The Jennifers
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The Jennifers were a short-lived British
rock
group formed at Wheatley Park School
and featuring vocalist Gaz Coombes
, guitarist Nic Goffey
, drummer Danny Goffey
and bassist Andy Davies. Danny and Nic Goffey are the sons of former BBC Top Gear
presenter and motoring journalist Chris Goffey
.
music scene, influenced by The Charlatans, Inspiral Carpets
, The Kinks
, the Who
, and including traits of the Shoegazing
era. Live performances included the Jericho Tavern
where they sold a demo tape recorded and produced by Nick Langston at Stargoat Studios near Banbury
. The demo featured three songs - "Flying" which featured a 20 second countdown at the beginning, the recording of a rocket launch and then a fast guitar-based song which appeared influenced by The Stone Roses
, the second song, "Inside Of Me" was similar in style but changed to a slower, almost funk jam at the end, the third song simply titled on the tape "(Slow Song)" was a guitar-based ballad. The band enjoyed enough success to release one single in 1992, "Just Got Back Today
", on Nude Records
, which is now a highly sought after rarity. Second single, "Tightrope" was never released due to disagreements with Nude Records
(but does appear on compilation CD 'Days Spent Dreaming'), the band split up soon after this in the fall of 1992. Andy Davies went off to university and Nic Goffey went on to form a directing partnership with friend Dom Hawley, later directing many videos for Supergrass. Gaz was forced to find a job to make ends meet where he befriended Mick Quinn
and with Danny would soon form Supergrass
.
An un-related American band called "The Jennifers" was formed in Baltimore, Maryland around the same time in 1992, and are still playing today.
United Kingdom
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rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
group formed at Wheatley Park School
Wheatley Park School
Wheatley Park School is a secondary school of around 1150 pupils situated in Holton, about southeast of Oxford. Its current headteacher is Kate Curtis who was promoted to the position in 2005 to replace Nicholas Young.-History:...
and featuring vocalist Gaz Coombes
Gaz Coombes
Gaz Coombes is an English musician and singer-songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist and guitarist of the English alternative rock band, Supergrass. He first entered the music scene aged sixteen as the lead singer of the band The Jennifers which featured Supergrass band mate Danny Goffey...
, guitarist Nic Goffey
Dom and Nic
dom&nic is the working name of directors Nic Goffey and Dominic Hawley. They have been directing notable music videos and commercials since 1994....
, drummer Danny Goffey
Danny Goffey
Daniel Robert Goffey Daniel Robert Goffey Daniel Robert Goffey (born 7 February 1974 in Slough, Buckinghamshire (now Berkshire) is an English musician and singer-songwriter best known as the drummer and backing vocalist for the English Britpop band, Supergrass...
and bassist Andy Davies. Danny and Nic Goffey are the sons of former BBC Top Gear
Top Gear (original format)
Top Gear was a car-based BBC television series produced by BBC Birmingham, and broadcast on BBC2 from 1977 to 2001...
presenter and motoring journalist Chris Goffey
Chris Goffey
Chris Goffey is a British journalist, best known as a presenter of the BBC motoring television series Top Gear. Goffey crossed over to Channel 4 in the mid 1980s and worked with two motoring programmes before returning to Top Gear...
.
History
The Jennifers began building a reputation in the Oxford indieIndie (music)
In music, independent music, often shortened to indie music or "indie" is a term used to describe independence from major commercial record labels or their subsidiaries, and an autonomous, Do-It-Yourself approach to recording and publishing....
music scene, influenced by The Charlatans, Inspiral Carpets
Inspiral Carpets
Inspiral Carpets are an alternative rock band from Oldham in Greater Manchester, England formed by Graham Lambert and Stephen Holt in 1983. The band is named after a clothing shop on their Oldham estate...
, The Kinks
The Kinks
The Kinks were an English rock band formed in Muswell Hill, North London, by brothers Ray and Dave Davies in 1964. Categorised in the United States as a British Invasion band, The Kinks are recognised as one of the most important and influential rock acts of the era. Their music was influenced by a...
, the Who
The Who
The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964 by Roger Daltrey , Pete Townshend , John Entwistle and Keith Moon . They became known for energetic live performances which often included instrument destruction...
, and including traits of the Shoegazing
Shoegazing
Shoegazing is a subgenre of alternative rock that emerged from the United Kingdom in the late 1980s. It lasted there until the mid 1990s, with a critical zenith reached in 1990 and 1991...
era. Live performances included the Jericho Tavern
Jericho Tavern
The Jericho Tavern is a music venue and pub in the Jericho area of Oxford, England at 56 Walton Street. In the late 1980s and early 1990s it was an important part of the music scene which spawned Ride, Radiohead and Supergrass.-History:...
where they sold a demo tape recorded and produced by Nick Langston at Stargoat Studios near Banbury
Banbury
Banbury is a market town and civil parish on the River Cherwell in the Cherwell District of Oxfordshire. It is northwest of London, southeast of Birmingham, south of Coventry and north northwest of the county town of Oxford...
. The demo featured three songs - "Flying" which featured a 20 second countdown at the beginning, the recording of a rocket launch and then a fast guitar-based song which appeared influenced by The Stone Roses
The Stone Roses
The Stone Roses are an English alternative rock band formed in Manchester in 1983. They were one of the pioneering groups of the Madchester movement that was active during the late 1980s and early 1990s...
, the second song, "Inside Of Me" was similar in style but changed to a slower, almost funk jam at the end, the third song simply titled on the tape "(Slow Song)" was a guitar-based ballad. The band enjoyed enough success to release one single in 1992, "Just Got Back Today
Just Got Back Today
"Just Got Back Today" was the only release from British band The Jennifers. The band included Gaz Coombes and Danny Goffey, who would go on to become the guitarist and drummer of successful Britpop band Supergrass. Also in the line-up was Danny's brother, Nic, who would go on to direct music videos...
", on Nude Records
Nude Records
Nude Records was a London based record label, set up in 1992 by Saul Galpern who had previously been involved in the success of artists such as Simply Red, the Fall, Julian Cope, The Triffids, The Slits and The Au Pairs. The label's first success was with Suede. Suede's debut album was the fastest...
, which is now a highly sought after rarity. Second single, "Tightrope" was never released due to disagreements with Nude Records
Nude Records
Nude Records was a London based record label, set up in 1992 by Saul Galpern who had previously been involved in the success of artists such as Simply Red, the Fall, Julian Cope, The Triffids, The Slits and The Au Pairs. The label's first success was with Suede. Suede's debut album was the fastest...
(but does appear on compilation CD 'Days Spent Dreaming'), the band split up soon after this in the fall of 1992. Andy Davies went off to university and Nic Goffey went on to form a directing partnership with friend Dom Hawley, later directing many videos for Supergrass. Gaz was forced to find a job to make ends meet where he befriended Mick Quinn
Mick Quinn
Mick Quinn is an English musician and singer-songwriter, best known as founding member of English rock band Supergrass. He formed the DB Band with bassist Paul Wilson, formerly of Shake Appeal in 2010 and released début EP "Stranger In The Alps" on the 17th September 2011...
and with Danny would soon form Supergrass
Supergrass
Supergrass was an English alternative rock band from Oxford. The band consisted of brothers Gaz and Rob Coombes , Mick Quinn and Danny Goffey ....
.
An un-related American band called "The Jennifers" was formed in Baltimore, Maryland around the same time in 1992, and are still playing today.