| 词条 | Afraid of Mice |
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| name = Afraid of Mice | image = | caption = | background = group_or_band | origin = Liverpool, England | genre = New wave, post-punk | years_active = 1979–1987, 2014–2015 | label = Charisma | associated_acts = | current_members = | past_members =
| website = }} Afraid of Mice were an English new wave/post-punk band from Liverpool, England, formed in 1979.[1][2] They released five singles between 1981 and 1982, and one self-titled album in 1981 on the Charisma label. HistoryPrior to Afraid of Mice, Philip Franz Jones had already been in various Liverpool bands since the early seventies, such as Skyfall and Next. The band was formed in Liverpool in 1979 by Jones (vocals, sax, flute, keyboards), together with Geoff Kelly (bass, vocals) Roddie Gilliard (guitar) and Clive Gee (drums). Before settling on Afraid of Mice, they were called Beano, The Press, and The Jones,[2] and recorded a collection of original Phil Jones songs as demos. Changing their name to Afraid of Mice, they had two of the demos released on the A Trip to the Dentist compilation, issued by Skeleton Records, which led to the band being signed by Charisma Records.[2][3] Sam Brew later replaced Roddie Gilliard.[2][4] Working alongside producer Tony Visconti, their self-titled debut album was released in 1981.[1][2] It was dismissed by Trouser Press reviewer Dave Schulps as "humorless Bowiesque dance-rock".[5] Several singles were taken from the album, none of them reaching the charts.[4] Despite having a fan following, the album did not sell well. A second album was planned, but was never completed after Charisma was taken over by Virgin Records and producer Anne Dudley was taken off the project.[2] This eventually led to Afraid of Mice leaving Charisma, and the band released some of the tracks recorded for the album, as well as other unreleased tracks as The White Album in 1983.[4] They disbanded in 1987.[2] The band reformed for some live shows in 2014 and 2015.[6] Post-split activitiesJones teamed up with Alex McKechnie in 1984 to form the duo Two's a Crowd (later renamed to Up and Running),[7][8] while at the time still continuing with Afraid of Mice, and remains a constant presence in the Liverpool music scene, performing at pubs and clubs and at music festivals.[2] Kelly now works at The City of Liverpool College as a support worker and has formed his own band called G.L.I.B. He has posted songs on his SoundCloud page known as Glib Kelly.[9] Mark Singleton, guitarist and keyboard player from the mid-1980s lineup, went on to form Now Hear This, and wrote the 2014 book The Art of Gigging: The Essential Guide to Starting up as a Performing Artist.[10] DiscographyAlbums
Singles
Compilation appearances
References1. ^1 {{cite web|last=Ankeny |first=Jason |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/afraid-of-mice-p15310/biography |title=Afraid of Mice - Music Biography, Credits and Discography |publisher=AllMusic |date= |accessdate=2012-06-26}} {{Authority control}}2. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Wright, Jade (2015) "[https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/phil-jones-afraid-mice-celebrates-9633829 Phil Jones from Afraid of Mice celebrates 40 years in music]", Liverpool Echo, 10 July 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2018 3. ^1 Larkin, Colin (1997) The Virgin Encyclopedia of Eighties Music, Virgin Books, {{ISBN|0-7535-0159-7}}, pp. 15–16 4. ^1 2 Buckley, Jonathan & Ellingham, Mark (eds.) (1996) Rock: The Rough Guide, Rough Guides, {{ISBN|1-85828-201-2}}, p. 10 5. ^Schulps, Dave "Afraid of Mice", Trouser Press. Retrieved 8 December 2018 6. ^"[https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Q%26A+Afraid+of+Mice+frontman+Phil+Jones.-a0378531033 Q&A Afraid of Mice frontman Phil Jones.]", Liverpool Echo, 15 August 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2018 7. ^Strong, Martin C. (2003) The Great Indie Discography, Canongate, {{ISBN|1-84195-335-0}}, pp. 194–5 8. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.charismalabel.com/artists/aom.htm |title=Afraid Of Mice |publisher=Charismalabel.com |date= |accessdate=2012-06-26}} 9. ^{{cite web|url=https://soundcloud.com/glib-kelly|title=Glib Kelly|website=SoundCloud.com|accessdate=18 January 2018}} 10. ^"The Art of Gigging", BBC, 28 October 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2018 6 : English new wave musical groups|English rock music groups|English post-punk music groups|Musical groups from Liverpool|Musical groups established in 1979|Musical groups disestablished in 1985 |
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