EJWW Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 (edited) Live in Munich 1986 I've searched this forum and I can find no mention of either C(o)ck Robin or lead singer/ bassist Peter Kingsbery. They were originally from the US but their success was mainly in Europe, France in particular. I think they were a solid band with great musicianship all round but im particularly blown away by Peter Kingsbery; awesome singer who reminds me of Roy Orbison, and a very decent bass player with it. Some tasty bass lines in the video above, some on bass guitar and others synth bass. He's still going solo but C(o)ck Robin itself only lasted a few years in the 80s. I nominate Peter to enter the singing bass players hall of fame. Edited May 4, 2019 by EJWW Bad language filter attacked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newfoundfreedom Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 Ha ha. Pink Torpedo Robin. Profanity filter strikes again. 😂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arthurhenry Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 I only know of them due to the Steve Hillage connection. Will have another listen. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger2611 Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 Didn't they have some success with Remember The Promise You Made back in the 80's? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueMoon Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 Fondly adopted in France, since Peter Kingsbery lived there and could hold his own talking in interviews in French. I listened to one and it seems he's a multi-instrumentalist and vocalist as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandypjb Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 Great band. If they'd had a different name I think they would have been a lot bigger. He's a real talent and his/Anna's voices blended brilliantly. Recommended listening is 'first love, last rites. Some fantastic tunes (including tasty bass playing). Tidy drumming from pat mastellotto too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EJWW Posted May 10, 2019 Author Share Posted May 10, 2019 The band name must surely have been a barrier to success in the English- speaking world. I love bass-playing lead singers like Geddy and Sting but Peter Kingsbery has one of the best voices of a bass player I've heard. Surprisingly little out there by C(o)ck Robin really, took me over a week to receive their debut album which I could only find via Amazon from overseas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leschirons Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 Still going here. This gig was two weeks ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin66 Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 On 10/05/2019 at 12:38, EJWW said: The band name must surely have been a barrier to success in the English- speaking world. I love bass-playing lead singers like Geddy and Sting but Peter Kingsbery has one of the best voices of a bass player I've heard. Surprisingly little out there by C(o)ck Robin really, took me over a week to receive their debut album which I could only find via Amazon from overseas. In the mid-late 80s I was living in Germany, right on the border with the Netherlands and this band appeared on the TV music programmes of the region (Netherlands/Belgium/Germany) and I was blown away. Their voices were great, bass lines great...I could never fathom out why they weren't more popular. They were on interviews all the time and Peter talked about studying music/bass in Texas and forming the band in LA some years after. It was always clear that he had huge talent for bass, songwriting and vocals. Massively underrated talent and I've been listening to their first 3 albums ever since I first heard them. So good to read of others liking their music. I even found a Belgian bass website that has transcribed 4 of their tracks!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itu Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 41 minutes ago, Colin66 said: I even found a Belgian bass website that has transcribed 4 of their tracks!! @ChrisDev: ever heard about such a website? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisDev Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 1 hour ago, itu said: @ChrisDev: ever heard about such a website? 🙃 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin66 Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 Those bass tabs for Cock Robin were such a pleasant surprise for me to find. Thanks a lot! Dropping you £5 donation just for those 4 tabs alone, without the rest I'll learn! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chriswareham Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 Got confused and thought this thread was going to be about a terrible "Oi!" band. Turns out I was thinking of C(o)ck Sparrer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin66 Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 Massive respect to Peter Kingsbery, he's still going and still sounds/plays well after a 40+ year career! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alba Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 They were very big in Belgium when I lived there in the 80's. Saw them at the Manhattan, Leuven, and they had such energy live. Peter was playing a Kubicki Factor which sounded glorious and have wanted one ever since. Great voice too. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisDev Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 11 hours ago, Colin66 said: Those bass tabs for Cock Robin were such a pleasant surprise for me to find. Thanks a lot! Dropping you £5 donation just for those 4 tabs alone, without the rest I'll learn! I love their music from the 80s. They were very popular here. Kingsbery is an underrated bass player 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin66 Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 5 hours ago, Alba said: They were very big in Belgium when I lived there in the 80's. Saw them at the Manhattan, Leuven, and they had such energy live. Peter was playing a Kubicki Factor which sounded glorious and have wanted one ever since. Great voice too. Yeah there was a music programme in the Netherlands that I used to watch, being based on the border of Germany/Netherlands, on NOS I think, and CR were on there a lot. I had to look up what a Kubicki Factor was. Fascinating. Thanks for the education! Leaving this link for anyone who might also be interested in the history! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Kubicki_Factor_Bass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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