| dbo:abstract | - John McKay is an English songwriter and guitarist. He was the first studio guitarist of Siouxsie and the Banshees. He was a member of the group from July 1977 until September 1979. He played a "jagged unorthodox chording", and created a "metal-shard roar" with his guitar. Q magazine included McKay's work on "Hong Kong Garden" in their list of the "100 Greatest Guitar Tracks Ever". He recorded two studio albums with the band, their debut album The Scream in 1978 and the sophomore album Join Hands in 1979. McKay has been cited as an influence by guitarists such as Geordie Walker of Killing Joke, Robert Smith of the Cure, the Edge of U2, Steve Albini of Big Black, Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth, Johnny Marr of the Smiths, Jim Reid of the Jesus and Mary Chain, Kevin Shields of My Bloody Valentine and Boz Boorer. Record producer Steve Lillywhite stated that McKay was the innovator. (en)
- John McKay est un musicien anglais, né en 1957 connu pour avoir été le guitariste de Siouxsie and the Banshees, de juillet 1977 à septembre 1979. Il est originaire d'une banlieue résidentielle située à la périphérie de Londres. Courant 1977, il s'intéresse aux groupes d'une nouvelle scène musicale émergeant en Angleterre. Il rencontre le batteur Kenny Morris avec qui il sympathise. Ce dernier lui propose de rejoindre les Banshees. Sa première session d'enregistrement avec le groupe se déroule fin novembre 1977 aux Studios Maida Vale de la BBC Radio 1 pour l'émission de John Peel. Il co-compose la majeure partie des morceaux de The Scream, un premier album qui sort en novembre 1978 avec un accueil unanime de la presse anglaise. Le second disque Join Hands sort début septembre 1979, John McKay quitte le groupe précipitamment en pleine tournée à quelques heures d'envoi d'un concert devant avoir lieu à Aberdeen. Il se retire ensuite de la scène musicale pour travailler dans le milieu artistique et de la mode avec sa compagne. (fr)
- John McKay (...) è un musicista britannico.È stato il primo chitarrista in studio di Siouxsie and the Banshees. È stato membro della band a partire da luglio 1977 fino a settembre 1979, suonando sugli album The Scream e Join Hands. McKay ha composto la melodia del loro primo singolo di successo, Hong Kong Garden, così come gran parte del materiale dei due primi LP della band. McKay ha lasciato il gruppo dopo l'uscita del secondo album, Join Hands. In seguito ha guidato brevemente un trio chiamato Zor Gabor che ha pubblicato nel 1987 tre canzoni su un EP 12”, Tightrope, per l'etichetta In Tape. È stato premiato "Record of the Week" da NME. (it)
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| dbp:caption | - McKay performing live on TSR with Siouxsie and the Banshees, June 1979 (en)
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| rdfs:comment | - John McKay is an English songwriter and guitarist. He was the first studio guitarist of Siouxsie and the Banshees. He was a member of the group from July 1977 until September 1979. He played a "jagged unorthodox chording", and created a "metal-shard roar" with his guitar. Q magazine included McKay's work on "Hong Kong Garden" in their list of the "100 Greatest Guitar Tracks Ever". He recorded two studio albums with the band, their debut album The Scream in 1978 and the sophomore album Join Hands in 1979. (en)
- John McKay est un musicien anglais, né en 1957 connu pour avoir été le guitariste de Siouxsie and the Banshees, de juillet 1977 à septembre 1979. Il est originaire d'une banlieue résidentielle située à la périphérie de Londres. Courant 1977, il s'intéresse aux groupes d'une nouvelle scène musicale émergeant en Angleterre. Il rencontre le batteur Kenny Morris avec qui il sympathise. Ce dernier lui propose de rejoindre les Banshees. Sa première session d'enregistrement avec le groupe se déroule fin novembre 1977 aux Studios Maida Vale de la BBC Radio 1 pour l'émission de John Peel. (fr)
- John McKay (...) è un musicista britannico.È stato il primo chitarrista in studio di Siouxsie and the Banshees. È stato membro della band a partire da luglio 1977 fino a settembre 1979, suonando sugli album The Scream e Join Hands. McKay ha composto la melodia del loro primo singolo di successo, Hong Kong Garden, così come gran parte del materiale dei due primi LP della band. (it)
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| rdfs:label | - John McKay (musicien) (fr)
- John McKay (musicista) (it)
- John McKay (musician) (en)
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