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Theaudience
Theaudience (styled as theaudience) were an English rock band, formed in London in 1996. They released one album and saw three singles enter the UK Singles Chart. The band's lead vocalist Sophie Ellis-Bextor became a successful solo artist after the band's disbandment. History theaudience were founded by guitarist Billy Reeves, formerly of the indie group Congregation. The group was fronted by Sophie Ellis-Bextor and included drummer/producer "Patch" Hannan (ex-The Sundays), keyboard player Nigel Butler (ex-The Bridge), guitarist Dean Mollett (ex-Porcupine) and bass guitarist Kerin Smith. Their one self-titled album received critical acclaim and reached No. 22 in the UK Albums Chart, with two of four singles released reaching the Top 40 in the UK Singles Chart. Reeves left the band in December 1998, and although the remaining band members wrote and demoed at least 33 songs for a second album, it was rejected by record label Mercury Records, who then dropped the band, whic ...
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Theaudience (album)
''Theaudience'' is the only album from British band Theaudience (band), theaudience, released on 17 August 1998 by eLLeFFe and Mercury Records. It peaked at number 22 on the UK Albums Chart. The band featured Sophie Ellis-Bextor on lead vocals. Release The album's artwork comes from the video for "I Got the Wherewithal", which was directed by Robin Bextor. Four singles were released from the album. "I Got the Wherewithal" was released in October 1997, peaking at number 170 on the UK Singles Chart. "If You Can't Do It When You're Young; When Can You Do It?" was released in February 1998, peaking at number 48. "A Pessimist Is Never Disappointed" was released in May 1998, peaking at number 27. "I Know Enough (I Don't Get Enough)" was released in July 1998, peaking at number 25. The music video for "If You Can't Do It When You're Young; When Can You Do It?" directed by Sophie's father Robin Bextor featured Sophie Ellis-Bextor's younger sister Martha-Rose playing her. "Keep in Touch ...
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Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Sophie Michelle Ellis-Bextor (born 10 April 1979) is an English singer and songwriter. She first came to prominence in the late 1990s as the lead vocalist of the indie rock band Theaudience. After the group disbanded, Ellis-Bextor went solo and achieved success beginning in the early 2000s. Her music is mainstream pop and dance with influences of disco, nu-disco, and 1980s electronic music. In 2000, Ellis-Bextor collaborated with Italian DJ Spiller on " Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)", which reached number one in the United Kingdom and in 2015 became the UK's biggest-selling vinyl single of the millennium so far. Her debut solo studio album, '' Read My Lips'', was released in 2001 and peaked at number two on the UK Albums Chart. It was certified double platinum by the BPI, and sold 1.5 million copies worldwide. Three of its four singles—the Cher cover " Take Me Home", " Murder on the Dancefloor", and double A-side "Get Over You" / "Move This Mountain"—reached top three in ...
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I Know Enough (I Don't Get Enough)
"I Know Enough (I Don't Get Enough)" is a song by Theaudience from their self-titled debut album, ''Theaudience Theaudience (styled as theaudience) were an English rock band, formed in London in 1996. They released one album and saw three singles enter the UK Singles Chart. The band's lead vocalist Sophie Ellis-Bextor became a successful solo artist aft ...''. It was released as the fourth and final single from the album on 27 July 1998. It reached number 25 on the UK Singles Chart. B-sides for the single include the album track "Harry, Don't Fetch the Water"; a cover of The Experimental Pop Band's song "Boutique in My Backyard"; a dance track called "The Last Seven Minutes With You"; a short atmospheric instrumental, "Magna Carta vs. Matthew Arnold"; and two remixes by PMFF. Critical reception The song garnered a positive response from '' Select'' magazine, whose review of the single in August 1998 stated; 'I Know Enough...' is clearly theaudience's best single to date ...
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A Pessimist Is Never Disappointed
"A Pessimist Is Never Disappointed" is an indie-rock song written by Billy Reeves for Theaudience's eponymous album ''Theaudience'', released as the third single on 11 May 1998. "A Pessimist Is Never Disappointed" became one of the band's most popular songs, peaking at #27 on the UK Singles Chart. The B-sides for the single include a French language acoustic version of "A Pessimist Is Never Disappointed"; a short previously unreleased keyboard instrumental, "I Miss Leo"; a cover of the Supermodel song "Penis Size and Cars"; three unreleased demos from the group's Blah St. recording sessions, and an extended version of "Bells for David Keenan" from the group's debut album. For radio play, the line "and we all sing the same fucking song" was replaced with "and we all sing the same stupid song". The song was performed by lead vocalist Sophie Ellis-Bextor Sophie Michelle Ellis-Bextor (born 10 April 1979) is an English singer and songwriter. She first came to prominence in the la ...
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If You Can't Do It When You're Young; When Can You Do It?
"If You Can't Do It When You're Young; When Can You Do It?" is a song recorded by British band Theaudience for their debut album, ''Theaudience Theaudience (styled as theaudience) were an English rock band, formed in London in 1996. They released one album and saw three singles enter the UK Singles Chart. The band's lead vocalist Sophie Ellis-Bextor became a successful solo artist aft ...''. It was released as the album's second single on 23 February 1998, peaking at #48 on the UK Singles Chart. The B-sides for the single include "You & Me on the Run", a song composed by Billy Reeves & Tim Mollett, "The Beginning, The Middle & The End", and "There Are Worse Things I Could Do", a cover from the soundtrack of the film '' Grease''. Track listing ; UK CD single (AUDCD2) # "If You Can't Do It When You're Young; When Can You Do It?" – 3:54 # "There Are Worse Things I Could Do" – 2:21 # "You & Me on the Run" – 3:22 # "The Beginning, The Middle & The End" – 8:19 ; UK Limi ...
