Reeves Gabrels
Reeves Gabrels (born June 4, 1956) is an American guitarist, songwriter and record producer. A member and guitarist of British band The Cure since 2012, Gabrels worked with David Bowie from 1987 to 1999, and was a member of the band Tin Machine. He has lived in New York, Boston, London, Los Angeles, Nashville, and New York's Hudson Valley. His Nashville-based band since 2007, Reeves Gabrels & His Imaginary Friends, features Gabrels on guitar and vocals.
As a guitarist, Gabrels is recognized for his virtuosity and versatility, able to "explore sonic extremes with a great, adaptive intuition for what each song needs most." He has been characterized as "one of the most daring rock-guitar improvisers since Jimi Hendrix".
As a songwriter and composer, Gabrels spans genres. The songs on Ulysses, an album from 2000, range from "hard-hitting blues rock to 21st century electronica", as Guitar World put it.
Describing Rockonica, in 2005 Guitar Player's Andy Ellis wrote, "Gabrels walks the line between song structure and wiggy sonics like no one else... His tunes on Rockonica have familiar verse/chorus construction (and are often maddeningly catchy), and his riffs and solos typically possess the contours that define classic rock. But bubbling and roiling under and around this foundation are layers of eerie, broken sounds and oddball textures. And Gabrels isn't shy about juxtaposing genres. For example, "Underneath" ends with a trippy mélange of Wheels of Fire-era Clapton licks, acoustic Delta blues riffs, and fluttering, guitar-generated helicopter sounds."
Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 9.543 |
Birthday | 1956-06-04 |
Place of Birth | Staten Island, New York City, New York, USA |
Also Known As | Reeves Gabriels, Tin Machine, The Cure, |
1996
David Bowie: Rockpalast
9/3
Live at Rockpalast Open Air Festival, Loreley, Germany 22nd June 1996. 1. Intro - 00:132. Look Back In Anger - 01:003. Scary Monsters - 05:304. Diamo...
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2019
The Cure - Flow Festival 2019
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2019
The Cure: Glastonbury 2019
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The Cure perform live in their triumphant and critically acclaimed return to Worthy Farm at Glastonbury 2019.
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2019
The Cure - Anniversary 1978 - 2018 - Live In Hyde Park
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The band’s acclaimed 29-song, 135-minute anniversary concert. Filmed in one of London’s Royal Parks to a crowd of 65,000 fans, The Cure presented a fo...
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2019
The Cure - Disintegration In Sydney
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The Cure bring their magisterial, slow-burn masterpiece Disintegration to the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall for four shows to mark the 30th annivers...
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2019
The Cure - CURÆTION-25: From There to Here | From Here to There
8.2/17
The concert was captured on the tenth and final night of the 25th Meltdown Festival (curated by Robert Smith) at London’s Royal Festival Hall in June...
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2009
David Bowie: VH1 Storytellers
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David Bowie recorded an intimate set for VH1 Storytellers on August 23, 1999 at Manhattan Center in New York. The set list comprises songs that spanne...
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The Cure Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame 2019
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Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor introduces The Cure for their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at the Barclay Center in NYC on March 29th....
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2013
The Cure: Voodoo Festival Live
10/1
The Cure live at Voodoo Festival 2013, in New Orleans - 1st November 2013 Setlist: Shake Dog Shake Fascination Street From the Edge of the Deep Gr...
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2020
The Cure: Live at the Royal Albert Hall 2014
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2023
The Cure - Shows Of A Lost World At United Center, Chicago
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The Cure perform live at United Center, Chicago on 10th June 2023 during their Shows Of A Lost World North American Tour. Main Set: Alone, Pictures O...
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2022
The Cure - Shows Of A Lost World At Wembley Arena, London
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The Cure perform live at Wembley Arena, London on 13th December 2022 during their Shows Of A Lost World European Tour.
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2019
The Cure - Live At Glastonbury 2019
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The Cure : Live Rock en Seine
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1989
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The Cure - Live At Corona Capital 2023
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The Cure perform live at the Corona Capital Festival in Mexico City on 19th November 2023.
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2023
The Cure - Primavera Sound São Paulo 2023
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1995
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1997
David Bowie & Friends: A Very Special Birthday Celebration
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TV Special live at Madison Square Garden on January 9, 1997 in celebration of David Bowie's 50th birthday.
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