Frozen Gold

Frozen Gold are a fictional rock and roll group in the 1987 novel "Espedair Street" by Scottish writer Iain Banks.

Members

* Christine Brice - guitar, vocals
* Davey Balfour - guitar, vocals
* Wes MacKinnon - keyboards
* Steve - original bass player; left to go to college
* Dan or Danny Weir, aka 'Weird' - songwriting, bass guitar
* Mickey Watson - drums

Other personnel

* Inez - backing vocals
* Sam Emery - manager
* Rick Tumber - A&R, ARC Records

Discography

* "Frozen Gold" (single, UK no 2)
* "Another Rainy Day" (Single, UK No. 3)
* "Frozen Gold and Liquid Ice" (1974 album)
* "All Wine Tastes Sour"
* "Gauche"
* "Night Shines Darkly"
* "MIRV"
* "Nifedge"
* "...And So the Spell Is Ended"
* "Nuggets"

Lyrics

Why do you bite me on the shoulder?
Why do you scratch me on the back?
Why do you always have to make love
Like you're making an attack?
("Frozen Gold")

Major events

*Mad Man: Davey (briefly) wore power saws, welding torches and electric drills strapped to his body on stage.
*The Great Contra-flow Smoke Curtain: an innovative 1980 stage effect; fan-driven dry ice machines (downwards) and smoke machines (upwards), to make an alternating, staggered, up- and downwards smoke curtain. Caused the accident which led to the demise of the band.

Bibliography

"Espedair Street", Iain Banks, London : Macmillan, 1987, ISBN 0-333-44916-9 (paperback ISBN 0-349-10214-7)

ee also

*List of fictional music groups
*List of fictional musical works