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Sunday Morning Fever
''Sunday Morning Fever'' is the third album from the British rock band The Candyskins. It is the band's first release after being dropped by Geffen Records and signing with the indie label, Ultimate, and is their last album with original bassist Karl Shale. The album boasts three singles that all cracked the UK Singles Chart: "Mrs. Hoover", "Hang Myself on You", and the band's only Top 40 hit "Monday Morning". Track list Personnel *Nick Cope – vocals *Mark Cope – guitar *Nick Burton – lead guitar *Karl Shale – bass *John Halliday - drums *Rob Lord - keyboards Reception Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic writes "the record is filled with alternately crunching and ringing guitar hooks and pretty melodies" and "has a raw, infectious energy" but "is hampered by undistinguished and uneven songwriting, as well as predictable melodies". Charts UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Candyskins
The Candyskins were an English rock band formed in 1989 in Oxford, England. Though early members of the 'Oxford Scene', they enjoyed limited commercial success compared to their contemporaries Radiohead and Supergrass. They were considered by the British music press as one of the seminal early bands of the Britpop era. The band recorded four studio albums over a period of eight years before breaking up in 1998 and reuniting in 2009. History The band owes its origins to Mark and Nick Cope, Nick Burton and John Halliday all living in the same village, Islip, Oxfordshire, and attending the same local secondary school (Gosford Hill School) between around 1974 and 1980. The four Islip members of the band had begun working together by the time they left school and various line-ups and name-changes followed during the 1980s, until "The Candyskins" were formed in 1989, with Richard (mini) Brown on bass and banjo. After the successful release of the single "Submarine Song" in 1990, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
