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The Supernaturals
The Supernaturals are a guitar-based indie rock band from Glasgow, Scotland. The band signed to Parlophone in 1996, and had a string of singles which were taken from their three albums and four EPs. Other members included Mark Guthrie, Derek McManus, Gavin Crawford and Ken McAlpine. The band's best known songs ("Smile" and "I Wasn't Built To Get Up") were featured prominently in a series of television advertisements. In total they scored five Top 40 entries in the UK Singles Chart. The band broke up in 2002, before reforming in 2012, and they continue to record music, and perform concerts, to this day. Career The band was formed in 1991 by Derek McManus (guitar), James McColl (guitar/vocals), Gavin Crawford (drums) and Mark Guthrie (bass). Their first release, on cassette, was "Big 7" in 1992 followed by "Dark Star" in early 1993. The band toured extensively around Scotland, selling copies of "Big 7" and "Dark Star" and building a fanbase. Ken McAlpine joined the band in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glasgow
Glasgow is the Cities of Scotland, most populous city in Scotland, located on the banks of the River Clyde in Strathclyde, west central Scotland. It is the List of cities in the United Kingdom, third-most-populous city in the United Kingdom and the 27th-most-populous city in Europe, and comprises Wards of Glasgow, 23 wards which represent the areas of the city within Glasgow City Council. Glasgow is a leading city in Scotland for finance, shopping, industry, culture and fashion, and was commonly referred to as the "second city of the British Empire" for much of the Victorian era, Victorian and Edwardian eras. In , it had an estimated population as a defined locality of . More than 1,000,000 people live in the Greater Glasgow contiguous urban area, while the wider Glasgow City Region is home to more than 1,800,000 people (its defined functional urban area total was almost the same in 2020), around a third of Scotland's population. The city has a population density of 3,562 p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tina Turner
Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock; November 26, 1939 – May 24, 2023) was a singer, songwriter, actress, and author. Dubbed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of Rock 'n' Roll", her vocal prowess, raspy voice, and electrifying stage presence Timeline of African-American firsts, broke the racial barrier in rock music. Turner rose to prominence in 1960 as the lead singer of the husband-wife duo Ike & Tina Turner, known for their explosive live performances with the Ikettes and Kings of Rhythm. Their tumultuous marriage led to a disbanding in 1976, and she embarked on a successful solo career, becoming one of the List of best-selling music artists, best-selling recording artists of all time, with estimated sales of 100 million records. In 1984, Turner launched "one of the greatest comebacks in music history", with her multi-platinum album ''Private Dancer''. Her single "What's Love Got to Do with It (song), What's Love Got to Do with It" won the Grammy Award for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It Doesn't Matter Anymore (album)
''It Doesn't Matter Anymore'' is the debut album by Scottish people, Scottish Britpop band The Supernaturals on the Parlophone label. It reached number 9 on the UK Albums Chart in 1997, and spawned four top 40 singles on the UK Singles Chart. Production ''It Doesn't Matter Anymore'' was recorded at several studios: Jacobs, Eden Studios (recording facility), Eden, Trident Studios, Trident, Chapel, Chipping Norton Recording Studios, Chipping Norton, and Riverside Studios, Riverside. Pete Smith served as producer on every track, except for "Pie in the Sky", which was produced by the band. Many of the songs were engineered by different people: Jim Brumby ("Please Be Gentle with Me" and "Prepare to Land"), Ben Darlow ("Smile", "Glimpse of the Light", "Lazy Lover", "Dung Beetle", "I Don't Think So", and "Trees"), Barry Hammond ("Love Has Passed Away", "The Day Before Yesterday's Man", and "Trees"), Jason Clift ("Stammer"), and Duncan Cameron ("Pie in the Sky"). Smith mixed most of the so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
No Surprises
