GLENN HUGHES On BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION - "We Have A Traditional Classic Rock Sound Combined With British Blues Rock"
June 26, 2010, 14 years ago
BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION's Glenn Hughes (ex-DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH) is featured in a new interview with Sonya Alexander of Examiner.com. An excerpt is available below.
Examiner: How did you come up with the name of the group?
GH: "Well, Jason (Bonham / drums) and I are from the Black Country, that's the Midlands area of the U.K. So, we thought that might be a good name. If you Googled it then, that's what you'd find, an area of England. Then a band with the same name trademarked it after they saw we were using it. We would never purposely take another band's name. We were negotiating with them up until yesterday. We finally settled on Black Country Communion."
Examiner: How has forming the group affected your solo careers?
GH: "Well, Joe (Bonamassa / guitars) usually does about 200 shows a year. I've been performing for about 40 years. (laughs) It's time for me to take the gas off of my solo career. I'm taking the summer off to promote it. The band is bigger than our solo careers and we all realize that."
Examiner: How would you describe your sound?
GH: "We have a traditional classic rock sound combined with British blues rock. We're kind of a new version of bands from the 70s. We're still working on the artwork for the album. Hoping the album will go viral."
Examiner: Any plans for touring?200
GH: "Definitely. We're planning to play the U.S. and U.K. festivals next summer for sure."
Go to this location for the complete interview.
