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A Party Political Broadcast On Behalf Of The Emotional Party
''A Party Political Broadcast on Behalf of the Emotional Party'' is the title of Ian McNabb's 4th solo album after leaving The Icicle Works. The album peaked at No. 162 on the official UK charts. Track listing All tracks composed by Ian McNabb # "Sex with Someone You Love" :12# "A Guy Like Me (And a Girl Like You)" :10# "Loveless Age" :59# "You Only Get What You Deserve" :01# "Bloom" :01# "The Man Who Can Make a Woman Laugh" :26# "Liverpool Girl" :31# "Absolutely Wrong" :06# "Little Princess" :55# "Girls Are Birds" :36 Personnel *Ian McNabb - acoustic guitar, mellotron, grand piano, shaker, tambourine, harp, vocals * Mike Scott - acoustic guitar, tambourine, backing vocals on "Loveless Age" and "You Only Get What You Deserve" * Danny Thompson - double bass on "Sex with Someone You Love", "Bloom", "Liverpool Girl" and "Little Princess" * Anthony Thistlethwaite - mandolin, tenor saxophone, backing vocals on "Loveless Age", "Liverpool Girl" and "Little Princess" Referen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian McNabb
Robert Ian McNabb (born 3 November 1960) is an English singer-songwriter and musician. Previously the frontman of The Icicle Works, McNabb has since embarked on a solo career and performed with Ringo Starr, Neil Young/Crazy Horse, Mike Scott (of The Waterboys), and Danny Thompson of folk band Pentangle. McNabb's first book, an autobiography entitled ''Merseybeast'', was published in October 2008. Early life Robert Ian McNabb was born in Lourdes Hospital (now Spire Liverpool Hospital) in Mossley Hill, Liverpool, the first and only child of Patricia (née Forsyth) and Robert Gerard McNabb. At 18 months old he contracted pneumonia, leaving him with a damaged left lung. He had a brief stint as a child model, and a resultant photo was later featured on the album art of '' Potency: The Best of Ian McNabb''. Following seeing '' 2001: A Space Odyssey'' as a child, McNabb has been an avid space-enthusiast. He has also been a supporter of Liverpool F.C. since childhood. McNabb cite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rock Music
Rock music is a broad genre of popular music that originated as " rock and roll" in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s, developing into a range of different styles in the mid-1960s and later, particularly in the United States and United Kingdom.W. E. Studwell and D. F. Lonergan, ''The Classic Rock and Roll Reader: Rock Music from its Beginnings to the mid-1970s'' (Abingdon: Routledge, 1999), p.xi It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, a style that drew directly from the blues and rhythm and blues genres of African-American music and from country music. Rock also drew strongly from a number of other genres such as electric blues and folk, and incorporated influences from jazz, classical, and other musical styles. For instrumentation, rock has centered on the electric guitar, usually as part of a rock group with electric bass guitar, drums, and one or more singers. Usually, rock is song-based music with a time signature using a verse–chorus form, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merseybeast
''Merseybeast'' is an album by Ian McNabb, his third as a solo artist. The name is a play on "Merseybeat", a 1960s musical genre and movement. ''Merseybeast'' is also the title of Ian McNabb's autobiography, published in 2008. A second CD entitled ''North West Coast'' was also released in limited quantities. The album peaked at No. 30 on the official UK charts. Critical reception Roch Parisien of '' Allmusic'' praised McNabb's "open, wide-eyed innocence" on the album, remarking that the sentiments expressed in the songs defy the conventions of rock music, and that his sincerity makes them work. The site gave ''Merseybeast'' a rating of 4.5 stars out of 5. Track listings All tracks composed by Ian McNabb, except where indicated. # "Merseybeast" (6:44) # "Affirmation" (3:33) # "Beautiful Old Mystery" (4:10) # "Love's Young Dream" (4:33) # "Camaraderie" (4:17) # "Don't Put Your Spell on Me" (5:38) # "Heydays" (5:45) # "Little Bit of Magic" (4:54) # "You Stone My Soul" (6:16) # "To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian McNabb (album)
''Ian McNabb'' (Sometimes referred to as ''The Batman Album'' or simply ''Batman'' to avoid confusion) is Ian McNabb's eponymous 5th solo album after leaving The Icicle Works. The album peaked at No. 185 on the official UK charts. Track listing All tracks composed by Ian McNabb # "Livin' Proof (Miracles Can Happen)" (4:21) # "Whatever it Takes" (3:23) # "What You Wanted" (4:14) # "Liverpool Girl" (4:07) # "(If We Believe) What Love Can Do" (4:29) # "Alright With Me" (4:42) # "Hollywood Tears" (4:13) # "Open Air" (3:37) # "Nothin' Less Than the Very Best" (4:57) # "Hotel Stationary" (4:38) # "Rockin' For Jesus" (4:02) # "Friend of My Enemy" (4:57) # "Moment in the Sun" (4:05) # "(I Wish I Was In) California" (3:49) Personnel *Ian McNabb - guitar, vocals, backing vocals; bass on "Nothin' Less Than the Very Best" *Roy Corkill - bass; guitar on "Open Air" * Geoff Dugmore - drums, percussion, mellotron, keyboards, backing vocals *Liam McKahey - vocals on "Hollywood Tears" Referen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Princess (Ian McNabb Single)
