THE NATURAL HIGH are a three piece male vocal harmony group producing their own Pop/Soul/R&B sounds as well as covering Soul & Motown classics from the 60’s, 70’s, 80’s and early 90’s. Their live show contains many surprises and the band are a real throwback to the golden days of the vocal supergroups like The Temptations or The Drifters.
This is mainly due to the fact that they spotlight not one or two, but three capable lead singers – sometimes all in the course of the same song ! The main ingredients are all there – a bass/baritone voice, a tenor and a falsetto – all neatly housed in The Natural High’s sound.
Whilst the group cover well known classic songs on stage, they still find that they also appeal to a younger audience. This is demonstrated via their own material which, although having its own unique style, is still very accessible. Their own songs are very well constructed and people are often heard humming or whistling a Natural High tune as they leave a venue, completely unaware of the fact that it is not a well known standard !
The group have many musical influences ranging from The Jackson 5, The Temptations, Quincy Jones, Marvin Gaye and Luther Vandross right through to some more surprising choices for a soul outfit such as Lennon/McCartney, Cole Porter and Burt Bacharach.
Mark Bryant, Micky Davis and Bradley Bryant are the current line-up of The Natural High - a group that was formed back in the Summer of 1992. They did not perform live at this stage, preferring to produce demos of their own songs for presentation to record companies. The songs were penned by the group themselves and Phil Owen who also plays all the instruments on the tracks and takes care of the production side. Phil is really classed as the invisible fourth member of The Natural High.
In the Summer of 1995 it became very apparent that the group needed to get out and perform their songs to a live audience. They spent the next six months getting a show together and by early 1996 they were ready, having signed up with some of the South’s top entertainment agencies.
The rest, as they say, is history and the group have been performing regularly ever since at venues throughout the UK. Reviews by both national & local press have been very warm and The Natural High are going down a storm wherever they play. One thing is for sure though – when you watch this group you’ll be on a Natural High !!!