Timbo's Liverpool - 90's Music

CAST Having left the Las, John Power teamed up with Liam Tyson, Peter Wilkinson and Keith O'Neill to form Cast. Polydor gave them their big break in 1994 having supported Elvis Costello on tour. Their debut single, 'Fine Time' was followed by 'Alright' and the album, 'All Change' which marked their arrival on the music scene. A successfull US gave them cult status and further albums 'Mother Nature Calls' and 'Magic Hour' cemented their position as one of the finest bands to emerge from Liverpool. DISCOGRAPHY
THE FARM The Farm, formed in 1983, could not make any impact in the charts until the following decade. Led by soccer fanzine editor, Peter Hooton, they eventually achieved success with the top ten hit 'Groovy Train' in 1989. 'Altogether Now' faired better with over half a million copies sold. Their debut album, 'Spartacus' was released in 1991 and went straight to the top of the Album charts. Despite being signed up by Sony, the band eventually split in 1994 having failed to build on their earlier success. DISCOGRAPHY WEBSITE
THE LIGHTNING SEEDS Ian Broudie, former member of Big in Japan, producer of Echo and the Bunnymen and Wah! amongst others eventually decided to have a go himself in 1989 and formed the Lightning Seeds. Their first single 'Pure' was an instant success. Their first album 'Sense' was a prelude of things to come and it was 'Jollification' that sent them back to the top. Brodie's ability to create popular tunes such as 'Life Of Riley', 'Drive' and 'Lucky You' confirmed his ability. In 1996 the group teamed up with Frank Skinner and David Baddiel to create 'Three Lions' for Euro '96. The song captured the imagination up and down the country and even survived a re-vamp two years later for England's World Cup '98 effort. DISCOGRAPHY WEBSITE
SPACE If Liverpool and the music scene needed a breath of fresh air in the early '90s then Tommy Scott, Andy Parle, Jamie Murphy and Franny Griffiths can take all the credit for providing it. Space, formed in 1993 and gave us the quirky 'Neighbourhood' followed up with 'Female Of The Species'. Their debut Album 'Spiders' sold over a million copies and the superb 'Me And You Vs The World' single followed shortly after. Following a US tour the band went through a couple of line-up changes but went onto produce their second album 'Tin Planet'. In 1998 they built on previous success with singles 'Avenging Angels', 'The Ballad Of Tom Jones' and 'We've Gotta Get Out Of This Place'. SPACE'S new album Suburban Rock N' Roll was relased on March 8 2004. DISCOGRAPHY
ATOMIC KITTEN Andy McCluskey, of OMD, was the musical mastermind behind Natasha Hamilton who joined original duo Kerry Katona and Liz McLarnon in May 1999 as the previous moniker Automatic Kittens was abandoned in favour of the snappier Atomic Kitten. They performed several showcase gigs at nightclubs in Liverpool and London before signing a recording contract with Innocent Records in August. Katona left the group in February 2001 and was replaced by former Precious band member Jenny Frost. Shortly afterwards "Whole Again", the fifth single from the group's debut album, reached number one and stayed there for four weeks. The trio's cover version of the Bangles' "Eternal Flame" topped the UK charts in August. They consolidated their run of UK hits in May 2002 when new single "It's OK" reached number 3. A limp remix of Blondie's "The Tide Is High" went to the top of the charts at the end of August. The Band split in January 2004 though they insist it is only temporary. DISCOGRAPHY