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| Origin | Cheltenham, England |
| Genres | Alternative rock |
| Years active | 1989–1995 |
| Labels | RCA/Dedicated Records,Rough Trade |
| Past members | Symon Bye Duncan Forrester Robert Forrester Austen Rowley Steve Hughes |
This Picture were a UKalternative rock band that was formed in 1989 inCheltenham, England and broke up in 1995, after releasing two albums.
The band consisted of lead singer Symon Bye, Duncan Forrester (drums), Robert Forrester (guitar), and Austen Rowley, who replaced original bass player Steve Hughes in 1991.[1] The band released two albums, the Kevin Moloney-producedA Violent Impression (1991) andCity of Sin (1994), both issued byRCA Records in the U.S. andDedicated Records in the UK.[2][3]
Tom Demalon drew comparisons toU2 andHothouse Flowers in his review of the albumViolent Impression. Demalon gave the album 2 stars in the review for AllMusic.[4] In an interview for the online music magazine Perfect Sound Forever,[5] Forrester described the thinking behind the change of bass player and also talks about the troubled second album and eventual band split.
Bye and Duncan Forrester kept in touch and continued to write and record, eventually signing a deal with EMI Publishing. Symon was also a member of a band called 'd tone & Me' and four of his songs are featured in a movie directed by E D Maytum, calledBlind (2007).[citation needed]
Robert and Duncan Forrester started a new band with Steve Whitfield (ex Belljar) called 'Western Electric Sound System' is writing and recording material.
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