New Model Army (band)

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New Model Army
New Model Army - Cologne 2015
New Model Army - Cologne 2015
General information
Genre (s) Independent
founding 1980
Website www.newmodelarmy.org
Current occupation
Justin Sullivan
guitar
 Marshall Gill
Ceri Monger
Dean White
Michael Dean
former members
guitar
 Dave Blomberg (1993-2005)
bass
 Stuart Morrow (1980–1985)
bass
 Moose Harris (1985-1989)
bass
 Peter Nice / Nelson (1989–2012)
Drums
 Robert Heaton (1980–1998, † 2004)
Ed Alleyne-Johnson (1989-1994)

New Model Army is a British Independent - band whose music by rock - Folk and - punk elements is affected and whose origins lie in punk.

The band was formed in Bradford , Yorkshire in the late 1970s by Justin Sullivan ( vocals , guitar ) and Stuart Morrow (bass). In 1982 Robert Heaton (drums) joined them. With their music in the early 1980s, the trio of Sullivan, Morrow and Heaton laid the foundation for the band's 40-year career, with several hundred live performances across Europe .

history

At the beginning of their musical career, the band, named after Oliver Cromwell's Republican Revolutionary Army, saw themselves as the mouthpiece of the working class under England's then Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher . Her musical roots are in punk. The songs, especially the early works, are lyrically politically influenced and primarily deal with problems in England in the 1980s, such as the Falklands War and the economic urban-rural divide. In addition, the band around front man Justin Sullivan supports the environmental movement to this day and criticizes US politics . At the beginning of the 1980s, the band managed to rise to a first nationwide, later also internationally known and successful band without losing their independent status. The band's breakthrough came in 1986 with their cover version of Ashley Cartwright's song 51st State .

Singer Justin Sullivan at a live New Model Army appearance

The first records were very much influenced by post-punk and at the same time characterized by melancholy . The powerful and soulful voice of singer Justin Sullivan is also striking for the songs of the band.

The lyrics contain poetic images, but also the own experiences of the band members or other people. An example of this is the song Aimless Desire , the story of which Justin Sullivan has already described in several interviews. He said he was in a pub in England one evening and a stranger told him his whole life story at the bar. Sullivan was so impressed by this that he processed what the man told him in this song.

Furthermore, the songs are always about justice , the question of the meaning of life, nature and social grievances. The music and especially the singing of Sullivan convey certain feelings such as anger, sadness or love for life.

Over time, the band continued to develop their style. While the earlier songs were often characterized by bass lines, the guitar and drums come more to the fore in later productions. Overall, the compositions have become more diverse and complex. Two of the most important albums in New Model Army's work are the successive Ghost of Cain (1986) and Thunder and Consolation (1989). Especially with the latter album, folk influences began to play a bigger role. B. can be recognized by the use of a violin . Ed Alleyne-Johnson took over the part of violinist , who worked with the band from 1989 for five years and over 500 concerts.

Other albums followed with Impurity (1990) and Love of hopeless causes (1993). The latter includes pieces like Here comes the war , an anti-war song, and White Light , which is about a near-death experience of the singer. He suffered an electric shock at a concert by the band and had to be resuscitated.

After almost six years without a studio album, Strange Brotherhood was released in 1998 . During the work on this album, musical differences became apparent between singer Justin Sullivan and drummer Robert Heaton . This was also reflected in the long production time, says Sullivan.

Heaton also became seriously ill with a brain tumor. He could, despite successful surgery the 1998 ... & Nobody Else not join the tour and was by then drums - Roadie replaced Michael Dean, who quickly established itself as a permanent member in the band.

In 2000 another studio album was released, Eight , which, thanks to the collaboration of Michael Dean as co-songwriter, broke new sonic paths. Songs like Orange Tree Roads and Paekakariki Beach testify to the band's love for nature and life without giving up their critical stance ( You weren't there , Snelsmore Wood ).

