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Gene Loves Jezebel is a gothic rock band from the early 1980s founded by twin brothers, Michael and Jay Aston (born John Aston). Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Gothic rock (sometimes called goth rock or simply goth) is a genre of alternative rock that originated during the late 1970s. ... Post punk generally refers to the particularly fertile and creative period following the initial punk rock explosion. During the first wave of punk, roughly spanning 1976-1983, bands such as The Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Ramones and The Damned began to challenge the current styles and conventions of rock... Alternative music redirects here. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Track Records is a record label founded by The Who to distribute artists and projects they wanted to support. ... Michael Aston is the co-founder and current leader of a band bearing the name of the legendary post-punk outfit Gene Loves Jezebel. ... James Stevenson is a UK punk / rock guitarist currently with The Alarm, Gene Loves Jezebel and Chelsea. ... Julianne Regan (shown here third from the left) on the cover of the third All About Eve album Touched By Jesus Julianne Regan (born 30 June 1962) is an English singer, song writer, guitarist, bass guitarist and keyboard player, originally from Coventry. ... Gothic rock (sometimes called goth rock or simply goth) is a genre of alternative rock that originated during the late 1970s. ... The 1980s refers to the years from 1980 to 1989. ... Michael Aston is the co-founder and current leader of a band bearing the name of the legendary post-punk outfit Gene Loves Jezebel. ...

Michael Aston (vocals) was the poetic, goth-leaning side of the twin brothers while Jay Aston’s distinctive banshee-like, wailing vocals supplied Gene Loves Jezebel with one of their many trademark quirks. This article is about the subculture. ...

History

Originally called Slav Aryan, Gene Loves Jezebel began in 1980 with the Aston brothers, guitarist Ian Hudson and a drum machine. The Astons grew up in Porthcawl, South Wales, making the move to London in 1981. With a new home, and shortly thereafter, the new name, the trio played several live shows and was signed by Situation Two. In May 1982, the label released Gene Loves Jezebel's demo single "Shaving My Neck." The band then added bassist Julianne Regan followed, briefly, by a keyboardist, Jean-Marc Lederman. Regan left within a year to form All About Eve, leaving Ian Hudson briefly playing bass until Stephen Marshall joined. This line up went on to perform some 100 gigs and recorded the first album "Promise" along with their first John Peel Session and the beautifully bizarre B-Side "Stephen" often considered to be an homage to the man himself. Peter Rizzo joined in 1984. Gene Loves Jezebel underwent a dozen or so line up changes between 1981-1985. A Boss DR-202 Drum Machine A drum machine is an electronic musical instrument designed to imitate the sound of drums and/or other percussion instruments. ... Porthcawl is a town of around 16,000 on the south Wales coast in the county borough of Bridgend, traditional county of Glamorgan. ... Approximate extent of South East Wales. ... Situation Two, aka Situation 2, is a record label which began life in 1981 as an offshoot of the larger Beggars Banquet label. ... Julianne Regan (shown here third from the left) on the cover of the third All About Eve album Touched By Jesus Julianne Regan (born 30 June 1962) is an English singer, song writer, guitarist, bass guitarist and keyboard player, originally from Coventry. ... Jean-Marc Lederman is a Belgian keyboard player and music producer who has worked with numerous bands, including Fad Gadget, The The, Gene Loves Jezebel, and artists Julianne Regan and Alain Bashung. ... All About Eve on Top Of The Pops in 1988. ...

The band released two more singles in 1983 before their debut album Promise peaked at number 8 in the UK Indie Chart. In 1984, the group recorded a John Peel radio session for BBC and toured America with fellow Welsh artist John Cale. The second album, Immigrant, was released in mid-1985. However, during an agonizing American tour for Immigrant, founding member Ian Hudson left the band and was replaced by former Generation X and Chelsea guitarist James Stevenson (who later also played rhythm guitar on tour with The Cult).^[1] These are The Official UK Charts Company UK Official Indie Chart number one hits of 2007. ... For other persons named John Peel, see John Peel (disambiguation). ... Not to be confused with J.J. Cale. ... Generation X were a pop-influenced punk rock band, formed on 21 November 1976 by Billy Idol, Tony James and John Towe. ... Chelsea was an early punk band, formed in London in 1977. ... James Stevenson is a UK punk / rock guitarist currently with The Alarm, Gene Loves Jezebel and Chelsea. ... The Cult are an English rock band, who appeared in their earliest form in Bradford during 1981. ...

During 1986, the group moved contract to Situation Two's parent company, Beggar's Banquet Records and distribution rights in USA to Geffen Records. The subsequent promotion increased pop-chart success for the group. The single "Sweetest Thing" briefly hit the Top 75 in UK and the album, Discover, reached number 32 in UK Albums Chart.^[1] At this time, the group also found heavy rotations on college and countercultural radio stations across America. The band had slowly turned their attention to dance music. The slick and catchy guitar hooks of singles "Desire" and "Heartache" leapt to #6 and #72, respectively, on Los Angeles' New Wave station, KROQ. Later that year, former Spear of Destiny member Chris Bell became the band's fifth drummer.^[1] Beggars Banquet is an English independent record label that began as a chain of record shops owned by Martin Mills and Nick Austin. ... Geffen Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates as one third of UMGs Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group. ... The UK Albums Chart is a chart of the sales positions of albums in the United Kingdom. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... New Wave was a music genre that existed during the late 1970s and the early-to-mid 1980s. ... KROQ is a commercial rock and roll music radio station in Los Angeles, California, broadcasting on 106. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Holy Lance. ...

