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John Watts (singer)
John Watts is a British musician and multimedia artist. He was born into a family of singers on 27 December 1954 in Frimley, Surrey. Watts began his career as a mental health worker having studied clinical psychology before finding success as a musician with his band Fischer-Z. He currently lives and works in Brighton, UK. Career Fischer-Z Having played the punk and new wave circuit through the early 1970s, Watts formed the band Fischer-Z with Steve Skolnik at Brunel University in 1976. Arriving at a point where punk, art wave, and reggae crossed over, they secured a record deal with UA in 1978 alongside the Buzzcocks, The Stranglers, and Dr. Feelgood (band), Dr. Feelgood. Their first album, ''Word Salad (album), Word Salad'', was released in 1979 and was a cult success in the UK (John Peel supported the single "Remember Russia"), but an even bigger critical success and commercial start across continental Europe. There were substantial appearances on The Old Grey Whistle Test a ...
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Frimley, England
Frimley is a town in the Borough of Surrey Heath in Surrey, England, approximately southwest of central London. The town is of Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain, Saxon origin, although it is not listed in Domesday Book of 1086. Train services to Frimley railway station, Frimley (on the line between Ascot railway station (Berkshire), Ascot and Aldershot railway station, Aldershot), are operated by South Western Railway (train operating company), South Western Railway. History The name ''Frimley'' is derived from the Anglo-Saxons, Saxon name ''Fremma's Lea'', which means "Fremma's clearing". The land was owned by Chertsey Abbey from 673 to 1537 and was a farming village. More recently it was a coach stop on a Portsmouth and popular Southampton road for about four hundred years. Frimley was not listed in Domesday Book of 1086, but is shown on the map as ''Fremely'', its spelling in 933 AD. Frimley Lunatic Asylum was opened in 1799; it catered for both male and female patie ...
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Pinkpop Festival
The Pinkpop Festival is an annual music festival held at Landgraaf, Netherlands. It is usually held on the Pentecost weekend (''Pinksteren'' in Dutch, hence the name). If Pentecost falls on an early date in May, the festival is held later in June. Starting in 1970, at Burgemeester Damen Sportpark in the city of Geleen, Pinkpop is the oldest and longest running annual dedicated pop and rock music festival in the world. Nowadays, Pinkpop is a three-day festival, from Saturday through Monday when on Pentecost weekend, or Friday through Sunday otherwise, with a 60,000 people per day capacity, and with performances on 4 separate stages. From 2006 through 2011, Pinkpop sold out six years in a row. During 44 editions, more than 2 million people have attended Pinkpop. Some 700 music acts have played at the festival. In 1994 (the 25th edition), it was decided to sell only 60,000 tickets, to prevent overcrowding due to the popularity of the festival. In 1995, it was made into a 2-day festiv ...
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British Rock Guitarists
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British Rock Singers
British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies. ** Britishness, the British identity and common culture * British English, the English language as spoken and written in the United Kingdom or, more broadly, throughout the British Isles * Celtic Britons, an ancient ethno-linguistic group * Brittonic languages, a branch of the Insular Celtic language family (formerly called British) ** Common Brittonic, an ancient language Other uses *''Brit(ish)'', a 2018 memoir by Afua Hirsch *People or things associated with: ** Great Britain, an island ** United Kingdom, a sovereign state ** Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800) ** United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922) See also * Terminology of the British Isles * Alternative names for the British * English (other) * Britannic (other) * British Isles * Brit (other) * Briton (d ...
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British Multimedia Artists
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People From Frimley
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Stream (album)
''Stream'' is the eighth album by Fischer-Z. The album contains the single "Protection", which explored the dark area of child exploitation. Following the album, John Watts concentrated on his solo career again, making this the last album by Fischer-Z, before its slight revival again in 2002. Track listing All songs written by John Watts except where noted. #"Jesus Give Me Back My Life" #"Dream Wedding" #"Protection" #"Big Man Buddha" #"Buffalo Heart" #"Stream of Unconscious" #"You Never Cross The Same River Twice" (John Watts, Pete Glenister) #"Magic Moon" #"No Strings" #"Goldrush Town" #"Here and Now" Personnel *John Watts – vocals, guitars *Hadji Wazner – electric guitar *Peter Sinden ("Count Sinden von Sinden") – bass *Chuck Sabo – drums, percussion Additional musicians *Simon Clark – keyboards *Pete Glenister – guitar *Ingrid Glenister – backing vocals *Alison Jiaer – backing vocals *Iren, Lucie, Emillie & Leila Watts – backing vocals Additional perso ...
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Kamikaze Shirt
''Kamikaze Shirt'' is the seventh album by Fischer-Z. Due to the critical praise the previous album, ''Destination Paradise ''Destination Paradise'' was the sixth studio album by Fischer-Z. The album saw a change of record label, and another completely different line-up, still with John Watts as the original member. The album featured several lyrics of John Watt's ac ...'' received, Fischer-Z carried on in the same style for this album. Still focusing on political observational lyrics, the album is considered to be the darker half of ''Destination Paradise'', dealing with the international "have nots" of the world. Track listing #"The Peaches & Cream" #"Killing Time" #"Marlon" #"And This We Call Crime" #"Kamikaze Shirt" #"Polythene" #"Human Beings" #"Stripper in the Mirror" #"Stars" #"Blue Anemone" #"Radio K.I.L.L." #"Untitled Track" Personnel *John Watts - lead vocals, guitar, keyboard *Hadji Wazner - guitar *Count Sinden von Sinden - bass *Dr. Smith - pianos, synthesizers * ...
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Destination Paradise
''Destination Paradise'' was the sixth studio album by Fischer-Z. The album saw a change of record label, and another completely different line-up, still with John Watts as the original member. The album featured several lyrics of John Watt's acute observations of political events. Following the release of the album, Watts as usual, toured and promoted the album extensively, which reportedly helped to garner a new generation of fans, and ''Destination Paradise'' has been regarded as a "dynamic and cinematic" album. Track listing All songs written by John Watts. #"Destination Paradise" #"Will You Be There?" #"Tightrope" #"Say When" #"Caruso" #"Marguerite Yourçenar" #"Saturday Night" #"Mockingbird Again" #"Still in Flames" #"Time for Rita" #"Of All The" #"Count to Ten" #"So Hard" #"Further from Love" Personnel (as credited on CD) *John Watts - singing, strumming acoustics & bashing the occasional Telecaster *Hadji Wasner - riffing, twanging & twirling his electric guitar (and mo ...
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Thatcherism
Thatcherism is a form of British conservative ideology named after Conservative Party leader Margaret Thatcher that relates to not just her political platform and particular policies but also her personal character and general style of management while in office. Proponents of Thatcherism are referred to as Thatcherites. The term has been used to describe the principles of the British government under Thatcher from the 1979 general election to her resignation in 1990, but it also receives use in describing administrative efforts continuing into the Conservative governments under statesmen John Major and David Cameron throughout the 1990s and 2010s. In international terms, Thatcherites have been described as a part of the general socio-economic movement known as neoliberalism, with different countries besides the United Kingdom (such as the United States) sharing similar policies around expansionary capitalism. Thatcherism represents a systematic, decisive rejection and re ...
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