Metro (British band)


Metro were an English rock band, featuring Peter Godwin, Duncan Browne and Sean Lyons. The band is best known for their song "Criminal World", which was covered by David Bowie on his 1983 album, Let's Dance.

History

Godwin and Browne formed Metro in 1976 and were later joined by Lyons. They recorded their self-titled debut album in 1976 and released it in 1977. The lead single off the record, "Criminal World", was banned from the BBC playlist due to its sexual content. During this time, the band briefly changed their name to Public Zone and released a single, "Naive", with the Police's Stewart Copeland on drums. Copeland declined an offer to become a permanent member of the band, to remain with the Police.
Following the release of their debut album, Browne departed the band. Godwin fronted the band with the addition of new members. Metro released New Love and Future Imperfect in 1979 and 1980, respectively. Following the demise of the band, Godwin embarked on a solo career, releasing his debut album, Images of Heaven, in 1982.

Band members

;Timeline

ImageSize = width:800 height:auto barincrement:30
PlotArea = left:200 bottom:120 top:0 right:0
Alignbars = justify
DateFormat = mm/dd/yyyy
Period = from:01/01/1976 till:12/31/1980
TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal format:yyyy
Legend = orientation:vertical position:bottom columns:2
ScaleMajor = increment:2 start:1976
ScaleMinor = increment:1 start:1976
Colors =
id:v value:red legend:Vocals
id:g value:blue legend:Guitar
id:b value:green legend:Bass
id:k value:purple legend:Keyboards
id:s value:yellow legend:Saxophone
id:d value:orange legend:Drums
id:alb value:black legend:Studio_Albums
LineData =
layer:back
at:01/01/1977 color:alb
at:01/01/1979 color:alb
at:01/01/1980 color:alb
PlotData =
width:20 textcolor:black align:left anchor:from shift:
bar:Peter Godwin from:start till:end color:k
bar:Peter Godwin from:start till:end color:g width:12
bar:Peter Godwin from:start till:end color:v width:5
bar:Duncan Browne from:start till:01/01/1978 color:g
bar:Duncan Browne from:start till:01/01/1978 color:k width:15
bar:Duncan Browne from:start till:01/01/1978 color:v width:8
bar:Duncan Browne from:start till:01/01/1978 color:b width:3
bar:Sean Lyons from: 03/01/1976 till:end color:g
bar:Sean Lyons from: 03/01/1976 till:end color:k width:5
bar:Colin Wight from:02/01/1978 till:end color:g
bar:Tony Adams from:02/01/1978 till:end color:b
bar:Tony Adams from:02/01/1978 till:end color:v width:5
bar:John LaForge from:02/01/1978 till:end color:d

Discography

;Studio albums
;Singles