bagsieblue Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 As per the title ( but in the hope of attrcting a wider audience and as posted in the Warwick thread: - http://basschat.co.uk/topic/52590-warwick-thread/page__st__320 I have a Warwick Corvette Fretless (defretted) - with a Bass Centre Receipt for a second hand sale of this to Mr Malcolm Sutherland dated 14/12/2000. Google leads me to a band named Renia with a bass player named Malcolm Sutherland. Anybody know any more about this band / bassist? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevo Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kbwj_9Ba90E"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kbwj_9Ba90E[/url] A reasonable sounding band that just didn't quite make it, watch this to show how REAL musicians had to do it before x-factor and the like. Review from 2007 re-release of their one and only album 'First Offenders' : Renia's sole output is a pretty dull UK early 70s rock album. There is some nice organ runs to keep it from being a total yawner, but ultimately this is the kind of album that make Fantasy's "Paint a Picture" seem like speed metal by comparison. Comparisons to Humble Pie wouldn't be out of place, minus the versatility of said group. Only track to put it in high gear is called 'Slow Down' ironically enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bagsieblue Posted October 2, 2012 Author Share Posted October 2, 2012 Thanks Kevo.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralf85 Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 (edited) On 26/09/2012 at 19:54, bagsieblue said: As per the title ( but in the hope of attrcting a wider audience and as posted in the Warwick thread: - http://basschat.co.uk/topic/52590-warwick-thread/page__st__320 I have a Warwick Corvette Fretless (defretted) - with a Bass Centre Receipt for a second hand sale of this to Mr Malcolm Sutherland dated 14/12/2000. Google leads me to a band named Renia with a bass player named Malcolm Sutherland. Anybody know any more about this band / bassist? I was a roadie for the band back in the early 1970s. The band members on the album were Peter Sutherland keyboards, his twin brother Malcom bass, John Robinson guitar, Richard Desmond of publishing fame, on drums , dropped out just a couple of months before the album was recorded, replaced on the album by Dave Mathews and Kenny Stewart on lead vocals. We had fun gigging around London mainly, supporting big name acts at the time, Joe Walsh - James Gang, Argent, Thin Lizzie, Fleetwood Mac and many more. In the video 'All that glitters' on YouTube filmed by the BBC, the film makers manage to get all the names wrong. That made me chuckle. Us roadies also made more money out of the recording than the band did. Nothing new there. Edited April 18, 2020 by Ralf85 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warwickhunt Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 G Sutherland bassist of 2000 Warwick purchase may well not be the 70's Prog keyboard player! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trueno Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 I presume the Sutherland brothers were the same from "Sutherland Brothers and Quiver"... saw them, late 1974, I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
songofthewind Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 Cripes! I remember seeing Renia at a student union do in North London Poly, round about 1973. I was intrigued by their name. I think I was the only person watching and listening. I can’t for the life of me remember what they sounded like, but they must have made an impression. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralf85 Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 On 18/04/2020 at 11:27, Trueno said: I presume the Sutherland brothers were the same from "Sutherland Brothers and Quiver"... saw them, late 1974, I think. No. They were my friends from North London and had nothing to do with Robin Hood and archery! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilsonj7 Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 On 18/04/2020 at 10:25, Ralf85 said: I was a roadie for the band back in the early 1970s. The band members on the album were Peter Sutherland keyboards, his twin brother Malcom bass, John Robinson guitar, Richard Desmond of publishing fame, on drums , dropped out just a couple of months before the album was recorded, replaced on the album by Dave Mathews and Kenny Stewart on lead vocals. We had fun gigging around London mainly, supporting big name acts at the time, Joe Walsh - James Gang, Argent, Thin Lizzie, Fleetwood Mac and many more. In the video 'All that glitters' on YouTube filmed by the BBC, the film makers manage to get all the names wrong. That made me chuckle. Us roadies also made more money out of the recording than the band did. Nothing new there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilsonj7 Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 Hi Ralf85, wondering if you could give more history on Kenny Stewart from that time. He came from my home town ,Denny in central Scotland. As a young teenager I seem to recall he was supposed to joint Colosseum in late 1971 but Colosseum broke up at that time? That was the talk of the town,legend had it. After Renia he joins Dirty Tricks. Not sure what my he does late seventies, eighties and nineties. I saw him in the Led Zeppelin tribute band “ Stairway to Zeppelin” in Dunfermline in 2007 and that’s the last I know of his career. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhysP Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 On 18/04/2020 at 11:27, Trueno said: I presume the Sutherland brothers were the same from "Sutherland Brothers and Quiver"... saw them, late 1974, I think. No, their names are Iain & Gavin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock Diva5 Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 On 18/04/2020 at 02:25, Ralf85 said: Can anyone put me in touch with the vocalist from Renia, Kenny Stewart (more well-known from Dirty Tricks)? Can't find him anywhere on social media. Candy McGaw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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