Bros

Bros 1988 (l-r): Craig, Matt, Luke

Bros 1989 (l-r): Matt, Luke

**Bros** were an English pop band formed in 1986 by the twin brothers Matt (vocals) and Luke Goss (drums) together with their school friend Craig Logan (bass). The breakthrough came in 1988 with their single When Will I Be Famous?, their debut album Push and a tour through the UK. Early in 1989, Craig left the band and the twins continued touring and releasing two more albums. In 1991, however, they stopped performing and recording without formally disbanding.

## People

The main band members were:

* Matt Goss as lead singer
* Luke Goss as drummer
* Craig Logan as bassist

Matt and Luke Goss were twin brothers to which the name of the band alludes (bros is a short form of brothers). Craig Logan left the band in January 1989, whereupon Matt and Luke carried on as a duo.

In addition to the three main members, the band included further musicians that performed more or less in the background during the concerts and recordings. Among them were:

* Scott Davidson (keyboard)
* Carol Douet (backing vocals)
* Paul Gendler (guitar)
* Nicky Graham (keyboard)
* Steve Sidelnyk (percussion)
* Vicky St. James (backing vocals)
* Jim Turner (saxophone, backing vocals)

Manager of the band was Tom Watkins who also managed the Pet Shop Boys. Main producer was Nicky Graham. He and Watkins also wrote most of the songs under the pseudonym "The Brothers" which left the impression that the songs were written by the Goss brothers themselves. The manager of the concert tour was Ivan Kushlick.

## History

Matt, Luke, and Craig all went to Camberley Comprehensive School in Surrey, England. Matt met Craig in the school lunch line and asked him if he could lend hin 50 pence. Craig did so, the two started chatting and the the subject turned to music. So they became friends, together with Matt's twin brother Luke.

Matt and and Luke were members of a school band called "Blue", while Craig was a bassist of another school band called "Stillbrook". When Matt and Luke left their band, they asked Craig whether he would join them as a bassist to form a band of their own. Craig agreed, and the trio started playing music together and performing some gigs at local clubs.

## Discography

### Singles

Bros released 11 singles.

→ main article Singles

* When Will I Be Famous? (1987)
* Drop The Boy (1988)
* I Quit (1988)
* Cat Among The Pigeons (1988)
* Chocolate Box (1989)
* Sister (1989)
* Madly In Love (1990)
* Are You Mine? (1990)
* Try (1990)

### Albums

Bros released three studio albums, three compilation albums and three video albums.

→ main article Albums

* Push (1988)
* The Time (1989)
* Changing Faces (1991)
* The Best Remixes (1991)
* The Best of Bros (2004)
* I Owe You Nothing - The Best of Bros (2011)
* Bros Live - The Big Push Tour (VHS 1988)
* Push Over (VHS 1989)
* The Big Picture (DVD 2004)

## Awards

* 1989: Brit Award in the category Best British Newcomer

## Images

→ See also Bros/Gallery#Images and Category:Images of Bros

Bros logo
## Videos

→ See also Bros/Gallery#Videos and Category:Videos

Matt Goss Bros-Cooking & interview on "The Factory" Australia 1989
## External links

* Bros at Wikipedia
* Bros are the BOOGIE, an unofficial Bros website at webspace.webring.com
* Bros at www.allmusic.com
* Bros at www.oldies.com
* Bros at rareandobscuremusic.wordpress.com
* Bros Discography at www.discogs.com