Jesus Jones on the cover of their album London

Jesus Jones is a British London-based rock group that recorded and performed in the late 1980s, throughout the 1990s, and into the 2000s. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called 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. ... In music, a band is a company of musicians, or musical ensemble, usually popular or folk, playing parts of or improvising a musical arrangement on different musical instruments. ... Sound recorder redirects here. ... The 1980s refers to the years from 1980 to 1989. ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ... The 2000s are the current decade, spanning from 2000 to 2009. ...

History

Incorporating elements of electronic music styles such as house and techno to an indie rock format, along with fellow British groups such as The Shamen, Pop Will Eat Itself and EMF, Jesus Jones were one of the leading purveyors of the early 1990s "indie dance" scene. The band is led by Mike Edwards. Electronic music is a term for music created using electronic devices. ... This article includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... Techno is a form of electronic dance music that became prominent in Detroit, Michigan during the mid-1980s with influences from electro, New Wave, Funk and futuristic fiction themes that were prevalent and relative to modern culture during the end of the Cold War in industrial America at that time. ... Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ... The Shamen were an experimental electronic music band, initially formed in Aberdeen, Scotland by Colin Angus (b. ... Pop Will Eat Itself (also known as PWEI or the Poppies) were an English band formed in Stourbridge, with band members from Birmingham, Coventry and the Black Country. ... EMF is a British indie dance band which came to prominence at the end of the 1980s and the early 1990s. ... Indie dance is a term used for the genre of music combining elements of dance-pop (or other forms of electronic dance music such as house or techno) and indie pop. ... Mike Edwards is a common name that can refer to diferent people: Mike Edwards, an Electric Light Orchestra musician Mike Edwards, lead songwriter, guitarist and singer in the band Jesus Jones Mike Edwards, a Major League Baseball player Mike Edwards, a motorcycle racer This is a disambiguation page: a list...

They achieved initial critical acclaim with their 1989 album Liquidizer, and in particular, the single Info Freako, which featured buzzing rock guitars with samples and a hip-hop sensibility, relatively new for the time. They are best known for the track Right Here, Right Now on the 1991 album Doubt. It is a song about the swift end of the Cold War, and was a Top 5 hit in the U.S. but reached only no. 31 in the UK; and which was resurrected in 2006 as an advertising jingle for the American retailer Kmart, an image campaign for CBS News, and was used in promotional advertisements for the now defunct TV channel, TechTV. 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... An album is a collection of related audio tracks distributed to the public. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... For other uses, see Rock music (disambiguation). ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... Hip hop music is a style of music which came into existence in the United States during the mid-1970s, and became a large part of modern pop culture during the 1980s. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Doubt is the second album by a British rock band Jesus Jones in 1991. ... A rand is a relatively short musical composition. ... For other uses, see Cold War (disambiguation). ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... Commercialism redirects here. ... A jingle is a memorable slogan, set to an engaging melody, mainly broadcast on radio and sometimes on television commercials. ... A drawing of a self-service store Retailing consists of the sale of goods/merchandise for personal or household consumption either from a fixed location such as a department store or kiosk, or away from a fixed location and related subordinated services (Definition of the WTO (last page). ... Kmart is a chain of department stores in the United States, Puerto Rico and Guam. ... CBS News is the news division of American television and radio network CBS. Its current president is Sean McManus who is also head of CBS Sports. ... For other uses, see Television (disambiguation). ... TechTV is also the name of a closed-circuit television network based in Ruston, Louisiana TechTV (May 11, 1998 – May 28, 2004) was a 24-hour cable and satellite channel based in San Francisco, California featuring news and shows about computers, technology, and the Internet. ...

Other hit singles from the Doubt album included "Real, Real, Real" and "International Bright Young Thing". In the year that Doubt was released, Jesus Jones won the "Best Newcomer" award at the MTV awards. Doubt is the second album by a British rock band Jesus Jones in 1991. ... Doubt is the second album by a British rock band Jesus Jones in 1991. ... MTV (Music Television) is an American cable television network headquartered in New York City. ...

