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The Lightning Seeds are an alternative pop/rock band, largely the brainchild of writer, singer and guitarist Ian Broudie (born August 4, 1958, Liverpool, England). Previous to the Lightning Seeds, Broudie was involved with other bands: firstly Big in Japan, followed by Original Mirrors and then Care. Big in Japan was effectively a supergroup in reverse, including as it did future members of The KLF, Siouxsie and the Banshees and Frankie Goes to Hollywood among others.^{[citation needed]} Image File history File links Unbalanced_scales. ... Image File history File links Lightningseeds. ... Location within England Coordinates: , Sovereign state United Kingdom Constituent country England Region North West England Ceremonial county Historic county Merseyside Lancashire Admin HQ Liverpool City Centre Founded 1207 City Status 1880 Government  - Type Metropolitan borough, City  - Governing body Liverpool City Council Area  - Borough & City 43. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total 130... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Alternative rock (also called alternative music or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of rock music that emerged in the 1980s and became widely popular in the 1990s. ... Britpop was a British alternative rock genre and movement that was at its most popular in Great Britain in the mid 1990s. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... For other uses, see Rock music (disambiguation). ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Epic Records is an American record label, owned and operated by Sony BMG. // Epic was launched originally as a jazz and classical music label in 1953 by CBS. Its bright-yellow, black and blue logo became a familiar trademark for many jazz and classical releases. ... Sony BMG Masterworks is a music label. ... The EMI Group (LSE: EMI) is a British music company comprising of the major record company EMI Music which operates several labels, based in Kensington in London, England, and EMI Music Publishing, based in New York. ... Atlantic Records (Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American record label, and operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Warner Music Group. ... Ian Broudie (born August 4, 1958 in Liverpool, England) is a prolific musician and producer, best known for his 1990s band the Lightning Seeds. ... Martyn Campbell is a bass guitarist born in Liverpool, United Kingdom who is best known for his work with The Lightning Seeds, Richard Ashcroft, Wah! and Terry Hall. ... Zak Starkey (born September 13, 1965 in London, England) is the drummer for English rock band Oasis. ... the very definition of a guitarist is cody allen and taylor hines because of there un ending guitar skills and awsomnes. ... Ian Broudie (born August 4, 1958 in Liverpool, England) is a prolific musician and producer, best known for his 1990s band the Lightning Seeds. ... is the 216th day of the year (217th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Location within England Coordinates: , Sovereign state United Kingdom Constituent country England Region North West England Ceremonial county Historic county Merseyside Lancashire Admin HQ Liverpool City Centre Founded 1207 City Status 1880 Government  - Type Metropolitan borough, City  - Governing body Liverpool City Council Area  - Borough & City 43. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total 130... Big in Japans EP with singer Jayne Casey prominent on the cover Big in Japan were a punk band that emerged from Liverpool, England in the late 1970s. ... Care was an Alternative Rock band formed by Paul Simpson and Ian Broudie in 1983 in Liverpool, England. ... The KLF (also known as The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu (The JAMs), The Timelords and other names) were one of the seminal bands of the British acid house movement during the late 1980s and early 1990s. ... Siouxsie and the Banshees are a British gothic rock band. ... Frankie Goes to Hollywood (FGTH) was a UK New wave band that was popular in early 1980s. ...

Ian Broudie and Simon Rogers formed the act as the "perfect pop project,"^{[citation needed]} and The Lightning Seeds broke through in 1989 with the shimmery, psychedelic synth pop hit, "Pure" (from the album Cloudcuckooland, which made the UK Top 20.^{[citation needed]} It was followed by "The Life Of Riley", which was written about Broudie's nerves during the birth of his son. The song was famously adopted by the BBC's Match Of The Day programme for use as the theme for the "Goal of the Month" competition. Please wikify (format) this article as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... For psychedelics, see psychedelic drug. ... Synth pop is a style of popular music in which the synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument. ... Cloudcuckooland is the debut album by rock group Lightning Seeds. ... Match of the Day (sometimes abbreviated as MotD) is the BBCs main football television programme. ...

In the 1990s The Lightning Seeds would become one of the most popular and enterprising bands of the Britpop era. The 1994 album Jollification was a critical success^{[citation needed]}, spawning several hit singles, including "Lucky You," "Change," "Marvellous," and "Perfect." Its cover was also memorable: it was dominated by an enormous strawberry with people's faces as its seeds. The sleeve for "Change" was a strawberry wearing a Groucho Marx nose, glasses and moustache set. For the band, see 1990s (band). ... Britpop was a British alternative rock genre and movement that was at its most popular in Great Britain in the mid 1990s. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar). ... Jollification was the Lightning Seeds 1994 album and contains the UK hit singles: Lucky You, Marvellous, Change and Perfect Track Listing Perfect Lucky You Open Goals Change Why Why Why Marvellous Feeling Lazy My Best Day Punch & Judy Telling Tales Categories: Lightning Seeds albums | 1994 albums | Album stubs ... - Species 20+ species; see text The strawberry (Fragaria) is a genus of plants in the family Rosaceae, and the fruit of these plants. ... Julius Henry Marx, AKA Groucho Marx (October 2, 1890 – August 19, 1977), was an American comedian, working both with his siblings, the Marx Brothers, and on his own. ...

