The Hollow Men (band)
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The Hollow Men were a British
indie band from Leeds
, England
. The group named itself after the poem by T. S. Eliot
. The members were David Ashmoore on vocals, Choque on guitar, Howard "Howi" Taylor on bass, Brian E Roberts on guitar and Johnny Cragg on drums. Between 1985 and 1994 The Hollow Men released four album
s and several singles
.
Starting out as a two piece for the first single "Late Flowering Lust", David Ashmoore and Choque (who was previously in Leeds band Salvation) were joined by bassist Howard Taylor for debut album Tales Of The Riverbank released on their own Evensong record label
.
The trio recorded another album The Man Who Would Be King again on Evensong before drummer Jonny Cragg, who had guested on the album and guitarist Brian E Roberts, a former band mate of Taylor's when they were in The Passmore Sisters together, joined.
They signed to Arista Records
in 1988 and released their debut single, "White Train", which was a remix
ed verion of the song that originally appeared on the The Man Who Would Be King album. In December 1989, the British music magazine, NME
reported that The Hollow Men, along with others such as Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine and The Charlatans, were their pick as 'stars of tomorrow'. The only album the band recorded for Arista was Cresta released in 1990. The band split up in 1991.
The album Twisted made up from unreleased, demo
and live tracks was released in the US
only on November Records in 1994.
United Kingdom
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indie band from Leeds
Leeds
Leeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial...
, England
England
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. The group named itself after the poem by T. S. Eliot
T. S. Eliot
Thomas Stearns "T. S." Eliot OM was a playwright, literary critic, and arguably the most important English-language poet of the 20th century. Although he was born an American he moved to the United Kingdom in 1914 and was naturalised as a British subject in 1927 at age 39.The poem that made his...
. The members were David Ashmoore on vocals, Choque on guitar, Howard "Howi" Taylor on bass, Brian E Roberts on guitar and Johnny Cragg on drums. Between 1985 and 1994 The Hollow Men released four album
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...
s and several singles
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
.
Starting out as a two piece for the first single "Late Flowering Lust", David Ashmoore and Choque (who was previously in Leeds band Salvation) were joined by bassist Howard Taylor for debut album Tales Of The Riverbank released on their own Evensong record label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
.
The trio recorded another album The Man Who Would Be King again on Evensong before drummer Jonny Cragg, who had guested on the album and guitarist Brian E Roberts, a former band mate of Taylor's when they were in The Passmore Sisters together, joined.
They signed to Arista Records
Arista Records
Arista was an American record label. It was a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment and operated under the RCA Music Group. The label was founded in 1974 by Clive Davis, who formerly worked for CBS Records...
in 1988 and released their debut single, "White Train", which was a remix
Remix
A remix is an alternative version of a recorded song, made from an original version. This term is also used for any alterations of media other than song ....
ed verion of the song that originally appeared on the The Man Who Would Be King album. In December 1989, the British music magazine, NME
NME
The New Musical Express is a popular music publication in the United Kingdom, published weekly since March 1952. It started as a music newspaper, and gradually moved toward a magazine format during the 1980s, changing from newsprint in 1998. It was the first British paper to include a singles...
reported that The Hollow Men, along with others such as Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine and The Charlatans, were their pick as 'stars of tomorrow'. The only album the band recorded for Arista was Cresta released in 1990. The band split up in 1991.
The album Twisted made up from unreleased, demo
Demo (music)
A demo version or demo of a song is one recorded for reference rather than for release. A demo is a way for a musician to approximate their ideas on tape or disc, and provide an example of those ideas to record labels, producers or other artists...
and live tracks was released in the US
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
only on November Records in 1994.
Albums
| Year | Title | Record label | Chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
U.S. Pop Albums Chart | |||
| 1986 | Tales Of The Riverbank | Dead Man's Curve | ||
| 1988 | The Man Who Would Be King The Man Who Would Be King For the 1975 film based on this story, see The Man Who Would Be King "The Man Who Would Be King" is a short story by Rudyard Kipling. It is about two British adventurers in British India who become kings of Kafiristan, a remote part of Afghanistan... |
Dead Man's Curve | ||
| 1990 | Cresta Cresta Cresta may refer to:* Cresta, Gauteng, a suburb in South Africa* Cresta, California, an unincorporated community* CRESTA, Catastrophe Risk Evaluating and Standardizing Target Accumulations* Cresta * Vauxhall Cresta, an automobile model... |
BMG | ||
| 1994 | Twisted Twisted - Music :Industry:* Twisted Records , a UK-based record label specializing in psychedelic trance* Twisted Records , an American electronic music record labelWorks:* Twisted... |
November Records | ||
EPs and singles
| Year | Title | Record label | Chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
US Modern Rock | |||
| 1985 | "Late Flowering Lust" | Evensong | ||
| 1989 | "The Drowning Man" | Blind Eye Records | ||
| "White Train" | BMG, Evensong | |||
| 1990 | "The Moon's a Balloon" | Creation | ||
| 1991 | "Live EP" | Arista | ||
| "November Comes" | BMG, Evensong, Arista | #16 | ||
| "Pink Panther" | Evensong | |||
| "Pink Panther" | Evensong | |||