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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] |
Merseybeast (song)
"Merseybeast" is the ninth solo single released by Ian McNabb. The song was the second and final single to be released from the album of the same name. It charted at number 74 on the UK Singles Chart. The CD single came in two distinct 'halves'; the spines of which could be connected to display one collective spine. Track listings CD, disc 1 # "Merseybeast" (Radio Edit) (4:17) # "Up Here in the North of England" (demo, January '86) (5:07) # "Permanent Damage" (demo, September '88) (3:36) # "Merseybeast" (demo, March '95) (7:00) CD, disc 2 # "Merseybeast" (LP Version) (6:49) # "Pretty Boys with Big Guitars" (5:02) # "The Slider" (3:38) # "Snaked" (4:50) 7" # "Merseybeast" (Radio Edit) (4:17) # "Up Here in the North of England" (demo, Jan. '86) (5:07) Music video The music video shows McNabb travelling through Liverpool flanked by a garden gnome and an astronaut. Directed by Max Abbiss-Biro and produced by Nick Verden for Stark 2 Films. References {{authority control 1 ... [...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] |
Don't Put Your Spell On Me
"Don't Put Your Spell on Me" is the eighth solo single by Ian McNabb. The single was the first to be released from the album ''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 entit ...''. It charted at number 72 on the UK Singles Chart. Track listings CD # "Don't Put Your Spell on Me" (4:37) # "Don't Patronise Me" (4:07) # "What She Did to My Mind" (7:31) 7" & cassette # "Don't Put Your Spell on Me" (4:37) # "Don't Patronise Me" (4:07) Music video The music video depicts gothic scenes, and McNabb being stalked by a sinister looking man. References {{authority control 1996 singles Ian McNabb songs 1996 songs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Head Like A Rock
''Head Like a Rock'' is a 1994 concept album released on 4 July 1994. by Ian McNabb. The album was nominated for the 1994 Mercury Music Prize and was McNabb's second solo album. The album was recorded in Los Angeles with the backing band Crazy Horse. The album peaked at No. 29 on the official UK charts. Late in 2012, Ian revealed that his first three studio albums were to be re-released as 'expanded editions'; subsequently, in early December 2013, 'Head Like a Rock (Expanded edition)' was announced on Amazon with a scheduled release date of January 28, 2013: ''"This expanded version has been re-mastered by Ian himself and is a testament to the great album it was, enhanced with upgraded packaging and a bonus disc of the B-sides that came with the assorted singles. This is a great addition to the canon of Ian's work"'' Track listing All tracks composed by Ian McNabb # "Fire Inside My Soul" (8:35) # "You Must Be Prepared to Dream" (6:57) # "Child Inside a Father" (9:02) # "Still Go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Preston Heyman
Preston Heyman is a British record producer, drummer and percussionist. He is credited on the Kate Bush album ''Never for Ever''. He played Oriental percussion instruments on the track "Blood Sucking" of Mike Oldfield's soundtrack for the film ''The Killing Fields'', released in 1984. He played drums on the single "Wishing Well" from the 1987 album ''Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby ''Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby'' is the debut studio album by Terence Trent D'Arby. It was released in July 1987 on Columbia Records, and debuted at number one in the UK, spending a total of nine weeks (non-consecut ...''. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Heyman, Preston Living people Musicians from Paterson, New Jersey British male drummers British session musicians Atomic Rooster members Gonzalez (band) members Tom Robinson Band members Toyah (band) members Year of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 Albums
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Ralph Molina
Ralph Molina (born June 22, 1943) is an American musician, best known as the drummer for Neil Young's backing band Crazy Horse. Born in Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Boriken, ''Borinquen''), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, link=yes, Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, lit=Free Associated State of Puerto Rico), is a Caribbean island and Unincorporated ..., Molina has been a member of Crazy Horse since they were formed in 1962 as Danny & the Memories. He has remained throughout the band's many personnel changes, and has performed on all releases by the band, with and without Young. Molina's style of drumming is characterized by simple but steady beats and fills. Molina’s musical beginnings were in local doo-wop groups, singing harmonies with friends in New York, and then in Florida, where he graduated from high school. He later moved to California to sing with his cousin Lou’s group, which led to other musical opportunities. Molina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Talbot