To mark the 20th anniversary of the band, two double concerts took place. On 22./23. October 2000 in Nottingham and on 22./23. December 2000 in Cologne . The band played over 40 songs from their previous creative time, which were spread over both evenings.

In 2002 and 2003 the singer Justin Sullivan went on a long and extensive acoustic tour through various European countries. He was supported initially by Dean White on guitar and keyboard and additionally by Michael Dean on percussion . The three musicians interpreted songs by New Model Army in "semi-acoustic" versions and also performed new pieces by Justin Sullivan. This was followed in January 2003 by singer Justin Sullivan's solo studio album Navigating by the stars . Further acoustic concerts followed, and at the end of the year the now traditional Christmas concerts by New Model Army.

NMA drummer Michael Dean in 2006

In 2004 there were two deaths related to the band. Darryl Kempster, a long-time companion and employee of the merchandising stand, died in June. He was shot dead in a robbery outside a hotel in South Africa at the age of 37. On November 4th, Robert Heaton , longtime drummer of the band, died at the age of 43, with a high probability of complications from a pancreatic tumor . At the end of 2004 the band opened up for Die Toten Hosen at some concerts during their tour under the name Friss oder Dies Tour . Meanwhile, the band continued to work on a new studio album, which was released in autumn 2005. With Carnival , the band continues the trend that can already be seen on Eight . The importance of the guitar (e.g. Another Imperial Day , Red Earth ) and the drums (e.g. Carlisle Road , Water ) came to the fore, and the keyboard got a bigger place in the songs because of Dean White .

Shortly after the album was released, the band went on tour again from October to December 2005, including Germany, England and France.

In the spring of 2006 in the German twin town in Bradford, glass elephant of the Maximilian park of Hamm , the seven-week exhibition One Family One Tribe - - New Model Army Art and Artefacts under the presence of Justin Sullivan and his partner Joolz Denby opened - they designed all the album covers and Shirts of the band.

Less than two years after the release of Carnival, the band's tenth studio album, High , was released on August 20, 2007 . An extensive tour through North America and Europe followed in the fall and winter.

In December 2008 the longtime band manager Tommy Tee died suddenly and unexpectedly. Therefore, studio work on the band's eleventh album was delayed. Today is a good day was published on September 18, 2009.

To mark their 30th stage anniversary in 2010, the band played numerous double concerts in New York, London, Cologne, Berlin, Nottingham and Rome, as they did ten years before. Different set lists were presented on two consecutive evenings. At the same time, Anthology was released, a collection of live DVDs and best-of CD, which was also released as a limited collector's box with additional bonus material (including a book about the band's history).

In early 2012, New Model Army announced on the band's website that their bassist Nelson had left the band after 22 years for family and personal reasons. The band pointed out that the separation had nothing to do with the fire that had broken out recently in the band's studio or other internal issues.

Ceri Monger was chosen as his successor on bass, at whose first gig almost all of the band's guitars and other equipment were stolen from the tour bus.

In September 2013, the band's twelfth studio album was released: Between Dog and Wolf .

In September 2014, the thirteenth album was released as a double album Between Wine and Blood . It is a studio and live album and contains six new songs as well as eleven live songs from the current tour.

On August 26, 2016, the band released the album Winter in Germany . On August 23, 2019, the album From Here was released with twelve new songs. From October to December 2019, the band toured Europe.