Gene Loves Jezebel's fourth album, The House of Dolls, was released late in 1987 and yielded the singles, "20 Killer Hurts" and "The Motion of Love" that grazed the U.S. pop charts. "Motion of Love" was the band's biggest UK hit single, reaching number 56.^[1] The third single from The House of Dolls, "Suspicion", for the first time, surfaced on The Billboard Hot 100. Despite rising mainstream success, the new pop-oriented direction proved to be too polished and commercial for Michael, with Jay now writing and singing most of the songs.^[2] Michael parted ways with Jay in 1989 and later moved to Los Angeles. The Billboard Hot 100 is the main U.S. singles popularity chart used by Billboard magazine. ... Look up mainstream in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

While Michael went solo, the rest of the band continued as Gene Loves Jezebel, which Michael was not happy about,^[3] and recorded two albums, Kiss of Life in 1989, followed by Heavenly Bodies. The band's highest-charting American single emerged in August 1990 when "Jealous," the major single from Kiss of Life, reached #68 on Billboard's Hot 100. Three years later, Jay Aston and company released Heavenly Bodies, which did well in Europe and on American college radio. Unfortunately, the group's American label folded one year later, and, after a few more live shows, so did Gene Loves Jezebel. See also: 1989 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1989 Record labels established in 1989 // January 7 - Genesis 88 and Sunrise/Back to the Future stage large-scale illegal Acid House party in London January 14 - Paul McCartney releases Ð¡Ð½Ð¾Ð²Ð° Ð² Ð¡Ð¡Ð¡Ð exclusively in Russia. ...

While Jay performed occasional acoustic shows under his own name, Michael played with members of Scenic, then formed a new band called the Immigrants (re-named Edith Grove) and later released a pimarily acoustic solo album, Why Me, Why This, Why Now.^[2] Michael and Jay began working together again that same year, and recorded two songs with Stevenson, Bell and Rizzo for a GLJ best-of compilation, released in September 1995.

The brothers were reconciled in the mid-1990s, writing some new songs together, and sharing a house in Los Angeles.^[2] They initially used Michael's band from the Why Me album era to back them up.^[3] In 1997 Michael organized a tour for the brothers under the name "The Pre-Raphaelite Brothers", the idea being to perform Gene Loves Jezebel material and material from each of the brothers' solo careers, with a new set of musicians, although the financial incentives of touring under the band identity meant that they performed under the Gene Loves Jezebel name.^[3] A new Gene Loves Jezebel album was planned, but Jay insisted that the other members of the band from prior to the tour were involved rather than the LA musicians, which Michael agreed to.

The album, VII, was recorded and a US tour undertaken to support it, but the brothers' reconciliation was short-lived. Towards the end of the tour, a dispute over how the profits from the tour would be shared out (Michael keeping most of the money as he had organized the tour), led to a fight between the two brothers, and the tour was finished without Michael.^[2] Although Michael had again left the band, he began performing with the band from the earlier US tour using the Gene Loves Jezebel name.^[2] When Jay and the band returned to the UK, they released VII without the three tracks that Michael had sung on.^[2]

In October 1997, Jay sued his twin brother over rights to the name "Gene Loves Jezebel", and after a protracted court battle, Jay eventually dropped all charges after receiving assurances that Michael would not use the name.^[4] Jay Aston continued using the name,^[5] and Michael subsequently trademarked the "Gene Loves Jezebel" name in the United States,^[2]^[5] while Jay owns the UK trademark.

Since the late 90's, there have been two versions of Gene Loves Jezebel, causing confusion among fans.^[2]^[4] Michael has toured both the U.S. and the UK supporting releases such as Love Lies Bleeding (1999), Live in Nottingham (1999), Giving Up the Ghost (2001)and Exploding Girls (2003).^[5] Likewise, Jay Aston's version of the band, which also features Stevenson and Rizzo, have toured extensively to support releases such as Accept No Substitutes (2002),The Thornfield Sessions (2003) and The Anthology, Vols. 1-2 (2006).

Discography

Studio Albums

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Live Albums

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Compilation Albums

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Singles

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References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Strong, Martin C. (1999). The Great Alternative & Indie Discography. Canongate. ISBN 0-86241-913-1.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Owen, Daniel (2005) "Over The Rooftops", Zero Magazine, November 2005
^ ^a ^b ^c Jo-Ann Greene (January 1999). Gene Loves Jezebel: From Celtic hums and Gothic drones to sibling rivalry, it's a twin thing.... Goldmine. Retrieved on 09 April, 2008.
^ ^a ^b Schild, Matt (June 2000). Interview With Gene Loves Jezebel. Aversion.com. Retrieved on 09 April, 2008.
^ ^a ^b ^c Jay Aston biography. BBC Wales. BBC. Retrieved on 09 April, 2008.
^ ^a ^b Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1999. Cherry Red Books. ISBN 0-9517206-9-4.

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History

Discography

Studio Albums

Live Albums

Compilation Albums

Singles

References

External links

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Discography

Studio Albums

Live Albums

Compilation Albums

Singles

References

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