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Geordie were a glam rock
Glam rock

Glam rock , is a sub-genre of rock music that developed in the UK in the post-hippie early 1970s which was "performed by singers and musicians wearing outrageous clothes, makeup, hairstyles, and platform-soled boots." The flamboyant lyrics, costumes, and visual styles of glam performers were a camp , theatrical blend of nostalgia references t...
 band
Musical ensemble

A musical ensemble is a group of two or more musicians who perform instrumental or vocal music. In each musical style different norms have developed for the sizes and composition of different ensembles, and for the repertoire of songs or musical works that these ensembles perform....
 from Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne

Newcastle upon Tyne is a City status in the United Kingdom and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Situated on the north bank of the River Tyne, the city developed from a Roman Empire settlement called Pons Aelius, though it owes its name to the Newcastle Castle built in 1080, by Robert Curthose, the eldest son of...
, most notably active in the 1970s.

original line-up included; Vic Malcolm (born Albert Victor Malcolm, 3 December 1946, Newcastle upon Tyne) (lead guitar
Lead guitar

Lead guitar refers to the use of a guitar to perform melody lines, fill , and guitar solos within a song structure.In rock music, heavy metal music, blues, jazz and fusion bands and some pop music contexts as well as others, the lead guitar lines are usually supported by a second guitarist who plays rhythm guitar, which consists of accompan...
, vocals
Singing

Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the human voice, which is often contrasted with regular speech. A person who sings is called a singer or vocalist....
), Tom Hill
Tom Hill

Tom Hill is a United Kingdom musician, songwriter and businessperson, best known for his part as bassist for the glam rock musical ensemble, Geordie ....
 (bass guitar
Bass guitar

The electric bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a plectrum.The bass guitar is similar in appearance and construction to an electric guitar, but with a larger body, a longer neck and Scale length, and usually four strings tuned to the same pitches as those of the double bass, whic...
), Brian Gibson (drums
Drum kit

A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and sometimes other percussion instruments, such as cowbell s, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single drummer....
) and Brian Johnson
Brian Johnson

Brian Johnson is an England singer and songwriter who, since 1980 in music, has been the lead singer for the Australian Rock band AC/DC.In 1972, Brian Johnson formed the glam rock band Geordie ....
 (lead vocals
Lead vocalist

The lead vocalist is the member of a Band who sings the main vocal portions of a song. Lead vocalists may also play one or more instruments. They are sometimes referred to as a frontmen , and as such, are usually considered to be the "leader" of the groups they perform in, often the spokespersons in interviews and before the public....
), who later went on to join the Australian hard rock
Hard rock

Hard rock is a sub-genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock and psychedelic rock and is considerably harder than conventional rock music....
 band, AC/DC
AC/DC

AC/DC are an Australian rock music rock band formed in Sydney in 1973 by brothers Malcolm Young and Angus Young. Although the band are commonly classified as hard rock, and considered pioneers of heavy metal music, they have always classified their music as "rock and roll"....
.

Geordie released their debut album
Album

An album or record album is a collection of related Sound recording and reproduction or music tracks distributed to the public. The most common way is through commercial distribution, although smaller artists will often distribute directly to the public by selling their albums at live concerts or on their websites....
, Hope You Like It, in 1973 on EMI
EMI

The EMI Group is a United Kingdom music company comprising the major record label EMI Music ? which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in London, England, United Kingdom ? and EMI Music Publishing, based in New York City....
's Regal Zonophone
Regal Zonophone Records

Regal Zonophone Records is a United Kingdom record label formed in 1932 in music, through a merger of the Regal Records and Zonophone Records labels....
 label
Record label

In the music industry, a record label can be a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of recorded sound and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the Record producer, manufacturing, distribution , marketing and promotion, and enforcement of copyright protec...
. Geordie had one UK
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 Top 10 hit
Hit record

A Hit record is a sound recording, usually in the form of a Single or album, that sells a large number of copies or otherwise becomes broadly popular or well-known, through airplay , Nightclub, inclusion in a film or stage play soundtrack, causing it to have "hit" one of the popular chart listings....
, and several appearances on BBC Television
BBC Television

BBC Television is a service of the BBC which began in 1932. The British Broadcasting Corporation has operated in the United Kingdom under the terms of a Royal Charter since 1927....
 including Top of the Pops
Top of the Pops

Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, is a long-running United Kingdom UK Singles Chart television programme, made by the BBC and originally broadcast weekly from 1 January 1964 to 30 July 2006....
.