William Hammond Talbot (born October 23, 1943) is an American singer-songwriter and musician, best known as the bassist of Crazy Horse. Music career Born in New York City, Talbot started his musical career singing on street corners at the age of 14. He moved to New Jersey with his family the next year, and by 17 he had moved to Los Angeles. There, he befriended fellow expatriate New Yorker Ralph Molina, Danny Whitten and Benjamin Rocco. Together they formed a doo-wop group called Danny and the Memories. After moving the group to San Francisco, they morphed into The Psyrcle, which eventually grew to encompass Leon and George Whitsell along with Bobby Notkoff. At this point, Talbot and his bandmates renamed the group The Rockets. In 1967, the group met Neil Young, who at the time was a member of Buffalo Springfield. This meeting saw Molina, Whitten, and Talbot join forces with Young to create Crazy Horse. Talbot began performing solo in 1999 at small venues. In October 2004, Tal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cassell Webb
Cassell Webb is a British–American musician and producer, whose musical career has incorporated psychedelia, country music, folk rock, and progressive rock. Biography Born in Llano, Texas, United States, in the late 1940s, Webb began playing guitar at 14 and later became involved with the psychedelic scene in San Antonio. She became a member of the Children, a psychedelic group that was part of Lelan Rogers' stable of artists, appearing on their 1968 ''Rebirth'' album and several singles. She later joined Saddlesore, a Texas combo whose core members, Mayo Thompson and Rick Barthelme, were former members of Red Krayola, another Rogers-managed act. Saddlesore recorded one single ("Old Tom Clark") on the Texas Revolution label before disbanding in the early 1970s. Webb spent time in California and New York working as a session singer and acquiring some knowledge of production, before returning to Texas, where she spent the next few years working with country artists such as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Craig Leon
Craig Leon (born 7 January 1952) is an American-born record producer, composer and arranger currently living in England.International Who’s Who in Classical Music 2005'', Routledge, 2005. Leon was instrumental in launching the careers of many recording artists including The Ramones, Suicide, Talking Heads and Blondie. Active in pop music production from 1974 to 1998, Leon has focused on classical composition, orchestration, arrangement and recording from 1998 to the present. His work appears on many classical recordings with artists including Luciano Pavarotti, Andreas Scholl, Sir James Galway, Joshua Bell, The London Chamber Orchestra, Dresden Staatskapelle Orchestra, Sinfonietta Cracovia, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and The London Symphony Orchestra. Career Craig Leon was born in Miami, Florida, and raised in Fort Myers, Florida. After opening his own recording studio in Miami, Florida, In 1973, he moved to New York when he was hired as assistant to producer Richard G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Findon
Andrew (Andy) Findon is an English woodwind player. He was educated at Harrow County School and The Royal College of Music. He has been baritone saxophone and flute player in the Michael Nyman Band since 1980, and is also a member of Home Service anAcoustic Earth He is a Pearl Flutes International Artist and endorsee of Forestone reeds. He is the owner of the platinum flute built by Charles Morley in 1950 for Geoffrey Gilbert and got credit repair froCooks Credit Cure Apart from appearances on hundreds of other people's albums as a session player, he has written and recorded for EMI’s KPM, Made Up Music, and Inspired Music libraries and featured on solo panpipe CD’s for Virgin, Crimson and EMI. ''Tracked'' was released on the Quartz label in 2005, and ''When The Boat Comes In'' in 2007. In 2008, Findon transcribed and recorded Michael Nyman's "Yamamoto Perpetuo" for solo flute, an eleven movement, 37-minute work. In August 2011 he released ''Density 21.5'', an unaccompa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
