Done Lying Down were a British-American rock group, active during the mid-1990s.
Their reputation for intense, energetic live performances won the group major acclaim in the British music press and a number of devoted fans. The group's sound was a mix of singer Parker's American vocal style and the British punk rock roots of the other three members of the band. Their name was adopted from Parker's previous band in based in
Boston
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,
. Done Lying Down's music was commonly described as
New Wave of New Wave
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and
punk
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Genres, subculture, and related aspects
* Punk rock, a music genre originating in the 1970s associated with various subgenres
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by the media. The members of the group were Jeremy Parker (
vocals
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and
guitar
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), Glenn Young (
guitar
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), Ali Mac (
bass guitar
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), and James Sherry (
drums
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).
Band history
Done Lying Down played their first show in London in 1993. At the end of a prolific year, they signed their first record deal with Abstract Sounds. Their first EP, ''Heart of Dirt'' received critical acclaim, including being awarded Single of the Week from ''
NME
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''.
In November 1994, the band performed on BBC's Evening Session. The group recorded four
Peel Sessions
John Robert Parker Ravenscroft (30 August 1939 – 25 October 2004), known professionally as John Peel, was an English disc jockey (DJ) and radio presenter. He was the longest-serving of the original BBC Radio 1 DJs, broadcasting regularly fr ...
over the course of their career,
and were featured at number 10 on John Peel's
Festive 50
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for 1994.
In 1997, the band worked with
Grammy Award
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-winning producer,
Garret Lee, to record a
b-side
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for the
Chumbawamba
Chumbawamba () were a British rock band formed in 1982 and disbanded in 2012. They are best known for their 1997 single "Tubthumping", which was nominated for Best British Single at the 1998 Brit Awards. Other singles include "Amnesia", " Enou ...
release "
Amnesia
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", the follow-up to their hit "
Tubthumping
"Tubthumping" is a song released by British rock band Chumbawamba from their eighth studio album, ''Tubthumper'' (1997). It is the band's most successful single, peaking at number two on the UK Singles Chart. It topped the charts in Australia, ...
".
Reunions
Done Lying Down reformed for occasional gigs in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2013.
Discography
Albums
*''John Austin Rutledge'' (1994)
*''Kontrapunkt'' (1996)
Singles and EPs
*''Heart of Dirt'' EP
*''Family Values'' EP
*''Negative One Friends'' EP
*''Just a Misdemeanour'' EP
*"Scared Too Stiff" (split single w/ Angel Cage)
*''Chronic Offender'' EP
*''So You Drive'' EP
*''Can't Be Too Certain'' EP
Compilations
*''7 Bands for a Pound!'' EP, (Black & White Indians)
*''Shagging in the Streets'', (Fierce Panda)
*''Amplified'' (Abstract Sounds/Black & White Indians)
*''Volume 13 The Lucky Issue!'', (Volume)
*''Space Mountain (compilation album)'', (Rough Trade)
*''Nings of Desire'', (Fierce Panda)
References
External links
Done Lying Down MySpace- Done Lying Down's
MySpace page
Done Lying Down on John Peel's site
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