Geneva

Geneva, the band with a lead singer possessing the voice of an Angel. Andrew Montgomery (he of said voice) and bandmates formed Geneva in 1992. Their debut single 'No One Speaks' began to make waves in the music press (mainly due to Andrew's voice and the rich melodies of the song). I got hold of the single and then saw them play at some small gig in Bristol (which probably would have been the Fleece & Firkin. They quickly became one of my favourite bands and in a similar vein to Embrace (see other posting on this blog) I started to create a website dedicated to them. Through this I met many Geneva fans and even got name checked in a letter to one of the other guys from Andrew.

Debut album 'Further' was a classy piece of work and also contained the singles 'Into The Blue' and 'Tranquilizer'. The follow up 'Weather Underground' maintained the quality and infact the soundscapes were even more spectacular with influences from outer space in particular with 'Dollars in the Heavens' and 'Rockets Over California'. Sadly the second album was not so commercially successful and shortly after the band split.

From there a few post-Geneva bands were formed notably Amityville who released, the now very rare, Pacific Radio Fire EP which contained Andrew's trademark vocals. Andrew now forms part of St Famous. 69 Corp and The High Wire also follow in the footsteps of Geneva.

For more information:
Geneva on Wikipedia
A Place In The Sun - A Geneva Archive
St Famous on MySpace
69 Corp on MySpace
The High Wire on MySpace


Essential Listening:
Further
Weather Underground