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Fleming ,Greg: Taken |
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Often cited as being a pioneer of ‘alt.country’ rock in New Zealand, over a decade before the genre developed the ‘cred’ it now has, Greg stands apart with an extensive and timeless body of work.
In June 2010 Greg releases the album Taken — a collection of songs recorded between 1994 and 2003. Taken comes as a two CD set with 24 pages of extensive liner notes and photos. The second disc contains a remastered version of Fleming’s 1993 debut album with The Trains, Ghosts Are White which includes 11 bonus tracks.
Throughout the 1990s Greg was a prominent presence in the Auckland music scene both as a solo performer and with his band. Among its various line-ups The Trains included Mark Petersen (Jan Hellriegel, Straitjacket Fits), Stuart Broughton, Nick Kreisler (the Pet Rocks), John Segovia (Shaft, The Axelgrinders, Boxcar Guitars, Don McGlashan & The Seven Sisters), Dom Blaazer (SJD, Smoothy, The HitList, Don McGlashan & The Seven Sisters), Rick McShane (Chainsaw Masochist, White Swan Black Swan), Cameron Miller (Mike Scott — Waterboys), and Andrew B. White (Bic Runga, Donald Reid, Damien Binder). Along with their own live shows The Trains shared the stage with local acts as diverse as the Renderers, Hallelujah Picassos, Shaft and Straitjacket Fits. Greg also opened up for international artists such as Townes Van Zandt, Paul Kelly, and Heather Nova, and for Bryan Adams (with The Trains).
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