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Oldham, England (1983 – 1995, 2003 – present)
The band was formed by vocalist Stephen Holt (vocals) and guitarist Graham Lambert. Another uncredited founding member, was basist Glenn Chesworth. His partnership with the band lasted only a couple of years. It was and emerged alongside bands like The Stone Roses and Happy Mondays from the indie scene of the late 1980s and early 1990s. Bassist, Martyn Walsh, and drummer, Craig Gill, joined in 1984. Playing garage rock, they were joined by keyboardist, Clint Boon, who changed their sound based around harmonic (and often psychedelic) keyboards and jangly guitars.
After a couple of singles on a local indie label, Holt left the group and was replaced by Tom Hingley. The band were propelled to fame after being ‘discovered’ by the Radio 1 DJ John Peel and had their greatest chart success in the UK with a single entitled
This Is How It Feels, which is a song about loneliness and unemployment.At the time of their initial success, the band earned some notoriety for their squiggly-eyed cow ‘Cool as Fuck’ T-shirts; a student at Oxford Polytechnic was prosecuted on obscenity charges for wearing one. One of their roadies, Noel Gallagher, went on to great success with the band Oasis. The band is named after an Inspiral Carpets tour poster which included the venue Swindon Oasis.
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likeadaydreamer The way the light falls <3
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harrygorst New tune is fucking ace.
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YonnerOAFC You're So Good for Me!
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gavinintexas Notable en Chile!!!
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clenchedteeth the teardrop explodes and the stranglers
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VelvetMesgue these guys are amazing, I like his energy.
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Luffbucket @KurtBell lol
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topjim Never stopped to think of Mark E. Smith ruining that song
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KurtBell Gutted for you that you don't like Mark E. Smith, i funking love him so WAHEEEEY!
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Luffbucket
Oh, if only we could have "I Want You" without that gobshite Mark E. Smith ruining it...
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josephtirth sure you lamented dont have to noel gallagher
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alliedbakeries BOOK REVIEW. The Manchester Musical History Tour - The book is a summary of two lad's love of all thingsmusic in Manchester.Ex-Manchester City fanzine editor and former Inspiral Carpets band member Craig Gill take the reader on a trip around the most famous landmarks on the Manchester music map.You may know many of the places that the couple visit,but those you don't will be a pleasant surprise that you may want to make a journey to.If you're a fan of Manchester music,why wouldn't you want to read it? WU. Taken from CITY MAG JULY2011
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Beat_C their music has aged much better than expected.
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winnie89 the life album changed my life back in the day,
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solanum Just turned my old 'Dung 4' demo tape into MP3s. Pity the tape player I had to use was so rubbish. Still, the version of Joe on that tape was always my favourite Inspirals track.
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greycellgreen A less popular favourite of mine is Sleep Well Tonight. Love all their stuff, but another couple that stand out for me are Caravan and Two Worlds Collide.
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Jpnylonmag They were supposed to be a flop according to the 24hr party ppl movie...
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twinsen110 how good were these guys
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Paranoid-Dreams Manchester *¬*
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Koko, London, United Kingdom
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