Fools Dance

Infobox musical artist 2
Name = Fools Dance


Img_capt = (from left to right) Pete Gardner, Ron Howe, Gary Biddles, Simon Gallup, Stuart Curran
Background = group_or_band
Origin = Horley, Surrey, England
Instruments =
Genre = Punk rock
Progressive rock
New Wave
Years_active = 1983 – 1985
Label(s) = Top Hole
Contorsion
Lambs To The Slaughter - Prism
URL = [http://www.foolsdance.de/index.php? Fools Dance website]
Past_members = Simon Gallup
Stuart Curran
Matthieu Hartley
Ian Huller
Tot
Gary Biddles
Ron Howe
Pete Gardner
J.J. Burnel|

Fools Dance was a short-lived British rock band formed by Simon Gallup after he left The Cure due to a conflict with Robert Smith in 1982. [http://www.planetdis.com/cure/didyouknow.html "Did You Know"] , 7 September 2007] Although Fools Dance recorded a fair number of songs and played a fair number of gigs in their brief existence, they never released a full-length album. The only material they ever released were two EPs; their self-titled EP and "They'll Never Know".

The band dissolved shortly after Gallup reconciled with Robert Smith and rejoined The Cure in 1985. However, they have had a web page on MySpace since August 2006.

Lineup

Lineup I

*Stuart Curran - guitar
*Simon Gallup - bass guitar
*Matthieu Hartley - keyboards
*Ian Huller - vocals
*Tot - drums

Lineup II

*Gary Biddles - vocals
*Stuart Curran - guitar
*Simon Gallup - bass, lead vocals on "The Ring"
*Pete Gardner - drums
*Ron Howe - saxophone

Discography

EPs

*"Fools Dance" (1985)
*"They'll Never Know" (1987)

Unreleased songs

*"Old Door"
*"Wonderful Weekend"
*"Sin"
*"Turn Me Back to Animal"
*"Spinning Around"
*"The Burn"
*"Remembrance Day"
*"Where Do You Sleep"
*"Snakeskin World"
*"Bowdiddly Song"
*"Turning Back"
*"Tapestry"
*"Canaries Out"

Trivia

*Matthieu Hartley and Gary Biddles have also both been involved with The Cure; Hartley was their original keyboard player and Biddles was a one-time guest singer and roadie.
*Fools Dance only released one song with Simon Gallup on lead vocals; he sang on "The Ring" off "They'll Never Know". [ [http://www.picturesofyou.us/tourprograms/tp-foolsdance.htm Tour Program ] ]
*When Simon Gallup rejoined The Cure as they were recording "The Head on the Door", the band tapped Ron Howe to play a saxophone solo on the track "A Night Like This."
*Gary Biddles later formed another band with Lol Tolhurst called Presence, which released one full-length album called "Inside".

References

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External links

* [http://www.foolsdance.de/index.php? Official website]
* [http://www.picturesofyou.us/tourprograms/tp-foolsdance.htm Tour Program]
* [http://www.gothic.gr/music/view.php?o=274 Fools Dance at Gothic Music]
*MySpace|foolscandance|Fools Dance
* [http://www.picturesofyou.us/FoolsDance/FoolsDance.htm Fools Dance at picturesofyou.us]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20040825141729/www.carmenrosa.com/towelflick/foolsdance/ronhowe.htm Interview with Ron Howe]