Spring: British band (1970's)
Spring were a Leicester-based British progressive rock band that represented the early 1970s progressive rock movement.
A one-shot band, it recorded only one album in its career, a self-titled LP released in 1971. Spring's music is notable for the use of the mellotron with three of the its five members credited with playing that instrument on the album.
Members[edit]
Spring originally consisted of Pat Moran (vocals), Ray Martinez (guitars), Kips Brown (keyboards), Pick Withers (drums) and Adrian Maloney (bass), all of whom had previously played in various local Leicester bands.
A turning point in Spring's fortunes happened after a gig in Cardiff, when the band's van broke down somewhere in the Welsh countryside, coincidentally very near where producer/engineer Kingsley Ward had recently set up Rockfield Studios. Ward would later marvel at the "coincidence of meeting a group with a broken down truck in your own home town when you have previously spent months traipsing around the country in search of talent". He was particularly intrigued by the fact that they owned a Mellotron, and "invited them down the following week for an audition with my brother Charles and myself", the outcome of which was "good enough for us to want to be involved with them". Several demo sessions followed. The band were rehearsing at Rockfield when producer Gus Dudgeon (of David Bowie and Elton John fame) dropped by to check the studio out, heard them play and expressed interest in producing them. A few months later, sessions took place at both Rockfield and London's Trident Studios, and the resulting album was released on the RCA/Neon label in 1971.
In spite of supporting Velvet Underground on a UK tour, plus Keith Christmas and The Sutherland Brothers on various dates, the band broke up in 1972 following aborted attempts at recording a second album. Two previously unreleased songs from these sessions (featuring new bassist Peter Decindis) appeared on The Laser's Edge's 1992 CD reissue of the album, along with "Fool's Gold" from the first album sessions. Moran later worked as sound engineer at Rockfield Studios, notably for Van der Graaf Generator and Robert Plant; he died in early 2011. Martinez became an in-demand session guitarist, working with the likes of Alkatraz, Michael Chapman, Gypsy, Tim Rose and Robert Plant. Pick Withers later became the drummer for Dire Straits, playing on their first four records. Kips Brown became a session musician, playing with Andy Fairweather Low and others, and was in a later band called 'Wellington'. Adrian Moloney returned to the Midlands, where he worked alongside several well-known artists and groups. A solo career as a jobbing musician and minor impresario took him all over the Midlands, and also to Tenerife for several summer seasons. He was working right up to his premature death in 2010.
Pat Moran became a notable Record Producer and worked with Lou Gramm, Robert Plant Iggy Pop, Edie Brickell and the new Bohemians as well as many others. For verification check Pat's obituary in the Guardian newspaper. On 25 May 2015 a double CD of Spring released on Esoteric Records, a part of Cherry Red Records, London. For verification you can check Tarantula recordings, a part of Bucks Music Group, London.
Pat Moran - vocals, mellotron
Ray Martinez - 6- and 12-string guitars, mellotron
Kips Brown - piano, organ, mellotron
Adrian "Bone" Maloney - bass
Pick Withers - drums, glockenspiel
Spring: Belgian band
Spring was a band consisting of young people. The band was formed around a television soap with the same name, where also a band named Spring played. However, the real band had different band members than in the TV show.
Members[edit]
Anneleen Liégeois
Cara Van der Auwera
Dami Corlazzoli
Jelle Cleymans
(Lyrics where all written by Hans Bourlon and Gert Verhulst - Music by Johan Vanden Eede)
Spring: British band (2022)
Spring is a band formed in Southend in 2022. They have released one single and one EP.
Members:
Rivers Bixby
Chris Molen
Gracie Kinsler
Rogan McGarry
Spring: Swiss band - Released an EP in 1996 - The Second Spring
Boats
Spring Lyrics
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To keep me Happy a few days or more
Then leaving me alone I lay sleeping
After that moment you walk out the door.
Sitting and watching the Boats on the River
The last train from the station that takes you away
Though I was taken, you left me forgiven
Memories of us as we walk in the rain
A season once Autumn, now seems very strange
The lingering strain of a leaf, falling down
Taking my dreams as it falls to the ground
The lyrics to Spring's song "Boats" depict a sense of betrayal and disappointment, as the singer begs their partner to not make promises they won't keep, in fear of being left alone after being briefly made happy. The imagery of watching the boats on the river and the last train taking the partner away only adds to the feelings of abandonment and loneliness. The singer is left wondering if this is how they are meant to remain, with memories of better times now seeming like a distant dream, much like a leaf falling to the ground, taking the singer's hopes and dreams with it.
The lyrics showcase a great deal of vulnerability and heartache, as the singer struggles to come to terms with being left alone after being led on and made to believe in a future that was never meant to be. The use of nature imagery, such as the boats on the river and the falling leaf, adds to the overall feeling of melancholy and serves to reinforce the theme of change and loss.
Line by Line Meaning
Please don't make promises you won't think of keeping
Do not say you will do something if you know you cannot fulfill your promise
To keep me Happy a few days or more
Temporarily providing happiness for a short period of time
Then leaving me alone I lay sleeping
Abandoning me while I am unaware and vulnerable
After that moment you walk out the door.
Leaving without acknowledging the impact of your departure
Sitting and watching the Boats on the River
Reflecting on life while observing the flow of the river and the boats that pass by
The last train from the station that takes you away
The final opportunity for departure has passed and the person is now gone
Though I was taken, you left me forgiven
Despite the hurt caused, the person who left is absolved of any wrongdoing
Is this the way that you leave me to stay.
Questioning whether this is the permanent state and if there is any hope for change
Memories of us as we walk in the rain
Recalling moments of intimacy shared in the past
A season once Autumn, now seems very strange
What was once familiar and comforting now feels unfamiliar and out of reach
The lingering strain of a leaf, falling down
The remnants of something once vibrant and full of life, now slowly disintegrating
Taking my dreams as it falls to the ground
A realization that hopes and dreams may be lost in the process of letting go
Contributed by Amelia A. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@CopyrightThis723
I have this on vinyl, I never play the record, it's too precious. I also have the CD, a glorious, glorious album. So ahead of it's time.
@paulindigo9011
"This is for people's personal enjoyment only." And for the greater glory of this wonderful band!
@hackalacka
Wonderful! <3
@XNV4D
Neon 6, I got it also near mint!
@hiden345
What a great fucking tune
@alexhamilton4084
Welease Woderwick. 😂😂