Half Man Half Biscuit
| Half Man Half Biscuit | |
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 Nigel Blackwell of Half Man Half Biscuit, October 2008 |
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| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Indie rock |
| founding | around 1982 |
| Website | www.hmhb.co.uk |
| Current occupation | |
| Nigel Blackwell | |
Bass , guitar |
Neil Crossley |
guitar |
Ken Hancock (since 1996) |
Drums |
Carl Henry (since 1996) |
| former members | |
guitar |
Simon Blackwell (until 1994) |
| Paul Wright (until 1993) | |
| David Lloyd (until 1993) | |
Drums |
Carl Alty (1993–1996) |
bass |
Ian Jackson (1994-1996) |
Half Man Half Biscuit are an English indie rock band from Birkenhead .
history
Around 1982 bassist Neil Crossley and guitarist Nigel Blackwell met and decided to form a band. With Nigel's brother Simon on guitar, drummer Paul Wright and keyboardist David Lloyd, the first line-up was complete. A little later, the band recorded the first demo for 40 pounds in the Vulcan Studios in Liverpool and sent it to various record labels . In 1985 the debut album Back in the DHSS was released on Probe Plus . The radio presenter John Peel supported the band, so that the album was one of the best-selling indie rock releases in 1986. The following singles The Trumpton Riots and Dickie Davies Eyes were also very successful, which the band could not handle and announced their breakup at the end of 1986. In 1987 the LP Back Again In The DHSS was released , which contained the recordings of the peel sessions as well as some unreleased pieces. The album was released again in 1988 under the title ACD and supplemented by some live recordings.
Four years after the separation, the band re-formed in 1990 with their original line-up. She released a few singles and performed again at concerts. In 1991 the album McIntyre, Treadmore And Davitt , 1993 This Leaden Pall was released . In the same year, the first line-up change took place, drummer Paul Wright left the band and was replaced by Carl Alty, keyboardist David Lloyd also left the band. The next year Simon Blackwell left the band and bassist Neil Crossley took over the guitar, with Ian Jackson on bass. Despite these changes, the band recorded the next album, Some Call It Godcore , which was released in 1995. The band's popularity rose again, and they released Voyage to the Bottom of the Road in 1997 .
In 1996 bassist Ian Jackson and drummer Carl Alty left the band. Neil Crossley took over the bass again, guitarist Ken Hancock and Carl Henry on drums. Since then, the band has been active with this line-up and released several albums, most recently in 2008 CSI: Ambleside .
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Albums
- Back in the DHSS (1985)
- Back Again in the DHSS (1987) (republished as ACD in 1988 )
- MacIntyre, Treadmore and Davitt (1991)
- This Leaden Pall (1993)
- Some Call It Godcore (1995)
- Voyage to the Bottom of the Road (1997)
- Four Lads Who Shook the Wirral (1998)
- Trouble over Bridgewater (2000)
- Cammell Laird Social Club (2002)
- Attention Bono (2005)
- CSI: Ambleside (2008)
- 90 Bisodol (Crimond) (2011)
- Urge for Offal (2014)
- And Some Fell On Stony Ground (2016)
- No-One Cares About Your Creative Hub So Get Your Fuckin 'Hedge Cut (2018)
Singles
- The Trumpton Riots EP (1986)
- Dickie Davies Eyes (1986)
- The Peel Sessions (1986)
- Let's Not (1990)
- No Regrets (1991)
- Eno Collaboration (1996)
- Look Dad No Tunes (1999)
- Editor's Recommendation (2001)
- Saucy Haulage Ballads (2003)
- Joy Division Oven Gloves (2010)
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Web links
- Homepage of the band
- Half Man Half Biscuit on Allmusic (English)