Tears (Danish band) explained

Tears
Origin:Aarhus
Genre:Jazz fusion
Years Active:1967-1976
Past Members:Anne Linnet
Holger Laumann
Bent Lundgaard
Bjørn Veierskov
Jens Jefsen
Ed Jones
David Cadogan

Tears was a Danish band formed 1967 in Aarhus, as one of the first jazz-rock bands from Denmark.[1] [2] [3] The first record Tears from 1970 became very rare when a fire at Spectator Records destroyed tapes and stock in 1972.[4] In relation to Holger Laumann's job as a music teacher, Tears also recorded an album in 1970 under the name It's So Easy, which was a children's record with Lis Sørensen.[5] [6]

The singer Anne Linnet joined Tears at the age of 17, and participated on the two records from 1973 to 1974, which are still called a kind of jazz-rock.[7] [8] Her relationship with the band member Holger Laumann had a significant influence on how she later became a famous musician in Denmark, through Shit & Chanel.[9] [10] Tears called themselves Det Beskidte Dusin in 1975, and a record with the same name was released in 1977.[11] Tears was not officially dissolved, but sometimes played in other contexts.[12] Anne Linnet left Tears in 1976.[13] [14] [15]

Anne Linnet's first solo album

The album Sweet Thing from 1973 is often regarded as the first solo album from Anne Linnet.[16] [17] [18] Tears at least functions as the backup band, like on the album Anne Linnet from 1975. Anne Linnet is on the album cover from 1973, where her name has a more prominent font style than Tears. The yellowish color depicts syrup, which fits with the title Sweet Thing.[19]

Discography

Albums

Singles

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Dansk rockleksikon. Bille, Torben. Politikens Forlag. 2002. 87-567-6525-8. 1st. 509. da. Tears var en af de første danske jazz/rock-grupper [...] I efteråret 66 blev Holger Laumann medlem af Århus-gruppen Ghostriders [...] og i sommeren 67 tog gruppen navnet Tears. [English: Tears was one of the first Danish jazz/rock groups [...] In the autumn of '66, Holger Laumann became a member of the Aarhus group Ghostriders [...] and in the summer of '67, the group took the name Tears.].
  2. Book: Lykkens pamfil. Bundgaard. Peder. Lindhardt og Ringhof. 2005. 978-87-595-2542-5. 2nd. 153. da. I sommeren 1967 var Ghostriders efterhånden blevet et soul-jazz band og skiftede navn til Tears [...] [English: In the summer of 1967, Ghostriders had gradually become a soul-jazz band and changed name to Tears [...]].
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20230322230939/http://www.spectator-records.dk/tears/details.html Genesis of Tears
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20230127153944/http://www.spectator-records.dk/Historie.html History of Spectator Records
  5. https://www.discogs.com/release/4483957-Its-So-Easy-Its-So-Easy It's So Easy by It's So Easy
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20170601021958/http://www.spectator-records.dk/defem/details.html It's So Easy
  7. News: Christensen. Uffe. Muser og mænd - musik og masochisme. Jyllands-Posten. 10 November 2012. Dengang foregik alt med fødebyen Aarhus som udgangspunkt og sine første væsentlige erfaringer som medlem af et band høstede hun blandt andre sammen med Holger Laumann i bandet Tears, som hun i en alder af 17 år blev en del af. [English: Back then, everything happened with the city of birth Aarhus as a starting point and she acquired her first essential experiences as a member of a band, among others, together with Holger Laumann in the band Tears, which she became part of at the age of 17.].
  8. Book: Anne, Sanne og Lis: Historien om en dansk musikrevolution. Eriksen. Jan. Storyhouse. 2019. 978-87-11-91167-9. 1st. 40. da. Som medlem af Tears spillede Anne Linnet i et band med jazz som hovedsprog og rockmusik som sekundært sprog. [English: As a member of Tears, Anne Linnet played in a band with jazz as the main language and rock music as the secondary language.].
  9. News: Schütt-Jensen. Kasper. Anne Linnet indspiller egen musikhistorie. Jyllands-Posten. 15 October 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20150605082606/http://jyllands-posten.dk/kultur/musik/article3291951.ece. 5 June 2015. De stod pludselig og manglede en sanger og fandt ud af, at jeg kunne synge. Vi prøvede at optræde sammen, folk var vilde med det, og så fortsatte vi bare. De drenge stod i virkeligheden for min musikalske opdragelse. [English: They stood there and were suddenly missing a singer, and found out that I could sing. We tried to perform together, people loved it and then, we just continued. Those guys were in reality responsible for my musical upbringing.].
  10. https://gaffa.dk/nyheder/2015/april/anne-linnet-hele-historien-del-1-af-2/ Anne Linnet – Hele historien, del 1 af 2
  11. https://www.discogs.com/release/1667435-Det-Beskidte-Dusin-Det-Beskidte-Dusin Det Beskidte Dusin by Det Beskidte Dusin
  12. Book: Dansk rockleksikon. Bille, Torben. Politikens Forlag. 2002. 87-567-6525-8. 1st. 510. da. Gruppen er aldrig officielt blevet opløst. [English: The group has never officially been dissolved.].
  13. https://denstoredanske.lex.dk/Anne_Linnet Anne Linnet
  14. Book: Testamentet. Linnet. Anne. People's Press. 2012. 978-87-7108-597-6. 1st. 72–73. da. Tears er en vidunderlig blanding af stilarterne, og jeg nyder at fyre den af med drengene, men en aften som i aften tænker jeg også, at tiden med Tears måske er ved at være forbi. [English: Tears is a wonderful mix of the genres, and I enjoy putting on a good show with the guys, but a night as tonight, I also think that the time with Tears might soon be over.].
  15. https://gaffa.dk/nyheder/2015/april/anne-linnet-hele-historien-del-1-af-2/ Anne Linnet – Hele historien, del 1 af 2
  16. https://denstoredanske.lex.dk/Anne_Linnet Anne Linnet
  17. Book: Lykkens pamfil. Bundgaard. Peder. Lindhardt og Ringhof. 2005. 978-87-595-2542-5. 2nd. 153. da. Den tredje LP med Tears var i realiteten det første soloalbum med Anne Linnet. [English: The third LP with Tears was in reality the first solo album with Anne Linnet.].
  18. Book: 70'er rock: Dansk rock 1970-1980. Nielsen, Jens-Emil. Her & Nu. 2013. 978-87-90184-93-3. 1st. 76. da. Hun kommer med i hans jazzrock-gruppe Tears og debuterer med dem som backing som 20-årig med solo-lp'en 'Sweet Thing' med engelske tekster. [English: She joins his jazz-rock group Tears and debuts with them as backing as a 20-year-old with the solo LP 'Sweet Thing' with English lyrics.].
  19. Book: Hvor kommer drømmene fra?. Linnet. Anne. Rosinante. 1999. 87-7357-241-1. 1st. 297. da. [...] han har fået en ide om, at der skal løbe noget sirup ned over billedet, så coveret hænger sammen med titlen, som bliver Sweet Thing. [English: [...] he got an idea that some syrup should run down over the picture, so that the cover fits together with the title, which becomes Sweet Thing.].

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