Alice
aka Alyce

• Eamonn Gibney - vocals
• Jimi Slevin - guitar
• Gerry O'Donovan - guitar
• Paul Duffy - Hammond organ
• Paddy Freeney - bass
• Brian Donaghy - drums
• a.o.
  
  
  Alice, left-to-right: Jimi Slevin, Gerry O'Donovan and Eamonn Gibney;
  please name the other two

Bio:

Soulful rock band formed in 1970 by Gibney and O'Donovan when their previous band the Purple Pussycat folded. Jimi Slevin joined on guitar from Crossroads. Originally called Alyce, this was changed to Alice by the time of their single in 1970. The A-side is a gospel song which has been covered by many artists (Gibney himself released it as a solo single in 1980). The B-side is the Creedence Clearwater Revival song and is much better. This single was the next release on Parlophone after Thin Lizzy's debut "The Farmer" (DIP513). It was warmly received but didn't sell as well as expected.

 

The band continued to gig in Ireland thoughout 1971. They headlined the Indoor Pop Festival at Alice's Restaurant in Wolfe Tone Street, Dublin on Saturday 21st August 1971 (poster above). The support bands were Horslips (mispelled Horselips), The Urge, Crypt, Cromwell, Wormwood and Harpos Hat Gang. They were guests on Ken Stewart's RTE radio show Ken's Klub in 1971 or 72. I don't have any more details but it's possible demo recordings were broadcast on this show.

Alyce move to the USA story from Gun magazine 1972


Farewell gig at The Hangar, Galway, 5 February 1972 "before their departure to the US"

In April 1972 Alice moved to the USA and by September had changed their name to Brogue to avoid confusion with Alice Cooper. Brogue reputedly did a good deal of recording and an LP on Warner Brothers was discussed. The band also planned a return visit to Ireland for christmas 1972 but things fell apart before any of this came to pass and band members returned to Ireland. The tapes of the planned LP are now presumed lost.

A reformed band came together over Easter 1973 with Eamon Gibney, Tony Geraghty, Danny O'Keefe, Vincent Duffy, and Carl Geraghty. This lineup didn't last long and there are no recordings.

Eamonn Gibney and Gerry O'Donovan formed the Gibney & Donovan Band, still active in 1978; Gibney was also in the reformed Skid Row (1973-75), released solo material and was a member of The Allies in the 80s. Jimi Slevin was next seen in Peggy's Leg.

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