Max Bacon Explained

Max Bacon is an English rock singer. He was the lead singer for 1980s rock group GTR, as well as for Burn the Sky, Moby Dick, Nightwing, Phenomena,^[1] and Bronz. He was the vocalist on GTR's top 40 single, "When the Heart Rules the Mind" and GTR's self-titled debut album.^[2]

Bacon's 1996 solo album The Higher You Climb included GTR material, and Bacon later sang lead on "Going, Going, Gone" on Steve Howe's 1999 release, Portraits of Bob Dylan.

Bacon sang lead on Mike Oldfield's 1987 album Islands which, in the U.S. version, featured the minor hit "Magic Touch", and was co-produced by Geoff Downes, who produced GTR. In 2002 another solo album, From the Banks of the River Irwell, was released, featuring some material composed by Downes previously performed by Asia during John Payne's tenure.

Bacon appeared as a contestant on ITV's talent show New Faces, hosted by Marti Caine with featured judges Chris Tarrant and Nina Myskow. Bacon reached the 1988 final and performed a version of "The Hunter", but did not win.

Bacon subsequently left the music business and took ownership of a pub called The Crown in Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, England.^[3] He now owns and runs The Wheatsheaf pub in the small town of Egremont in West Cumbria.^{[4] [5]}

Bacon returned to his former band, Bronz, to play at the Hard Rock Hell Festival in Wales in November 2011.

He is featured on disc 3 of Steve Howe's second compilation album, Groups and Collaborations which was published in 2017, he is singing on five songs with Yes's guitarist.

Discography

Moby Dick

• 1982: "Can't Have My Body Tonight" (single, Ebony Records) ^[6]

Solo work

• 1995: The Higher You Climb (1995) ^[7] With Geoff Downes, Steve Hackett, Steve Howe, Scott Gorham etc.
• 2002: From the Banks of the River Irwell ^[8] - With Geoff Downes, Scott Gorham, Mike Oldfield, Phil Spalding, Mike Sturgis, etc.

Nightwing

• 1983 Stand Up and Be Counted ^[9]
• 1984 My Kingdom Come ^[10]

Bronz

• 1984: Taken by Storm ^[11]

GTR

• 1986: GTR ^[12]
• 1997: King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents GTR (Live)^[13]

Phenomena

• 1987: Dream Runner ^[14]

Mike Oldfield

• 1987: Islands ^[15]
• 1989: Earth Moving ^[16]

Steve Howe

• 1999: Portraits of Bob Dylan ^[17]
• 2017: Groups and Collaborations : Max Bacon vocals on Running In The Human Race, Hot touch, Runway, Forever and Tell the Story.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Welcome to Phenomena. 2 May 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100502012652/http://www.projectphenomena.com/. 15 July 2021. 2010-05-02.
2. Web site: When The Heart Rules The Mind. Connollyco.com. 15 July 2021.
3. Web site: DPRP - Forgotten Sons: GTR. 15 July 2021.
4. Web site: The Wheatsheaf. Northwest Bands. NWB. 8 April 2014.
5. Web site: Wheatsheaf. What Pub. Campaign for Real Ale. 8 April 2014.
6. Web site: Moby Dick – Nothing To Fear / Can't Have My Body Tonight (1982, Vinyl). Discogs. 15 July 2021.
7. Web site: Max Bacon – The Higher You Climb (1995, CD). Discogs. 15 July 2021.
8. Web site: Max Bacon – From The Banks Of The River Irwell (2002, CD). Discogs. 15 July 2021.
9. Web site: Nightwing - Stand Up And Be Counted. Discogs. 15 July 2021.
10. Web site: Nightwing - My Kingdom Come. Discogs. 15 July 2021.
11. Web site: Bronz - Taken By Storm. Discogs. 15 July 2021.
12. Web site: GTR (2) - GTR. Discogs. 15 July 2021.
13. Web site: GTR (2) - King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents GTR. Discogs. 15 July 2021.
14. Web site: Phenomena II* - Dream Runner. Discogs. 15 July 2021.
15. Web site: Mike Oldfield - Islands. Discogs. 15 July 2021.
16. Web site: Mike Oldfield - Earth Moving. Discogs. 15 July 2021.
17. Web site: Steve Howe - Portraits Of Bob Dylan. Discogs. 15 July 2021.