Waiting for the Floods
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Waiting for the Floods is the first and only full-length album
released by British
rock band The Armoury Show
, and frontman Richard Jobson
's last known venture in music, other than his brief reunion with The Skids
in the early 2000s. Although Waiting for the Floods was well-received by critics, it was a commercial failure and led to the dissolution of the band, with guitarist John McGeoch
and drummer John Doyle
separating in 1987 and the definitive end in 1988 when Jobson and bass guitarist Russell Webb
decided to become solo artists.
The cassette version inserts the track "Jungle of Cities" between tracks 3 and 4 above.
with:
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
released by British
United Kingdom
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rock band The Armoury Show
The Armoury Show
The Armoury Show was a New Wave band formed in 1983 by Richard Jobson on vocals, Russell Webb on bass guitar, John McGeoch on guitar and John Doyle on drums. Each member was known for being in a previously acclaimed band, as Jobson and Webb were in The Skids and McGeoch and Doyle in Magazine. The...
, and frontman Richard Jobson
Richard Jobson (television presenter)
Richard Jobson is a Scottish singer-songwriter and film-maker, best known as a television presenter, film director, producer and screenwriter.-Early life:...
's last known venture in music, other than his brief reunion with The Skids
The Skids
Skids were an art-punk/punk rock and new wave band from Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, founded in 1977 by Stuart Adamson , William Simpson , Thomas Kellichan and Richard Jobson...
in the early 2000s. Although Waiting for the Floods was well-received by critics, it was a commercial failure and led to the dissolution of the band, with guitarist John McGeoch
John McGeoch
John Alexander McGeoch, , was a Scottish guitarist who played with a number of bands of the post-punk era, including Magazine, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Visage and Public Image Ltd....
and drummer John Doyle
John Doyle (drummer)
John Doyle is a drummer who was member of New Wave bands like Magazine and The Armoury Show. He reunited with the first band for a tour which will be played in February 2009.-Biography:...
separating in 1987 and the definitive end in 1988 when Jobson and bass guitarist Russell Webb
Russell Webb (musician)
Russell Webb is a New Wave bass guitarist who was member of bands like Slik, PVC2 , The Zones, The Skids, The Armoury Show and Public Image Ltd., and collaborated with Richard Jobson and Virginia Astley, and The Who.-Slik and PVC2:In 1977, future Ultravox and Live Aid face, guitarist and singer...
decided to become solo artists.
Track listing
- "Castles in Spain" (4:35)
- "Kyrie" (4:01)
- "A Feeling" (4:44)
- "We Can Be Brave Again" (3:53)
- "Higher Than the World" (4:45)
- "The Glory of Love" (4:57)
- "Waiting for the Floods" (5:34)
- "A Sense of Freedom" (4:05)
- "Sleep City Sleep" (5:00)
- "Avalanche" (5:18)
The cassette version inserts the track "Jungle of Cities" between tracks 3 and 4 above.
Personnel
- Richard JobsonRichard Jobson (television presenter)Richard Jobson is a Scottish singer-songwriter and film-maker, best known as a television presenter, film director, producer and screenwriter.-Early life:...
- Vocals, Guitar - John McGeochJohn McGeochJohn Alexander McGeoch, , was a Scottish guitarist who played with a number of bands of the post-punk era, including Magazine, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Visage and Public Image Ltd....
- Guitar, Vocals - Russell WebbRussell Webb (musician)Russell Webb is a New Wave bass guitarist who was member of bands like Slik, PVC2 , The Zones, The Skids, The Armoury Show and Public Image Ltd., and collaborated with Richard Jobson and Virginia Astley, and The Who.-Slik and PVC2:In 1977, future Ultravox and Live Aid face, guitarist and singer...
- Bass Guitar, Vocals - John DoyleJohn Doyle (drummer)John Doyle is a drummer who was member of New Wave bands like Magazine and The Armoury Show. He reunited with the first band for a tour which will be played in February 2009.-Biography:...
- Drums
with:
- Paul Fishman - keyboards, programming
- Billy CurrieBilly CurrieBilly Currie is an English violist, violinist, pianist, keyboardist, and songwriter...
- violin on "Higher Than The World"