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'''Max Bacon''' is aan BritishEnglish rock singer. He was the lead singer for 1980s rock group [[GTR (band)|GTR]], as well as for Burn the Sky, Moby Dick, [[Nightwing (band)|Nightwing]], [[Phenomena (band)|Phenomena]],<ref>[http://www.projectphenomena.com/ Phenomena] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100502012652/http://www.projectphenomena.com/ |date=2010-05-02 }}</ref> and [[Bronz]]. He was the vocalist on GTR's top 40 single, "When the Heart Rules the Mind" and GTR's [[GTR (album)|self-titled debut album]].<ref>[http{{Cite web|url=https://www.connollyco.com/discography/gtr/heart7.html |title=When The Heart Rules The Mind<!-|website=Connollyco.com|access-date=15 Bot generatedJuly title -->]2021}}</ref>
 
Bacon's 1996 solo album ''The Higher You Climb'' included GTR material,<ref>[http://www.answers.com/topic/max-bacon-1?cat=entertainment Max Bacon: Information and Much More from Answers.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> and Bacon later sang lead on "Going, Going, Gone" on [[Steve Howe (guitarist)|Steve Howe]]'s 1999 release, ''[[Portraits of Bob Dylan]]''.
 
Bacon sang lead on [[Mike Oldfield]]'s 1987 album ''[[Islands (Mike Oldfield album)|Islands]]'' which, in the [[United States|U.S.]] version, featured the minor hit "Magic Touch", and was co-produced by [[Geoff Downes]], who produced GTR. In 2002 another solo album, ''From the Banks of the River Irwell'', was released, featuring some material composed by Downes previously performed by [[Asia (band)|Asia]] during [[John Payne (singer)|John Payne]]'s tenure.
 
Bacon appeared as a contestant on [[ITV Network|ITV]]'s talent show ''[[New Faces]]'', hosted by [[Marti Caine]] with featured judges [[Chris Tarrant]] and [[Nina Myskow]]. Bacon reached the 1988 final and performed a version of "[[The Hunter (Albert King song)|The Hunter]]", but did not win. No mention was made on the show of his previous GTR success.{{Citation needed|date=May 2009}}
 
Bacon subsequently left the music business and took ownership of a [[Public house|pub]] called The Crown in [[Knaresborough]], [[North Yorkshire]], England.<ref>[{{Cite web|url=http://www.dprp.net/forgotten/gtr/index.html |title=DPRP - Forgotten Sons: GTR<!-|access-date=15 BotJuly generated title -->]2021}}</ref> MaxHe now owns and runs The Wheatsheaf pub in the small town of [[Egremont, Cumbria|Egremont]] in West Cumbria.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Wheatsheaf|url=http://nwb.co/wheatsheafegremont|work=Northwest Bands|publisher=NWB|accessdateaccess-date=8 April 2014}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|title=Wheatsheaf|url=http://whatpub.com/pubs/CUM/524/wheatsheaf-egremont|work=What Pub|publisher=Campaign for Real Ale|accessdateaccess-date=8 April 2014}}</ref>
 
Bacon returned to his former band, Bronz, to play at the ''Hard Rock Hell'' festivalFestival in Wales in November 2011.
 
==Discography==
 
===Moby Dick===
* 1982: ''"Can't Have My Body Tonight''" (single, Ebony Records) <ref>[{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Moby-Dick-Nothing-To-Fear-Cant-Have-My-Body-Tonight/release/5973178 Discogs.com: |title=Moby Dick -– "Nothing toTo Fear" / "Can't Have My Body Tonight" (1982, Vinyl)|website=Discogs|accessdate=15 single releases &July credits]2021}}</ref>
 
===Solo Workwork===
* 1995: ''The Higher You Climb'' (1995) <ref>[{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Max-Bacon-The-Higher-You-Climb/release/1246997 Discogs.com: |title=Max Bacon -– ''The Higher You Climb'' album(1995, releasesCD)|website=Discogs|accessdate=15 &July credits]2021}}</ref> With [[Geoff Downes]], [[Steve Hackett]], [[Steve Howe]], [[Scott Gorham]] etc.
* 2002: ''From the Banks of the River Irwell'' <ref>[{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Max-Bacon-From-The-Banks-Of-The-River-Irwell/release/1248113 Discogs.com: |title=Max Bacon -– ''From theThe Banks ofOf theThe River Irwell'' (2002), album releasesCD)|website=Discogs|accessdate=15 &July credits]2021}}</ref> - With Geoff Downes, Scott Gorham, [[Mike Oldfield]], [[Phil Spalding]], [[Mike Sturgis]], etc.
 
===[[Nightwing (band)|Nightwing]]===
* 1983 ''Stand Up and Be Counted'' <ref>[{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Nightwing-Stand-Up-And-Be-Counted/master/274549 Discogs.com: |title=Nightwing - ''Stand Up andAnd Be Counted'' (1983) album releases|website=Discogs|accessdate=15 &July credits]2021}}</ref>
* 1984 ''My Kingdom Come'' <ref>[{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Nightwing-My-Kingdom-Come/master/565817 Discogs.com: |title=Nightwing - ''My Kingdom Come'' (1984) album releases|website=Discogs.com|access-date=15 &July credits]2021}}</ref>
 
===[[Bronz]]===
* 1984: ''Taken by Storm'' <ref>[{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Bronz-Taken-By-Storm/master/223906 Discogs.com: |title=Bronz - ''Taken byBy Storm'' (1984) album releases|website=Discogs.com|access-date=15 &July credits]2021}}</ref>
 
===[[GTR (band)|GTR]]===
* 1986: ''[[GTR (album)|GTR]]'' <ref>[{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/GTR-GTR/master/36341 Discogs.com: |title=GTR - ''GTR'' (19862) album- releasesGTR|website=Discogs.com|access-date=15 &July credits]2021}}</ref>
* 1997: ''King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents GTR'' (Live)<ref>[{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/GTR-King-Biscuit-Flower-Hour-Presents-GTR/master/519233|title=GTR Discogs.com: GTR(2) - ''King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents GTR'' (1997) album releases|website=Discogs.com|access-date=15 &July credits]2021}}</ref>
 
===[[Phenomena (band)|Phenomena]]===
* 1987: ''Dream Runner'' <ref>[{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Phenomena-II-Dream-Runner/master/290710|title=Phenomena Discogs.com: PhenomenaII* - ''Dream Runner'' (1987) album releases|website=Discogs.com|access-date=15 &July credits]2021}}</ref>
 
===[[Mike Oldfield]]===
* 1987: ''[[Islands (Mike Oldfield album)|Islands]]'' <ref>[{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Mike-Oldfield-Islands/master/44255 Discogs.com: |title=Mike Oldfield - ''Islands'' (1987 album releases|website=Discogs.com|access-date=15 &July credits]2021}}</ref>
* 1989: ''[[Earth Moving]]'' <ref>[{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Mike-Oldfield-Earth-Moving/master/view/11966 Discogs.com: |title=Mike Oldfield - ''Earth Moving'' (1989) album releases|website=Discogs.com|access-date=15 &July credits]2021}}</ref>
 
===[[Steve Howe (guitarist)|Steve Howe]]===
* 1999: ''[[Portraits of Bob Dylan]]'' <ref>[{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Steve-Howe-Portraits-Of-Bob-Dylan/master/398565 Discogs.com: |title=Steve Howe - Portraits ofOf Bob Dylan'' (1999) album releases|website=Discogs.com|access-date=15 &July credits]2021}}</ref>
 
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