词条 | The Three Johns |
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|name = The Three Johns |image = |caption = |image_size = |background = group_or_band |alias = |origin = Leeds, England |instrument = |genre = Post-punk, indie rock |occupation = |years_active = 1981–1990 |label = CNT, Abstract, T.I.M., Caroline Records, ROIR, Low Noise, Tupelo Recording Company |associated_acts = The Mekons |website = |current_members = |past_members = Jon Langford John Hyatt Phillip "John" Brennan }}The Three Johns were a post-punk/indie rock band formed in 1981 in Leeds, originally consisting of guitarist Jon Langford (co-founder of the Mekons), vocalist John Hyatt and bassist Phillip "John" Brennan, augmented by a drum machine.[1] HistoryThe band initially formed just before the 1981 wedding of Prince Charles and Diana Spencer, and their first gig was to be part of a "Funk the Wedding" event, but they were refused permission to play because they were drunk.[1] They signed to CNT Records in 1982, which Langford jointly founded, releasing two singles and an EP for the label. A reworking of the Mekons' "English White Boy Engineer", which attacked hypocritical attitudes towards South Africa and apartheid, led to the band being labelled as left-wing rockers.[1] The band explained: "We're not a socialist band. We're a group of socialists who are in a band. It's a fine distinction but an important one".[1] Their left-wing leanings were further evidenced by the sleeve of their 1984 Atom Drum Bop album, which carried the words "Rock 'n' Roll Versus Thaatchiism", a reference to then Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and her marketing by Saatchi & Saatchi.[1] On 7 July 1985, The Three Johns played at the GLC's Jobs for a Change festival in London's Battersea Park.[2] The band regularly appeared in the UK Indie Chart during the mid-1980s, with singles such as "A.W.O.L.", "Death of the European" (an NME "Single of the Week"), and "Brainbox (He's a Brainbox)".[1] During the band's career, the members maintained their day jobs: Langford as a graphic designer and Hyatt a teacher of fine art at Leeds Polytechnic.[1] The band recorded six sessions for John Peel's BBC Radio 1 show, and reached No. 14 in the 1985 Festive Fifty with "Death of the European".[3] The band split up in late 1988 after a disastrous US tour, but reformed in 1990, releasing Eat Your Sons, a concept album about cannibalism, before splitting again.[1][4] Langford continued with the Mekons, later releasing a solo album, while Hyatt concentrated on his academic career.[4] They reformed again in 2012, playing five shows,[5] and have continued to perform intermittently ever since in the UK, mostly in the Manchester and Leeds-Bradford areas.[6] DiscographyChart placings shown are from the UK Indie Chart.[7]Studio albums
Singles and EPs
Live albums
Compilation albums
References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Larkin, Colin (1992) "The Guinness Who's Who of Indie & New Wave Music", Guinness Publishing, {{ISBN|0-85112-579-4}} 2. ^http://www.songkick.com/festivals/25426-jobs-for-a-change/id/2613616-jobs-for-a-change-1985 3. ^The Three Johns at the BBC's Keeping It Peel site 4. ^1 Strong, Martin C. (1999) "The Great Alternative & Indie Discography", Canongate, {{ISBN|0-86241-913-1}} 5. ^The Three Johns - unofficial website 6. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.songkick.com/artists/337173-three-johns/gigography |title=Three Johns - Past concerts |publisher=Songkick |accessdate= 14 May 2017}} 7. ^Lazell, Barry (1997) "Indie Hits 1980-1989", Cherry Red Books, {{ISBN|0-9517206-9-4}} External links
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