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Stereophonics Is A Welsh Rock Band Formed In 1992 In The Village Of Cwmaman In The Cynon Valley Wales. The Band Consists Of Kelly Jones Lead Vocals Lead Guitar Keyboards Richard Jones Bass Guitar Harmonica Backing Vocals Adam Zindani Rhythm Guitar Backing Vocals Jamie Morrison Drums Percussion And Touring Member Tony Kirkham Keyboards . The Group Previously Included Stuart Cable 1992–2003 And Then Javier Weyler 2004–2012 On Drums. Stereophonics Have Released Twelve Studio Albums Including Eight UK Number One Albums. A Successful Compilation Album Decade In The Sun Was Released In November 2008 And Charted At Number Two On The UK Album Chart. Described As "classic UK Rock Delivered With Whiskey Vocals" The Band Have Been Summarised As Possessing A Sound Akin To The Genres Of Alternative Rock And "British Traditional Rock". Stereophonics' Debut Album Word Gets Around Was Released In August 1997 And Charted At Number Six In The UK Aided By The Singles "Local Boy In The Photograph" "More Life In A Tramps Vest" And "A Thousand Trees". The Band Reached Mainstream Success With The Release Of Performance And Cocktails And Its Promotional Singles "The Bartender And The Thief" "Just Looking" And "Pick A Part That's New" In 1999 And Have Achieved A Total Of Ten Top-Ten Singles As Well As One Number One "Dakota" 2005 . Having Sold Around 10 Million Copies Worldwide By 2016 Stereophonics Are One Of The Most Successful Welsh Rock Acts. Upon Their Release Of Pull The Pin They Achieved Five Consecutive UK Number One Albums. The Band Have Also Been Praised For Their Live Performances Which Have Landed Them Headlining Slots At Many Of The UK And Ireland's Most High-Profile Music Festivals Including Reading And Leeds In 2000 Glastonbury In 2002 V Festival In 2002 The Isle Of Wight In 2004 And 2009 Oxegen In 2010 Tramlines Festival And TRNSMT In 2018 And Latitude In 2019. The Band Is Part Of The Cardiff Music Scene. Full Wikipedia Article Https //en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/Stereophonics Studio Albums
Word Gets Around 1997 Performance And Cocktails 1999 Just Enough Education To Perform 2001 You Gotta Go There To Come Back 2003 Language. Sex. Violence. Other? 2005 Pull The Pin 2007 Keep Calm And Carry On 2009 Graffiti On The Train 2013 Keep The Village Alive 2015 Scream Above The Sounds 2017 Kind 2019 Oochya! 2022
Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Handbags and Gladrags
Stereophonics - Just Enough Education To Perform
"Handbags And Gladrags" Is A Song Written In 1967 By English Singer And Songwriter Mike D'Abo Who At The Time Was Lead Singer Of Manfred Mann. In December 2001 Stereophonics Released A Version Of The Song On Single. It Was Subsequently Added To Their Previous Album's Re-Release Just Enough Education To Perform As Track Seven And On Their First Compilation Album As The Final Track. The Band Originally Recorded Their Version As A Demo "for A Laugh" But After The Record Company Heard It They Saw The Potential Of It Being A Single And Subsequently Had It Commissioned As One. Despite Receiving Criticism It Became One Of Their Most Successful Singles In Ireland It Peaked At Number Three And Was Certified Gold In The UK. Following On From The "Mr. Writer" Critical Backlash The Song Received A Negative Review From Drowned In Sound Reviewer Anita Bhagwandasm Who Described It As The "final Drop In The Stereophonics' Inevitable Descent Into Pop Mediocrity" And Criticised The Group For "selling Out."
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Stereophonics Is A Welsh Rock Band Formed In 1992 In The Village Of Cwmaman In The Cynon Valley Wales. The Band Consists Of Kelly Jones Lead Vocals Lead Guitar Keyboards Richard Jones Bass Guitar Harmonica Backing Vocals Adam Zindani Rhythm Guitar Backing Vocals Jamie Morrison Drums Percussion And Touring Member Tony Kirkham Keyboards . The Group Previously Included Stuart Cable 1992–2003 And Then Javier Weyler 2004–2012 On Drums. Stereophonics Have Released Twelve Studio Albums Including Eight UK Number One Albums. A Successful Compilation Album Decade In The Sun Was Released In November 2008 And Charted At Number Two On The UK Album Chart. Described As "classic UK Rock Delivered With Whiskey Vocals" The Band Have Been Summarised As Possessing A Sound Akin To The Genres Of Alternative Rock And "British Traditional Rock". Stereophonics' Debut Album Word Gets Around Was Released In August 1997 And Charted At Number Six In The UK Aided By The Singles "Local Boy In The Photograph" "More Life In A Tramps Vest" And "A Thousand Trees". The Band Reached Mainstream Success With The Release Of Performance And Cocktails And Its Promotional Singles "The Bartender And The Thief" "Just Looking" And "Pick A Part That's New" In 1999 And Have Achieved A Total Of Ten Top-Ten Singles As Well As One Number One "Dakota" 2005 . Having Sold Around 10 Million Copies Worldwide By 2016 Stereophonics Are One Of The Most Successful Welsh Rock Acts. Upon Their Release Of Pull The Pin They Achieved Five Consecutive UK Number One Albums. The Band Have Also Been Praised For Their Live Performances Which Have Landed Them Headlining Slots At Many Of The UK And Ireland's Most High-Profile Music Festivals Including Reading And Leeds In 2000 Glastonbury In 2002 V Festival In 2002 The Isle Of Wight In 2004 And 2009 Oxegen In 2010 Tramlines Festival And TRNSMT In 2018 And Latitude In 2019. The Band Is Part Of The Cardiff Music Scene. Full Wikipedia Article Https //en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/Stereophonics Studio Albums
Word Gets Around 1997 Performance And Cocktails 1999 Just Enough Education To Perform 2001 You Gotta Go There To Come Back 2003 Language. Sex. Violence. Other? 2005 Pull The Pin 2007 Keep Calm And Carry On 2009 Graffiti On The Train 2013 Keep The Village Alive 2015 Scream Above The Sounds 2017 Kind 2019 Oochya! 2022 read less
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Word Gets Around 1997 Performance And Cocktails 1999 Just Enough Education To Perform 2001 You Gotta Go There To Come Back 2003 Language. Sex. Violence. Other? 2005 Pull The Pin 2007 Keep Calm And Carry On 2009 Graffiti On The Train 2013 Keep The Village Alive 2015 Scream Above The Sounds 2017 Kind 2019 Oochya! 2022 read less
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"Handbags and Gladrags" is a song written in 1967 by English singer and songwriter Mike d'Abo, who, at the time, was lead singer of Manfred Mann. In December 2001, Stereophonics released a version of the song on single. It was subsequently added to their previous album's re-release Just Enough Education to Perform as track seven and on their first compilation album as the final track. The band originally recorded their version as a demo "for a laugh", but after the record company heard it they saw the potential of it being a single and subsequently had it commissioned as one. Despite receiving criticism, it became one of their most successful singles; in Ireland it peaked at number three and was certified gold in the UK.
Following on from the "Mr. Writer" critical backlash, the song received a negative review from Drowned in Sound reviewer Anita Bhagwandasm who described it as the "final drop in the Stereophonics' inevitable descent into pop mediocrity" and criticised the group for "selling out." Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.