Post by cw on Mar 5, 2009 12:14:15 GMT 1
Maybe not a name familiar to later Corr fans but those who have Live at The Albert Hall may recognise the name as Anto's "substitute" when he was released for Genesis' "Calling All Stations" tour.
The Mar11 edition of Hotpress magazine included an interview with this major Irish guitarist which included comments on his time with the Corrs.
Brady would go on to play on The Commitments soundtrack as well as touring with the film's star, Andrew Strong and with a live version of the fictional band. His playing reached even bigger live audiences when he was asked to deputise for Corrs guitarist Anto Drennan.
"That started when I got a call asking me if I'd like to go to Australia with The Corrs for two months", he recalls. "Its really what its all about for professional musicians. Its a very unusual life - you're staying in 5 star hotels, you're paid well, and your expenses are looked after".
He spent a year on the road with The Corrs. However, he reveals that he found the life of a paid session player with a pop group creatively limiting.
"The Corrs 'were' pop music at the time and obviously it was important that the record was replicated as much as possible on stage. To be honest, I found it a bit alienating and by the end of it all I thought, this is nothing to do with the reason why I started playing in the first place. And I say that with no disrespect to The Corrs, who did an extraordinary thing and I saw at first hand just how much of a sacrifice they had to make to get to that level. They were a real eye-opener for me in that sense, in that they worked so hard and went out and did what their management thought was right for their success".
To my mind, he is quite justified in his comments. At that time, the role of lead guitarist for the Corrs WAS somewhat limited in scope. Mike Rutherford of Genesis made a similar comment with regards to Anto when he commented that the Corrs "were not making the most of him".
It wasn't till after Albert Hall (and Brady's Corrs stint) that the Corrs live act started taking "more risks" From late 98 onwards, we saw experimentation with arrangements/settings (ie Runaway to acoustic form); numbers like No Frontiers that put Shaz & Cazz more front and centre ......... and Anto let off the leash on numbers like QOH. It was then that they became the massive live act that we came to know.
I don't read Conor as being bitter or overly critical as such. He certainly did not hold anything against John Hughes as he agreed to work with Anto as backing for Tara Blaise on some Spanish gigs back in 06. Here is an after gig photo.
The Mar11 edition of Hotpress magazine included an interview with this major Irish guitarist which included comments on his time with the Corrs.
Brady would go on to play on The Commitments soundtrack as well as touring with the film's star, Andrew Strong and with a live version of the fictional band. His playing reached even bigger live audiences when he was asked to deputise for Corrs guitarist Anto Drennan.
"That started when I got a call asking me if I'd like to go to Australia with The Corrs for two months", he recalls. "Its really what its all about for professional musicians. Its a very unusual life - you're staying in 5 star hotels, you're paid well, and your expenses are looked after".
He spent a year on the road with The Corrs. However, he reveals that he found the life of a paid session player with a pop group creatively limiting.
"The Corrs 'were' pop music at the time and obviously it was important that the record was replicated as much as possible on stage. To be honest, I found it a bit alienating and by the end of it all I thought, this is nothing to do with the reason why I started playing in the first place. And I say that with no disrespect to The Corrs, who did an extraordinary thing and I saw at first hand just how much of a sacrifice they had to make to get to that level. They were a real eye-opener for me in that sense, in that they worked so hard and went out and did what their management thought was right for their success".
To my mind, he is quite justified in his comments. At that time, the role of lead guitarist for the Corrs WAS somewhat limited in scope. Mike Rutherford of Genesis made a similar comment with regards to Anto when he commented that the Corrs "were not making the most of him".
It wasn't till after Albert Hall (and Brady's Corrs stint) that the Corrs live act started taking "more risks" From late 98 onwards, we saw experimentation with arrangements/settings (ie Runaway to acoustic form); numbers like No Frontiers that put Shaz & Cazz more front and centre ......... and Anto let off the leash on numbers like QOH. It was then that they became the massive live act that we came to know.
I don't read Conor as being bitter or overly critical as such. He certainly did not hold anything against John Hughes as he agreed to work with Anto as backing for Tara Blaise on some Spanish gigs back in 06. Here is an after gig photo.
