The Creation were an English freakbeat band, formed in 1966. The most popular Creation song was "Painter Man", which made the Top 40 in the UK Singles Chart in late 1966, and reached #8 in the German chart in April 1967. It was later covered by Boney M in 1979, and reached the #10 position in the UK charts. Their song "Makin' Time" was used in the movie Rushmore. Guitarist Eddie Phillips described their sound as "Our music is red – with purple fl...
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The Creation were an English freakbeat band, formed in 1966. The most popular Creation song was "Painter Man", which made the Top 40 in the UK Singles Chart in late 1966, and reached #8 in the German chart in April 1967. It was later covered by Boney M in 1979, and reached the #10 position in the UK charts. Their song "Makin' Time" was used in the movie Rushmore. Guitarist Eddie Phillips described their sound as "Our music is red – with purple flashes."
Kenny Pickett, Eddie Phillips, Mick Thompson and Jack Jones had previously been in The Mark Four with John Dalton, who left the band to join The Kinks as a replacement for Pete Quaife. Bob Garner had previously been in the Tony Sheridan Band. Their style was originally loud pop art, similar to The Kinks and The Who, but developed into a more typically mid 1960s psychedelic rock sound, which has been retroactively described as freakbeat. Their song "Painter Man" featured Phillips playing his electric guitar with a violin bow. He was...
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