The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster
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The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster (often referred to as Eighties Matchbox, 80s Matchbox, TEMBD, TEMBLD or shortened to just Eighties or 80s) were an English
rock band from Brighton
, England
, formed in 1999. They have released three full-length albums, Hörse Of the Dög
(2002), The Royal Society
(2004) and Blood And Fire
(2010). They disbanded to pursue other projects in March 2011.
to form the death-jazz band Vile Imbeciles
and was replaced by Rich Fownes
from With Scissors. In their first few years as a band, they were known for their large black car with red and orange flames on each side. According to Guy McKnight on MTV Two's Gonzo the car has now gone,although there have been reports of it being sighted in a north west London car park. The band are renowned for their intense live shows, where McKnight regularly leaves the stage during numbers to mingle with the crowd.
They have released three full-length album
s, Hörse Of the Dög
in 2002, The Royal Society
in October 2004 and Blood And Fire
in May 2010. The band have released eight singles on various formats, each release has had several b-sides included and so the band have a large amount of songs that cannot be found on their albums. The song "Mister Mental
" was featured on the film
, Shaun of the Dead
, the movie also contained posters and other references to the band.
The band have on rare occasion disguised themselves (dressed up as green bees) as a band called The Boogs, a band that had apparently signed with their old record label, No Death. They released one song as The Boogs which was a B-side
on one of their singles. The song is titled "Palomino's Dream". A video
was also made for the song, which featured them dressed up as green bees in New York
.
In 2003, Guy McKnight, Tom Diamantopoulo and former member Andy Huxley all became Buddhists
after giving up drugs. In an interview, former member Andy Huxley was questioned about his reasons for giving up drugs he said "Because it's irresponsible, and you can't get anything done, and it stifles your creativity, and there's no benefit in it really, apart from its like going on vacation constantly, I can't write any songs when I'm on drugs, I need to be sober".
The band have played at both The Glastonbury Festival
and The Reading and Leeds Festivals
for several years running. They have also toured and supported many mainstream bands, including; System of a Down
, Placebo
, Klaxons
, Murderdolls
, Queens of the Stone Age
and Scars on Broadway
.
They released their EP, "In The Garden" on 23 July 2009 on digital format, with the hard copy's release being pushed back to the first week of September. The hard copy was released with a bonus live album and Ouija Board
. This was the first release from the band since the departure of Huxley in May 2005. A 15 date tour took place to promote the release, starting in Manchester on 23 July 2007 and ending in London on 7 August; this was the first time the band had toured for two years. A mini tour took place during the end of 2007 and the start of 2008, with Christmas
, Halloween
and New Years shows.
On 7 April 2008, a few days after an announcement that Fownes was joining Nine Inch Nails
, it was announced via Eighties's MySpace
page that Fownes would be leaving the band. The band stated that they had no intention of splitting up and would begin auditioning for a new lead guitarist.
During gigs in July 2008, Fownes was replaced by friend of the band, Tristan McLenahan. In November, 2008 McLenahann became a full member of the band. It was announced that the band were to travel to France
to record their new album. In late 2009 the band posted several snippets of new material on their Myspace page, and on 15 December a re-designed Myspace page stated that they were signed across two labels; No Death and Black Records.
The band released their third studio album, Blood And Fire
on 17 May 2010. It was preceded by the single "Love Turns To Hate
" on 10 May 2010.
On the 17 March 2011, guitarist Dominic Knight officially announced that they have split up on their official Facebook page. The reason given where that the band members were all on different projects. No announcement has been made if this is a permanent split or an indefinite hiatus.
This DVD was intended to promote the "Love Music Hate Racism
" campaign. A small number of copies were dispatched to fans, who were instructed to pass them on to see how far they could get it. It has been said that some have reached as far as Japan
and Mexico
.
The following is a list of songs that have either not been released or have been renamed:
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
rock band from Brighton
Brighton
Brighton is the major part of the city of Brighton and Hove in East Sussex, England on the south coast of Great Britain...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, formed in 1999. They have released three full-length albums, Hörse Of the Dög
Horse of the Dog
Hörse of the Dög is the first album by the British psychobilly band The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster. It was released on 30 September 2002, on the No Death label in the UK.-Track listing:#"Celebrate Your Mother" - 2.33...
