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
Golden Fleece
Spring Lyrics
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Searching for a different kind
Of reason that would always be
Autumn, Spring and Summer to me;
To fill in all my splintered rights
And turn all my wrongs to right;
And change the never changing ways
Of people, who just spend their days,
That only falling eyes can see
And when it seems that all was lost
I turned their heads to Pentecoast
Point them to the Golden Fleece
And all the things, it does release;
Break off all the chains that bind
Free them from their disillusioned minds.
The contracts of my youth expire
And drag me through an ageing mire.
I stand alone before the chair;
The Council are expected there.
The organ-grinder. In the streets plays,
Plays to my funeral suite.
The prosecution, just with lies
Tears up all my alibis
The defence alone seems to exist,
Upon my life being an ageing risk
And my learned friends I say to you
The point them to the Golden Fleece
And all the things, it does release;
Break off all the chains that bind;
Free them from their disillusioned minds.
Between the walls of dark despair
Where Fountains weep and gargoyle's stare
I claim the right to have my say
In my life's ever changing way.
Time has cost its darkest role
In taking back the years I stole.
The lyrics of Spring's song "Golden Fleece" seem to describe the struggles and uncertainties that come with growing older and searching for purpose and meaning in life. The singer reflects on the past and how they used to search for a sense of fulfillment through different seasons and experiences, hoping to find some kind of truth that could fill the void within them. They also note the difficulty of changing the ways of others, who are content to simply go through life without questioning their reality.
As the singer's youth and past contracts come to an end, they find themselves facing a council and feeling alone in the face of the prosecution's lies and alibi-tearing tactics. The only hope they see is in turning to the "Golden Fleece" and its ability to break free from disillusionment and the chains that bind. The singer recognizes the importance of having their say, especially in the darkest moments of despair, and refuses to let time defeat them.
Overall, the lyrics of "Golden Fleece" speak to the universal experience of seeking purpose and fulfillment in life, facing the challenges of aging and changing circumstances, and the hope that can come from looking to something greater than oneself.
Line by Line Meaning
I used to search with my eyes and mind
I used to look for answers with my eyes and mind
Searching for a different kind
Searching for a unique kind of answer
Of reason that would always be
For a reason that would always stay
Autumn, Spring and Summer to me;
Reason that would be constant like the seasons
To fill in all my splintered rights
To make up for all of my wrongs
And turn all my wrongs to right;
And rectify all of my past wrongdoings
And change the never changing ways
To change the unchanging ways of people
Of people, who just spend their days,
Of people who waste their life
In search of some reality
Trying to find some sense and meaning
That only falling eyes can see
That only those who are brokenhearted can see
And when it seems that all was lost
When it seemed everything was lost
I turned their heads to Pentecoast
I led them to a new beginning
Point them to the Golden Fleece
Lead them to a treasure that can bring freedom
And all the things, it does release;
All the things that it can set free
Break off all the chains that bind
To escape the chains that hold them back
Free them from their disillusioned minds.
To liberate them from their disillusioned mindsets
The contracts of my youth expire
The expectations of my youth have run out
And drag me through an ageing mire.
And I've been pulled into the hopelessness of aging
I stand alone before the chair;
I'm by myself facing a trial
The Council are expected there.
And the council is supposed to arrive
The organ-grinder. In the streets plays,
There's an organ-grinder playing in the streets
Plays to my funeral suite.
He's accompanying me to my grave
The prosecution, just with lies
The prosecution is trying to deceive
Tears up all my alibis
They're destroying all of my evidence
The defence alone seems to exist,
Only my defense team appears to care
Upon my life being an ageing risk
Given I'm older, it presents a risk
And my learned friends I say to you
And I tell my well-educated colleagues
The point them to the Golden Fleece
Lead them to a free way out
And all the things, it does release;
That can grant them freedom from constraints
Break off all the chains that bind;
Escape from the shackles that weigh them down
Free them from their disillusioned minds.
Release them from their downhearted thoughts
Between the walls of dark despair
Amidst the walls of utter hopelessness
Where Fountains weep and gargoyle's stare
Where fountains flow with tears and gargoyles stare
I claim the right to have my say
I demand the right to have my voice heard
In my life's ever-changing way.
Regarding how my life is constantly evolving
Time has cost its darkest role
Time has taken away years from me
In taking back the years I stole.
Years that I wasted have been taken back by time
Contributed by Allison M. Suggest a correction in the comments below.