6 Qs for Martin Leamon of Crimson Sky
First out in my new feature 6Qs is Martin Leamon of Crimson Sky.
Who are your musical influences?
I have many influences, but my main ones as a guitarist would be;
Bill Nelson – Be Bop Deluxe and his solo output
Robert Fripp
John Lees – Barclay James Harvest
Steve Rothery
What has Crimson Sky been up to lately?
Mainly gigging and finishing off the new album “Misunderstood”.
What’s your favorite song to perform live?
It changes all the time but at the moment “Another Life” which is the new song we played at the Peel for the first ever last night… [Review of the gig here]
How has your music evolved since you first began playing music together?
As a band we have changed a lot, and a lot of this is due to change’s in the line up as well, in my own view this current line up of Crimson Sky is the first one to able to fully realise my idea of what our music should sound like.
If you could play a concert with a band of your choice, who would it be?
Marillion I guess, love their music!
What’s your favorite board game?
Don’t play board games, but I did used enjoy Risk when I was younger.
Crimson Sky’s new album Misunderstood is available through their website.
The excellent Progboys have reviewed the album.