(2002), The Royal Society
The Royal Society (album)
The Royal Society is the second album by the British psychobilly band The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster, released in the UK on October 25, 2004, on the No Death label....
(2004) and Blood And Fire
Blood and Fire (album)
Blood and Fire is the third album by the British psychobilly band The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster. It was released on May 10, 2010, by Black Records and the band's own label, No Death Records. It was released as a Digipak CD and as an LP vinyl with a bonus poster.It was the band's first major...
(2010). They disbanded to pursue other projects in March 2011.
History
Originally formed in 1999, the band comprised Guy McKnight (vocals), Andy Huxley (lead guitarist), Marc R. Norris (rhythm guitarist), Symren 'Sym' Gharial (bassist), and Tom Diamantopoulo (drummer), until May 2005, in which Andy Huxley "decided to leave due to a decrease in musical similarities"to form the death-jazz band Vile Imbeciles
Vile Imbeciles
Vile Imbeciles are an English alternative rock band from Brighton, formed in 2005, consisting of ex-The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster chief songwriter and guitarist Andy Huxley on guitar and vocals, Caspian Rospigliosi on guitar and backing vocals, Evan Reinhold on drums, Deen Lim on bass...
and was replaced by Rich Fownes
Rich Fownes
Richard Alexander Fownes is a bass, guitar and synth player from Brighton, England. He currently plays and writes for Bad For Lazarus and With Scissors. He also plays live for UNKLE....
from With Scissors. In their first few years as a band, they were known for their large black car with red and orange flames on each side. According to Guy McKnight on MTV Two's Gonzo the car has now gone,although there have been reports of it being sighted in a north west London car park. The band are renowned for their intense live shows, where McKnight regularly leaves the stage during numbers to mingle with the crowd.
They have released three full-length album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
s, Hörse Of the Dög
Horse of the Dog
Hörse of the Dög is the first album by the British psychobilly band The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster. It was released on 30 September 2002, on the No Death label in the UK.-Track listing:#"Celebrate Your Mother" - 2.33...
in 2002, The Royal Society
The Royal Society (album)
The Royal Society is the second album by the British psychobilly band The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster, released in the UK on October 25, 2004, on the No Death label....
in October 2004 and Blood And Fire
Blood and Fire (album)
Blood and Fire is the third album by the British psychobilly band The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster. It was released on May 10, 2010, by Black Records and the band's own label, No Death Records. It was released as a Digipak CD and as an LP vinyl with a bonus poster.It was the band's first major...
in May 2010. The band have released eight singles on various formats, each release has had several b-sides included and so the band have a large amount of songs that cannot be found on their albums. The song "Mister Mental
Mister Mental
"Mister Mental" is the first single from British psychobilly band The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster's second album The Royal Society. This is the band's most popular song, receiving good amounts of airplay on Kerrang! and MTV Two...
" was featured on the film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
, Shaun of the Dead
Shaun of the Dead
Shaun of the Dead is a 2004 British zombie comedy directed by Edgar Wright, starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, and written by Pegg and Wright. Pegg plays Shaun, a man attempting to get some kind of focus in his life as he deals with his girlfriend, his mother and stepfather...
, the movie also contained posters and other references to the band.
The band have on rare occasion disguised themselves (dressed up as green bees) as a band called The Boogs, a band that had apparently signed with their old record label, No Death. They released one song as The Boogs which was a B-side
A-side and B-side
A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of gramophone records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s. The terms have come to refer to the types of song conventionally placed on each side of the record, with the A-side being the featured song , while the B-side, or...
on one of their singles. The song is titled "Palomino's Dream". A video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
was also made for the song, which featured them dressed up as green bees in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
.
In 2003, Guy McKnight, Tom Diamantopoulo and former member Andy Huxley all became Buddhists
Buddhism
Buddhism is a religion and philosophy encompassing a variety of traditions, beliefs and practices, largely based on teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as the Buddha . The Buddha lived and taught in the northeastern Indian subcontinent some time between the 6th and 4th...
after giving up drugs. In an interview, former member Andy Huxley was questioned about his reasons for giving up drugs he said "Because it's irresponsible, and you can't get anything done, and it stifles your creativity, and there's no benefit in it really, apart from its like going on vacation constantly, I can't write any songs when I'm on drugs, I need to be sober".
