Hurricane #1 are an English
rock
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band, formed in
Oxford
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in 1996. The band were formed by former
Ride
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guitarist
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Andy Bell, along with
vocalist
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/ guitarist Alex Lowe,
bassist
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Will Pepper and
drummer
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Gareth "Gaz" Farmer. After releasing two albums, ''
Hurricane #1'' (1997) and ''
Only the Strongest Will Survive'' (1999), the band broke up. Bell went on to join
Gay Dad
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and then eventually
Oasis
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, while Lowe ventured into a solo career. Fronted by Lowe, the band reformed in 2014 and released their third album, ''Find What You Love and Let It Kill You'', in November 2015.
History
Formation, ''Hurricane #1'' and ''Only the Strongest Will Survive'' (1996–99)
Wishing to perform the later-day sound of his former band
Ride
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, vocalist/guitarist
Andy Bell formed Hurricane #1.
[Molanphy 1998, p. 40] Signed to
Creation Records
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(along with fellow bands such as
Oasis
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,
The Jesus and Mary Chain
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and
Primal Scream
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) they released their debut
album
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in 1997, entitled ''
Hurricane #1''. This included their first
single
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, "
Step into My World", which reached number 29 in the
UK Singles Chart
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(and a
Paul Oakenfold
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remix
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of which reached number 19 in 1997),
[Roberts 2006, p. 264] and other less successful singles "
Just Another Illusion
"Just Another Illusion" is the second single from Hurricane #1's self-titled debut album. The song reached number 35 on the UK singles chart.
Track listing
*CD CRESCD 264
# "Just Another Illusion" - 5:40
# "Touchdown" - 4:40
# "Slapshot" - 4:59 ...
" and "Chain Reaction".
In 1999, the follow-up album ''
Only the Strongest Will Survive'' spawned the band's other highest-charting single, also called "Only the Strongest Will Survive". The song reached number 19 in 1998.
Break up (1999–2014)
In 1999, Bell parted ways with Hurricane #1, joining
Gay Dad
Gay Dad were an English rock band that formed in London in 1994 and broke up in 2002. The line-up of the band has included Cliff Jones (guitarist/vocalist), Nick "Baz" Crowe (drummer), James Riseboro (keyboardist), Nigel Hoyle (bassist) and ...
on guitar.
Shortly after joining Gay Dad, Bell split from the band to become the
bass player for Oasis. In 2004, a
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disc compilation
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of their
song
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s was released, entitled ''
Step into My World''.
Former Hurricane #1 vocalist / guitarist Lowe has pursued a
solo
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career, and has released three albums to date. In 2007, Lowe announced a new project called Garage Flowers, and a single, "Where To Begin", was released via
iTunes
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. In 2013, Lowe formed his project band called Gun Club Cemetery, and already released the self-titled debut album in the same year.
Reformation (2014–present)
In November 2014, it was announced that Hurricane #1 had reunited without Bell, Farmer, and Pepper.
[ The line-up, fronted by Lowe,] featured the Mariani brothers, Carlo and Lucas, on guitar and bass respectively, and Chris Campbell on drums. The band's third album, ''Find What You Love and Let It Kill You'', was released on 26 November 2015 through German-based label Tapete. Bell features "Think of the Sunshine". Lowe wrote the album while he was undergoing treatment for cancer in hospital.[ Lowe explained that "When you are wired up to chemo and radio therapy, the last thing you want to do is wallow in it and feel sorry for yourself so I had the idea that the album should be happy and not too dark."][
''Melodic Rainbows'', the band's fourth album, was released on 12 October 2016 in Japan. The album will be released in the UK in November 2017. The band were set to play Beano on the Sea festival in September and the Shiine On Weekender in November.] After ''Melodic Rainbows'' was released, bass player Lucas Mariani decided to quit the band, and was replaced by Chris Mullin. Later, Mullin left the band, and was replaced himself by former The Seahorses
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' bassist Stuart Fletcher in October 2018.
The band toured in early 2018. They released a single via download every month from September 2017 until some time in 2018. Guitarist Carlo Mariani left the band in early 2019, and was replaced by Jon Roberts. The band's fifth studio album, ''Buddah at the Gas Pump'' was released on 12 July 2019.
Discography
;Studio albums
* '' Hurricane #1'' (1997)
* '' Only the Strongest Will Survive'' (1999)
* '' Find What You Love and Let It Kill You'' (2015)
* '' Melodic Rainbows'' (2016)
* '' Buddah At The Gas Pump'' (2019)
Members
;Current
*Alex Lowe: lead vocals, guitar (1996–1999, 2014–present)
*Jon Roberts: guitar (2019–present)
*Stuart Fletcher: bass (2018–present)
*Chris Campbell: drums (2014–present)
;Past
*Andy Bell: guitar, vocals, keyboards (1996–1999)
*Will Pepper: bass (1996–1999)
*Gareth "Gaz" Farmer: drums (1996–1999)
*Lucas Mariani: bass (2014–2016)
*Chris Mullin: bass (2016–2018)
*Carlo Mariani: guitar (2014–2019)
;Timeline
Timeline
References
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External links
Hurricane#1 fansite with archived news, reviews and interviews
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