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Colin Meloy Sings Morrissey
''Colin Meloy Sings Morrissey'' was the first solo project released by Portland musician Colin Meloy of the Decemberists. The album was released in January 2005 and was available exclusively on Meloy's first solo tour. Copies of it were later made available to raise money to benefit the Decemberists after their trailer with all their instruments was stolen in 2005. The album is his first in a series of EPs where he covers the songs of his influences. This particular EP contains six cover versions of songs by English singer and songwriter Morrissey. Track listing Tracks written by Morrissey and Stephen Street except as noted. #"I Know Very Well How I Got My Name" – 2:16 #" Pregnant for the Last Time" (Morrissey, Mark E. Nevin) – 2:31 #"Jack the Ripper" (Morrissey, Boz Boorer Martin James "Boz" Boorer (born 19 May 1962 in Edgware, Middlesex, England) is an English guitarist and producer. He founded the new wave rockabilly group the Polecats, and starting in 1991 had a 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indie Rock
Indie rock is a Music subgenre, subgenre of rock music that originated in the United Kingdom, United States and New Zealand in the early to mid-1980s. Although the term was originally used to describe rock music released through independent record labels, by the 1990s it became more widely associated with the music such bands produced. The sound of indie rock has its origins in the New Zealand Dunedin sound of the Chills, Tall Dwarfs, the Clean and the Verlaines, and early 1980s college rock radio stations who would frequently play jangle pop bands like the Smiths and R.E.M. The genre solidified itself during the mid–1980s with ''NME''s ''C86'' cassette in the United Kingdom and the underground success of Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr. and Unrest (band), Unrest in the United States. During the 1990s, indie rock bands like Sonic Youth, the Pixies and Radiohead all released albums on major labels and subgenres like slowcore, Midwest emo, slacker rock and space rock began. By this time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pregnant For The Last Time
"Pregnant for the Last Time" is a song by Morrissey, released as a non-album single in July 1991. This was the first time Morrissey worked with guitarist Boz Boorer, who consistently worked with him until 2020. The single reached number 25 on the UK Singles Chart. B-side "Skin Storm" was originally written and performed by Bradford, while another B-side, "Cosmic Dancer", is a cover of a T. Rex song. Critical reception The single was described in ''NME'' as a "lovely little music hall ditty" and "far more sprightly and accessible than most of ''Kill Uncle''" in a very positive review. In a retrospective review, Ned Raggett of AllMusic wrote "The title track itself is very rockabilly-glam, from the tribal drums to the heavy guitar twangs, though the curious lyric keeps it from being a Morrissey classic." Live performances The song was only performed live by Morrissey on his 1991 ''Kill Uncle'' tour. Track listings 7-inch vinyl and cassette # "Pregnant for the Last Time" # "Ski ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colin Meloy Albums
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2005 Debut EPs
5 (five) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number, and cardinal number, following 4 and preceding 6, and is a prime number. Humans, and many other animals, have 5 digits on their limbs. Mathematics 5 is a Fermat prime, a Mersenne prime exponent, as well as a Fibonacci number. 5 is the first congruent number, as well as the length of the hypotenuse of the smallest integer-sided right triangle, making part of the smallest Pythagorean triple ( 3, 4, 5). 5 is the first safe prime and the first good prime. 11 forms the first pair of sexy primes with 5. 5 is the second Fermat prime, of a total of five known Fermat primes. 5 is also the first of three known Wilson primes (5, 13, 563). Geometry A shape with five sides is called a pentagon. The pentagon is the first regular polygon that does not tile the plane with copies of itself. It is the largest face any of the five regular three-dimensional regular Platonic solid can have. A conic i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Everyday Is Like Sunday
"Everyday Is Like Sunday" is the third track of Morrissey's debut solo album, ''Viva Hate'', and the second single to be released by the artist. Co-written by Morrissey and former Smiths producer Stephen Street, the song was Morrissey's second release after the Smiths break-up. Morrissey was inspired lyrically by Nevil Shute's '' On the Beach'' to lament the drudgery of a seaside town. Street, who had originally sought to contribute his musical ideas to Morrissey to use for Smiths B-sides, also contributed bass guitar, which he contends was inspired by Echo & the Bunnymen. "Everyday Is Like Sunday" was featured on Morrissey's debut album, ''Viva Hate'', and the compilation album ''Bona Drag''. Upon release, the single, featuring the B-sides "Disappointed", "Will Never Marry", and " Sister I'm a Poet", saw commercial and critical success, reaching number nine in the UK and garnering rave reviews for its evocative lyrics and bombastic music. Encouraged by the success of the sing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sister I'm A Poet
"Sister I'm a Poet" is a song by Morrissey, first released as a B-side to "Everyday Is Like Sunday". The lyric and title have been interpreted as a homage to Tennessee Williams' ''The Glass Menagerie''. Since its release, the song has seen critical acclaim for its Smiths-style music and Morrissey's witty lyricism. It has since become a fan favourite, appearing on multiple compilation albums and becoming a mainstay of Morrissey's live setlist. Background "Sister I'm a Poet" was written by Morrissey and collaborator Stephen Street, with whom he had co-written multiple singles and the album ''Viva Hate''. According to Street, Morrissey decided to write with Street again after ''Viva Hate'' became a critical success. The song was part of a trio of songs―the other two being "Will Never Marry" and "Disappointed"—written as B-sides for the "Everyday Is Like Sunday" single. Street commented: The B-side tracks were considered more muscular and Smiths-esque than ''Viva Hate''; th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boz Boorer