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I Got The Wherewithal
"I Got the Wherewithal" is the debut single by British group theaudience, released on 27 October 1997. The song peaked at No. 170 on the UK Singles Chart. The single was also issued in the United States as an EP in 1998. The B-sides for the single include "Outside; Out of Space", which is an acoustic re-working of "Running Out of Space" from the group's debut album ''Theaudience'', "Helen & Polly", an instrumental reworking of "I Got the Wherewithal" focusing mostly on the string arrangement, and "Je Suis Content", a cover of a Jacques Dutronc Jacques Dutronc (; born 28 April 1943) is a French singer, songwriter, guitarist, composer, and actor. Some of Dutronc's best-known hits include " Il est cinq heures, Paris s'éveille" (which AllMusic has called "his finest hour"), "Le Responsa ... song. Track listings ; UK CD single (AUDCD1) # "I Got the Wherewithal" – 3:51 # "Je Suis Content" – 2:38 # "Outside; Out of Space" – 3:58 # "Helen and Polly" – 3:46 ; UK Limited E ...
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Billy Reeves
Billy Reeves (born 7 June 1965) is an English songwriter, musician, record producer and broadcaster. In 1996 he formed the London-based indie-band Theaudience, (featuring Sophie Ellis-Bextor on vocals). Theaudience quickly established themselves in the Camden scene of 1997. They scored two top 30 (UK) hits - " A Pessimist Is Never Disappointed" and " I Know Enough (I Don't Get Enough)" - and a top 20 (UK) eponymous album, before Reeves left the band following the 1998 Glastonbury festival. Prior to theaudience, Reeves had briefly been drummer for the bands Blow Up and The Grooveyard, and later formed indie band Congregation while working at the band's label Fire Records in the early 1990s. Reeves signed to Sony Records with a new act ('Yours') in 1999. He also ran the club ('Uncle Bob's Wedding Reception') which provided The Darkness with their first London show. Around this time he also had a brief stint in Los Angeles producing new artist demos for Rondor Publishing. His ...
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Spiller
Cristiano Spiller (born 3 April 1975) is an Italian electronic music DJ and record producer. He is best known for his 2000 single "Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)", featuring Sophie Ellis-Bextor. The song reached number-one in the UK, Australia, Ireland, and New Zealand. It sold over two million copies and was rumoured to be the first song to be played on an iPod. Biography Early life and first releases When he was a teenager, he was already introducing himself to the world of Italian house and dance music. In 1997, he released his first single, "Laguna". Billed as Laguna, in 1997 Spiller teamed up with fellow Italian producer Tommy Vee, to release the single "Spiller From Rio (Do It Easy)", which reached number 40 in the UK Singles Chart. In 1998, he signed a music deal with the British record label, Positiva Records, a subsidiary of EMI UK, releasing his first solo single in the UK entitled "Batucada". In 1999, he released "Mighty Miami EP", a maxi-single including the instrument ...
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Dance-pop
Dance-pop is a Music genre, genre of electronic dance music that originated in the late 1970s to early 1980s. It is generally uptempo music intended for nightclubs with the intention of being danceable but also suitable for contemporary hit radio. Developing from a combination of Dance music, dance and Pop music, pop with influences of disco, post-discoSmay, David & Cooper, Kim (2001). ''Bubblegum Music Is the Naked Truth: The Dark History of Prepubescent Pop, from the Banana Splits to Britney Spears'': "... think about Stock-Aitken-Waterman and Kylie Minogue. Dance pop, that's what they call it now — Post-Disco, post-new wave and incorporating elements of both." Feral House: Publisher, p. 327. . and synth-pop, it is generally characterised by strong beats with easy, uncomplicated song structures which are generally more similar to pop music than the more free-form dance genre, with an emphasis on melody as well as catchy tunes. The genre, on the whole, tends to be Record prod ...
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Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)
"Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)" is a song by the Italian electronic music DJ and record producer Spiller with lead vocals performed by English singer-songwriter Sophie Ellis-Bextor. Various versions of the single were later featured on the German reissue and some UK editions of Ellis-Bextor's debut solo studio album, '' Read My Lips'' (2001). The single was released on 14 August 2000 by Positiva Records and was involved in a highly publicised chart battle against " Out of Your Mind", the first single by Victoria Beckham outside the Spice Girls, in the United Kingdom. In addition to receiving critical acclaim, "Groovejet" became a hit in Europe and Australia, peaking at number one in the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Ireland, and Australia, and it reached number three on the US ''Billboard'' Dance Club Play chart. On 22 July 2013, the song was certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), and it has sold 642,000 copies in the UK as of March 2019. Its music video ...
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Compact Cassette
The Compact Cassette, also commonly called a cassette tape, audio cassette, or simply tape or cassette, is an analog magnetic tape recording format for audio recording and playback. Invented by Lou Ottens and his team at the Dutch company Philips, the Compact Cassette was released in August 1963. Compact Cassettes come in two forms, either containing content as a prerecorded cassette (''Musicassette''), or as a fully recordable "blank" cassette. Both forms have two sides and are reversible by the user. Although other tape cassette formats have also existed—for example the Microcassette—the generic term ''cassette tape'' is normally used to refer to the Compact Cassette because of its ubiquity. From 1983 to 1991 the cassette tape was the most popular audio format for new music sales in the United States. Compact Cassettes contain two miniature spools, between which the magnetically coated, polyester-type plastic film (magnetic tape) is passed and wound—essentia ...
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English Rock Music Groups
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