The Jellys were a three piece
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, featuring ex-members of
The Wildhearts
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.
Biography
The Jellys were formed by
CJ (ex-The Wildhearts/
Honeycrack
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History
CJ had first gained attention with the band Tattooed Love Boys and then became a founding member of The Wi ...
) and featured ex-Wildhearts
drummer
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Stidi and Jeff Hateley (ex-
Wolfsbane) on
bass guitar
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. CJ wrote a large amount of material which were designed for a "three piece sort of punk pop band", so formed the Jellys when it was clear that Honeycrack were going their separate ways.
In 1999 the band took on another guitarist in the shape of Davie from Twister, beefing up the sound and the already strong live harmony vocals.
The band toured the
UK extensively as well as playing in
Japan
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where they had a strong following. They released two
album
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s (''Welcome To Our World'' and ''Doctored for Supersound''), and one
live album
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''Big Big Trip on a Pantomime Hoarse'', but later disbanded when The Wildhearts reformed in 2001.
Their song "Lemonade Girl" was referenced in UK feature film ''
Life Just Is
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''.
Line-up
*
CJ
*Jeff Hateley
*Stidi
*Davie Jardine
*Bryce Yoder
*Luke DePalatis
Discography
*''Welcome To Our World'' (Mir 1998)
*''Doctored for Supersound'' (Mir 2000)
*''Big Big Trip on a Pantomime Hoarse'' (live) (Mir 1999)
References
External links
Interview with CJ
English punk rock groups
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