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Claytown Troupe are an alternative rock band from Bristol, England who came to success in 1989. ==Early history – 1984 – 1988== The Claytown Troupe were formed in 1984 in Bristol by lead singer Christian Riou, who claimed in an ''NME'' interview that a local clairvoyant advised him to form a band called "the Clayton Troop" who would have minor success & see America which is exactly what happened to the band. By late '87, after various line-up changes, Riou & keyboardist Richard Williams spent just a month writing 10 songs influenced by a wide range of bands from The Cult to the Hothouse Flowers, combining the dark edge of goth rock but with a melodic & lyrical style that would not appear until a few years later with grunge. After recruiting guitarist Adrian Bennett & bassist Paul Waterson in early 1988, the band created an accomplished live show, & having gained notoriety supporting acts that included Fields of the Nephilim, Alien Sex Fiend, Chiefs of Relief, etc.. they built a hardcore fanbase who followed bands such as The Cult, New Model Army & The Mission. During the summer of 1988 the band were included on a 4-track EP on the cover of House of Dolls, a popular mainstream alternative music magazine. Coupled with a self-financed video of this demo version of the song 'Prayer' & directed by Nathan Richards (who later directed the Emmy nominated EMF 'Unbelievable video), the band started to attract major record label interest and bigger audiences. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Claytown Troupe」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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