"No Surprises" is a song by the English rock band Radiohead, released as the fourth and final single from their third studio album, ''OK Computer'' (1997), in 1998. It was also released as a mini-album in Japan, titled ''No Surprises / Running from Demons''. The singer, Thom Yorke, wrote "No Surprises" while Radiohead were on tour with R.E.M. in 1995. It features glockenspiel and a "childlike" sound inspired by the 1966 Beach Boys album ''Pet Sounds''. Yorke described it as a "fucked-up nursery rhyme", with a gentle mood and harsh lyrics conveying dissatisfaction with social or political order. The music video, directed by Grant Gee, features Yorke wearing a helmet as it fills with water, inspired by the 1960s science fiction and underwater escape acts. Inspired by the lyric "a job that slowly kills you", Gee conceived a video that would convey the feeling of "murderous seconds". "No Surprises" reached number four on the UK singles chart. In 2011, ''NME'' named it the 107th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radiohead
Radiohead are an English rock band formed in Abingdon-on-Thames, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, in 1985. The band members are Thom Yorke (vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards); brothers Jonny Greenwood (guitar, keyboards, other instruments) and Colin Greenwood (bass); Ed O'Brien (guitar, backing vocals); and Philip Selway (drums, percussion). They have worked with the producer Nigel Godrich and the cover artist Stanley Donwood since 1994. Radiohead's Experimental music, experimental approach is credited with advancing the sound of alternative rock. Radiohead signed to EMI in 1991 and released their debut album, ''Pablo Honey'', in 1993. Their debut single, "Creep (Radiohead song), Creep", was a worldwide hit, and their popularity and critical standing rose with ''The Bends (album), The Bends'' in 1995. Their third album, ''OK Computer'' (1997), is acclaimed as a landmark record and one of the greatest albums in popular music, with complex production and themes of social alienation, modern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Drugs Don't Work
"The Drugs Don't Work" is a song by English Rock music, rock band the Verve. The song was written by Richard Ashcroft and is featured on their third studio album, ''Urban Hymns''. It was released on 1 September 1997 as the second single from the album, debuting at number one on the UK singles chart. The beginning of the video shows the band walking down the street, following on from the end of "Bitter Sweet Symphony". Ranked number seven on Channel 4's list of the "100 Greatest (TV series), 100 Greatest #1 Singles", the sombre nature of the song unintentionally captured the spirit of the nation as it was released the day after Diana, Princess of Wales, Princess Diana died. In October 2011, ''NME'' placed "The Drugs Don't Work" at number 78 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years". Background and recording Lead singer Richard Ashcroft wrote the song in early 1995. He briefly mentioned it in an interview at the time, relating it to his drug usage: "There's a new track I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Verve
The Verve were an English Rock music, rock band formed in Wigan in 1990 by lead vocalist Richard Ashcroft, guitarist Nick McCabe, bass guitarist Simon Jones (musician), Simon Jones and drummer Peter Salisbury. Guitarist and keyboard player Simon Tong later became a member in their first reunion only. Beginning with a Psychedelic rock, psychedelic, shoegaze sound with their debut LP, ''A Storm in Heaven'', by 1997 the band had released three Extended play, EPs and three albums. They endured name and line-up changes, break-ups, health problems, drug abuse and various lawsuits. The band's commercial breakthrough was the 1997 album ''Urban Hymns'', one of the List of best-selling albums in the United Kingdom, best-selling albums in UK history. It features the hit singles "Bitter Sweet Symphony", "The Drugs Don't Work", "Sonnet (The Verve song), Sonnet" and "Lucky Man (The Verve song), Lucky Man". In 1998, the band won two Brit Awards, winning Best British Group, appeared on the cov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivor Novello Awards
The Ivor Novello Awards, named after the Welsh entertainer Ivor Novello, are awards for songwriting and Musical composition, composing. They have been presented annually in London by the The Ivors Academy, Ivors Academy, formerly called the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors, British Academy of Songwriters, Composers, and Authors, since 1956. Awards The awards are presented at two annual ceremonies known as The Ivors and The Ivors Composer Awards. *The Ivors take place each May and, as of 2020, are sponsored by Apple Music. They are recognised worldwide as the major platform for recognising and rewarding Britain and Ireland's songwriting and composing talents. The Ivors remain the only award ceremony in the musical calendar that is not influenced by publishers and record companies, but judged and presented by the writing community. *The Ivors Composer Awards take place each December and are sponsored by PRS for Music. They are broadcast by BBC Radio 3. The aw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gene (band)
