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Justboy
"Justboy" is a song by Biffy Clyro from their 2002 debut album, ''Blackened Sky ''Blackened Sky'' is the debut studio album by Scottish rock band Biffy Clyro. Largely produced with the band by Chris Sheldon, it was released by Beggars Banquet Records on 10 March 2002. The album reached number 78 on the UK Albums Chart, and ...''. It was the band's second single. Overview "Justboy" is a fan-favourite among Biffy Clyro fans. Simon Neil has commented on the song, saying: Track listings Songs and lyrics by Simon Neil. Music by Biffy Clyro. *CD BBQ335CD, 7" BBQ335 # "Justboy" – 4:23 # "Being Gabriel" – 6:20 # "Unsubtle" – 2:27 Personnel * Simon Neil – guitar, vocals * James Johnston – bass, vocals * Ben Johnston – drums, vocals * Chris Sheldon – producer Notes External links"Justboy" Lyrics [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
57 (song)
"57" is a song by Biffy Clyro from their 2002 debut album, ''Blackened Sky''. Information This song was the third single from Blackened Sky. An early version of it, with different vocals and guitars, appeared on their debut EP, ''thekidswhopoptodaywillrocktomorrow ''Thekidswhopoptodaywillrocktomorrow'' was the first EP released by Biffy Clyro Biffy Clyro are a Scottish rock band that formed in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, composed of Simon Neil (guitar, lead vocals), James Johnston (bass, vocals), an ...''. Its intro is played in a mixture of 5/4 and 3/4 time, while the rest of the song is played in 4/4. Also when played live it is sped up noticeably. Track listings Songs and lyrics by Simon Neil. Music by Biffy Clyro. *CD BBQ358CD # "57" – 3:22 # "Hope For An Angel (Radio 1 Session)" – 4:06 # "Time As An Imploding Unit/Waiting For Green" – 9:24 *7" BBQ358 # "57" – 3:22 # "Kill the Old, Torture Their Young (Evening Session Version)" – 6:10 Personnel * Simon Nei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
27 (song)
"27" is a song by Scottish band Biffy Clyro from their 2002 debut album, ''Blackened Sky''. It was the band's first single on Beggars Banquet, released on 9 April 2001 in the United Kingdom. Although the song did not reach the top 100 on the UK Singles Chart, it managed to peak at number 43 on the UK Indie Chart. Overview "27" was voted Single of the Week by US band Taproot in the 7 April 2001 issue of ''Kerrang!'' magazine.''Kerrang!'' #847 Bassist James Johnston has commented about this, saying: Track listings Songs and lyrics by Simon Neil. Music by Biffy Clyro. *CD BBQCD352, 7" BBQ352 #"27" – 3:27 #"Instructio4" – 5:53 #"Breatheher" – 3:54 Personnel * Simon Neil – guitar, vocals * James Johnston – bass, vocals * Ben Johnston – drums, vocals * Chris Sheldon – producer Charts References External links"27" Lyrics [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thekidswhopoptodaywillrocktomorrow
''Thekidswhopoptodaywillrocktomorrow'' was the first EP released by Biffy Clyro. Overview It was a limited edition release on Stow College's Electric Honey label while the band were studying audio there. ''Thekidswho...'', as it is generally referred to, has gone on to be regarded as a seminal release by the band. Three of the tracks feature in later releases ("57" and "Justboy" as album tracks and singles on ''Blackened Sky ''Blackened Sky'' is the debut studio album by Scottish rock band Biffy Clyro. Largely produced with the band by Chris Sheldon, it was released by Beggars Banquet Records on 10 March 2002. The album reached number 78 on the UK Albums Chart, and ...'', and "Hope for an Angel" as a B-side on the " 57" single), but the versions on this early CD differ from those later versions from the Blackened Sky era. Track listing Songs and lyrics by Simon Neil. Music by Biffy Clyro. Personnel * Simon Neil – guitar, vocals * James Johnston – bass, vocals * Ben J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blackened Sky
''Blackened Sky'' is the debut studio album by Scottish rock band Biffy Clyro. Largely produced with the band by Chris Sheldon, it was released by Beggars Banquet Records on 10 March 2002. The album reached number 78 on the UK Albums Chart, and spawned four singles. A deluxe remastered edition was released in 2012, which featured, in addition to the original 12 album tracks, two songs from the band's debut extended play (EP) ''thekidswhopoptodaywillrocktomorrow'' and a number of B-sides from the album's singles. Reception Critical reception to Biffy Clyro's debut album was generally mixed. John Murphy of independent music website musicOMH, writing at the time of its release in 2002, claimed that ''Blackened Sky'' was evidence of Biffy's status as "the most exciting new band in Britain", drawing comparisons to influencing band Nirvana and praising elements such as the consistency in the vocal performances. His review was not entirely positive though, as he pointed out that "with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biffy Clyro
Biffy Clyro are a Scottish rock band that formed in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, composed of Simon Neil (guitar, lead vocals), James Johnston (bass, vocals), and Ben Johnston (drums, vocals). Currently signed to 14th Floor Records, they have released nine studio albums, six of which (''Puzzle'', '' Only Revolutions'', ''Opposites'', ''Ellipsis'', ''A Celebration of Endings'' and ''The Myth of the Happily Ever After'') reached the top five in the UK Albums Chart, with their sixth studio album, ''Opposites'' claiming their first UK No. 1 album. Three consecutive studio albums (''Opposites'', ''Ellipsis'' and ''A Celebration of Endings'') peaked at number one in the UK official albums chart. After their first three albums, the band expanded their following significantly in 2007 with the release of their fourth album, ''Puzzle'', creating more mainstream songs with simpler rhythms and distancing themselves from the more unusual dissonant style present in their previous three albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beggars Banquet Records