The band have played at both The Glastonbury Festival
Glastonbury Festival
The Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts, commonly abbreviated to Glastonbury or even Glasto, is a performing arts festival that takes place near Pilton, Somerset, England, best known for its contemporary music, but also for dance, comedy, theatre, circus, cabaret and other arts.The...
and The Reading and Leeds Festivals
Reading and Leeds Festivals
The Reading and Leeds Festivals are a pair of annual music festivals that take place in Reading and Leeds in England. The events take place simultaneously on the Friday, Saturday and Sunday of the August bank holiday weekend, sharing the same bill. The Reading Festival is held at Little John's Farm...
for several years running. They have also toured and supported many mainstream bands, including; System of a Down
System of a Down
System of a Down, also known by the acronym SOAD and often shortened to System, is a rock band from Southern California. The band was formed in 1994. It consists of Serj Tankian , Daron Malakian , Shavo Odadjian and John Dolmayan...
, Placebo
Placebo (band)
Placebo are a British rock band from London, England, formed in 1994 by singer and guitarist Brian Molko and bass guitarist Stefan Olsdal. The band was joined by drummer Robert Schultzberg, who was later replaced by Steve Hewitt after conflicts with Molko. Hewitt left the band in October 2007 and...
, Klaxons
Klaxons
Klaxons are a British indie rock band, based in London. Following the release of numerous 7-inch singles on different independent record labels, as well as the success of previous singles "Magick" and "Golden Skans", the band released their debut album, Myths of the Near Future on 29 January 2007....
, Murderdolls
Murderdolls
Murderdolls is an American horror punk supergroup, founded during 2002 in Hollywood, California. The band line-up consists of core members Wednesday 13 and Joey Jordison. Former members include Ben Graves, Acey Slade, Eric Griffin & Tripp Eisen....
, Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age is an American rock band from Palm Desert, California, United States, formed in 1997. The band's line-up has always included founding member Josh Homme , with the current line-up including longtime members Troy Van Leeuwen and Joey Castillo , alongside Michael Shuman and...
and Scars on Broadway
Scars on Broadway
Scars on Broadway is an American-Armenian rock band, founded by System of a Down members Daron Malakian and John Dolmayan. The band's eponymous debut album was released on July 29, 2008....
.
They released their EP, "In The Garden" on 23 July 2009 on digital format, with the hard copy's release being pushed back to the first week of September. The hard copy was released with a bonus live album and Ouija Board
Ouija
The Ouija board also known as a spirit/fire key board or talking board, is a flat board marked with the letters of the alphabet, the numbers 0-9, the words "yes", "no", "hello" and "goodbye", and other symbols and words are sometimes also added to help personalize the board...
. This was the first release from the band since the departure of Huxley in May 2005. A 15 date tour took place to promote the release, starting in Manchester on 23 July 2007 and ending in London on 7 August; this was the first time the band had toured for two years. A mini tour took place during the end of 2007 and the start of 2008, with Christmas
Christmas
Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...
, Halloween
Halloween
Hallowe'en , also known as Halloween or All Hallows' Eve, is a yearly holiday observed around the world on October 31, the night before All Saints' Day...
and New Years shows.
On 7 April 2008, a few days after an announcement that Fownes was joining Nine Inch Nails
Nine Inch Nails
Nine Inch Nails is an American industrial rock project, founded in 1988 by Trent Reznor in Cleveland, Ohio. As its main producer, singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist, Reznor is the only official member of Nine Inch Nails and remains solely responsible for its direction...
, it was announced via Eighties's MySpace
MySpace
Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
page that Fownes would be leaving the band. The band stated that they had no intention of splitting up and would begin auditioning for a new lead guitarist.
During gigs in July 2008, Fownes was replaced by friend of the band, Tristan McLenahan. In November, 2008 McLenahann became a full member of the band. It was announced that the band were to travel to France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
to record their new album. In late 2009 the band posted several snippets of new material on their Myspace page, and on 15 December a re-designed Myspace page stated that they were signed across two labels; No Death and Black Records.
