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Trainsurfing |
For news re the band working together again! |
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Inspiral Carpets. (1987?-1989) Members Clint
Boon and Tom Hingley are both back! Tom has released a
solo CD.
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One of the few "Madchester" bands to feature a keyboard.
The Charlatans, based South of the city
also did, the late Rob Collins who died tragically. Clint
Boon's sound was one of the major Inspiral sound features.
Scroll down for Clints' new band! As to whether there will be more
from the band, Not sure, they didn't really break up in a blaze of
acrimony, so I guess it is just possible. Regarding Tom Hingley's
new CD I'm sure he won't mind, but I got the feel of Tim Buckley
in some of the tracks. Look that CD up folks! It's really good! |
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Joy Division (1978-1981) |
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This band lost a charismatic frontman in Ian Curtis. They resumed as
New Order |
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The Smiths (1983-1988) |
See listing entry on another page. |
Doom and despondency? |
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James |
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"Sit Down" sang Tim Booth and they did! A teletext
post reminded me that I had not entered the band. Alas Tim has quit. |
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The High |
Box Set Go was one of the singles from the album "
Somewhere Soon" of 1990. John Matthews is the vocalist. Andy
was the fifth Stone Rose.
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A connection here with the Stone Roses. The guitarist was a fifth
member of that band, and can be seen on a grainy early video. A new
album was about to be released, but was withdrawn. Reports at the
time suggest a lot went into it too. The single "Sweet
Liberty" (1992) is possibly from the album sessions, but I
failed to find a track listing. The band pic on the sleeve clearly
indicates a changed style, with very strong guitar playing if you can
trace a copy. (LONCD 333) |
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The Mock Turtles (1987-1991) |
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Still rated highly on the collector circuit, with perhaps a chance of
more to come. Will the Coogan comeback appear? There have been
rumours for a while. |
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Moose |
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Yes, there is a band by this name. In fact there's one over the pond
too I think! The website is very well done! More details to follow.
There is an extensive back catalogue. Hutcd3 "Jack" etc
(1991) reminds me vocally of the Aussie band The Church. |
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New Fast Automatic Daffodils (1990-?) |
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Long since disbanded? The band seemed to vanish around 1994 but I'm
none too sure about that. |
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The Clint Boon Experience
Artful records.
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Formed Late 1999 I think. Clint is still very interested in music and
is assisting other bands too. See the
band website or link to the label and order the new album today!
This band is quite an experience! You can buy now as you browse! As
you might expect, the album has a lot of keyboard effects and
extensive use of opera style voice, both with lyrics and as a purely
instrumental line. There are some surprises too, and yes, the copy I
have does have Clint's autograph! The pic? Max, Clint's son aged five! |
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Badly Drawn Boy |
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Damon McGough has a cult status with a series of limited edition
style issues. All the ones I have come across show an impressive range. |
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Doves |
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See the reference on the "New Bands"
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Four Miles Out
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So far unsigned I think, but they have a website already, with music
samples.As you see this is a big band! They are about to release a
double CD album on Honest Records in November. Details can be found
on the band website. Incidentally, it is one of the first I have seen
to offer a WAP phone option. I don't have one so have not tried it! |
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Lamb
Manchester duo, but by no means constrained! Two albums. One is
the eponymous "Lamb" the other "Fear of Fours." |
Fear of Fours is an excellent and varied CD. The Fours, by the
way are beats to the bar! Hear the one about the MUSE
fan who booked for Lamb instead! OOPS! Well there were two websites. An
official one with music online and an unofficial one,
with a lot of content, but did it really date from 1997? The
guestbook has current (praising) entries, so I guess its worth a stop
over too. As to are they like MUSE?
Not so musically, but they are creatively. |
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