Robert Ian McNabb is an English singer-songwriter and musician from Liverpool, England. Although known best for his work as leader and songwriter-in-chief of The Icicle Works in the 1980s, he has also led a critically acclaimed solo career. This article documents his solo releases, followed by a more detailed description of a selection of his releases. Albums Side albums * ''Waifs and Strays'' (2001) * '' Boots'' (2003) * ''People Don't Stop Believin (2005) * '' Krugerrands'' (2015) * '' Respectfully Yours'' (2016) Compilation albums * '' My Own Way: The Words & Music of Ian McNabb'' (1997) * '' Potency: The Best of Ian McNabb'' (2004) Live albums * ''Live at Life'' (2000) * '' How We Live: At the Philharmonic'' (2007) Singles Promotional singles * ″Still Got the Fever″ from the album ''Head Like a Rock'' (Autumn 1993) * ″Livin' Proof (Miracles Can Happen)″ from the album '' Ian McNabb'' (April 2001) * ″New Light″ from the album '' Great Things'' (released d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Icicle Works
The Icicle Works (also known as Icicle Works in the United States) are an English alternative rock band and were named after the 1960 short story "The Day the Icicle Works Closed" by science fiction author Frederik Pohl. They had a top 20 UK hit with "Love Is a Wonderful Colour" (1983). In the US and Canada, they had only one top 40 hit, the 1984 single " Birds Fly (Whisper to a Scream)". Led by singer-songwriter Ian McNabb, the band released five albums from 1984 to 1990 before breaking up in 1991. McNabb later convened a revised line-up of the band in 2006 to play live shows; this revised Icicle Works line-up still plays sporadic live dates. History 1980–1983: Formation and early years The band was founded in Liverpool in 1980 when bassist Chris Layhe (who had been in a couple of local rock bands including Elanor and Blind Owl) answered an advertisement for a musical collaborator placed by 20-year-old Ian McNabb. The two got together and started writing. They quickly added ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Scott (Scottish Musician)
Michael Scott (born 14 December 1958) is a Scottish singer, songwriter and musician. He is the founding member, lead singer, guitarist and songwriter of rock band The Waterboys. He has also produced two solo albums, ''Bring 'em All In'' and ''Still Burning''. Scott is a Singing, vocalist, guitarist and pianist, and has played a large range of other instruments, including the bouzouki, Drum kit, drums, and Hammond organ on his albums. Scott is also a published writer, having released his autobiography, ''Adventures of a Waterboy'', in 2012. Having begun a musical career in the 1970s, Scott has been making music professionally since the 1980s and is well known for his radical changes in music genres throughout what he refers to as his "allegedly unorthodox" career.Scott, Mike.The day I downloaded myself. ''The Guardian''. 23 March 2007. Scott currently lives in Dublin, Ireland. Early life and education Scott was born and raised in Edinburgh, the son of Allan and Anne Scott. His f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danny Thompson
Daniel Henry Edward Thompson (born 4 April 1939) is an English multi-instrumentalist best known as a double bassist. He has had a long musical career playing with a large variety of other musicians, particularly Richard Thompson and John Martyn. For four years, between 1964 and 1967, he was a member of Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated, led a trio that included guitarist John McLaughlin, and was a founding member of the British folk-jazz band Pentangle. Since 1987, he has also recorded four solo albums. He converted to Islam in 1990. Biography and career Thompson was born in Teignmouth, Devon, England. His father, a miner, joined the Royal Navy at the start of World War II and was lost in action whilst crewing submarines. When Thompson was aged 6, the family moved to London and he was brought up in the working-class area of Battersea. At school he played competitive football and was a junior for Chelsea, the team he has supported ever since. Whilst at school he learnt guita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Thistlethwaite
Anthony "Anto" Thistlethwaite (born 31 August 1955, Lutterworth, Leicestershire, England) is a British multi-instrumentalist best known as a founding member (with guitarist Mike Scott) of the folk rock group, The Waterboys and later as a long-standing member of Irish rock band The Saw Doctors. Career After a year busking in Paris, playing tenor saxophone around the streets of the Latin Quarter, in 1980 Thistlethwaite moved to London and in 1981 he played saxophone on Robyn Hitchcock's ''Groovy Decay'' album as well as Nikki Sudden's ''Waiting on Egypt''. Mike Scott heard the saxophone solo on Nikki's "Johnny Smiled Slowly" and invited Thistlethwaite to come and play with his fledgling band "The Red and The Black". Their first record together "A Girl Called Johnny" was to be released as The Waterboys' first single in March 1983 and featured Thistlethwaite on tenor sax. Although Thistlethwaite is mainly known as a saxophonist he has also featured heavily on mandolin, plus harm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 Albums
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently shadowed craters near the Moon's poles. * January 11 – Over 100 people are killed in the Sidi-Hamed massacre in Algeria. * January 12 – Nineteen European nations agree to forbid human cloning. * January 17 – The ''Drudge Report'' breaks the story about U.S. President Bill Clinton's alleged affair with Monica Lewinsky, which will lead to the House of Representatives' impeachment of him. February * February 3 – Cavalese cable car disaster: A United States military pilot causes the deaths of 20 people near Trento, Italy, when his low-flying EA-6B Prowler severs the cable of a cable-car. * February 4 – The 5.9 Afghanistan earthquake shakes the Takhar Province with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (''Very strong''). With up to 4, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