Martin James "Boz" Boorer (born 19 May 1962 in Edgware, Middlesex, England) is an English guitarist and producer. He founded the new wave rockabilly group the Polecats, and starting in 1991 had a 30-year collaboration with singer Morrissey as co-writer, guitarist and musical director. Early life Boz Boorer fell in love with music at an early age. He decided to play an instrument when buying T. Rex's ''Electric Warrior'' at age nine: it "basically made me want to be in a band, made me want to learn to play the guitar", which he did in 1974. The albums that impacted him the most in the 1970s during his formative years, were the Beatles's '' White Album'', Alice Cooper's '' School's Out'', Faces's '' Ooh La La'', David Bowie's '' Hunky Dory'', New York Dolls, the Sex Pistols, the Rolling Stones's ''Sticky Fingers'', Siouxsie and the Banshees's ''The Scream'' and Elvis Presley. Elvis's ''The Sun Sessions'' was influential in his love for rockabilly. The Polecats The band Cult He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark E
Mark may refer to: In the Bible * Mark the Evangelist (5–68), traditionally ascribed author of the Gospel of Mark * Gospel of Mark, one of the four canonical gospels and one of the three synoptic gospels Currencies * Mark (currency), a currency or unit of account in many nations * Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark, the currency of Bosnia and Herzegovina * East German mark, the currency of the German Democratic Republic * Estonian mark, the currency of Estonia between 1918 and 1928 * Finnish markka (), the currency of Finland from 1860 until 28 February 2002 * Polish mark (), the currency of the Kingdom of Poland and of the Republic of Poland between 1917 and 1924 German * Deutsche Mark, the official currency of West Germany from 1948 until 1990 and later the unified Germany from 1990 until 2002 * German gold mark, the currency used in the German Empire from 1873 to 1914 * German Papiermark, the German currency from 4 August 1914 * German rentenmark, a currency issued o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Street
Stephen Brian Street (born 29 March 1960 in Hackney, London) is an English record producer best known for his work with the Smiths, the Cranberries and Blur. Street collaborated with Morrissey on his debut album '' Viva Hate'' following the split of the Smiths. More recently he has worked with Kaiser Chiefs, Babyshambles and the Courteeners. For a time, he was managed by Gail Colson's company Gailforce Management. In February 2020, Street received the award for Outstanding Contribution to UK Music at the Music Producer's Guild Awards. Career Early career Street began his musical career in the late 1970s playing in various bands around London. He played bass in the new wave ska/pop group, Bim, with future Neneh Cherry/Massive Attack producer Cameron McVey. The band were featured in the ''Listen to London'' documentary film. Street started at Island Records' Fallout Shelter Studio in 1982 firstly as an "in-house assistant" and then as an "in-house engineer". The Smiths ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colin Meloy Sings Shirley Collins
''Colin Meloy Sings Shirley Collins'' is the tour-only EP by Colin Meloy, lead singer of The Decemberists. Similar to his EP from 2005, where he covered six songs by Morrissey of The Smiths, Meloy covers six traditional arrangements from folk singer Shirley Collins Shirley Elizabeth Collins MBE (born 5 July 1935) is an English folk singer who was a significant contributor to the British Folk Revival of the 1960s and 1970s. She often performed and recorded with her sister Dolly, whose accompaniment on .... Track listing #"Dance to Your Daddy" #"Charlie" #" Barbara Allen" #" Cherry Tree Carol" #"Turpin Hero" #"I Drew My Ship" Colin Meloy albums 2006 EPs Covers EPs {{2000s-indie-rock-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morrissey
Steven Patrick Morrissey ( ; born 22 May 1959), known :wikt:mononym, mononymously as Morrissey, is an English singer and songwriter. He came to prominence as the frontman and lyricist of rock band the Smiths, who were active from 1982 to 1987. Since then, he has pursued a successful solo career. Morrissey's music is characterised by his baritone voice and distinctive lyrics with recurring themes of emotional isolation, sexual longing, self-deprecating and dark humour, and anti-establishment stances. Morrissey was born to working-class Irish immigrants in Old Trafford (area), Old Trafford, Lancashire, England; the family lived in Queen's Court near the Loreto convent in Hulme and his mother worked nearby at the Hulme Hippodrome bingo hall. They moved due to the 1960s demolitions of almost all the Victorian-era houses in Hulme, known as 'Slum clearance in the United Kingdom, slum clearance', and he grew up in nearby Stretford. As a child, he developed a love of literature, kitc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Decemberists
The Decemberists are an American indie rock band from Portland, Oregon, formed in 2000. The band consists of Colin Meloy (lead vocals, guitar), Chris Funk (guitar, multi-instrumentalist), Jenny Conlee (piano, keyboards, accordion, backing vocals), Nate Query (bass), and John Moen (drums). , the band has released nine studio albums with their lyrics often focusing on historical incidents and folklore. Audience participation is a part of their live performances, typically during encores. The band stages whimsical reenactments of sea battles and other centuries-old events, typically of regional interest, or acts out songs with members of the crowd. In 2011, the track "Down by the Water (The Decemberists song), Down by the Water" from their album ''The King Is Dead (album), The King Is Dead'' was nominated for Best Rock Song at the 54th Grammy Awards. History 2000: Formation The Decemberists formed in 2000 when Colin Meloy left his band Tarkio (band), Tarkio in Montana and moved ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