Discography

NMA guitarist Marshall Gill 2006

Studio albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK
1984 Vengeance - - - UK73 (5 weeks)
UK
1985 No rest for the wicked - - - UK22 (3 weeks)
UK
1986 The Ghost of Cain - - - UK45 (3 weeks)
UK
1989 Thunder and Consolation DE29 (8 weeks)
DE 		- - UK20 (3 weeks)
UK
1990 Impurity DE16 (12 weeks)
DE 		- - UK23 (2 weeks)
UK
1993 The Love of Hopeless Causes DE27 (13 weeks)
DE 		- - UK22 (2 weeks)
UK
1998 Strange Brotherhood DE41 (4 weeks)
DE 		- - UK72 (1 week)
UK
2000 Eight DE38 (3 weeks)
DE 		- - UK72 (1 week)
UK
2005 Carnival DE48 (1 week)
DE 		- - -
2007 High DE53 (1 week)
DE 		- - -
2009 Today is a good day DE59 (1 week)
DE 		- - -
2013 Between Dog and Wolf DE31 (1 week)
DE 		- - UK34 (1 week)
UK
2014 Between Wine and Blood DE46 (1 week)
DE 		- - UK45 (1 week)
UK
2016 winter DE20 (3 weeks)
DE 		AT66 (1 week)
AT 		CH53 (1 week)
CH 		UK25 (1 week)
UK
2019 From Here DE6 (3 weeks)
DE 		AT43 (1 week)
AT 		CH19 (1 week)
CH 		UK13 (1 week)
UK

Live albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK
1991 Raw Melody Men DE22 (13 weeks)
DE 		- - UK43 (2 weeks)
UK
the album title is an anagram of the band name

More live albums

  • 1993: BBC Radio One - Live In Concert
  • 1999: All of This - The Live Rarities
  • 1999: ... & Nobody Else (double album)
  • 2008: Fuck Texas, Sing for Us
  • 2015: Between Wine And Blood (3 CDs, 1 DVD)

Compilations

  • 1987: Vengeance - The Independent Story
  • 1988: Radio Sessions 83-84
  • 1991: Collection (Brazil only)
  • 1992: History - The Singles 85-91 (Best-of-Album)
  • 1994: B-Sides and abandoned tracks (B-Sides)
  • 1997: Small Town England (double album consisting of "Vengeance" and "Radio Sessions")
  • 2000: New Model Army3x CD
  • 2001: History - The Best Of New Model Army (Best-of-Album)
  • 2001: The Best
  • 2002: Lost Songs (double album with B-sides)
  • 2003: Great Expectations - The Singles Collection (US import)
  • 2004: Original 20 (South African best-of album)
  • 2004: The Collection
  • 2006: New Model Army (double album from "Thunder and Consolation" and "Impurity")
  • 2010: Anthology (3 DVDs and 2 CDs)
  • 2012: Vengeance - The Whole Story 1980-1984

EPs

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
UK UK
1985 Better Than Them
 UK49 (2 weeks)
UK
Better Than Them / No Sense / Adrenaline / Trust
1987 White coats
 UK50 (3 weeks)
UK
White Coats (edit) / The Charge / Chinese Whispers / My Country (live at Rock City Nottingham)
1993 Living in the Rose: The Ballads
 UK51 (1 week)
UK
Living in the Rose / Drummy B (Billy McCann version) / Marry the Sea / Sleepwalking

More EPs

  • 1984: The Price
  • 1986: Adrenalin EP: Brave New World (7 "Mix) / No Sense / RIP (12" Mix) / Trust / Adrenalin / Heroin (12 "Mix) / Brave New World (Piano Mix)
  • 1987: New Model Army EP: White Coats / The Charge / Chinese Whispers / My Country (live at Rock City Nottingham) / Waiting (live) / 51st State (live) / The Hunt (live) / Friday Morn (traditional)
  • 1989: I Love the World EP: I Love The World / My Country (live) / Betcha (live) / 51st State (live) / White Coats (live)
  • 2006: BD3 EP (US Import) / Rumor & Rapture (1650) / To Fall In Love With / One Bullet / Caslen / Over The Wire (Live) / Another Imperial Day (Live) / Here Comes The War (Live)

