Stevie Shears Explained

Stevie Shears
Background:non_vocal_instrumentalist
Alias:Steve Shears, Steven Shears[1]
Birth Date:1954 or 1955 (sources vary)
Origin:Dagenham, Essex, England
Instrument:Guitar, bass, keyboards, drums
Genre:New wave, synthpop, glam rock
Occupation:Musician
Years Active:1973–present
Associated Acts:John Foxx, Tiger Lily, Ultravox!, New Men, Cowboys International, Ken Lockie, Faith Global

Stevie Shears (born 1954/1955)[2] is an English musician known for playing in the rock bands Tiger Lily and Ultravox! (later Ultravox), as well as being part of the bands Faith Global and Cowboys International.

Biography

Tiger Lily and Ultravox!

Working in a paint factory[3] and playing in different bands[4] in Dagenham, Essex, he made contact with John Foxx and formed Tiger Lily in 1973 (together with bassist Chris Cross). Later, Tiger Lily changed its name to Ultravox! (later known simply as Ultravox). Between February and March 1978,[5] [6] after releasing with this band the Ultravox! (early 1977) and Ha! Ha! Ha! (1977) albums Shears was replaced by Robin Simon.

Post-Ultravox! bands

After Ultravox!, Shears formed a band with his friend Ice, real name Roland Oxland, bassist of Gloria Mundi. Gloria Mundi and Ultravox! were friends from the UK live music scene. Gloria Mundi featured Eddie Maelov and Sunshine Patterson who, as Eddie & Sunshine, would support Ultravox on their 1981 Rage in Eden tour. Gloria Mundi's saxophonist CC also played on 'Hiroshima Mon Amour' from Ultravox's second album Ha! Ha! Ha! (1977). Later Shears and Jason Guy formed a duo called New Men. This was short-lived, as Shears left to join Cowboys International, in early 1980, replacing Adam Ant's guitarist Marco Pirroni. In 1981 and with Cowboys International dissolved, he collaborated with the band's singer, Ken Lockie, on his solo album, The Impossible.

Shears, never having lost contact with Guy, collaborated under the name of Faith Global, and released an EP called Earth Report (1982) and an album called The Same Mistakes (1983) both on Survival Records. Faith Global was short-lived, and these two records remain their only recordings.

As of 2000, he was still playing guitar.[7]

Equipment

When Ultravox! was Tiger Lily, he used a Gibson SG guitar.[8]

Also while with Ultravox, he played a white Fender Telecaster and a Fender Stratocaster.[9]

Discography

With Tiger Lily:

With Ultravox!:

With Cowboys International:

With Ken Lockie:

With Faith Global:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Thompson, Dave. The Dark Reign of Gothic Rock: in the reptile house with the Sisters of Mercy, Bauhaus and The Cure. Helter Skelter, 2002., 9781900924481
  2. Web site: The Unofficial German ULTRAVOX Fanpage . Ultravox.npage.de . 3 July 2014.
  3. Web site: Ageeth van Amerongen . Article John Foxx and Ultravox . Astradyne.org . 3 July 2014.
  4. Ultravox – Past, Present And Future by Francis Drake and Peter Gilbert, In The City, 1980
  5. Web site: Ultravox Live 1978. https://web.archive.org/web/20110927093901/http://www.metamatic.com/zLivedocs01/19780213.html . 27 September 2011 .
  6. Web site: Ultravox Live 1978. https://web.archive.org/web/20110927093918/http://www.metamatic.com/zLivedocs01/19780306.html . 27 September 2011 .
  7. Web site: Ultravox members on this forum. https://web.archive.org/web/20110525191922/http://www.ultravox.org.uk/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=15;t=000615 . 25 May 2011 .
  8. Gimarc, George. Punk diary: the ultimate trainspotter's guide to underground rock, 1970–1982. Pg. 14. Backbeat Books, 2005., . The band, who are Steve Shears playing the incredible bending Gibson guitar,(...)
  9. http://www.ultravox.org.uk/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=18;t=000016

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