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Shriekback is a rock band formed in the early 1980s by Barry Andrews, formerly of XTC and League of Gentlemen (keyboards/synthesizers/vocals), Carl Marsh (guitars/vocals), and Dave Allen, formerly of the Gang of Four (bass). They were joined by Martyn Barker on drums in 1983. 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. ...
The 1980s decade refers to the years from 1980 to 1989, inclusive. ...
Barry Andrews was a member of British band XTC, who went on to have a short-lived solo career. ...
XTC is an influential pop rock band from Swindon, England. ...
A band featuring Robert Fripp of King Crimson. ...
Dave Allen is the bassist for the post-punk band Gang Of Four. ...
Gang of Four was a British punk rock group from Leeds, England. ...
1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Style Shriekback were popular for their exploration of the darker, funkier side of rock music, usually featuring Dave Allen's driving basslines. Self-described as an "avant-garde musical outfit", they were popular among a limited audience, both for their poetic, often intellectual lyrics, and for their dance-worthy music which ranged from disco to an edgy, pre-grunge hard rock. Grunge music (sometimes also referred to as the Seattle Sound) is a genre of alternative rock inspired by hardcore punk, heavy metal, and indie rock. ...
Hard rock is a form of rock and roll music which finds its closest roots in early 1960s garage rock. ...
History and member changes Shriekback was originally an artistic trio of Barry Andrews, Carl Marsh, and Dave Allen. They enjoyed some success on the dance chart on their original Y Records label, but left for the big time on Arista for 1984's Jam Science. Finding little success, they switched to Island Records for the next year's breakout, Oil & Gold. This album signalled a shift for the band, with Carl Marsh leaving the band and rockers Martyn Barker and Lu Edmonds joining what was now Andrews' vehicle. Indeed, Allen left the band after the followup, Big Night Music, and Shriekback remained a collaborative around Andrews. Barry Andrews was a member of British band XTC, who went on to have a short-lived solo career. ...
Dave Allen is the bassist for the post-punk band Gang Of Four. ...
Arista Records was founded in 1975 by Clive Davis, and named after his secondary school honor society. ...
1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Jam Science is the second full-length Shriekback album, released in 1984 as a followup to the Care album. ...
Island Records is a record label that was founded in Jamaica in 1959 by Chris Blackwell. ...
Oil & Gold, the third full-length Shriekback album, is widely considered the bands highest moment. ...
Big Night Music was the fourth full-length Shriekback album, released in 1986. ...
Dave Allen would go on to play in King Swamp, The Elastic Purejoy, and most recently in the reformed Gang of Four. Carl Marsh was in the band Happyhead. Both Allen and Marsh did return to the studio to contribute to the recording of Shriekback's 2003 release, Having a Moment. Gang of Four was a British punk rock group from Leeds, England. ...
2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Having a Moment, self-released in 2003, saw the original Shriekback trio of Barry Andrews, Carl Marsh, and Dave Allen return to the studio with longtime collaborators Martyn Barker and Lu Edmonds. ...
Director Michael Mann was a fan of Shriekback and used several of their songs in his films Manhunter and Band of the Hand. Michael Mann Michael Kenneth Mann (born February 5, 1943 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. ...
Manhunter (1986; see also 1986 in film) is a film based on Thomas Harris novel Red Dragon. ...
Band of the Hand is a 1986 crime film, released by TriStar Pictures. ...
Their best known song is Nemesis, which received wide airplay on the indie/college circuit. The song was notable among the hard rock of its day for its use of unusual imagery and lyrics including the use of the word "parthenogenesis" in the chorus. In the USA, college rock was a term used to describe 1980s alternative rock before the term alternative came into common usage. ...
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Discography Tench is the first Shriekback album, released in 1982. ...
An extended play or EP, is the name given to vinyl records or CDs which are too long to be called singles but too short to qualify as albums. ...
1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Care is the first full-length Shriekback album, released in 1983 as a followup to the Tench EP. The single taken from the album, Lined Up, was a minor club hit. ...
1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Jam Science is the second full-length Shriekback album, released in 1984 as a followup to the Care album. ...
1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Oil & Gold, the third full-length Shriekback album, is widely considered the bands highest moment. ...
This article is about the year. ...
Big Night Music was the fourth full-length Shriekback album, released in 1986. ...
1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Go Bang!, the fifth full-length Shriekback album, saw the band losing its way. ...
1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Sacred City, the sixth full-length Shriekback album, looked like the end for the band. ...
1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...
Naked Apes and Pond Life was the seventh full-length Shriekback album. ...
This article is about the year 2000. ...
Having a Moment, self-released in 2003, saw the original Shriekback trio of Barry Andrews, Carl Marsh, and Dave Allen return to the studio with longtime collaborators Martyn Barker and Lu Edmonds. ...
2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Cormorant is the tenth album from Shriekback, released in 2005. ...
2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Singles The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. ...
The Modern Rock Tracks chart is a music chart that has appeared in Billboard magazine since the early 1980s. ...
The Mainstream Rock Tracks chart is a ranking in Billboard magazine of the most-played songs on mainstream rock radio stations, a category that includes stations that play primarily rock music but are not modern rock stations, which are counted in the Modern Rock Tracks chart. ...
See also: 1987 in music, other events of 1988, 1989 in music, 1980s in music and the list of years in music // Events Peter Ruzicka becomes director of the Hamburg State Opera and State Philharmonic Orchestra. ...
See also: 1987 in music, other events of 1988, 1989 in music, 1980s in music and the list of years in music // Events Peter Ruzicka becomes director of the Hamburg State Opera and State Philharmonic Orchestra. ...
External links - The Shriekback Pages
- Band leader, Barry Andrews' site
- All Music Guide: Shriekback
- Trouser Press: Shriekback
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