The Soup Dragons were a Scottish alternative rock band of the late 1980s and early 1990s, named after a character in the 1970s children's TV show The Clangers. The Scots people ( Scots Gaelic: Albannaich) are a Nation and an Ethnic group indigenous to Scotland. Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of A musical ensemble is a group of two or more Musicians who perform instrumental or vocal Music. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic
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History
The Soup Dragons formed in Bellshill, a town near Glasgow, in 1985. This article is about the town in North Lanarkshire Scotland For other places of the same name see Bellshill (disambiguation. Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom The line up was Sean Dickson (vocals, lead guitar), Jim McCulloch (guitar, second voice) who replaced Ian Whitehall and Sushil K. Lead guitar refers to the use of a Guitar to perform Melody lines instrumental fill passages, and Guitar solos within a song structure The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles Dade (bass). The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the The original drummer, Ross A. A drummer is a Musician who plays a Drum or drums particularly a Drum kit ("drum set" or "trap set" Marching percussion Sinclair, left the group after the first proper album, This Is Our Art, to pursue a career in art, and was replaced by Paul Quinn. An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public Art refers to a diverse range of Human activities creations and expressions that are appealing to the Senses or Emotions of a human individual Most of their songs were written by Dickson, while some were co-written with McCulloch. A song is a Musical composition. Songs contain vocal parts that are performed 'sung' and generally feature Words ( Lyrics) commonly followed A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both
Originally lumped in with the C86 movement, along with fellow members of the Bellshill Sound, such as the BMX Bandits and Teenage Fanclub, they went through a number of stylistic changes in their career. C86 is a cassette compilation released by the British music magazine New Musical Express (NME in 1986, featuring new bands licensed BMX Bandits are a Scottish 1960s-influenced guitar pop band who have been making music from 1986 to the present day Teenage Fanclub are an acclaimed Scottish Alternative rock band from Bellshill.
Their first single was Buzzcocks-inspired pop-punk, and over the course of six singles (the first three collected in 1986 on a U.S. only compilation, Hang Ten), they gradually developed a more complex rock guitar sound, which culminated in their first album proper This Is Our Art. Buzzcocks are an English Punk rock band formed in Manchester in 1975 Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums.
In the year following This Is Our Art their sound underwent a change from an indie rock sound, to the rock-dance crossover baggy sound, popular at the time with the release of the album Lovegod. Indie rock is genre of Alternative rock that primarily exists in the independent Underground music scene Baggy was a British dance-oriented Music genre popular in the early 1990s Lovegod is an Album by The Soup Dragons, released in July 1990 This change mirrored that of fellow Scottish band Primal Scream, and can be attributed to the rise of the ecstasy-fueled acid house rave scene in the UK. Primal Scream are a Brit-nominated Scottish Alternative rock group formed in 1982 in Glasgow by Bobby Gillespie ( vocals MDMA ( 34-methylenedioxy- N -methylamphetamine) most commonly known today by the street name Ecstasy (often abbreviated E, X, Acid house is a sub-genre of House music that emphasizes a repetitive hypnotic and trance -like style with samples or spoken lines usually used rather than sung lyrics A rave (or rave party) is a term in use since the 1980s to describe Dance Parties (often all-night events The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located In 1990, they released their most notable hit single in the UK, "I'm Free", a cover of a Rolling Stones song. In Popular music, a chart-topper is an extremely popular recording, identified by its inclusion in a ranked list&mdasha Chart &mdashof top
Subsequent albums continued the rock-dance crossover sound. In 1992 they enjoyed their biggest U. S. hit with "Divine Thing" which reached #35 on the Billboard Hot 100. It also hit #3 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. Hot Modern Rock Tracks (originally called Modern Rock Tracks) is a music chart in the United States that has appeared in ''Billboard'' magazine since September
The band split in 1995 with Quinn joining fellow Bellshill band, Teenage Fanclub. Teenage Fanclub are an acclaimed Scottish Alternative rock band from Bellshill. Sushil K. Dade formed the experimental post rock band Future Pilot A.K.A., and singer Sean Dickson formed The High Fidelity. Post-rock is a genre of Alternative rock characterized by the use of Musical instruments commonly associated with Rock music, but using Rhythms Future Pilot AKA is the nom de plume of Glasgow indie musician Sushil K The High Fidelity are a British rock band formed in 1995 by Sean Dickson formerly of The Soup Dragons. Jim McCulloch joined fellow Glaswegians Superstar, and has since formed musical collective Green Peppers. Superstar were a Scottish band first on Creation Records and then on the Camp Fabulous label He writes and records with Isobel Campbell. Isobel Campbell (born on April 27, 1976 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish singer Cellist and composer in the
Sean Dickson is now based in London. He DJs at some of London's most popular night clubs under the name of HI-FI Sean. Dickson writes and produces songs for Glasgow based electro group The Record Playerz.
Discography
Albums
- Hang Ten (compilation, 1986)
- This Is Our Art (1988) [#60 UK]
- Lovegod (1990) [#7 UK / #88 US]
- Hotwired (1992) [#74 UK / #97 US]
- Hydrophonic (1994)
Singles
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| 1986 | "The Sun Is In The Sky EP" |
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| 1986 | "Whole Wide World" |
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| 1987 | "Head Gone Astray" |
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| 1987 | "Can't Take No More" |
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| 1987 | "Soft As Your Face" |
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| 1988 | "The Majestic Head" |
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| 1988 | "Kingdom Chairs" |
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| 1988 | "4-Track Live E. P. " |
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| 1989 | "Backwards Dog" |
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| 1989 | "Crotch Deep Trash" |
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| 1990 | "Mother Universe" |
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| 1990 | "I'm Free" |
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| 1991 | "Electric Blues" |
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| 1992 | "Divine Thing" |
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External links
- The Soup Dragons at the BBC
- Soup Dragons interview on set of Mother Universe video, Oct 1990 by Chris Hunt
- MP3.com entry
- trouserpress entry
- The Soup Dragons page at VH1
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