There are three bands of this name - a British progressive rock band from t… Read Full Bio ↴There are three bands of this name - a British progressive rock band from the 1970s, a British alternative rock band formed in 2022, and a band from a Belgian television soap opera.

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

Shipwrecked Soldier
Spring Lyrics

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The point was made and had to be laid
Upon the heads of the people
The bell that hung since had rung
The changes from the steeple.
Angry politicians scream, "We are the way".
Whilst Armies plunder through the night
To rape all they can lay.

Through the haze and out of the maze
I tried to get myself through
But the tolling of the bells
Only served to blur my view.
Orders given, rule my living
There can be no turning back
But in the end, my only friend
Was a dead man dressed in black.

Cannons roar up to the door with a kicked in stomach feeling
A Soldier lies until he dies in a land he's really stealing
Church Bells peal as if to steal, the glory from his hand
and Quistlings turn out in the land, to dance their victory chant.

The mad Monk tolls Angelus, to prove that he was right
A Ship that lists into the mist, is a graveyard in the night

An I myself stand back to stare, at slaves of tattooed sails
Loneliness has captured them, and crossed their palms with nails.

Overall Meaning

Spring's song "Shipwrecked Soldier" is a commentary on war, violence, and the toll it takes on both individuals and society as a whole. The lyrics draw attention to the ways in which those in power use violence, destruction, and propaganda to maintain control over others. The opening lines reference "the point" being made and "laid upon the heads of the people." This is a direct allusion to the way in which politicians and those in power use fear and intimidation to control and manipulate the masses. The reference to the bell ringing and changes from the steeple is a metaphor for the way in which war and violence disrupt and destroy the most basic elements of society and culture.

The lyrics also highlight the personal toll that war and violence take on those caught up in it. The lines "Orders given, rule my living / There can be no turning back / But in the end, my only friend / Was a dead man dressed in black" suggests a sense of isolation and despair that soldiers often feel in the midst of battle. The reference to "a dead man dressed in black" may also suggest a sense of guilt or regret over the loss of life that occurs in war. Finally, the lines "Loneliness has captured them, and crossed their palms with nails" suggest that the damage caused by war and violence is both physical and psychological, and that it can have a lasting impact on those who survive it.

Line by Line Meaning

The point was made and had to be laid Upon the heads of the people
They had to get their message across to the public

The bell that hung since had rung The changes from the steeple.
The sound of the bell marked a significant change

Angry politicians scream, "We are the way". Whilst Armies plunder through the night To rape all they can lay.
Politicians use their power for their own gain, while armies commit atrocities

Through the haze and out of the maze I tried to get myself through But the tolling of the bells Only served to blur my view.
Despite trying to find clarity, confusion only increased

Orders given, rule my living There can be no turning back But in the end, my only friend Was a dead man dressed in black.
Following orders is necessary, but it can also lead to death and isolation

Cannons roar up to the door with a kicked in stomach feeling A Soldier lies until he dies in a land he's really stealing
War is violent and soldiers are forced to fight in places they do not belong

Church Bells peal as if to steal, the glory from his hand and Quistlings turn out in the land, to dance their victory chant.
The church and traitors celebrate victory as if they played a significant role

The mad Monk tolls Angelus, to prove that he was right A Ship that lists into the mist, is a graveyard in the night
A delusional monk ignores reality and a sinking ship is a death trap

An I myself stand back to stare, at slaves of tattooed sails Loneliness has captured them, and crossed their palms with nails.
Witnessing enslaved sailors, it becomes apparent that they are experiencing loneliness and suffering

Contributed by Daniel B. Suggest a correction in the comments below.

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