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Truth And Beauty (Ian McNabb Album)
''Truth and Beauty'' is the debut solo album by Ian McNabb, released in 1993. It was recorded shortly after he left the Icicle Works. The album peaked at No. 51 on the official UK charts. It was reissued in September 2013 as an expanded edition, including a second disc of B-sides. Critical reception AllMusic wrote that "McNabb's cozy-fireplace vocals are finally layered right up front in the mix where they belong." Track listing *All songs written and arranged by Ian McNabb. ;Truth and Beauty nternational# "(I Go) My Own Way" (5:09) # "These Are the Days" (4:29) # "Great Dreams of Heaven" (5:07) # "Truth and Beauty" (6:50) # "I'm Game" (4:32) # "If Love Was Like Guitars" (5:06) # "Story of My Life" (3:17) # "That's Why I Believe" (5:26) # "Trip with Me" (3:48) # "Make Love to You" (4:39) # "Presence of the One" (11:58) Personnel *Robert Ian McNabb - vocals, keyboards, guitars *Dave Baldwin - keyboards on "These are the Days" *Gordon Longworth - lead guitar on "If Love was ... [...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] |
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 Crazy Horse ( lkt, Tȟašúŋke Witkó, italic=no, , ; 1840 – September 5, 1877) was a Lakota war leader of the Oglala band in the 19th century. He took up arms against the United States federal government to fight against encroachment by wh .... 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 th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Dreams Of Heaven
"Great Dreams of Heaven" is the first solo single released by Ian McNabb after disbanding the Icicle Works. It was first released in 1991, then re-released in 1993 from the album '' Truth and Beauty''. Track listings ;1991 release 7" # "Great Dreams of Heaven" # "That's Why I Believe" CD ermany& 12" # "Great Dreams of Heaven" (5:10) # "That's Why I Believe" (5:29) # "Make Love to You" (4:43) # "Power of Song" (4:02) ;1993 release 7" & cassette # "Great Dreams of Heaven" (5:07) # "Unknown Legend" (3:55) 12" # "Great Dreams of Heaven" (5:07) # "Unknown Legend" (3:35) # "I'm Game" (4:25) # "Caroline No" (3:05) CD # "Great Dreams of Heaven (Version)" (3:55) # "Unknown Legend" (3:35) # "I'm Game" (4:25) # "Caroline No" (3:05) CD rance Rance may refer to: Places * Rance (river), northwestern France * Rancé, a commune in eastern France, near Lyon * Ranče, a small settlement in Slovenia * Rance, Wallonia, part of the municipality of Sivry-Rance ** Rouge de Rance, a Devonian re . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
These Are The Days (Ian McNabb Single)
"These Are the Days" is the second solo single by English singer-songwriter Ian McNabb. Like "Great Dreams of Heaven "Great Dreams of Heaven" is the first solo single released by Ian McNabb after disbanding the Icicle Works. It was first released in 1991, then re-released in 1993 from the album '' Truth and Beauty''. Track listings ;1991 release 7" # "Great Dr ...", it was first released in 1991. It was allegedly re-released in 1993 in limited quantities, taken from the album, '' Truth and Beauty''. Track listings ;1991 release CD and 12" # "These Are the Days" (4:32) # "Trams in Amsterdam" (3:45) # "Great Dreams of Heaven" (Acoustic) (4:58) 7" # "These Are the Days" (Radio Edit) (3:48) # "Trams in Amsterdam" (3:43) References Ian McNabb songs 1991 singles 1991 songs {{1990s-rock-song-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
If Love Was Like Guitars
"If Love Was Like Guitars" is the third solo single released by Ian McNabb. The song was taken from the album '' Truth and Beauty''. It charted at number 67 on the UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s .... Track listings 7" # "If Love Was Like Guitars" (4:06) # "Trams in Amsterdam" (3:45) CD # "If Love Was Like Guitars" (4:06) # "Trams in Amsterdam" (3:45) # "Great Dreams of Heaven" (Acoustic) (4:58) References 1993 singles Ian McNabb songs 1992 songs {{1990s-rock-song-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I'm Game
Ian McNabb, 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 (album), Waifs and Strays'' (2001) * ''Boots (Ian McNabb album), Boots'' (2003) * ''People Don't Stop Believin (2005) * ''#Krugerrands, Krugerrands'' (2015) * ''#Respectfully Yours, 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
(I Go) My Own Way
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 ... [...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] |
AllMusic
AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the database was first made available on the Internet in 1994. AllMusic is owned by RhythmOne. History AllMusic was launched as ''All Music Guide'' by Michael Erlewine, a "compulsive archivist, noted astrologer, Buddhist scholar and musician". He became interested in using computers for his astrological work in the mid-1970s and founded a software company, Matrix, in 1977. In the early 1990s, as CDs replaced LPs as the dominant format for recorded music, Erlewine purchased what he thought was a CD of early recordings by Little Richard. After buying it he discovered it was a "flaccid latter-day rehash". Frustrated with the labeling, he researched using metadata to create a music guide. In 1990, in Big Rapids, Michigan, he founded ''All Music Guide' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Leckie
John William Leckie (born 23 October 1949) is an English record producer and recording engineer. His production credits include Magazine's ''Real Life'' (1978), XTC's ''White Music'' (1978) and Dukes of Stratosphear's '' 25 O'Clock'' (1985), the Stone Roses' ''The Stone Roses'' (1989), the Verve's '' A Storm in Heaven'' (1993), Radiohead's '' The Bends'' (1995), Cast's ''All Change'' (1995), Muse's ''Origin of Symmetry'' (2001) and the Levellers' ''We the Collective'' (2018). Early life Born in Paddington, London, Leckie was educated at the Quintin School, a grammar school in North West London, then Ravensbourne college of Art and Design in Bromley. After leaving school, he worked for United Motion Pictures as an audio assistant. Career Leckie began work at Abbey Road Studios on 15 February 1970 as a tape operator, later graduating to balance engineer and record producer. During his early career he worked as a tape operator with artists such as George Harrison (''All Things ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
These Are The Days (Ian McNabb Song)
"These Are the Days" is the second solo single by English singer-songwriter Ian McNabb. Like " Great Dreams of Heaven", it was first released in 1991. It was allegedly re-released in 1993 in limited quantities, taken from the album, '' Truth and Beauty''. Track listings ;1991 release CD and 12" # "These Are the Days" (4:32) # "Trams in Amsterdam" (3:45) # "Great Dreams of Heaven" (Acoustic) (4:58) 7" # "These Are the Days" (Radio Edit) (3:48) # "Trams in Amsterdam" (3:43) References Ian McNabb songs 1991 singles 1991 songs {{1990s-rock-song-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
