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London, United Kingdom (1986 – 1993, 2005 – present)
The House of Love are a British rock band who were primarily active from the late 1980s to early 90s, and reformed in 2005. The band’s original lineup was: Guy Chadwick (vocals, guitar), Terry Bickers (guitar), Andrea Heukamp (vocals, guitar), Pete Evans (drums) and Chris Groothuizen (bass).
Bickers left in 1989 and was replaced by Simon Walker, who in turn was replaced by Simon Mawby in 1992. Andrea Heukamp left the band in 1988, returning briefly in 1991.
From the same genus as Echo And The Bunnymen, My Bloody Valentine and Jesus And Mary Chain, The House of Love arrived on the scene in the late 1980s with a psychedelic, textural rock sound. Songwriter Guy Chadwick provided personal, romantic musings over lush layers of 80s studio bliss, enhanced by Terry Bickers’ guitar-playing.
The band formed in Camberwell, London, England in 1986, and released a series of singles, leading to their debut untitled album on Creation Records in 1988. They then signed to Fontana in a whirl of publicity and money. Things went off the rails at first as their next two singles flopped and work on their new album progressed slowly. Tensions grew between Chadwick and Bickers, exacerbated by drug use, leading to Bickers’s departure in 1989. But the resulting album (again officially untitled but usually referred to as the ‘Butterfly’ album after its cover design) went top 10; and a remake of their early singleShine On caught the retro guitar-pop fashion in the wake of the Stone Roses and was a moderate hit.
Bickers left in 1989 and was replaced by Simon Walker, who in turn was replaced by Simon Mawby in 1992. Andrea Heukamp left the band in 1988, returning briefly in 1991.
From the same genus as Echo And The Bunnymen, My Bloody Valentine and Jesus And Mary Chain, The House of Love arrived on the scene in the late 1980s with a psychedelic, textural rock sound. Songwriter Guy Chadwick provided personal, romantic musings over lush layers of 80s studio bliss, enhanced by Terry Bickers’ guitar-playing.
The band formed in Camberwell, London, England in 1986, and released a series of singles, leading to their debut untitled album on Creation Records in 1988. They then signed to Fontana in a whirl of publicity and money. Things went off the rails at first as their next two singles flopped and work on their new album progressed slowly. Tensions grew between Chadwick and Bickers, exacerbated by drug use, leading to Bickers’s departure in 1989. But the resulting album (again officially untitled but usually referred to as the ‘Butterfly’ album after its cover design) went top 10; and a remake of their early single
Shine On caught the retro guitar-pop fashion in the wake of the Stone Roses and was a moderate hit.
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PFGrifter wrote:
live at the bbc is a scorcher
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'the house of love will tear us apart' )
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indieopa wrote:
house of love forever!
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Saii- wrote:
more Indie Pop then Shoegaze
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selrigu wrote:
pffff nooot shoegaze
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RussellChap wrote:
Great tunes with Bickers playing brill guitar...Chambers vocals work well...Basically Four & Five great songs is all the achieved, still they're better than Oasis or Ride...
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mk741 wrote:
1 million plays achieved.
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Hutsmod wrote:
criminally overlooked
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imgoingfishing wrote:
CHRISTINE
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Versenwald wrote:
Just watched the upside down documentary, why was that the first I'd ever heard of this band? Simply amazing
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PartySanCTG wrote:
Jesus, would it have killed them to have Andrea sing more vocals, and add numerals to their album titles like Led Zeppelin?
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andyisdead wrote:
their sound is so pop... and they are so unknown...
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drownedinsound2 wrote:
Jill ? The Church might aswell be T.H.O.L.? They are both shit hot..!!
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eyesaresmiles wrote:
Fantastic up to 88, pretty average thereafter. The perfect example of a band that signed to a major and immediately lost the magic. And that remake of Shine On. Catastrophy. But that one album is a killer.
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fakehead wrote:
Could just as well be listening to The Church... heh!
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sebreflex wrote:
Wow!!!!!!
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Hellraiser917 wrote:
Great Band..!
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RHiscox wrote:
Great band. That ackward time between The Smiths and The Stone Roses. http://teenshoegaze.blogspot.com/2009/04/spy-in-house-of-love.html
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