Saturday 8 October 2011

When I close my eyes, the future begins ....... Northside



Some bands were merged into the scene because of the Place they were born or the record label they were on. To a certain degree Northside was placed in the baggy camp just like the bands "James" and "The high" and with the Madchester explosion Factory records labeled them Baggy and hyped them up to be the next big thing.

After supporting The Happy Mondays in 1989 they signed a recording contract with factory and landed a spot on the documentary "Madchester - The sound of the North".  But it was with their 1st single that the band hit a problem, Factory records may have had the most fantastic bands but when it came down to actually getting the bands noticed to a larger audience they always failed !. Shall we take a trip was released on 2nd June 1990 and was banned outright on all daytime radio and some High street shops, why i hear you ask?.  Well with the letters L-S-D being the 1st speaking lines to open the song it was bound to happen!.

With several singles including the fantastic "Take 5" being released between 1990 and 1991 the toured America then released their one and only album "Chicken Rhythms" on June 17th 1991 to mixed reviews. In the UK it did reach the top 20's and did favour better in the US but what with the Grunge scene hitting at the same time it was destined to get rocky. The band did record some demos for a future single and album, but with the demise of Factory records these never saw the light of day.

In 2006 the band reformed for a reunion tour but with the only original member being present was the singer Dermo but during 2008 2 of the original members "Dermo" and "Walsh" started working on new material.

Fingers crossed that 2nd album see's the light of day and maybe even a return to the music scene. Just one of the bands who could of been so much bigger if they had been given the proper chance. With the Britpop scene just around the corner who knew what could have been achieved!.

So that's that then i guess, another truly fantastic band that never got a chance!.  I see a pattern emerging here !!



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