The band released their third studio album, Blood And Fire
Blood and Fire (album)
Blood and Fire is the third album by the British psychobilly band The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster. It was released on May 10, 2010, by Black Records and the band's own label, No Death Records. It was released as a Digipak CD and as an LP vinyl with a bonus poster.It was the band's first major...
on 17 May 2010. It was preceded by the single "Love Turns To Hate
Love Turns To Hate
"Love Turns To Hate" will be the first single from British psychobilly band The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster's third album, Blood And Fire. It will be the first single released by the band in over five years....
" on 10 May 2010.
On the 17 March 2011, guitarist Dominic Knight officially announced that they have split up on their official Facebook page. The reason given where that the band members were all on different projects. No announcement has been made if this is a permanent split or an indefinite hiatus.
Albums
- Horse of the DogHorse of the DogHörse of the Dög is the first album by the British psychobilly band The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster. It was released on 30 September 2002, on the No Death label in the UK.-Track listing:#"Celebrate Your Mother" - 2.33...
(20 September 2002; No Death/Island RecordsIsland RecordsIsland Records is a record label that was founded by Chris Blackwell in Jamaica. It was based in the United Kingdom for many years and is now owned by Universal Music Group...
; UK #144) - The Royal SocietyThe Royal Society (album)The Royal Society is the second album by the British psychobilly band The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster, released in the UK on October 25, 2004, on the No Death label....
(25 October 2004; No Death/Island RecordsIsland RecordsIsland Records is a record label that was founded by Chris Blackwell in Jamaica. It was based in the United Kingdom for many years and is now owned by Universal Music Group...
; UK #68) - Blood And FireBlood and Fire (album)Blood and Fire is the third album by the British psychobilly band The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster. It was released on May 10, 2010, by Black Records and the band's own label, No Death Records. It was released as a Digipak CD and as an LP vinyl with a bonus poster.It was the band's first major...
(19 May 2010; No Death/Black Records; UK #149)http://zobbel.de/cluk/100529cluk.txt
Singles
| Date of Release | Title | UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 March 2002 | "Morning Has Broken Morning Has Broken (song) "Morning Has Broken" is a song by The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster, released as their debut single, and appearing on their first album, Horse of the Dog. It got very little airplay and never reached the Top 40. The video can be seen rarely on MTV Two's 120 Minutes... " |
- | Hörse Of the Dög Horse of the Dog Hörse of the Dög is the first album by the British psychobilly band The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster. It was released on 30 September 2002, on the No Death label in the UK.-Track listing:#"Celebrate Your Mother" - 2.33... |
| 16 September 2002 | "Celebrate Your Mother Celebrate Your Mother "Celebrate Your Mother" was the second single from British psychobilly band, The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster's debut album, Horse of the Dog.-Video:... " |
66 | Hörse Of the Dög Horse of the Dog Hörse of the Dög is the first album by the British psychobilly band The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster. It was released on 30 September 2002, on the No Death label in the UK.-Track listing:#"Celebrate Your Mother" - 2.33... |
| 6 January 2003 | "Psychosis Safari Psychosis Safari "Psychosis Safari" is a song by The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster, released as the third single from their debut album, Horse of the Dog. At the time this was the band's most popular single, reaching number 26 in the charts and was played regularly on music channels such as MTV Two and Kerrang!... " |
26 | Hörse Of the Dög Horse of the Dog Hörse of the Dög is the first album by the British psychobilly band The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster. It was released on 30 September 2002, on the No Death label in the UK.-Track listing:#"Celebrate Your Mother" - 2.33... |
