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Red Lorry Yellow Lorry, also known very briefly as the Lorries, are a post-punk band that were formed in Leeds, England in early 1981. == History == The band was formed by guitarist/songwriter Chris Reed and vocalist Mark Sweeney, along with bassist Steve Smith and drummer Mick Brown (who would later join The Mission). Sweeney left the band in late 1981 and Reed permanently took over as vocalist, with Martin Fagan joining as a second guitarist. The group's sound, featuring a numbing guitar drone, powerfully throbbing bass, pounding drum machine, and Reed's cavernous vocal tones, caused the Lorries (as their fans came to call them) to be quickly lumped into the then-developing gothic rock scene by pop journalists, although the band themselves denied they were ever associated with goth and preferred to cite Wire as an influence,〔Gittins, Ian. ''Melody Maker'', "The Angry Brigade" article on the band, 25 October 1986, pg. 32.〕 and said they "were primarily inspired by MC5."〔Wolfenden, David. Interview of Wolfenden conducted by Mick Mercer in 2014 and included in the Liner Notes for ''See the Fire'', 3-CD Compilation, 2014, Cherry Red Records CDTRED643 〕 In 1982, the Lorries' manager Dave Hall provided independent record label Red Rhino with a cassette of the group's demos.〔Ogg, Alex. ''Talk about the Weather'' Compact Disc, Anagram Records, 2005, liner notes.〕 Impressed by the quality of the songs, Red Rhino label head "Tony K" (Tony Kostrzewa) signed the band and immediately released "Beating My Head" unchanged from the demo as the band's debut single.〔K, Tony. ''Red Lorry Yellow Lorry: The Singles 1982 - 87'' Compact Disc, Cherry Red Records, 1993, liner notes.〕 The song made a strong appearance on the influential ''NME'' independent record chart. Fagan and Smith soon departed the band, to be replaced by Dave Wolfenden and Paul Southern respectively. While numerous additional personnel changes would occur in the history of the band, Wolfenden became a mainstay and a frequent songwriting partner of Reed's during the band's most productive period. In 1983 and 1984, the band released several more singles (including "He's Read" and "Monkeys On Juice", which reached No. 9 on the NME indie chart〔"Independent 45s" Chart, ''New Musical Express'', 4 August 1984, pg. 4〕). John Peel was an early supporter, and the band recorded two radio sessions for him in March and November 1983〔 (released on CD in 2014 as ''BBC Sessions 1983 - 1984'', part of the band's 3-CD compilation ''See the Fire''). In 1985, the band's debut album, ''Talk about the Weather'', was released and peaked at No. 3 on the NME indie rock albums chart.〔"Independent LPs" Chart, ''New Musical Express'', 23 February 1985, pg. 4〕 The album, which most fans consider to be the band's best, received generally positive reviews and sold extremely well for a small label offering.〔 "Hollow Eyes", a single taken from the album, attained good sales as well,〔"Independent 45s" Chart, ''New Musical Express'', 5 January 1985, pg. 4. The single reached No. 7 on the chart.〕 as did follow-up non-LP singles "Chance" and "Spinning Round",〔"Independent 45s" Chart, ''New Musical Express'', 19 October 1985, pg. 4. "Spinning Round" peaked at # 11 on the chart.〕 the latter of which is generally felt to be the Lorries's strongest song. The band released one more album on Red Rhino (''Paint Your Wagon'', which reached No. 3 on the NME indie chart〔"Independent LPs" Chart, ''New Musical Express'', 29 March 1986, pg. 44〕) in 1986, a single (“Cut Down”) and a four track EP (“Crawling Mantra”, utilizing the one-time band name change to "The Lorries"), before signing to Situation Two, an offshoot of Beggars Banquet Records. Two albums followed, 1988's ''Nothing Wrong'' and 1989's ''Blow''. Neither of the Beggars Banquet albums appeared on any mainstream pop charts. Singles, including “Only Dreaming (Wide Awake)” and “Open Up” (which upon its release was chosen as NME’s Single of the Week〔Solanos, Jane. "Singles", ''New Musical Express'', 21 November 1987, pg. 16.〕), also failed to chart, and the band was subsequently dropped by the label. In 1991, the band released a further single, "Talking Back", and then the ''Blasting Off'' album on the tiny Sparkhead label, after which Reed broke up what was left of the band. In 2003, Reed revived the name Red Lorry Yellow Lorry and released four new songs in 2004, available via internet download only on the band’s website. The band toured frequently in the UK during 2004 and 2005, but although journalist Mick Mercer wrote in 2014 that "new material is on its way",〔Mercer, Mick. Liner Notes, ''See the Fire'', 3-CD Compilation, 2014, Cherry Red Records CDTRED643 〕 no additional Red Lorry Yellow Lorry music has subsequently been released. In 2005, the band released ''Thunder in the Black Cave'', a live DVD recorded in Belgium during their 2004 European tour.〔 In 2006, Reed released an acoustic-based album, ''Minimal Animal'', under the name "Chris Reed Unit". 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「Red Lorry Yellow Lorry」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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