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Spear of Destiny is a British rock band, founded in 1983 by singer and songwriter Kirk Brandon (born 3 August 1956 in London) and bassist Stan Stammers (born 19 May 1961). It has had an ever-changing line-up through the years. ==History== Formed in 1983, the band's original line-up consisted of Kirk Brandon, Stan Stammers, Chris Bell and Lascelles James. In late 1983 this line-up was superseded by Dolphin Taylor on drums, Alan St. Clair on guitar, John Lennard on sax and Neil Pyzer on keyboards and additional saxophone. In 1984 John Lennard was replaced by Mickey Donnelly on Saxophone. Spear of Destiny recorded one session for John Peel (recorded 22 November 1982, transmitted on BBC Radio 1 on 29 November 1982). "The band played a punk-influenced form of power rock, which often had an anthemic feel."〔Joynson, V. (2001) ''Up Yours! A Guide to UK Punk, New Wave & Early Post Punk'', Borderline Productions, Wolverhampton, p. 358;〕 The critical consensus is that Spear of Destiny's second album, ''One Eyed Jacks'' (1984), is their best album. It reached No. 22 in the UK Albums Chart Spear of Destiny’s reputation in the mid-1980s depended to a greater extent on their live performances. In 1985, their album, ''World Service'' reached the UK Top 20. Founder member Stan Stammers left in 1986. In the wake of the release of the fourth album, ''Outland'' (1987) and its Top 15 hit "Never Take Me Alive", the band began achieving some chart success and staging sell-out concerts, including a support slot to U2 at Wembley Stadium. However, ill fortune struck on the eve of the band’s appearance at the Reading Festival, as Brandon contracted Reiter disease which obliged the band to put all their plans on hold for nearly a year.〔Thompson, D. (2000) ''Alternative Rock'', Miller Freeman Books, San Francisco, p. 650;〕 Spear of Destiny have had 10 UK Singles Chart entries. Four reached the Top 50 but only one made the Top 20 - "Never Take Me Alive" (1987).〔(Chart runs in the UK Singles Chart since 1952 );〕 In addition to Brandon and Stammers, past members of the band in the 1980s included former Gillan drummer Pete Barnacle, former JoBoxers bassist Chris Bostock, former Adam and the Ants guitarist Marco Pirroni, and former Tom Robinson Band and Stiff Little Fingers drummer Dolphin Taylor.〔Strong, M.C. (2003) ''The Great Indie Discography'', Canongate, Edinburgh, p. 519 - 520;〕 Brandon is also a member of the supergroup, Dead Men Walking. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Spear of Destiny (band)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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