with the sword of bretayal
Trust tore apart there, honesty failed
No-one's left to save you woman
No one rests; the blame is on your shoulders
For all time
Is your soul full of sandness?
Is your heart full of hate?
Were you touched by the madness?
passion and fate;
No one cares and now you're runnin'
No one can deny that now it's over
You're long gome
For you strayed and I should have
seen it coming,
Now you pray, only look what
you've become,
You're the queen, it's obscene how
you lied and schemed
You're a fake; there's a snake deep within ya
It's a web that you weave out of vile deceit
You've got blood on your hands,
You're a sinner
The lyrics of “Sinner” by Gary Hughes are a powerful portrayal of a deceitful woman who has caused destruction and betrayal in her life. The song tells the story of a woman who was born out of a nightmare and has a heart that never breaks. She is one of the black lair's fateful mistakes and no one sensed the storm that was coming. The laws tearing apart and the mountains crumbling are metaphors for the chaos that the woman has caused in her life.
The song goes on to describe how the woman’s lies and cunning were never breached, and how no one ever reached her heart. Now the walls have fallen and the battlefield is bloody. The woman’s actions have left her with blood on her hands, and she is a sinner. The lyrics make it clear that the woman is a betrayer and has caused destruction wherever she has gone. She is a fake, and there’s a snake deep within her. The web she weaves is made of vile deceit, and now she has no one left to save her.
The lyrics of this song are haunting and poetic. They tell the story of a woman who has caused destruction wherever she has gone. The music itself is powerful and emotional, with soaring guitar solos and driving drumbeats. The song is a masterpiece of storytelling and musicality.
Line by Line Meaning
Born of a nightmare nad your heart never breaks
You were created from a terrifying dream, but you are emotionless.
One of the black lair's fateful mistakes,
The hidden, sinister place that birthed you made an unwise decision.
No one sensed the storm was comin'
Nobody saw the chaos approaching.
No one sensed the mountains start to crumble
Nobody noticed the signs of imminent destruction.
The laws tore
The rules fell apart.
Dawn and the light snares every crime like a stain
The morning and its brightness reveal all wrongdoing.
Spawns as the rites tear, tempers the blame,
As ceremonies and traditions break apart, people start pointing fingers and getting angry.
No one breached your lies and cunnin'
Nobody exposed your deceitful behavior.
No one reached your heart but now its over
Nobody could connect with you, but it's all finished now.
The walls fall
The barriers crumble.
For you dared, now the battlefield is bloody,
Because you took a risk, there's now a lot of carnage on the battleground.
And you shared, what was sacred is undone,
You revealed something secret, and now it's ruined.
You're the queen, it's obscene how you lied and schemed
You're like royalty, and it's disgusting how you planned and deceived others.
You're a fake; there's a snake deep within ya
You're not genuine, and you have a treacherous side to you.
It's a web that you weave out of vile deceit
You create a tangled trap of terrible lies.
You've got blood on your hands, You're a sinner
You're guilty of a lot of wrongdoing.
Your thrust at the heartland with the sword of bretayal
You attacked the center of something valuable with a weapon of disloyalty.
Trust tore apart there, honesty failed
Because there was no trust, honesty broke down.
No-one's left to save you woman
Nobody is around to rescue you.
No one rests; the blame is on your shoulders
Nobody is calm, and everyone is putting the responsibility on you.
For all time
Forever.
Is your soul full of sandness?
Do you have a lot of melancholy in your soul?
Is your heart full of hate?
Do you harbor a lot of animosity in your heart?
Were you touched by the madness?
Did insanity influence you?
passion and fate;
intense emotion and destiny.
No one cares and now you're runnin'
Nobody is concerned, and you're fleeing.
No one can deny that now it's over
Everyone agrees that it's finished now.
You're long gome
You've been absent for a while.
For you strayed and I should have seen it coming,
You wandered off the right path, and I should have foreseen it.
Now you pray, only look what you've become,
You're begging for help now, but just look at the monster you've turned into.
Contributed by Xavier T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
LeProphic
FINALLY! Thank you SO much for uploading this; phenomenal song, and it's so ridiculously hard to find online. You're a saint.
Elias Tsoutsas
Thank you!
Xrocknroll4ever
Seriously, you are a saint. Thanks for upload!!!!
Elias Tsoutsas
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Leo Barzi
A B S O L U T O !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mario Galán Vadillo
PERFECTO
Elias Tsoutsas
@LeProphic Thank you man! My pleasure!