John Moore (born 23 December 1964)Strong, Martin C. (2003) ''The Great Indie Discography'', Canongate, , p. 383 is a British musician, best known for his work as a guitarist and

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the Jesus and Mary Chain The Jesus and Mary Chain are a Scottish alternative rock band formed in East Kilbride in 1983. The band revolves around the songwriting partnership of brothers Jim and William Reid, who are the two founders and only consistent members of the ...

and as a member of

Black Box Recorder Black Box Recorder were an English indie rock band. They debuted in 1998 with '' England Made Me'' and followed this up with '' The Facts of Life'', which gave them their first hit with the single of the same name in April 2000. Their thir ...

Biography

John Moore joined the Jesus and Mary Chain in 1986, succeeding

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on drum duties, later moving to guitar. When he left the Jesus and Mary Chain in 1988, he formed John Moore & The Expressway, releasing two albums.
He later formed a new band called

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. who released several singles, and one album ''You Might as Well Live''. In 1997, he formed

with

Luke Haines Luke Michael Haines (born 7 October 1967) is an English musician, songwriter and author. He has recorded music under various names and with various bands, including The Auteurs, Baader Meinhof and Black Box Recorder. Career ''New Wave'' Ha ...

and

Sarah Nixey Sarah Anne Nixey (born 21 December 1973 in Dorset, England) is an English singer-songwriter, best known as the vocalist in Black Box Recorder (band), Black Box Recorder. Her debut solo album, ''Sing, Memory'', was released on 19 February 2007, f ...

. The band released three studio albums: ''England Made Me'', ''The Facts of Life'' and ''Passionoia'', as well as a compilation ''The Worst of Black Box Recorder''. The single "The Facts of Life" reached number 20 on the UK chart and the band appeared on ''

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''. In 2005, he released an album, ''Half Awake'' on his own ''The Germ Organization'' label. Following a 2007 collaboration with

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and an appearance at the Nick Sanderson (

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) tribute concert in October 2008, it was announced that Black Box Recorder would perform their first headlining gigs in five years during February 2009. Moore is also known for his

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playing; he has played saw on both

albums, namely the 2007 single "Direct Hit". Moore also occasionally plays saw at Haines' concerts. Moore has also contributed articles to British newspaper ''

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'', and also releases his own music through his Myspace page. In the 1990s, Moore was at the forefront of the revival of interest in

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Personal life

Moore was born in

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and went to school at Wescott Road and later to The Forest School. From 2001 until 2006, Moore was married to Black Box Recorder vocalist Sarah Nixey, with whom he has one child.

Discography

With the Jesus & Mary Chain

*"April Skies" (1987),

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*"Happy When It Rains" (1987), Blanco y Negro

Solo/John Moore & the Expressway/The John Moore Rock & Roll Trio

*''Expressway Rising'' LP/CD (1989),

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*"Friends" 7-inch single (1989), Polydor *"Out of My Mind" 12-inch single (1989), Polydor *"Something About You Girl" single (1989), Polydor - UK #77John Moore And The Expressway
, Chart Stats, retrieved 2010-10-09 *''Distortion'' LP/CD (1990), Polydor *"Meltdown" 12-inch/CD (1990), Polydor *''Half Awake'' (2005), The Germ Organization *''Floral Tributes'' (2008), The Germ Organization *''Roll Your Activator'' (2009) John Moore Rock & Roll Trio (Covers Album), self-published *''Low-fi Lullabies'' (2013), The Germ Organization *''Knickerbocker Glory'' (2018), self-published *''It's Hell Out There'' (2019), self-published

With Revolution 9

*"You Don't Know What Love Is" (1994), Acuarela Discos *''You Might as well Live'' (1994), Habana Productions *"Living With You" (1995), Clawfist

With Black Box Recorder

With The Black Arts

*"Christmas Number One" (2007), Fantastic Plastic

References

External links

Official websiteBandCamp Site
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