Ministry and Peter Hook Contribute to Captain Beyond Tribute Album Thousand Days of Yesterdays
Ministry and former New Order bassist Peter Hook will contribute versions of “Dancing Madly Backwards (On A Sea of Air)” to a new Captain Beyond tribute album, Thousand Days of Yesterday. The release celebrates the band’s 1972 debut, a blend of hard rock and progressive rock, by covering its songs in full.
The album is due out on 20 November and has 13 main tracks, with six additional tracks exclusive to the CD edition. Other contributors include Pentagram, The Flower Kings, Hawkwind’s Nik Turner and Thin Lizzy guitarist Brian Robertson. Captain Beyond was formed by musicians from Deep Purple, Iron Butterfly and the Johnny Winter Group.
In short
- Ministry and Peter Hook join the Captain Beyond tribute.
- The album covers the band’s 1972 debut.
- It is due out on 20 November.
Explained simply
Captain Beyond were an American rock band formed in 1971 by musicians who had played with Deep Purple, Iron Butterfly and the Johnny Winter Group. Their first album, released in 1972, combined hard rock with progressive rock, a style known for longer and more elaborate song arrangements.
Thousand Days of Yesterday is a tribute album that covers the songs from that debut, with extra tracks on its CD edition. Its contributors include Ministry, Peter Hook, Pentagram and Hawkwind’s Nik Turner, bringing performers from different parts of rock music together to revisit the band’s work.
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