Singles

NMA bass player Nelson 2006
year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
UK UK
1984 The Price
The Price EP 		UK98 (1 week)
UK
B-side: 1984
1985 No Rest
No Rest For The Wicked 		UK28 (5 weeks)
UK
B-side: heroin
Brave New World
 UK57 (3 weeks)
UK
B-side: RIP
1986 51st State
The Ghost Of Cain 		UK71 (2 weeks)
UK
B-side: Ten Commandments
1987 Poison Street
The Ghost Of Cain 		UK64 (2 weeks)
UK
B-side: Courage
1989 Stupid Questions
Thunder and Consolation 		UK31 (3 weeks)
UK
B-side: Nothing Touches
Vagabonds
Thunder and Consolation 		UK37 (3 weeks)
UK
B-side: Deadeye
Green and Gray
Thunder and Consolation 		UK37 (3 weeks)
UK
B-Side: The Charge (Live)
1990 Get Me Out
Impurity 		UK34 (3 weeks)
UK
B-side: Prison
Purity
impurity 		UK61 (2 weeks)
UK
B-side: Vengeance
1991 Space (Live)
Raw Melody Men 		UK39 (2 weeks)
UK
B-side: Family Life (Live)
1993 Here Comes the War
The Love of Hopeless Causes 		UK25 (2 weeks)
UK
B-side: Ghost of Your Father / Modern Times
1998 Wonderful Way to Go
Strange Brotherhood 		UK78 (1 week)
UK
B-Side: Refugee / South West / Wonderful Way To Go (Radio Edit)

More singles

  • 1983: Bittersweet / Betcha / Tension
  • 1983: Great Expectations / Waiting
  • 1987: Lights Go Out / Poison Street
  • 1993: Understand U (Promo)
  • 1993: Gimme Shelter (feat. Tom Jones)
  • 1994: Vengeance (Right to Silence. Zion Train) / Vengeance (Rough Justice. Zion Train) / Vengeance (Right to Protest. Pressure of Speech) / Vengeance (Justice for All. Headman) / Vengeance (Original Mix)
  • 1998: Wonderful Way to Go / F # NY (live) / BD7 (live)
  • 1998: Queen of My Heart / Brother / Rainy Night '65
  • 2000: You Weren't There (Promo)
  • 2000: Orange Tree Roads (Promo)
  • 2005: Iceland (iTunes)
  • 2006: BD3 / Rumor & Rapture (1650)
  • 2006: BD3 / To Fall in Love With / One Bullet
  • 2007: Wired (Download Homepage)
  • 2007: Bloodsports (Promo)
  • 2009: Autumn (Promo)
  • 2013: March in September (promo + video)
  • 2013: Seven Times (Promo + Video)
  • 2014: The Beautiful Game (Download + Video)
  • 2016: Winter / Devil
  • 2019: End of Days
  • 2019: Never Arriving

Video albums

  • 1985: Live 21.4.85 (VHS)
  • 1989: Videos 86 - 89 (VHS)
  • 1992: History - The Videos 85 - 90 (VHS)
  • 1993: Here Comes the War (VHS)
  • 1997: Bizarre Festival (VHS)
  • 2001: Rock City (VHS)
  • 2003: 161203 - Live at the Astoria (DVD with bonus audio CD)
  • 2010: Anthology (3 DVDs and 2 CDs)
  • 2011: 30th Anniversary Concerts Live (DVD / CD)

Movies

  • 2014: Between Dog and Wolf: The New Model Army Story

Solo projects

→ See Justin Sullivan's # discography for other solo releases by Justin Sullivan.

Web links

Commons : New Model Army  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

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  1. ↑ The Ghost Of Cain. In: BD7.NET. January 21, 1998, archived from the original on August 24, 1999 ; Retrieved November 26, 2017 (Ashley Cartwright creator of 51st State ).
  2. ↑ New Model Army - The Eternal Opposition. (No longer available online.) Intro No. 53, March 10, 1998, archived from the original on November 29, 2017 ; Retrieved November 26, 2017 .
  3. ↑ Ulf Kubanke: Today Is A Good Day - With anger and romance against stock market fuzzis and terrorist henchmen. laut.de , September 25, 2009, accessed November 26, 2017 .
  4. ↑ Heads.Creative: Justin Sullivan from NEW MODEL ARMY - music is his weapon of choice. (No longer available online.) Labkultur.tv, July 16, 2010, archived from the original on August 18, 2012 ; Retrieved July 4, 2013 .
  5. ↑ a b c d Chart sources: DE AT CH UK