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Geordie were a glam rock
Glam rock

Glam rock , is a sub-genre of rock music that developed in the UK in the post-hippie early 1970s which was "performed by singers and musicians wearing outrageous clothes, makeup, hairstyles, and platform-soled boots." The flamboyant lyrics, costumes, and visual styles of glam performers were a camp , theatrical blend of nostalgia references t...
 band
Musical ensemble

A musical ensemble is a group of two or more musicians who perform instrumental or vocal music. In each musical style different norms have developed for the sizes and composition of different ensembles, and for the repertoire of songs or musical works that these ensembles perform....
 from Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne

Newcastle upon Tyne is a City status in the United Kingdom and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Situated on the north bank of the River Tyne, the city developed from a Roman Empire settlement called Pons Aelius, though it owes its name to the Newcastle Castle built in 1080, by Robert Curthose, the eldest son of...
, most notably active in the 1970s.

History

The original line-up included; Vic Malcolm (born Albert Victor Malcolm, 3 December 1946, Newcastle upon Tyne) (lead guitar
Lead guitar

Lead guitar refers to the use of a guitar to perform melody lines, fill , and guitar solos within a song structure.In rock music, heavy metal music, blues, jazz and fusion bands and some pop music contexts as well as others, the lead guitar lines are usually supported by a second guitarist who plays rhythm guitar, which consists of accompan...
, vocals
Singing

Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the human voice, which is often contrasted with regular speech. A person who sings is called a singer or vocalist....
), Tom Hill
Tom Hill

Tom Hill is a United Kingdom musician, songwriter and businessperson, best known for his part as bassist for the glam rock musical ensemble, Geordie ....
 (bass guitar
Bass guitar

The electric bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a plectrum.The bass guitar is similar in appearance and construction to an electric guitar, but with a larger body, a longer neck and Scale length, and usually four strings tuned to the same pitches as those of the double bass, whic...
), Brian Gibson (drums
Drum kit

A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and sometimes other percussion instruments, such as cowbell s, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single drummer....
) and Brian Johnson
Brian Johnson

Brian Johnson is an England singer and songwriter who, since 1980 in music, has been the lead singer for the Australian Rock band AC/DC.In 1972, Brian Johnson formed the glam rock band Geordie ....
 (lead vocals
Lead vocalist

The lead vocalist is the member of a Band who sings the main vocal portions of a song. Lead vocalists may also play one or more instruments. They are sometimes referred to as a frontmen , and as such, are usually considered to be the "leader" of the groups they perform in, often the spokespersons in interviews and before the public....
), who later went on to join the Australian hard rock
Hard rock

Hard rock is a sub-genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock and psychedelic rock and is considerably harder than conventional rock music....
 band, AC/DC
AC/DC

AC/DC are an Australian rock music rock band formed in Sydney in 1973 by brothers Malcolm Young and Angus Young. Although the band are commonly classified as hard rock, and considered pioneers of heavy metal music, they have always classified their music as "rock and roll"....
.

Geordie released their debut album
Album

An album or record album is a collection of related Sound recording and reproduction or music tracks distributed to the public. The most common way is through commercial distribution, although smaller artists will often distribute directly to the public by selling their albums at live concerts or on their websites....
, Hope You Like It, in 1973 on EMI
EMI

The EMI Group is a United Kingdom music company comprising the major record label EMI Music ? which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in London, England, United Kingdom ? and EMI Music Publishing, based in New York City....
's Regal Zonophone
Regal Zonophone Records

Regal Zonophone Records is a United Kingdom record label formed in 1932 in music, through a merger of the Regal Records and Zonophone Records labels....
 label
Record label

In the music industry, a record label can be a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of recorded sound and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the Record producer, manufacturing, distribution , marketing and promotion, and enforcement of copyright protec...
. Geordie had one UK
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 Top 10 hit
Hit record

A Hit record is a sound recording, usually in the form of a Single or album, that sells a large number of copies or otherwise becomes broadly popular or well-known, through airplay , Nightclub, inclusion in a film or stage play soundtrack, causing it to have "hit" one of the popular chart listings....
, and several appearances on BBC Television
BBC Television

BBC Television is a service of the BBC which began in 1932. The British Broadcasting Corporation has operated in the United Kingdom under the terms of a Royal Charter since 1927....
 including Top of the Pops
Top of the Pops

Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, is a long-running United Kingdom UK Singles Chart television programme, made by the BBC and originally broadcast weekly from 1 January 1964 to 30 July 2006....
. Geordie split up in 1978. Their former lead singer Brian Johnson is now a member of AC/DC.In 2001 Geordie had a one of reunion with the line up including former member Brian johnson.(note acdc were on a break from 2001-2003 and then again from 2003-2008)

Post break-up

After AC/DC's lead singer, Bon Scott
Bon Scott

Ronald Belford "Bon" Scott was an Australian rock musician, best known for being the lead singer and lyricist of Australian hard rock band AC/DC from 1974 until his death in 1980....
, died in 1980
1980 in music

Events...
, AC/DC chose Brian Johnson (whose vocal talent had previously been praised by Scott) to take over lead vocal duties. Johnson first appeared with AC/DC on their album, Back In Black
Back in Black

Back in Black is the 7th studio album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC, released on 25 July 1980. Back in Black was the first AC/DC album recorded without former lead singer Bon Scott, who had died at the age of 33 on 19 February 1980....
.

