LEON

THIS IS A TRIBUTE SITE TO MY OLD BAND "LEON" WHO DISBANDED IN 2001. "LEON" CONSISTED OF LISA WARDEN : VOCALS, LEON HOPE : BASS GUITAR, GARY MASON : GUITARS AND MIKE MAHON : DRUMS. "LEON" WERE FORMED FROM THE REMNANTS OF EAST LONDON PUNK BAND "SWINE", WHEN LEON,MIKE AND GARY (EX-SWINE) GOT TOGETHER WITH LISA WARDEN. THEY RECORDED, MIXED AND (IN THE CASE OF "WAITING FOR A SAVIOUR") WROTE THE EP IN ONE 12 HOUR SESSION AT DE-BRETT’S STUDIOS IN EAST LONDON ON THE 25TH MARCH 2000. THE REASONS THE BAND SPLIT WERE DUE TO FAMILY/WORK COMMITTMENTS - GARY MOVING TO THE ISLE OF WIGHT, MIKE TO HASTINGS AND LISA BECOMING AN INTENSIVE CARE UNIT NURSE. THEY PERFORMED ONE GIG AT THE STANDARD MUSIC VENUE AND WERE THE ONLY BAND TO GET AN ENCORE - IT WAS AN ALL-DAYER WITH SIX OTHER BANDS - EVEN MORE SUPRISING WAS THAT IT WAS LISA’S FIRST EVER GIG - DESPITE BEING NERVOUS, LISA SHOWED A PROFFESSIONALISM THAT STUNNED HER MORE EXPERIENCED CO-HORTS. IF "LEON" HAD MANAGED TO STAND THE TEST OF TIME I FEEL THAT WE WOULD STILL BE TOGETHER, AS THE BAND HAD A RARE ATTRIBUTE: CLOSE FRIENDSHIP. I WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO RE-ASSEMBLE THE BAND AT SOME POINT AND DO A ONE-OFF GIG - WHO KNOWS, STRANGER THINGS HAVE HAPPENED. IF ANYONE REMEMBERS THE BAND OR, INDEED, THE MIGHTY "SWINE", I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU AND REMINISCE OVER THE GOOD OL’ DAZE. IF YOU ARE A CONVERT, PLEASE LEAVE YOUR COMMENTS.

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