by Alex Ogg Alongside New Model Army and a fertile bhangra scene, Terrorvision are the Yorkshire city of Bradford's chief musical export. And, after capturing a UK number 1 single in 1999, there is 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 Markley 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 UK top five, illustrating their broadening commercial appeal. That was confirmed with the release of 1998's Shaving Peaches, a heady mix of wacked-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 Papillion 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. Good To Go, their fifth album 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 UK was scheduled for late fall to coincide the release of the retrospective, Whales & Dolphins, in September. (更多)
| 唱片公司 | emi百代唱片 |
|---|---|
| Alias | terrorvision |
| Extra | terrorvision |
| Name | terrorvision |
| 原始名称 | Terrorvision |
| 名称 | terrorvision |
| 国籍 | 英国 |
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