Blue in Heaven was a rock quartet from Churchtown, Dublin, Ireland, led by vocalist Shane O'Neil. Rock is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars, and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles, however saxophones have been omitted from newer subgenres of rock music since the 90s. ... Churchtown is a suburb on the southside of Dublin, Ireland, between Dublin and Rathfarnham. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ...

Signed to Island Records, in 1985 they released their first LP entitled All The Gods' Men which was produced by Martin Hannett. The album seemingly attempted to convey a sort of lush, gloomy aesthetic by putting attention onto its heavy bass, combined with O'Neil's often incomprehensible vocals. The album was not a commercial success. Island Records was founded in Jamaica in 1959 by Chris Blackwell and Graeme Goodall but moved to the UK in May 1962. ... This article is about the year. ... Martin Hannett (May 31, 1948 - April 18, 1991), sometimes credited as Martin Zero, was an innovative record producer who helped discover Joy Division and co-founded Factory Records with Tony Wilson. ... Bass (IPA: [], rhyming with face), when used as an adjective, describes tones of low frequency or range. ...

Their follow-up, Explicit Material (1986), saw them team up with Island Records chief Chris Blackwell and Eric Thorngren, showing them evolve into a more upbeat rock 'n' roll sound with clear Iggy Pop influences, particularly in O'Neil's vocals, but still retaining their new wave image and pop style lyrics. Their popularity grew thanks to touring with the The Chameleons, Echo & the Bunnymen, and The Damned, alongside achieving a minor college radio hit with "I Just Wanna". 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Chris Blackwell (born June 22, 1937) is the founder of Island Records. ... Rock and roll - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... James Newell Osterberg, Jr. ... New Wave is a term that has been used to describe many developments in music, but is most commonly associated with a movement in American, Australian, British, Canadian and European popular music, in the late 1970s and early 1980s born out of the punk rock movement. ... For Popular music (music that is popular, rather than of a specific genre or style), see Popular music. ... The Chameleons in 1984: Mark Burgess, Reg Smithies, John Lever, Dave Fielding The Chameleons (called The Chameleons UK on American releases) were a post-punk band that formed in Middleton, Greater Manchester, England in 1981. ... Echo & the Bunnymen is a British rock group formed in Liverpool in 1978. ... The Damned are a punk rock group formed in London in 1976. ... College radio (also known as university radio, campus radio or student radio) is a type of radio station that is run by the students of a college or university. ...

Two years later they released an EP on the Solid label, Rock 'n' Roll R.I.P., which was a chronological compilation of their work: a 1983 track ("On and On") produced by The Edge, four from 1987 -- three Iggy-esque studio cuts and a live cover of The Stooges's song "Loose." Dave Howell Evans (born August 8, 1961, Barking, East London, England) stage name The Edge, is the lead guitarist of the Irish rock band U2. ... The Stooges are an American rock band that was first active from about 1967 to 1974, and then reformed in 2003. ...

In 1997, O'Neil played and sang with Supernaut and released a self-titled album on Dirt.[1] Today he runs a recording studio in Dublin. A recording studio is a facility for sound recording. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ...

Members

Dave Clarke - drums
Declan Jones - bass
Shane O'Neil - guitar, keyboards, vocals
Eamonn Tynan - guitar, keyboards

Trivia

• In 1983, Bono was asked by Rolling Stone magazine for his 'Top 10 Favorites'. On his list was "The Lights Go Out" by Blue In Heaven.[2]
• In an episode of Degrassi Junior High, a band photo (with a yellow background, shot by Laura Levine) ripped out of Smash Hits magazine, was shown taped to the inside of Joey's locker.
• Feature article in Spin magazine, written by Glenn O'Brien, May 1986

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Discography

• All the Gods' Men (1985)
• Explicit Material (1986)
• Rock 'n' Roll R.I.P. (1988)

External links

• Trouser Press profile
• Supernaut review