This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these template messages) The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia's notability guideline for music. Please help to demonstrate the notability of the topic by citing reliable secondary sources that are independent of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond a mere trivial mention. If notability cannot be shown, the article is likely to be merged, redirected, or deleted.Find sources: "Quiet World" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (June 2020) (Learn how and when to remove this message) This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.Find sources: "Quiet World" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (June 2020) (Learn how and when to remove this message) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

Quiet World were an English pop rock band formed by The Heather Brothers John, Lee, and Neil Heather in 1969; to record their concept album The Road.[1] The group consisted of John (vocals, songwriting), Lea (vocals, songwriting), and Neil (songwriting), as well as future Genesis member Steve Hackett (lead guitar) and his brother John Hackett (flute, guitar), Dick Driver (bass) (who would eventually appear in Steve Hackett's band), Gill Gilbert (backing vocals), Phil Henderson (keyboards), Eddy Hines (flute), and Sean O'Mally (drums).

A 7" single "Miss Whittington" / "There is a Mountain" was released on the Dawn label in 1969 (as The Quiet World of Lea & John) and Quiet World released their debut album The Road in 1970. Shortly thereafter, Steve Hackett left to join the progressive rock group Genesis as lead guitarist.[2] The album was re-released on CD in 1999 .

The Heather Brothers went on to international success with their musicals, A Slice of Saturday Night, Lust and thriller Blood Money. Their shows have enjoyed hundreds of productions worldwide and have been translated into nine languages. They also wrote, directed and produced two films, Seriously Twisted and The Big Finish, and wrote the stage musical, Camp Horror.

Phil Henderson composed the score for The Far Pavilions at Shaftesbury Theatre, London, in 2005.[3] The Philip Henderson Orchestra features on Steve Hackett's Feedback 86 album.

Personnel

[edit]

Discography

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Kyle, Joseph (1 December 2016). "Quiet World: The Road (Esoteric Recordings)". The Recoup. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  2. ^ Masley, Ed (14 October 2019). "Steve Hackett of Genesis looks back fondly on the days of 'Selling England By the Pound'". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  3. ^ Inverne, James (22 August 2005). "The Far Pavilions to Close at London's Shaftesbury". Playbill. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Quiet World - The Road". Discogs.com. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
[edit]


Categories