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Lowlife were formed in late 1985 by Stuart Everest (guitar), Will Heggie (bass), Craig Lorenston (vocals) & Grant McDowall (drums), all of whom had built up a local following under the name Dead Neighbours. Taking their name from a PIL song, they signed to Brian Guthrie's "Nightshift" label, then released their debut mini-album, "Rain", that year. This was soon followed by the first album proper, "Permanent Sleep" the following year. Lowlife were predominately a studio band, taking two to three months recording each album. Touring was very rare, however the few times they did it was with bands like Johnny Thunders and the Go-Betweens and it was only to promote a release. In 1990 Everest & McDowall were replaced by Hugh Dougie (guitar) & Calum MacLean (programming / guitar / bass), and the band released their fifth album, "San Antorium".
By 1994 MacLean had gone, and they were joined byJennifer Bachen (backing vocals) & Jason Taylor (vocals / guitar, also with Bay), who helped them put together their last album, "Gush".
R.I.P Craig Lorentson - Your music lives on.
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prominence_la Lowlife's really grown on me...listening to Godhead for the first time, and damn, it's simply divine. Cheers to this group.
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ghostcathedrals cheers guys...more videos/archival stuff for the doc to come soon...stay tuned!!!
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tenrapid thanks for the heads up on the Lowlife doccie! *excited*
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SOLOMUSIKA Thanks a lot for the link Neil..I'm looking forward to see this awesome documentary ,but maybe I can't check out the facebook site because I haven't an account there...hmmm hope it's not a problem is it? Cheers ...Long Life to Lowlife ^__^
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Tony_Tone viva documentary !!!
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Hellraiser917 Eternity Road: The Story of Lowlife (Documentary Teaser Trailer) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nysW3Orn2Ic
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Namey a hundred members awww yea..!
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shimmetry I've owned Diminuendo, Swirl, It Swings, Vain Delights and Eternity Road for 22-odd years but listened to Permanent Sleep and Rain for the first time today. Blown away, what was I thinking all this time? I love Lowlife all over again...
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palebblueeyes thanks for lyrics!
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chamaleonicann thanks:-)
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Hellraiser917
Some lyrics http://www.last.fm/user/Hellraiser917/journal/2011/10/30/4wtlu3_lowlife_lyrics
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You_Are_Not_Me No, I NEED Gush. Fucking tragic it wasn't re-issued along with the rest
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You_Are_Not_Me
I want Gush
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Namey
I remember someone at the permanent sleep forums mentioning something about what had happened to Gush and who (if anyone) owned the rights to it currently but I couldn't find that particular thread the second time around...and I can't find anything worthwhile online on Nightshift Records nor Anoise Annoys Records to even start sending some emails already...tho it's true that languishing in obscurity does sorta kinda fit the record you know...?
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Tony_Tone
it is indeed ! Neil we gotta do something about it ! :-]
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KnowBounds was permanentsleep.com taken down? what a shame!
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schelyekhov damn right, Neil!
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Namey
Every day I'm quietly rioting for Gush...
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Hellraiser917
Gush must be reissued soon or I'm gonnae start a riot!! Who's with me?
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Keznor Damn... their band page has gone :(
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