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

Utusan Lama
Spring Lyrics

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Sekali gembiraku tertawan
Entah mengapa apa gerangan
Apa terjadi utusan lama
Bertabur dari petiku simpan

Lantas ku baca
Satu persatu
Dengan teliti

Meniti segala perjalanan
Yang lalu meski berbaur perit
Merawang fikir kenang kembali
Kisah denganmu sungguhpun manis

Apa adanya telah berlalu
Telah lama tak berjumpa
Utusan lama menggamit kembali
Sesekali ingin undur mengecap memori

Utusan lama biar bersemadi
Biar diingatan kekal abadi
Terselit gambar untuk ditatapi
Tak mungkin berulang lagi

Itulah saja cara menghayati
Masa yang pergi tak mungkin kembali
Utusan lama ku simpan kembali
Lukisan seninya biarlah ku simpan
Di sampulnya kembali

Hm

Meniti segala perjalanan
Yang lalu meski berbaur perit
Merawang fikir kenang kembali
Kisah denganmu sungguhpun manis

Apa adanya telah berlalu
Telah lama tak berjumpa
Utusan lama menggamit kembali
Sesekali ingin undur mengecap memori

Utusan lama biar bersemadi
Biar diingatan kekal abadi
Terselit gambar untuk ditatapi
Tak mungkin berulang lagi

Itulah saja cara menghayati
Masa yang pergi tak mungkin kembali
Utusan lama ku simpan kembali
Lukisan seninya biarlah ku simpan
Di sampulnya kembali

Kembali

Ku simpan kembali
Biarlah ku simpan kembali ohh

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Spring's song "Utusan Lama" speak about the nostalgia and longing for the past. The singer is captured by a sudden joy, but wonders why and what might have happened to bring back old messages. These messages are scattered among the singer's memories, stored away from the past. The lyrics indicate that the singer reads them one by one, carefully recounting all the past experiences and reliving the bitter moments as well. Reflecting on the memories, the singer thinks back and longs for the sweet moments shared with someone.

The phrase "apa adanya telah berlalu" suggests that everything that was, has long passed, and the singer has not seen these "utusan lama" (old messages) for a long time. However, they still manage to evoke the desire to go back and relive those memorable experiences. The lyrics acknowledge the impossibility of reliving the past as the singer mentions that the old messages should be preserved, allowing the memories to be eternal. The song concludes by expressing the singer's understanding that the past cannot be brought back, but the memories can be cherished by preserving the old messages and the art they contain.

Line by Line Meaning

Sekali gembiraku tertawan
My happiness was once captured and held

Entah mengapa apa gerangan
I wonder why and what might have happened

Apa terjadi utusan lama
What happened to the old message

Bertabur dari petiku simpan
Scattered from my hidden box

Lantas ku baca
Then I read

Satu persatu
One by one

Dengan teliti
With caution

Meniti segala perjalanan
Traveling through all the journeys

Yang lalu meski berbaur perit
That have passed, even though mixed with bitterness

Merawang fikir kenang kembali
Delving into memories and thoughts

Kisah denganmu sungguhpun manis
The story with you, even though sweet