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Nick Lowe (born Nicholas Drain Lowe, March 24, 1949, Walton-on-Thames) is an English singer-songwriter, musician and producer.
A pivotal figure in UK pub rock, punk rock and new wave, Lowe has recorded a string of well-reviewed solo albums. Along with vocals, Lowe plays guitar, bass guitar, piano and harmonica. He is perhaps best known for his songs (What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love, And Understanding and
Cruel to Be Kind, as well as his production work with Elvis Costello.
Lowe began his recording career in 1966 as a member of Kippington Lodge, founded with his friend Brinsley Schwarz, which released a few singles on Parlophone. Three years later Kippington Lodge had changed its name to Brinsley Schwarz and its musical focus to country- and blues-rock. Lowe’s best-known song from the Brinsley Schwarz era is probably either “(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding,” which was a major hit for Elvis Costello in 1979, or Cruel to be kind, a song the other band members rejected but was later a solo hit for Lowe.
After leaving Brinsley Schwarz in the mid-1970s, Lowe began playing in Rockpile with Dave Edmunds. In August 1976, Lowe released “So It Goes” b/w “Heart of the City”, the first single on the Stiff Records label where he was in-house producer (the label’s first EP was Lowe’s 1977 four-track release Bowi, apparently named in response to David Bowie’s contemporary LP Low!) . On this and other labels, Lowe would go on to produce The Damned’s Damned Damned Damned and many albums by Elvis Costello, including My Aim Is True, This Year’s Model, and Armed Forces.
A pivotal figure in UK pub rock, punk rock and new wave, Lowe has recorded a string of well-reviewed solo albums. Along with vocals, Lowe plays guitar, bass guitar, piano and harmonica. He is perhaps best known for his songs (What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love, And Understanding and
Cruel to Be Kind, as well as his production work with Elvis Costello.Lowe began his recording career in 1966 as a member of Kippington Lodge, founded with his friend Brinsley Schwarz, which released a few singles on Parlophone. Three years later Kippington Lodge had changed its name to Brinsley Schwarz and its musical focus to country- and blues-rock. Lowe’s best-known song from the Brinsley Schwarz era is probably either “(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding,” which was a major hit for Elvis Costello in 1979, or Cruel to be kind, a song the other band members rejected but was later a solo hit for Lowe.
After leaving Brinsley Schwarz in the mid-1970s, Lowe began playing in Rockpile with Dave Edmunds. In August 1976, Lowe released “So It Goes” b/w “Heart of the City”, the first single on the Stiff Records label where he was in-house producer (the label’s first EP was Lowe’s 1977 four-track release Bowi, apparently named in response to David Bowie’s contemporary LP Low!) . On this and other labels, Lowe would go on to produce The Damned’s Damned Damned Damned and many albums by Elvis Costello, including My Aim Is True, This Year’s Model, and Armed Forces.
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Basher: The Best of Nick Lowe
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At My Age
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Jesus of Cool
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The Convincer
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Marie Provost
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Little Hitler
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36 Inches High
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No Reason
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Cracking Up
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Shoutbox
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road_to_ruin wrote:
The Convincer and At my age are brilliant.
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chachachoke wrote:
"The single most evil crooner alive" my friend calls him.
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davidboner wrote:
I just got "Quiet Please" and am getting into the stuff beyond the first few albums. Any recommendations for 90s-00s Nick Lowe?
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PoisonedV wrote:
His song on fatboy slim's Late Night Tales compilation is really great.
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mirrorball95 wrote:
I downloaded 'Labour Of Lust' album after hearing 'Cruel To Be Kind' on the radio one day. 'Switchboard Susan' is an underrated song from that album. The thing is that I cant find his albums on amazon, have most gone out of print? Im pondering getting the new compilation hes just put out but Id rather just get all his albums.
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davidboner wrote:
Labor of Lust > Jesus of Cool
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EvanToth wrote:
The Best!
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sh8k_et wrote:
Oh damn, I would love to have that.
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Mad_Millsey wrote:
"Quiet Please... The New Best Of Nick Lowe" - press kit here with free download. http://www.propermusic.com/epk/prpcd036.html
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stuart1861 wrote:
His new CD/DVD compilation - Quiet Please... The New Best of Nick Lowe - is absolutely awesome. Includes a concert recorded in Belgium in 2007 and some rare music videos.
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Mythtall wrote:
So it goes is my favorite. There are just some amazing lyrics in that song
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exports88 wrote:
"Cruel" - this song could never be duplicated , one of the truly greats
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waal70 wrote:
I Live on a Battlefield - great music, great lyrics, great song!
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withoutx wrote:
They are great, I got all their albums here na http://westsounds.com/
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TantoTempo wrote:
Welcome back baby to the poor side of town... Pure genius!
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TantoTempo wrote:
Has anyone written more great songs than Nick ?
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licoricepizza wrote:
Am really looking forward to the re-issue of Labour Of Lust, which will probably be available next year (30 yr Anniv.). That's my favorite Nick Lowe album.
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YControl755 wrote:
Finally got "Jesus of Cool" after hearing about it for so long. My favorites are "Little Hitler," "Tonight," "No Reason" and "Marie Provost."
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the_slider04 wrote:
I've added some new photos of Nick. You can vote :)
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lucindalight wrote:
Where's the album Dig My Mood? with perfect, dark, dark songs like Failed Christian and Faithless Lover
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Ry Cooder and Nick Lowe with Joachim Cooder
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