The Armoury Show
The Armoury Show were a British new wave band, formed in 1983 and consisting of Richard Jobson on vocals, Russell Webb on bass guitar, John McGeoch on guitar and John Doyle on drums. Each member had previously been in critically acclaimed and commercially successful bands; Jobson and Webb were in The Skids, whilst McGeoch and Doyle had been in Magazine.
The band was named after The Armory Show, a famous 1913 modern art exhibition held in New York. They released six singles and one studio album in their brief existence.
History
Previously, Richard Jobson and Russell Webb were both members of the Scottish punk band The Skids, while John McGeoch and John Doyle had both been members of post-punk pioneers Magazine.
The Skids had dissolved in 1981 and Magazine in 1982, following the release of their final, and commercially unsuccessful, albums (Joy and Magic, Murder and the Weather, respectively). John McGeoch had actually left Magazine in 1980, before the recording of their last album, joining Siouxsie and the Banshees. He also replaced Stuart Adamson for a Peel session recorded by The Skids in 1981.
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- Waiting for the Floods released: 1985
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Catherine
by: Armoury ShowHalf of her smiles
Love feels as a fire
She went for me
A sound lullaby
Shes old money
Shes to grow
I just dont care anymore
Oh Catherine with your beautiful eyes
Oh Catherine with those waterboy cries
If I could be king
Of the world who smiles
Oh Catherine I'll tend you a fire
Burning down the bridges