| 12 May 2003 | "Chicken Chicken (song) "Chicken" is a song by The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster, released as the fourth single from their debut album Horse of the Dog. It was played often on MTV Two and Kerrang!... " |
30 | Hörse Of the Dög Horse of the Dog Hörse of the Dög is the first album by the British psychobilly band The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster. It was released on 30 September 2002, on the No Death label in the UK.-Track listing:#"Celebrate Your Mother" - 2.33... |
| 12 January 2004 | "Mister Mental Mister Mental "Mister Mental" is the first single from British psychobilly band The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster's second album The Royal Society. This is the band's most popular song, receiving good amounts of airplay on Kerrang! and MTV Two... " |
25 | The Royal Society The Royal Society (album) The Royal Society is the second album by the British psychobilly band The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster, released in the UK on October 25, 2004, on the No Death label.... |
| 28 June 2004 | "I Could Be an Angle I Could Be an Angle "I Could Be an Angle" is the second single from British psychobilly band The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster's second album The Royal Society. The song got very strong airplay on MTV Two and Kerrang!... " |
35 | The Royal Society The Royal Society (album) The Royal Society is the second album by the British psychobilly band The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster, released in the UK on October 25, 2004, on the No Death label.... |
| 11 October 2004 | "Rise of the Eagles Rise of the Eagles "Rise of the Eagles" was the third single from British psychobilly band The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster's second album, The Royal Society... " |
40 | The Royal Society The Royal Society (album) The Royal Society is the second album by the British psychobilly band The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster, released in the UK on October 25, 2004, on the No Death label.... |
| 10 May 2010 | "Love Turns To Hate Love Turns To Hate "Love Turns To Hate" will be the first single from British psychobilly band The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster's third album, Blood And Fire. It will be the first single released by the band in over five years.... " |
- | Blood And Fire Blood and Fire (album) Blood and Fire is the third album by the British psychobilly band The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster. It was released on May 10, 2010, by Black Records and the band's own label, No Death Records. It was released as a Digipak CD and as an LP vinyl with a bonus poster.It was the band's first major... |
Demos, promos and EPs
- Original Two Track DemoEighties Matchbox Original Two Track DemoThe Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster is the untitled original demo from British psychobilly band The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster, released in 2001 in order to promote the band.-Track listing:#"Celebrate Your Mother" - 3.07...
(1999; No Death) - System of a Down Tour SamplerEighties Matchbox SOAD Tour SamplerThe Eighties Matchbox SOAD Tour Sampler, usually referred to as the System of a Down Tour Sampler, is an unnamed compilation album by The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster. It was sold during System of a Down's 2005 UK tour. Eighties Matchbox was the support act on this tour, and the album was a...
(2005; No Death) - In The Garden Ep (23 July 2007; No Death)
DVDs
- Eighty Degrees of Separation (DVD)
- I Could Be an AngleI Could Be an Angle"I Could Be an Angle" is the second single from British psychobilly band The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster's second album The Royal Society. The song got very strong airplay on MTV Two and Kerrang!...
(DVD)
This DVD was intended to promote the "Love Music Hate Racism
Love Music Hate Racism
Love Music Hate Racism is a music-oriented campaign based in Britain by the Anti-Nazi League and Unite Against Fascism. The campaign involves concerts aimed at spreading an anti-racist message...
" campaign. A small number of copies were dispatched to fans, who were instructed to pass them on to see how far they could get it. It has been said that some have reached as far as Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
and Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
.