In 1996, the Lightning Seeds provided the music and production for the official England anthem for the Euro '96 football tournament. The lyric was written and sung by comedians Frank Skinner and David Baddiel, and the song, "Three Lions", went straight in at Number 1 in the UK singles chart^{[citation needed]}. Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... The 1996 European Football Championship (or simply Euro 96) was hosted by England. ... A comedian, or comic, is an entertainer who amuses an audience by making them laugh. ... Christopher Graham Collins, aka Frank Skinner (born 28 January 1957 is an English writer and comedian. ... Baddiel (left) with Frank Skinner on the sofa in an episode of Baddiel and Skinner Unplanned David Paul Baddiel (born May 28, 1964, Troy, New York, USA) is an English comedian, novelist and television presenter. ... Three Lions was the official song of the England football team for the 1996 European Championships, which were held in England. ... The UK Singles Chart is currently compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC) on behalf of the British record industry. ...

The Lightning Seeds maintained their popularity, enjoying three more UK Top 20 hits, including a cover version of The Turtles "You Showed Me," which became the act's biggest non-football hit. In 1998, though the Football Association decided not to re-endorse it, a second version; "Three Lions 98" was cut for the World Cup in France, featuring a re-written lyric; again, it went to Number 1, comprehensively demolishing the Spice Girls' official England anthem of that tournament^{[citation needed]}. It became the first song ever to top the charts on two separate occasions with different sets of lyrics. The Turtles were an American pop, psychedelic and folk rock band defined by a good-natured, joyously melancholic and occasionally cheeky sound. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... The Football Association (The FA) is the governing body of football in England and the Crown dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man. ... The FIFA World Cup Trophy, which has been awarded to the world champions since 1974. ... The Spice Girls are a BRIT Award-winning English all-female pop group, which formed in London in 1994. ...

The band line-up has changed on numerous occasions, notably when Zak Starkey, son of Ringo Starr joined in 1997 when Chris Sharrock left to join Robbie Williams' touring line-up. Starkey has since gone on to drum with The Who, and also joined Oasis for their most recent album and tour. Zak Starkey (born September 13, 1965 in London, England) is the drummer for English rock band Oasis. ... Richard Starkey, MBE (born 7 July 1940), known by his stage name Ringo Starr, is an Academy Award and Grammy Award-winning English musician, singer and actor, best known as the drummer of The Beatles. ... For footballers with the same name, see Robbie Williams (footballer). ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Oasis are an English rock band, formed in Manchester in 1991. ...

Since the end of the 1990s, the act has taken a back seat as Broudie concentrated on producing the works of other bands, most notablty The Coral. In 2004, Broudie released his first proper solo album, Tales Told. It was his first release since the Lightning Seeds' more dance-focused Tilt of 1999, although it sadly failed to set the charts alight. For the band, see 1990s (band). ... The Coral are an English band formed in 1996 in Hoylake on the Wirral Peninsula near Liverpool. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The band released their second greatest hits album, The Very Best of the Lightning Seeds on June 20th to coincide with the England World Cup campaign. Summer 2006 saw Broudie forming a new Lightning Seeds line-up for a number of gigs and festival appearances. The Very Best of the Lightning Seeds is the second official greatest hits album, released on 12 June 2006 since Like You Do. ...

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Discography

Albums

• 1990 Cloudcuckooland #50 UK, #46 US
• 1992 Sense #53 UK, #154 US
• 1994 Jollification #12 UK
• 1996 Pure (compilation) #27 UK
• 1996 Dizzy Heights #11 UK
• 1997 Like You Do... Best of the Lightning Seeds (compilation) #5 UK
• 1999 Tilt #46 UK
• 2004 Life of Riley: The Lightning Seeds Collection (compilation)
• 2004 Tales Told (Ian Broudie solo)
• 2006 The Very Best of the Lightning Seeds (compilation) #33 UK

Cloudcuckooland is the debut album by rock group Lightning Seeds. ... Sense is the second album by rock group Lightning Seeds released in 1992. ... Jollification was the Lightning Seeds 1994 album and contains the UK hit singles: Lucky You, Marvellous, Change and Perfect Track Listing Perfect Lucky You Open Goals Change Why Why Why Marvellous Feeling Lazy My Best Day Punch & Judy Telling Tales Categories: Lightning Seeds albums | 1994 albums | Album stubs ... Pure is a compilation album by rock band Lightning Seeds. ... Dizzy Heights was the Lightning Seeds 1996 album and contains the UK hit singles: What If. ... Like You Do. ... Tilt is the fifth album from rock group Lightning Seeds. ... Tales Told is British singer/songwriter Ian Broudies debut release, staging a return to his roots with traditional instruments - real drums, acoustic guitars and fiddles with no studio trickery. ... The Very Best of the Lightning Seeds is the second official greatest hits album, released on 12 June 2006 since Like You Do. ...

UK singles

• Pure (17/7/1989) 16
• All I Want (1989)
• Joy (1990)
• The Life Of Riley (9/3/1992) 28
• Sense (25/5/1992) 31
• Lucky You (15/8/1994) 43
• Change (9/1/1995) 13
• Marvellous (10/4/1995) 24
• Perfect (17/7/1995) 18
• Lucky You (Re-release) (16/10/1996) 15
• Ready Or Not (4/3/1996) 20
• Three Lions (27/5/1996) 1
• What If… (28/10/1996) 14
• Sugar Coated Iceberg (13/1/1997) 12
• You Showed Me (21/4/1997) 8
• What You Say (8/12/1997) 41
• Three Lions '98 (15/6/1998) 1
• Life's Too Short (22/11/1999) 27
• Sweetest Soul Sensations (13/3/2000) 67
• Three Lions '98 (re-release) (10/6/2002) 16
• Three Lions (re-release) (5/6/2006) 09
• Song For No One (26/6/2006)

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External links

• The Official Web site of The Lightning Seeds (inactive)
• Official Web site of Ian Broudie and The Lightning Seeds (not updated since 2006)
• Lightning Seeds Guitar Chords and Tabs
• French Page about The Lightning Seeds