Gene are a British rock band that rose to prominence in the mid-1990s. Formed in 1993, they were categorized by the UK music press as a Britpop band and were often drawn comparisons to the Smiths because of the similarities to Morrissey in the demeanour and lyrical style of lead singer Martin Rossiter. Gene's music was influenced by The Jam, The Smiths, The Style Council, The Faces and The Clash. The band split at the end of 2004. History The Go Hole and Sp!n Gene's origins lie in a previous band which was first called The Go Hole, named after a fictional " Beat" club in John Clellon Holmes' novel '' Go''. They released the single "Flight of Angels" on Big Pop Records in 1987. They were later renamed to Sp!n when they became a four-piece. The band was formed in 1987 by Lee Clark (vocals/guitar) and Darryl James Walton (bass). However, their collaboration was short-lived as Walton was soon replaced by John Mason on bass, with Matt James (Wrigley) joining soon afterwards on dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boo Radleys
The Boo Radleys are an English alternative rock band who were associated with the shoegazing and Britpop movements in the 1990s. They originally formed in Wallasey, England, in 1988, with singer/guitarist Simon "Sice" Rowbottom, guitarist/songwriter Martin Carr, and bassist Tim Brown. Their name is taken from the character Boo Radley in Harper Lee's 1960 novel, ''To Kill a Mockingbird''. The band split up in 1999. In their 11-year-long career, the band had one top-ten single, 1995's " Wake Up Boo!", which charted at no. 9, and a number-one album, '' Wake Up!''. The band reunited in 2021, without Carr, and released a single, "A Full Syringe and Memories of You", their first new music since 1998. Paul Banks of Interpol has cited the band as an influence. Career Beginnings In 1990, the band's first album '' Ichabod and I'' was released on a small British indie label, Action Records. Although not a commercial success, this release brought the band to the attention of Rough Trade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silver Sun
Silver Sun are a British power pop band, who formed in 1995 in Camden, London. They released their self-titled debut album in 1997, and after two major label releases that saw moderate success, the band released two further albums independently. Their sound is a combination of harder-edged alternative rock and classic power pop, with an emphasis on multi-layered vocal harmonies. Career They were initially called Sun..! and released their first EP under that name. They were forced to alter the name soon afterwards, and chose 'Silver' after the Beatles' original name, the Silver Beetles; also the Beatles song "It's All Too Much" from " Yellow Submarine" has a line "Set me on a silver sun, for I know that I'm free". The single "Lava" was their first under the new name. Groups such as Super Furry Animals also wrote music in a similar style at the time, although there are also notable parallels with US bands such as Jellyfish and the earlier output of Weezer. Their eponymous d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ash (band)
Ash are a Northern Irish Rock music, rock band formed in Downpatrick, County Down in 1992 by vocalist and guitarist Tim Wheeler, bassist Mark Hamilton and drummer Rick McMurray. As a three-piece, they released mini-album ''Trailer (album), Trailer'' in 1994 and full-length album ''1977 (Ash album), 1977'' in 1996. This 1996 release was named by ''NME'' as one of the 500 greatest albums of all time. After the success of their full debut the band recruited Charlotte Hatherley as a guitarist and vocalist, releasing their second record ''Nu-Clear Sounds'' in 1998. After narrowly avoiding bankruptcy, the band released ''Free All Angels'' in 2001 and a string of successful singles. The band became a three-piece again in 2006 when Hatherley left, and after five conventional albums the band released 26 singles in the ''A-Z Series'' in 2009, one every two weeks. The band have had one Music recording sales certification, silver, two Music recording sales certification, gold and two Music ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
