The Blessing

This 60s-flavoured UK rock-band from the west London, England, combined the gusto lately period Rolling Stones as well as the production of bands such as for example INXS with mild reggae sounds and instrumentation. The music group comprised William Topley (vocals), Kevin Hime-Knowles (bass), Luke Brighty (acoustic guitar), Simon Hanson (drums) and Mike Westergaard (keyboards). Nevertheless, after four years toiling in London night clubs beneath the name Simply William, their failure to discover a record label in the united kingdom led these to MCA Information for a profitable contract. Criticized in a few circles for the melodrama and level of both their lyrics and music, the Blessing however transported off their epic narratives with something nearing panache. Their instant of glory was included with the excellent solitary ‘Highway 5’, although a lot of their debut recording was highly reputable fully charged creation rock. A lot of this professionalism and reliability was the visitor looks of Nicky Hopkins (keyboards), Jeff Porcaro (drums) and Bruce Hornsby (piano). Topley continued to record many roots-influenced single albums.