(Vocal/instrumental group, 1992–present) Kelly Jones (guitar, vocals), Richard Jones (bass) and Stuart Cable (drums) were friends who formed the band in the Welsh village of Cwmaman. Their obvious chemistry delivered loud, passionate melodic rock dominated by Jones’ observational lyrics and full-on delivery. Word Gets Around (1997) was a mature set delivering UK chart hits like ‘A Thousand Trees’, ...
top in Britain demonstrated that all this north Londoner needed was the right song. Yet even material as sturdy as 1967’s ‘Handbags And Gladrags’ – a hit decades later for Stereophonics – and stints with Atomic Rooster and Colosseum somehow could not put him back on his perch. A reissued ‘Out Of Time’ was a minor hit in 1975. Styles & ...
that rippled outwards. Mars Audio Quintet (1994) and compilation Refried Ectoplasm (Switched On Volume 2) (1995) are good places to start. Styles & Forms | Nineties | Rock Personalities | Stereophonics | Nineties | Rock ...
he had another smash in 1990 with a version of Prince’s ‘Kiss’; starred in a TV documentary by former Sex Pistols svengali Malcolm McLaren; and recorded with Robbie Williams, Stereophonics, Wyclef Jean and other modern chart contenders, intrigued by his unquiet journey to old age. In 2006, he received a knighthood. Styles & Forms | Sixties | ...
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