Henry Cow was an English avant-garde rock group, founded at Cambridge Unive… Read Full Bio ↴Henry Cow was an English avant-garde rock group, founded at Cambridge University in 1968 by multi-instrumentalists Fred Frith and Tim Hodgkinson. An inherent anti-commercial bias kept them at arm's length from the mainstream music business, enabling them to experiment at will. They remained in existence for 10 years, breaking up in 1978, and produced a body of music that was challenging, provocative and influential for years to come. Collaborations with the similarly-minded band Slapp Happy led to an eventual but brief merger of the two bands in 1974, and demerging in 1975. Cutler, Frith and Krause also continued on as Art Bears from 1978 as disagreements set in and the band dissolved.
Henry Cow was among the founding members of the movement dubbed Rock in Opposition (RIO).
A number of people passed through Henry Cow over the years:
* Georgie Born - Cello, Bass (1976-1978)
* Lindsay Cooper - Bassoon, Reeds (1974, 1975-1978)
* Chris Cutler - Drums, Percussion (1971-1978)
* Fred Frith - Guitar, Violin, Bass, Piano, Xylophone (1968-1978)
* John Greaves - Bass, Piano (1970-1976)
* Tim Hodgkinson - Keyboards, Reeds (1968 - 1978)
* Dagmar Krause - Vocals (1975 - 1978)
* Geoff Leigh - Flute, Reeds (1972 - 1973)
Henry Cow's repertoire included elaborately scored pieces (often with complex time signatures), tape manipulations, free improvisation and songs. It incorporated elements of jazz, rock, classical music and the avant-garde. Dagmar Krause's vocals added another dimension to their sound, giving it a dramatic, almost Brechtian flair.
Their music was often experimental, making classification all but impossible. However, the following styles (amongst others) are often associated with Henry Cow:
* rock (too general and therefore inadequate)
* progressive rock
* art rock
* avant-progressive rock
* avant-rock
* chamber rock
* experimental rock
* free improvisation
Some of these styles may come closer to describing their music than others, and often it contained elements of all of the above, but in reality, Henry Cow simply remains one of those unclassifiable groups.
Henry Cow's music was challenging, not only to the listener, but also to the band themselves. They often composed pieces to challenge their own capabilities. Some of their music was scored beyond the conventional ranges of their music instruments necessitating that they "reinvent their instruments", learn how to play them in completely new ways. And yet their music may not have been as good as it could have been. Henry Cow conducted their affairs as a committee, having regular, minuted meetings with no decisions being made unless approved by the group. This included their music. Band members brought their ideas to the table but often they ended up being watered down as a result of the collective process, rather than strengthened, and many of their best ideas may not have been fully realised. Who knows what Henry Cow might have produced had individual members been given more free reign.
While their music is a decided "acquired taste", there is much to recommend in it, for as it is often dissonant and challenging, it is also rich and exciting, and yields more insights upon repeated listening.
Henry Cow reunited in November 2014 to celebrate the music of the late Lindsay Cooper for shows in the UK and Italy.
Henry Cow was among the founding members of the movement dubbed Rock in Opposition (RIO).
A number of people passed through Henry Cow over the years:
* Georgie Born - Cello, Bass (1976-1978)
* Lindsay Cooper - Bassoon, Reeds (1974, 1975-1978)
* Chris Cutler - Drums, Percussion (1971-1978)
* Fred Frith - Guitar, Violin, Bass, Piano, Xylophone (1968-1978)
* John Greaves - Bass, Piano (1970-1976)
* Tim Hodgkinson - Keyboards, Reeds (1968 - 1978)
* Dagmar Krause - Vocals (1975 - 1978)
* Geoff Leigh - Flute, Reeds (1972 - 1973)
Henry Cow's repertoire included elaborately scored pieces (often with complex time signatures), tape manipulations, free improvisation and songs. It incorporated elements of jazz, rock, classical music and the avant-garde. Dagmar Krause's vocals added another dimension to their sound, giving it a dramatic, almost Brechtian flair.
Their music was often experimental, making classification all but impossible. However, the following styles (amongst others) are often associated with Henry Cow:
* rock (too general and therefore inadequate)
* progressive rock
* art rock
* avant-progressive rock
* avant-rock
* chamber rock
* experimental rock
* free improvisation
Some of these styles may come closer to describing their music than others, and often it contained elements of all of the above, but in reality, Henry Cow simply remains one of those unclassifiable groups.
Henry Cow's music was challenging, not only to the listener, but also to the band themselves. They often composed pieces to challenge their own capabilities. Some of their music was scored beyond the conventional ranges of their music instruments necessitating that they "reinvent their instruments", learn how to play them in completely new ways. And yet their music may not have been as good as it could have been. Henry Cow conducted their affairs as a committee, having regular, minuted meetings with no decisions being made unless approved by the group. This included their music. Band members brought their ideas to the table but often they ended up being watered down as a result of the collective process, rather than strengthened, and many of their best ideas may not have been fully realised. Who knows what Henry Cow might have produced had individual members been given more free reign.
