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Coalition and The Inner Road; Who are they and what do they do?
Topic Started: Apr 1 2012, 11:41 AM (85 Views)
Jacs1963

In Search of Forever is the first album by UK based prog rockers Coalition. The album has been 2 years in the making. Steve Gresswell is the founder member and ideas man of both Coalition and The Inner Road. Steve started working on the Coalition project in 2010 and brought in guitarist Phil Braithwaite to add his distinctive style. After problems with various vocalists, Coalition eventually found Paul Bulger and they went into the studio in 2011.

During this time Steve and Phil started work on another project, The Inner Road, which was a completely instrumental prog rock album. Visions was released on the Orbital Productions label in October 2011 and has been extremely well received. Visions is on the playlist on radio stations around the world, including Radio Caroline, and of course tracks have been played on various occasions on the brilliant AiiRadio. The album is distributed worldwide via Laser's Edge, CD Baby, iTunes, Amazon and other online retailers.

The Coalition album "In Search of Forever" was finally released on the Orbital Productions label on 30 March 2012 and since that date their Facebook page has received over 500 "likes" - with the demographics showing a diverse age-group and area for the fans. A music video for the track Reflections from this album is being made. In Search of Forever is also distributed via CD Baby, iTunes, Amazon etc.

Although both bands have Steve and Phil in them they are distinct from one another. As one reviewer put it "Coalition plays progressive rock with an emphasis on the rock, while The Inner Road plays progressive rock with an emphasis on the progressive...". Although that said many of the fans who like The Inner Road are also fans of Coalition and vice versa...

Steve and Phil are now back in the studio recording a follow up album to The Inner Road's album "Visions" - a second instrumental album (as yet untitled) - this new material "steps it up" a level...

Once that album is complete, then Steve, Phil and Paul will be back in the studio recording the second Coalition album.

In the meantime, Steve is writing and recording keyboard parts for Bruno Pitch's new album.

Also, Steve is working on a "concept album" with David Mark Pearce, guitarist (who has played with Lisa La Rue and Oliver Wakeman. David currently has his own album out with guest appearances by Goran Edman, John Payne and Oliver Wakeman).

Meanwhile, during this time, as well as gigging extensively, Phil has written an instructional book on "Adventurous Open Chords".

As you can see these two are not ones for sitting around doing nothing! They love their music and I believe it shows in everything they do....!

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Great post, Jacs....!! :)
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