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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 single
Shine 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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JoeGazer wrote:
what a great band they were....an unforgettable influence on my favorite genre....criminally unappreciated....
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Dennisjc wrote:
new favourite band.
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ravelax wrote:
I dig both versions of Shine On, the original slightly more than the one on Butterfly.
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eyesaresmiles wrote:
The original Shine On is a classic, but the later hit one on the butterfly album sucks.
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royalpoet wrote:
Amazing band. They absolutely defined "ringing guitars." Criminally unknown. They should be legends. "Shine On" is a candidate for greatest song ever.
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urinesoda wrote:
what they said v v
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dobbin wrote:
so fucking brilliant. easily forgotton amidst the manchester bands, their debut is an all time classic. not 1 weak song, and not forgetting destroy the heart, blind, and shine on too. underrated, underplayed and totally worthy of all praise anyone gives them.
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remarcs wrote:
Loved it Live in the 80's. Re-discovered now. Remembering a former self
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vodenapushka wrote:
..one of the best!
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georgiaplop wrote:
i battered guy chadwick once, thats how i know! do u remember me at the krazyhouse 1992 guy! we pinched yr booze you whopper!
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georgiaplop wrote:
my freind (who asked me to put it on) said i cant say that about the house of shite! aka the shithouse!
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georgiaplop wrote:
absolute shite!!!
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mrcoo wrote:
aberdeen uni -crombie johnstone halls of res broke bed by jumping up and down to this on a cold december night in 1990...memories
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insomniacme wrote:
Interesting. Not exiting as such.
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keptblue wrote:
http://www.yourinfamousharp.com !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Charlotte_A wrote:
Music is my life's soundtrack... check it out > http://www.02l.net/projects/music_set/ganz_de_ville/blue_channel ... or LAST.FM's version> http://www.lastfm.it/music/Ganz+De+Ville/_/Blue+Channel ... THAT'S INCREDIBLE
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kulsha wrote:
они волшебные ♥
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xn0153x wrote:
christine marked my life back in the days...
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ncrln81 wrote:
<3.
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justy2010 wrote:
My first live band experience..fuck how that memory sticks
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