Done Lying Down
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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, MA. Done Lying Down's music was commonly described as New wave of new wave
and Punk rock
by the media. The members of the group were Jeremy Parker (vocals and guitar
), Glenn Young (guitar
), Ali Mac (bass guitar
), and James Sherry
(drums
).
In November 1994 the band performed on BBC's The Evening Session. The group recorded 4 Peel Sessions
over the course of their career and were featured at number 10 on John Peel's Festive 50 for 1994.
In 1997 the band worked with Grammy Award
-winning producer, Garret Lee
, to record a B-side for the Chumbawumba release Amnesia
, the follow-up to their smash hit Tubthumping
.
New wave of new wave
The New Wave of New Wave was a term coined by music journalists to describe a sub-genre of the British alternative rock scene in the early 90s, in which bands displayed punk, post-punk and New Wave influences, particlularly from bands such as The Clash, Blondie, Wire, and The Stranglers. The band...
and Punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
by the media. The members of the group were Jeremy Parker (vocals and guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
), Glenn Young (guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
), Ali Mac (bass guitar
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
), and James Sherry
James Sherry
James Sherry is an Australian television presenter and actor.He has hosted children's shows, including Saturday Disney and A*mazing . He has had guest roles in television dramas, including Spellbinder in 1995, The Man From Snowy River in 1996, Blue Heelers in 1999 andThe Odyssey...
(drums
Drum kit
A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
).
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 superlative critical acclaim, including being awarded Single Of the Week from New Musical Express.In November 1994 the band performed on BBC's The Evening Session. The group recorded 4 Peel Sessions
John Peel
John Robert Parker Ravenscroft, OBE , known professionally as John Peel, was an English disc jockey, radio presenter, record producer and journalist. He was the longest-serving of the original BBC Radio 1 DJs, broadcasting regularly from 1967 until his death in 2004...
over the course of their career and were featured at number 10 on John Peel's Festive 50 for 1994.
In 1997 the band worked with Grammy Award
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
-winning producer, Garret Lee
Jacknife Lee
Garret "Jacknife" Lee is an Irish music producer and mixer. He has worked with a variety of artists, including The Cars, U2, R.E.M., Snow Patrol, Bloc Party, AFI, The Hives, Weezer, Vega4 and Editors.-Biography:...
, to record a B-side for the Chumbawumba release Amnesia
Chumbawamba
Chumbawamba is a British musical group who have, over a career spanning nearly three decades, played punk rock, pop-influenced music, world music, and folk music...
, the follow-up to their smash hit Tubthumping
Tubthumping
"Tubthumping", informally known by its prominent lyric "I Get Knocked Down", is the title of a song released by the Anarcho-punk band Chumbawamba on 11 August 1997 through Universal Records and EMI Electrola. It was their most successful single, peaking at number 2 on the UK Singles Chart...
.
Albums
- John Austin Rutledge (1995)
- Kontrapunkt (1996)
Singles/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 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)
- AmnesiaAmnesiaAmnesia is a condition in which one's memory is lost. The causes of amnesia have traditionally been divided into categories. Memory appears to be stored in several parts of the limbic system of the brain, and any condition that interferes with the function of this system can cause amnesia...
, (EMI UK)
External links
- Done Lying Down MySpace - Done Lying Down's MySpaceMySpaceMyspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
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