The Icicle Works
The Icicle Works was a British indie pop band from the 1980s around singer and songwriter Robert Ian McNabb .
Career
The band was named after a short story by Frederik Pohl . According to the advertising text of her German record company Virgin Records , her debut LP, released in 1984, had "influences that are reminiscent of Tom Waits , the Doors , or the Simple Minds , but have been processed with original independence."
The Icicle Works did not have any real commercial success, only the single Birds Fly (Whisper To A Scream) made it into the US Top 40 in 1984. In 1990, Ian McNabb released Permanent Damage, the last regular Icicle Works album, the was already more of a solo album by McNabbs, as the other original members of the band no longer played. After the band broke up, the singer and songwriter started a solo career. Musically he moved more in the direction of folk rock. The German Musikexpress named the album Truth & Beauty “Record of the Month”.
Members
- Ian McNabb (vocals, guitar, keyboard)
- Chris Layhe (bass)
- Chris Sharrock (drums)
- Dave Green (keyboard)
- Roy Corkhill (bass)
- Paul Burgess (drums)
- Mark Revell (vocals)
- Dave Baldwin (keyboard)
Discography
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Albums
- 1984: The Icicle Works
- 1985: Small Price of a Bicycle
- 1985: Seven Singles Deep
- 1985: The Icicle Works (Compilation)
- 1987: If You Want to Defeat Your Enemy Sing His Song
- 1988: Blind
- 1990: Permanent Damage
- 1992: The Best Of
- 1994: BBC Live in Concert
Singles
- 1982: Ascending ( EP - Cassette )
- 1983: Nirvana
- 1983: Birds Fly (Whisper to a Scream) / Reverie Girl
- 1983: Love Is a Wonderful Color
- 1984: Birds Fly (Whisper to a Scream) / In the Cauldron of Love (Re-Release; US B-side: In the Dance the Shamen Led )
- 1984: Hollow Horse
- 1985: All the Daughters (Of Her Father's House)
- 1985: Seven Horses
- 1985: When It All Comes Down
- 1986: Rapids (Promo)
- 1986: Understanding Jane
- 1986: Who Do You Want for Your Love
- 1986: Up Here in the North of England
- 1987: Evangeline
- 1987: high time
- 1988: The Kiss Off (12 ″, CD and cassette as: The Numb EP )
- 1988: Little Girl Lost
- 1988: Here Comes Trouble
- 1988: The Evening Show Sessions (November 14, 1982)
- 1989: The Kiss Off (US single)
- 1990: Motorcycle Rider
- 1990: Melanie Still Hurts
- 1990: I Still Want You
- 1992: Understanding Jane '92
Video albums
- 1986: Seven Horses Deep - Live (VHS)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ US placement according to MC Strong: The Great Rock Discography . 3rd ed. Edinburgh / Frankfurt am Main 1996, ISBN 0-86241-604-3 , p. 404.
- ↑ UK data according to David Roberts (Ed.): Guinness World Records - British Hit Singles and Albums . 19th edition. 2006, ISBN 1-904994-10-5 , p. 266. US data from Icicle Works Chartsurfer