Beggars Banquet Records is a British independent record label. Beggars Banquet started as a chain of record shops owned by Martin Mills and Nick Austin and is part of the Beggars Group of labels. History In 1977, spurred by the prevailing DIY aesthetics of the British punk rock movement (then at the height of its popularity), Martin Mills and Nick Austin founded a record label to release records under the Beggars Banquet imprint. The first band on the label was the English punk group the Lurkers; the first release on the label was the Lurkers' 7" single "Shadow"/"Love Story". They also released the first solo "Duffo" album from Australian big-band vocalist Jeff Duff. Later in the decade and into the early 1980s, hits with Tubeway Army and Gary Numan secured the label's future. Other bands who were signed to the label include the Associates, the Bolshoi, the Cult, Flesh for Lulu, Gene Loves Jezebel, the Icicle Works and the Go-Betweens. See also * List of record labels * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Neil
Simon Alexander Neil (born 31 August 1979) is a Scottish vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter. He is known for his work in the bands Biffy Clyro and Marmaduke Dukeand also new band with Mike Vennart, Empire state bastard. Career Biffy Clyro Born in Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland, Simon Neil formed Biffy Clyro in 1995 at 15 years old recruiting Kilmarnock-born Ben Johnston and someone known only as Barry on drums and bass respectively, calling themselves Skrewfish. In 2021, he presented a series of shows on BBC Radio Scotland. Musical equipment used The following is a list of musical equipment used by Simon Neil: Guitars ''Electric'' * Fender Standard StratocastersBiffyTabs Equipment – Simon – Various different Mexican models, including White, Red, Sunburst (with neck pickup & controls remove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Sheldon
Chris Sheldon (born 25 September 1962) is an English record producer, particularly of rock music based in London, England. He has produced or mixed records for the Foo Fighters, Garbage, Big Country, Feeder, Therapy?, Biffy Clyro, Oceansize, Pixies and Shed 7. He lives in London, is married and has two daughters. Career Sheldon was born in Pakistan when his parents were posted abroad for work and grew up in Surrey. He took his first steps in the music industry when he was a drummer in several local punk bands. In the mid-1980s he worked as engineer in productions of artists such as Dead or Alive, Prefab Sprout, Elkie Brooks and Roger Waters. One of his first own productions was The Mission's 1990 album ''Carved In Sand''. Therapy?'s EP "Shortsharpshock" reached number 9 in the UK Singles Chart on 20 March 1993. Their album '' Troublegum'' reached number 5 in the UK Albums Chart on 19 February 1994. Shed Seven's single "Going For Gold" entered the UK chart on 23 March 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alternative Rock
Alternative rock, or alt-rock, is a category of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1970s and became widely popular in the 1990s. "Alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from Popular culture, mainstream or commercial rock or pop music. The term's original meaning was broader, referring to musicians influenced by the musical style or independent, DIY ethic, DIY ethos of late-1970s punk rock.di Perna, Alan. "Brave Noise—The History of Alternative Rock Guitar". ''Guitar World''. December 1995. Traditionally, alternative rock varied in terms of its sound, social context, and regional roots. Throughout the 1980s, magazines and zines, college radio airplay, and word of mouth had increased the prominence and highlighted the diversity of alternative rock's distinct styles (and music scenes), such as noise pop, indie rock, grunge, and shoegaze. In September 1988, Billboard (magazine), ''Billboard'' introduced "alternative" into their charting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scotland
Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, the North Sea to the northeast and east, and the Irish Sea to the south. It also contains more than 790 islands, principally in the archipelagos of the Hebrides and the Northern Isles. Most of the population, including the capital Edinburgh, is concentrated in the Central Belt—the plain between the Scottish Highlands and the Southern Uplands—in the Scottish Lowlands. Scotland is divided into 32 administrative subdivisions or local authorities, known as council areas. Glasgow City is the largest council area in terms of population, with Highland being the largest in terms of area. Limited self-governing power, covering matters such as education, social services and roads and transportation, is devolved from the Scott ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glasgow
Glasgow ( ; sco, Glesca or ; gd, Glaschu ) is the most populous city in Scotland and the fourth-most populous city in the United Kingdom, as well as being the 27th largest city by population in Europe. In 2020, it had an estimated population of 635,640. Straddling the border between historic Lanarkshire and Renfrewshire, the city now forms the Glasgow City Council area, one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and is governed by Glasgow City Council. It is situated on the River Clyde in the country's West Central Lowlands. Glasgow has the largest economy in Scotland and the third-highest GDP per capita of any city in the UK. Glasgow's major cultural institutions – the Burrell Collection, Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Scottish Ballet and Scottish Opera – enjoy international reputations. The city was the European Capital of Culture in 1990 and is notable for its architecture, cult ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Far (band)
Far was an American rock band from Sacramento, California, formed in 1991. Although Far only experienced limited commercial success, the band had considerable influence on underground rock music. They are perhaps best remembered for their rock cover of "Pony", a song originally by Ginuwine, which peaked at #40 on Billboard's Alternative Songs chart in 2009. History Original releases (1991–1998) After a number of local releases including their first demo tape ''Sweat A River, Live No Lies'' (1991) and two independent albums ''Listening Game'' (1992) and ''Quick'' (1994) the band signed to Epic/Immortal Records and released their first major record. ''Tin Cans With Strings To You'' was recorded in September 1995 and released by Epic/Immortal on April 3, 1996. Their manager Troy Davis considers ''Tin Cans With Strings'' to be the first-ever screamo album. A song from the album, "Job's Eyes", was featured in an episode of ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'', titled " The Pack", which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
