Robert Holmes

For a thorough understanding of the '80s rock scene, the British Robert Holmes needs to be singled out from the two American ones. Interestingly enough, neither Yankee had released a recording under their own name in the first quarter century of their careers. The British Robert Holmes did, though, coming up with an unusual Virgin release in 1989 entitled The Age Of Swing. Prior to that he had been active as a member of the band Red Guitars, an outfit originally formed in 1982 out of Yorkshire. This was music influenced by the commercial success of bands such as Aztec Camera and The Smiths. The singing Jerry Kidd and his guitar strumming pal Hallam Lewis did particularly well with a single entitled "Marimba Jive," plucked off a 1984 debut album.



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