Appearances in compilations
| Year | Song | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | "Fishfingers" | HMV HMV His Master's Voice is a trademark in the music business, and for many years was the name of a large record label. The name was coined in 1899 as the title of a painting of the dog Nipper listening to a wind-up gramophone... Playlist, New music - New artist |
| "Giant Bones" | Kerrang, The best of 2002 | |
| "Morning Has Broken" | Sonic Mook Experiment Sonic Mook Experiment The Sonic Mook Experiment is a music enterprise overseen by Sean McLusky which encompasses a club night and several albums.The club claims that "like many great clubs in that it was about good music, drugs, scoop live performances, attractive fashionable people and quirky fad-inspiring outfits".The... vol.2 (future rock 'n' roll) |
|
| Rock save the queen | ||
| 2003 | "Chicken" | Kerrang - Vol.6 (High Voltage) |
| "Whack Of Shit (Demo)" | Bang On Target (Vol 1) | |
| "Psychosis Safari" | Q The Album Q (magazine) Q is a popular music magazine published monthly in the United Kingdom.Founders Mark Ellen and David Hepworth were dismayed by the music press of the time, which they felt was ignoring a generation of older music buyers who were buying CDs — then still a new technology... |
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| X-Ray CD#05 | ||
| Sk8er Rock Vol.1 | ||
| 2004 | "Psychosis Safari" | Acupuncture rocks |
| Music from the TV drama NY-LON NY-LON NY-LON is a British drama series that aired on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom. The series was created and written by Simon Burke and Anya Camilleri... |
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| The Music from and Inspired by Gran Turismo 4 Gran Turismo 4 is a racing simulator for the Sony PlayStation 2 which was developed by Polyphony Digital. It was released on December 28, 2004 in Japan and Hong Kong , February 22, 2005 in North America , and March 9, 2005 in Europe , and has since been re-issued under Sony's 'Greatest Hits' line... |
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| "Mister Mental" | Shaun Of The Dead Shaun of the Dead Shaun of the Dead is a 2004 British zombie comedy directed by Edgar Wright, starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, and written by Pegg and Wright. Pegg plays Shaun, a man attempting to get some kind of focus in his life as he deals with his girlfriend, his mother and stepfather... Soundtrack |
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Unreleased songs
The following is a list of new unreleased songs, recorded after the departure of Huxley.- "Alone Again"
- "The Bads"
- "Count The Voices"
- "Eureka"
- "I Got The Fear"
- "Kemptown Animal"
- "Music To Make Love To"
- "Rise and Fall"
- "Summer Must Die"
- "Surrender"
The following is a list of songs that have either not been released or have been renamed:
- "All Rise"
- "Get Lost"
- "Make Me Feel Good"
- "Rude"
- "Sing"
- "Seaford Song"
- "Sister"
- "Stomper"
- "Vendetta"
Old song names
The band have changed the names of several of their songs from the demo and touring stages to the time of release:- "Lazy Bones" became "Giant Bones"
- "Mister Fearful" became "Mister Mental"
- "Wild Bull" became "Temple Music"
- "Clonk Chicane" became "Rise of the Eagles"
- "Race to The Rock and Roll Concert" became "The Fool"
- "Year of the Pervert" became "Freud’s Black Muck"
- "Remember the Glory Years" became "When I Hear You Call My Name"
- "Wig Sister" became "I Rejection"
- "Dinner" became "Alone Again"
- "Not In The Field" became "Mission From God"
- "Someone to Eat With" and "Music for Lovemaking" became "Music to Make Love to"
- "Falling Down For You" became "Rise and fall"
Videography
- "Morning Has Broken"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYEC6Bja-yU
- "Celebrate Your Mother" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20CCTpU_Mdg
- "Psychosis Safari" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NeSxjWMcAB4
- "Chicken" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLoTlDPFuy0
- "Palomino's Dream by The Boogs" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqvJBnSetns
- "Mister Mental" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrROZRbeap8
- "I Could Be An Angle" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scfcPKx4eZc
- "Rise of the Eagles" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=traZTVDaByw
- "In The Garden" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryBuwTyGcVA
- "Love Turns To Hate" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f90mnD5IXTA
- "So Long, Goodnight" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKrbmFmUY6M
Final band members
- Guy McKnight – vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
(1999–2011) - Tom Diamantopoulo – drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
(1999–2011) - Sym Gharial - bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
(1999–2011) - Dominic Knight - rhythm guitarRhythm guitarRhythm guitar is a technique and rôle that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with singers or other instruments; and to provide all or part of the harmony, ie. the chords, where a chord is a group of notes played together...
(2011) - Tristan McLenahan– lead guitarLead guitarLead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
(2008–2011)
Stand-in members
- Charley Hunt – bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
(2008); temporarily replaced Gharial
Previous members
- Andy Huxley – lead guitarLead guitarLead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
(1999–2005) - Rich FownesRich FownesRichard Alexander Fownes is a bass, guitar and synth player from Brighton, England. He currently plays and writes for Bad For Lazarus and With Scissors. He also plays live for UNKLE....
– lead guitarLead guitarLead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
(2005–2008) - Marc R. Norris – rhythm guitarRhythm guitarRhythm guitar is a technique and rôle that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with singers or other instruments; and to provide all or part of the harmony, ie. the chords, where a chord is a group of notes played together...
(1999–2010)