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Gallon Drunk are an English alternative rock band formed in London in 1988. Their sound contains a variety of influences, from punk to blues and jazz, and is noted for its dark subject matter. ==Biography== The band formed in 1988 with an initial lineup of James Johnston (vocals, guitar, keyboards) and Mike Delanian (bass), who by 1990 had recruited Nick Combe (drums).〔Bottomley, Charles "Gallon Drunk" in Buckley, Peter (ed.) (2004) ''The Rough Guide to Rock'', Rough Guides, ISBN 978-1843531050, p. 410〕〔()〕 After debut single "Snakepit" the band signed to the Clawfist label, releasing the "Ruby" single in late 1990 (a cover of the song by New York band The Silver Apples).with Nick Combe on drums and Joe Byfield on maracas. The band released three singles in 1991, one of which ("Some Fool's Mess") was named 'Single of the Week' by the ''NME''.,〔〔Strong, Martin C. (2003) ''The Great Indie Discography'', Canongate, ISBN 1-84195-335-0, pp. 755-6〕 by which point Combe had been replaced by Max Decharne. The band's debut album, ''You, the Night...and the Music'', was released in 1992, with a US release on Rykodisc.〔〔Anderson, Lydia "(Gallon Drunk )", ''Trouser Press''. Retrieved 14 January 2014〕 The following year they enjoyed popularity in the wake of their second album, the Mercury Prize-nominated ''From The Heart of Town'', which saw the band sign to Sire Records and play venues in the U.S., such as the Hollywood Bowl and Madison Square Garden in New York, as a guest of Morrissey.〔〔Bret, David (2006) ''Morrissey: Scandal and Passion'', Robson Books Ltd, ISBN 978-1861059680, p. 191〕 During UK dates for ''From The Heart Of Town'' saxophonist/keyboard player Terry Edwards joined the band,〔 having played previously as a session player on the album.〔Prato, Greg "(Gallon Drunk Biography )", Allmusic. Retrieved 14 January 2014〕 Following the subsequent European and U.S. tours, both as headline, and also supporting PJ Harvey, drummer Max Décharné left the band (later fronting The Flaming Stars), to be replaced by Ian White in 1993, who remains a member of the band to the present.〔Unsworth, Cathi (ed.) (2006) ''London Noir'', Serpent's Tail, ISBN 978-1852429300〕〔〔Jacques, Adam (2009) "(How We Met: Spider Stacey & Max Decharne )", ''The Independent on Sunday'', 29 November 2009. Retrieved 18 January 2014 〕 The new line-up of the band followed with ''The Traitor's Gate E.P.'' (1995) and in 1996 the acclaimed ''In The Long Still Night'' (now signed to City Slang).〔 The "To Love Somebody" single, released in March 1997 was the band's last release before dissolving for almost three years.〔 The band returned in 2000 with the ''Blood Is Red'' EP, with Jeremy Cottingham having replaced Mike Delanian on bass.〔 The band's soundtrack to Nicholas Triandafyllidis's 1999 film ''Black Milk'' followed in March.〔Nicholls, Steve (2000) "(Gallon Drunk Delights )", ''Birmingham Evening Mail'', 21 March 2000. Retrieved 18 January 2014 〕〔Longley, Martin (2000) "(Arts & Entertainment: Lining Up Drunk for Some Firkin Aural Devastation; Gallon Drunk's 'Governing Force' James Johnston Tells All to Martin Longley )", ''Birmingham Post'', 15 March 2000. Retrieved 18 January 2014 〕 In 2002 they released the album ''Fire Music''.〔 Following a hiatus during which Johnston toured and recorded as a full-time member of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds,〔〔Martin, Gavin (2007) "(Gallon Drunk - The Rotten Mile )", ''Daily Mirror'', 19 October 2007. Retrieved 18 January 2014 〕 Gallon Drunk returned in 2007 with ''The Rotten Mile'', with Simon Wring taking over on bass, and the remaining core members of Johnston, White and Edwards. A live album, ''Live At Klub 007'', was released in 2008. After Simon Wring's death in 2011, the band recorded ''The Road Gets Darker From Here'' (released in 2012) in Hamburg's leading analogue studio Clouds Hill. The subsequent tours for the album saw Leo Kurunis join the band on bass guitar, with this line-up then returning to Clouds Hill to record ''The Soul Of The Hour'', due for release in March 2014 on Clouds Hill Recordings. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gallon Drunk」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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