While their music is a decided "acquired taste", there is much to recommend in it, for as it is often dissonant and challenging, it is also rich and exciting, and yields more insights upon repeated listening.
Henry Cow reunited in November 2014 to celebrate the music of the late Lindsay Cooper for shows in the UK and Italy.
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Henry Cow Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Henry Cow:
Bad Alchemy I dream Hermaphrodite and I sit up all night Our eyes…
Deluge Don't disturb me while I'm dreaming Walk softly on my peace…
Gloria Gloom Like so many of you I've got my doubts about how…
Living in the Heart of the Beast Situation that rules your world (despite all you've said) I…
Lovers of Gold Lovers of Gold Give All you own To bats and spiders and t…
Nine Funerals of the Citizen King Down beneath the spectacle of free No one ever let you…
Nirvana for Mice Sweet mystery of life I will remember Sweet mystery of life…
Ottawa Song You and I could sail away to distant lands. In a…
Teenbeat Reprise Instrumental…
Viva Pa Ubu Here is a song for all you Ubists Fat & loathsome, Rich…
War Tell of the birth Tell how war appeared on earth Thunder an…
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@WilliamMosicki-Nystrom
What if I would like to see next:
1. What if the surviving Jedi settled on Dagobah with Yoda.
2. What if the CIS used Clones.
3. What if the Rebels built their own Death Star, or took control of the Imperial one.
4. What if Grogu was the son of Yoda.
5. What if Crosshair left with Clone Force 99.
@the_muffin_of_time7716
Imagin Mister Beast making videos in this story:
I bought an entire sector and gave it to the earth!
I bought the trade federation and ended the war!
I made a deal with the force and got the ability to give others the force!
I gave 100 people who survived the Clone Wars, the force!
! 15 likes edit: !
~after 5 months i expected a little more~
(Sarcastic)
@MrProp16
What if Depa trained Anakin?
What if Galen Marek was Anakin's Padawan?
What if Anakin trained Katooni?
What if Obi-Wan & Luminara fell in love?
What if Senator Chuchi was a Sith Master?
What if Shaak Ti accompanied Obi-Wan to Kamino in AOTC?
What if Omega met Obi-Wan on Kamino during AOTC?
What if Kal Skirata & Shaak Ti fell in love?
What if Omega was Shaak TI's Padawan?
What if Kal Skirata adopted Ahsoka?
What if Omega was already with the Bad Batch when Cody called them to Anaxes?
What if Barriss & Ahsoka fell in love?
What if Ventress raised Ahsoka?
What if Thrawn led the investigation into the temple bombing, instead of Anakin & Ahsoka?
What if Omega was the Chosen One?
What if Kal Skirata adopted Omega and the Bad Batch?
What if Bardan Jusik & Etain Tur-Mukan helped Ahsoka confront Maul on Mandalore?
What if Shaak Ti was Ahsoka's mum?
What if The 7th Sister was behind the temple bombing, and framed Barriss?
@magpiekritik3123
What if Barriss Offee killed Anakin in their duel before the end of Ahsoka's trial
How it might play out step by step:
1) Barriss kills Anakin
2) Temple Guards capture Barriss and take her to the trail
3) Bariss admits to crimes and gives a similar speech about how the JEDI have lost way
4) Ahsoka's head is spinning
5) Palpatine/Sidious is P***ed to hear that Anakin is dead, but maybe this situation can be turned to his advantage
6) 50/50 split on whether Ahsoka will quit being a part of the JEDI
7) Bariss gets locked up but after some time gets broken out by Dooku under orders from Sidious
8) Palpatine convinces Ahsoka to go recapture Bariss (actually just setting them up so that one will kill the other, whoever survives will become his new apprentice)
9) Ahsoka is given command of the 501st, after some epic chases, battles and time has passed cue (Duel of Fates) Ahsoka vs Barriss
10) Ahsoka corners/seriously wounds Barriss, Sidious (or Dooku) emerges from the shadows
Sidious: Good Ahsoka good, good, good ... kill her ... kill her now
Ahsoka: (hesitates) I shouldn't
Sidious: DO IT
What happens next, you decide?
@JeanLucCaptain
I love that for once the empire actually wins and it's only because of Earth being loyal to CREDITS 😂
@rodmusic3787
We are greedy AF lol
@zayedharoon3910
@@rodmusic3787 😂 earthlings being sith lords 😂
@otakonlover10
@@rodmusic3787I love us for that like look what we are willing to do to each other what do you think we will all do to beings that aren't us
@tntfreddan3138
"We're here to remind you of possibly life's greatest joy of all..."
Earth: "Money!"
@JeanLucCaptain
@@zayedharoon3910 naw sith lords are not that smart LOL.
@ItsDaKoolaidDude
Earth: Why cant i hold all these credits
@echidnanatsuki882
Suffering from Success
@SirFlooberis
I’m still surprised Earth just allowed the execution of the Jedi. Seeing as how Earth seemed to be so friendly and nice in this story
@mannamoth918
Just like the entire galaxy loved the jedi and accepted and celebrated their downfall because of
propaganda