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Rugby, Warwickshire (1984 – 1991)
Spacemen 3 were an English psychedelic shoegaze drone band formed in 1984 in Rugby, Warwickshire by Jason Pierce (aka J Spaceman) and Peter Kember (aka Sonic Boom). Their first album, Sound of Confusion (1986), was not successful commercially, but it attracted a loyal fanbase. Its follow-up, 1987’s Perfect Prescription, is a concept album mirroring the highs and lows of a drug trip. It expanded the group’s core of fans and is generally considered their masterpiece.
Playing With Fire (1989) expanded on the psychedelic and drone themes of the earlier albums; its second single, “Revolution,” reached #1 on the UK indie charts. But soon after, a combination of personnel changes, drug problems and inttraband tension (especially between Kember and Pierce) began to break the band apart. Recurring, released in 1991, was their last proper album, though its recording reflected the split between Pierce and Kember as each recorded their own side of the album in different studios, with a cover of Mudhoney’s ‘When Tomorrow Hits’ to separate them (Mudhoney would later return the favour with a cover of Spacemen 3’s ‘Revolution’). It was their most popular record, but by its release Kember and Pierce had already formed new bands, Spectrum,were self described “noise experimentation” and Spiritualized, respectively. The final conflict that contributed to the split was Pierce’s decision to release a cover of The Troggs’ ‘Any Way That You Want Me’, as the first Spiritualized single, which Kember had been wanting to cover for years.
Playing With Fire (1989) expanded on the psychedelic and drone themes of the earlier albums; its second single, “Revolution,” reached #1 on the UK indie charts. But soon after, a combination of personnel changes, drug problems and inttraband tension (especially between Kember and Pierce) began to break the band apart. Recurring, released in 1991, was their last proper album, though its recording reflected the split between Pierce and Kember as each recorded their own side of the album in different studios, with a cover of Mudhoney’s ‘When Tomorrow Hits’ to separate them (Mudhoney would later return the favour with a cover of Spacemen 3’s ‘Revolution’). It was their most popular record, but by its release Kember and Pierce had already formed new bands, Spectrum,were self described “noise experimentation” and Spiritualized, respectively. The final conflict that contributed to the split was Pierce’s decision to release a cover of The Troggs’ ‘Any Way That You Want Me’, as the first Spiritualized single, which Kember had been wanting to cover for years.
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iouaywe wrote:
trippy love
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Erythromycine wrote:
good band. has influenced the noisy/shoegaze era that immediately followed after their breakup
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SOLOMUSIKA wrote:
....*♫♪ ♫♪ ♥♥♥
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Tainer_esk wrote:
shoegaze??¿¿?? . . . 5/5
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Ihatemusic wrote:
Insanity.
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salbutamolum wrote:
0/5
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Spacebel wrote:
Best song remains Rollercoaster a cover from 1966 13th Floor Elevators
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kellyjean wrote:
Woah. Big yes.
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Werkaday wrote:
Vibyl is right, I love falling asleep to Spacemen Jam
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gonchoriffic wrote:
yeah Vibyl, I listened to Dreamweapon for the first time last night and I was out within minutes. Have to listen during they day so I can experience it in full consciousness.
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CosmicGrrl wrote:
@OllieMonaghan.. agreed. so very beautiful.
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oasisinside wrote:
they're so fucking good - please reunite someday so I can experience this shit live
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Vibyl wrote:
Dreamweapon is great for falling asleep too. :3
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Ihatemusic wrote:
*I dont think... argh... fucking... studying... messing with my head...
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Ihatemusic wrote:
Read as in online? I dont anyone made it into an e-book... If you mean buying? Be lucky and find it in a bookshop ( a friend from Glasgow told me she saw it in a shop the other day) or buy it used online or buy a ridiculous amount and get it new.
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iouaywe wrote:
[ ah, he meant the book. oooops. leaving that link up because you should all download it, get stoned, and fall asleep to it ]
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iouaywe wrote:
read it? er no, but it can be downloaded here http://rippedinglasgow.blogspot.com/2009/09/spacemen-3-dreamweapon.html :) definitely worth getting too..
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MotherrSuperior wrote:
Does anyone know somewhere i can read Dreamweapon?
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Monty__ wrote:
Perfect Prescription is the best.
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Josepz wrote:
kaleidoscopic mind!
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