Terrorvision
Alongside New Model Army and a fertile bhangra scene, Terrorvision were the Yorkshire city of Bradford's chief musical export. And, after capturing a U.K. number one single in 1999, there was every reason for them to be a source of local pride. After abandoning the name Spoilt Bratz in 1991, Terrorvision (named after a cult B-movie) formed around vocalist Tony Wright, guitarist Mark Yates, bass player Leigh Marklew, and drummer Shutty. A single demo tape was enough to convince EMI Records to offer them not only a deal, but their own imprint, Total Vegas. A succession of albums followed, melding pop hooks with metal guitars (akin to a harsher Cheap Trick). These included Formaldehyde (1992), How to Make Friends and Influence People (1994), and Regular Urban Survivors (1996). These spawned a series of chart appearances for singles such as "New Policy One," "Pretend Best Friend," the excellent "Alice, What's the Matter?" and "Perseverance." The latter took them into the U.K. Top Five, illustrating their broadening commercial appeal. That was confirmed with the release of 1998's Shaving Peaches, a heady mix of whacked-out pop and rock piledrivers with a real dumb charm that some compared to the Ramones.
Despite attendant single "Tequila" topping the charts, Terrorvision were nevertheless dropped by EMI before the end of the millennium. However, their own label scored a working relationship with Papillon in May 2000. A sixth appearance on the Never Mind the Buzzcocks Christmas special soon followed, prior to the band returning to the studio the next year. Fifth album Good to Go, which sparked the hit single "D'Ya Wanna Go Faster?," appeared in February 2001. Sadly, after a string of spring shows, Terrorvision's 13-year career came to a halt when the band disbanded in June. A small farewell tour in the U.K. was scheduled for late fall to coincide the release of the retrospective Whales & Dolphins in September. The band re-formed for a smattering of live shows between 2005 and 2009, and in 2011 Tony Wright announced that Terrorvision would be releasing a new album in 2011.
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Party over Here...Live in London
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How To Make Friends And Influence People
Rock - Paru chez Parlophone UK le 18 avr. 1994
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Regular Urban Survivors
Rock - Paru chez Parlophone UK le 11 mars 1996
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Whales And Dolphins - The Best Of
Rock - Paru chez Parlophone UK le 24 sept. 2001
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The Essential Terrorvision
Rock - Paru chez Parlophone UK le 26 août 2002
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B-Sides & Rarities
Rock - Paru chez Parlophone UK le 15 août 2005
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Super Delux
Rock - Paru chez Total Vegas Recordings le 24 févr. 2011
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We Are Not Robots
Rock - À paraître le 20 sept. 2024 chez Townsend Music Limited - Total Vegas Recordings
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The Night Lemmy Died
Rock - Paru chez Townsend Music Limited - Total Vegas Recordings le 26 avr. 2024
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BBC In Concert (6th June 1993)
Rock - Paru chez Parlophone UK le 7 mai 2010
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Santa Never Came
Musiques de Noël - Paru chez Total Vegas Recordings le 3 déc. 2021
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Formaldehyde/How To Make Friends And Influence People/Regular Urban Survivors
Pop - Paru chez Parlophone UK le 28 nov. 2000
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Perseverance (Live in London)
Alternatif et Indé - Paru chez earMUSIC le 8 mars 2019
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Alice What's the Matter? (Live)
Alternatif et Indé - Paru chez earMUSIC le 15 févr. 2019
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Oblivion (Live in London)
Alternatif et Indé - Paru chez earMUSIC le 22 mars 2019
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BBC In Concert (4th June 1994)
Rock - Paru chez Parlophone UK le 7 mai 2010
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Friday Rock Show Session (13th May 1994)
Rock - Paru chez Parlophone UK le 13 avr. 2010
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