Geordie regrouped without Johnson and went on to record an album named, No Sweat in 1983 with new singer Rob Turnbull, which did not achieve much success. They later changed their name to Powerhouse and released an eponymous album in 1983 before disbanding indefinitely. They reunited with Johnson for a comeback gig in 2001 during an AC/DC hiatus.

Hill went on to own a chain of fish and chip
Fish and chips

Fish and chips is a popular take-away food which originated in the United Kingdom. It consists of deep-fried fish in Batter or breadcrumbs with French fried potatoes potatoes....
 shop
Shop

Shop may refer to:*A Retailing*An online shop*A workshop*A machine shop*A paint shop* To shop - to go to a store or stores to buy goods*"Shop class", an industrial arts educational program...
s, before selling them and retiring in 2004. Malcolm currently lives in Cyprus
Cyprus

Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is an island country situated in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, east of Greece, west of Lebanon, Syria, and Israel, south of Turkey and north of Egypt....
.

Discography


Albums

  • Can You Do It (1972)
  • Hope You Like It (1973)
  • Don't be Fooled by the Name (1974)
  • Save the World (1976)
  • No Good Woman (1978)


  • Geordie featuring Brian Johnson (1980) (compilation
    Compilation album

    A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from multiple recording artists, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, source or subject matter....
    )
  • Brian Johnson and Geordie (1981) (the same as previous with different title)
  • Strange Man (1982) (compilation)
  • Keep on Rocking (1989) (compilation)
  • Rocking with the Boys (1992) (Australia
    Australia

    Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
    n compilation)
  • A Band from Geordieland (1996) (compilation)
  • The Very Best of Geordie (1997) (compilation)
  • The Best of Geordie (1998) (compilation)
  • Can You Do It (Delta) (1999) (compilation)
  • The Singles Collection (2001) (compilation)
  • Can You Do It (Pickwick) (2003) (Dutch
    Netherlands

    The Netherlands is a country that is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands is located in North-West Europe, and bordered by the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east....
     compilation)


Singles

  • "Don't Do That" (1972) - UK
    UK Singles Chart

    The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company on behalf of the British record industry. The chart week runs from Sunday to Saturday, with the chart being printed in Music Week magazine , ChartsPlus , and published online on various sites ....
     Number 32
  • "All Because of You" (1973) - UK Number 6
  • "Can You Do It" (1973) - UK Number 13
  • "Electric Lady" (1973) - UK Number 32

Band members

  • Brian Johnson
    Brian Johnson

    Brian Johnson is an England singer and songwriter who, since 1980 in music, has been the lead singer for the Australian Rock band AC/DC.In 1972, Brian Johnson formed the glam rock band Geordie ....
     (vocals) 1972 - 1978 2001(one of reunion)
  • Vic Malcolm (guitar - vocals) 1972 - 1977 and 1982 - 1983
  • Tom Hill
    Tom Hill

    Tom Hill is a United Kingdom musician, songwriter and businessperson, best known for his part as bassist for the glam rock musical ensemble, Geordie ....
     (bass) 1972 - 1977 and 1982 - 1983
  • Brian Gibson (drums) 1972 - 1977 and 1982 - 1983
  • Derek Rootham (guitar) 1977 - 1978
  • Dave Robson (bass) 1977 - 1978
Davy Whittaker (drums) 1977 - 1978
  • Rob Turnbull (vocals) 1982 - 1983
  • David Stephenson (guitar) 1982 - 1983


See also

  • List of glam rock artists
  • List of bands from Newcastle, United Kingdom
    List of bands from Newcastle, United Kingdom

    This article features a List of bands and musicians from Newcastle Upon Tyne, and may also include some bands and musicians who hail from the wider Tyneside conurbation....
  • List of performers on Top of the Pops
    List of performers on Top of the Pops

    Top of the Pops is a long-running United Kingdom UK singles chart television programme It was originally shown each week on BBC and is now licensed for national versions around the world....


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