Head
Cover of A Snog on the Rocks
Origin	Bristol
Country	England
Years active	1987–1989
Labels	Virgin Records
Members	Rich Beale Gareth Sager Nick Sheppard Clevedon Pier

Head was an English rock band of the late 1980s. Bristol (IPA: ) is a city, unitary authority and ceremonial county in South West England, 115 miles (185 km) west of London and between the cities of Bath, Gloucester and the borough of Swindon. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Virgin Records is a British recording label founded by British entrepreneur Richard Branson, and Nik Powell in 1972. ... Sheppard (right) with The Clash. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... Rock group (or later rock band) is a generic name to describe a group of musicians specializing in a particular form of electronically amplified music. ...

History

After making three albums and a few singles the Bristol-based combo faded away. Nick Sheppard previously played in The Cortinas and (briefly) The Clash. Gareth Sager previously played in The Pop Group, and in Rip Rig & Panic with Neneh Cherry. Bristol (IPA: ) is a city, unitary authority and ceremonial county in South West England, 115 miles (185 km) west of London and between the cities of Bath, Gloucester and the borough of Swindon. ... Sheppard (right) with The Clash. ... The band in 1977, from a New Musical Express interview. ... The Clash were an English rock band active from 1976 to 1986. ... The Pop Group were a post-punk band from Bristol, United Kingdom whose uncompromising, dissonant sound spanned punk, free jazz and dub reggae. ... Rip Rig & Panic was a post-punk band, founded in 1981. ... Neneh Cherry performing live in Vienna (ca. ...

Although they never achieved major sales they are now belatedly acknowledged as a forerunner of today's trip-hop scene[1]. Trip hop (also known as the Bristol sound or Bristol acid rap) is a term coined by British dance magazine Mixmag, to describe DJ Shadow s hip hop instrumentals that (inspired by Organized Confusions track Releasing Hypnotical Gases) changed-up the beat and pallet mid-cut, giving the listener...

Trivia

The title of the second album is a reference to Tales of Ordinary Madness, a film based on the work of poet Charles Bukowski. Tales of Ordinary Madness (it: Storie di ordinaria follia) (fr: Conte de la folie ordinaire) is a 1981 film by Italian director Marco Ferreri. ... Henry Charles Bukowski (August 16, 1920 – March 9, 1994), was a Los Angeles poet and novelist. ...

Discography

• A Snog on the Rocks (1987)
• Tales of Ordinary Madness (1988)
• Intoxicator (1989)

Members

• Rich ("Bertie") Beale - vocals
• Gareth Sager ("Hank Sinclair") - guitar, keyboards, most songwriting
• Nick Sheppard ("Chopper Harris", "Candy Horsebreath") - guitar
• Clevedon Pier

Sheppard (right) with The Clash. ...

External links

• Answers.com review of "Tales"
• Allmusic.com entry