The follow up to Doubt was Perverse which, although a big seller, did not reach the worldwide hit status of Doubt. The fourth album, after a hiatus of many years, was the ironically titled Already, after which Jesus Jones and their record label EMI parted company. The band remained in contact and came back with the low-selling London in 2001 on the indie record label Mi5 Recordings. EMI issued Never Enough: the Best of Jesus Jones, a collection of greatest hits whilst, in the meantime, the band moved from the North American-only Mi5 to the newly established Mi5 Recordings UK. Doubt is the second album by a British rock band Jesus Jones in 1991. ... Antarctica Oceania Africa Asia Europe North America South America Middle East Caribbean Central Asia East Asia North Asia South Asia Southeast Asia SW. Asia Australasia Melanesia Micronesia Polynesia Central America Latin America Northern America Americas C. Africa E. Africa N. Africa Southern Africa W. Africa C. Europe E. Europe N... Doubt is the second album by a British rock band Jesus Jones in 1991. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The EMI Group (LSE: EMI) is a British music company comprising of the major record company EMI Music which operates several labels, based in Brook Green in London, England, and EMI Music Publishing, based on Charing Cross Road, London. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... An independent record label is variously described as a record label operating without the funding (or outside the organizations) of the major record labels, and/or a label that subscribes to indie philosophies such as DIY and anti-corporate art. ...

In 2004 they released the EP "Culture Vulture", whilst in 2005 DJ and record producer Robbie Riviera had a club hit with a remix of "Right Here Right Now", but did not manage to follow his previous single "Bang" into the Top 40. shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... DJ or dj may stand for Disc jockey, dinner jacket The DeadJournal website, or Djibouti. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Top 40 is a radio format based on frequent repetition of songs from a constantly-updated list of the forty best-selling singles. ...

2008 Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton has used "Right Here, Right Now" as her campaign theme song. Hillary Rodham Clinton (born Hillary Diane Rodham on October 26, 1947) is the Biggest loser/retard these united states have seen from New York. ...

Musical Innovators

Jesus Jones are less widely known as musical innovators as band leader Mike Edwards is an enthusiastic proponent of new music technology and presented a brief BBC Radio series describing its history. Mike Edwards is a common name that can refer to diferent people: Mike Edwards, an Electric Light Orchestra musician Mike Edwards, lead songwriter, guitarist and singer in the band Jesus Jones Mike Edwards, a Major League Baseball player Mike Edwards, a motorcycle racer This is a disambiguation page: a list... BBC Radio is a service of the British Broadcasting Corporation which has operated in the United Kingdom under the terms of a Royal Charter since 1927. ...

Their first producer Craig Leon described them as "easily the loudest band in history" which is disturbingly similar to the way writer Douglas Adams described his fictional rock band Disaster Area: "not just the loudest rock band of all time, but the loudest noise of any kind, ever". Douglas Noël Adams (11 March 1952 – 11 May 2001) was an English author, comic radio dramatist, and musician. ... A disaster area is a region or locale heavily damaged by either natural events, such as hurricanes, tsunamis, floods, earthquakes), or by war. ...

The 3rd album, Perverse lays claim to being the first rock album recorded entirely digitally. As a result, the jacket sleeve does not list the traditional guitars/ drums/ vocals credit, it instead lists a frequency range: 20Hz to 4Khz- Al Jaworski, 300Hz to 8Khz- Jerry De Borg, drum type sounds- Gen, etc. Mike Edwards lead vocals are the only non sampled acoustic instrument on the record.

Band members

• Mike Edwards (born Michael James Edwards, 22 June 1964 in London) - Vocals, guitars, keyboards.
• Jerry De Borg (born 30 October 1963 in Kentish Town, London) - Guitars.
• Al Doughty - (born Alan Jaworski, 31 January 1966 in Plymouth) - Bass.
• Iain Baker (born Iain Richard Foxwell Baker, 29 September 1965 in Carshalton, Surrey) - Keyboards, programming.
• Gen - (born Simon Matthews, 23 April 1964 in Devizes, Wiltshire) - Drums, additional percussion.

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Discography

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External links

• Jesus Jones official website
• Photos from Jesus Jones' live show in London in August 2005
• Jesus Jones and more Jesus Jones
• detailed review of Perverse
• Archive of Info on Jesus Jones
• All Music Guide entry for Jesus Jones

• Mike Edwards interview on Badvibes.net