Gay Dad in general

Newest Review: ... think that Gay Dad are just trying a Pop Quiz name-that-tune exercise, though – on “To earth with love”, ... more

... they actually TELL us in the lyrics about the Kraftwerk sample in the song. Then I hear a little bit of Oasis in “Oh Jim”, Radiohead in “Different kind of blue”, and John Lennon in “Jesus Christ”. Then there are times when I’m reminded of Air and Gerry Rafferty. OK, I’ve mentioned all those artists that I’m reminded of, and overall, I might describe it as mix of the Rolling Stones and Teardrop Explodes, just to name a couple more… but in the end this al...more

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Gay Dad in general: Are they gay? Are they dads? (863 words)
by - written on 16/12/03 (Very useful, 29 readings)
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Gay Dad are made up of Cliff Jones, Nicholas ‘Baz’ Crowe, James Riseboro and Nigel Hoyle, (drummer Charley Stone left the band in 1999). To begin with, it looked like the band were just another Brit Pop band, and by the late 90s, let’s be honest, a lot of people had tired of the whole Blur/Oasis/Pulp thing, myself included. Their first single, “To earth with love” was a big hit in the UK, and since then they’ve released 2 albums, “Leisure Noise” in 1999 and “Transmission” in 2001. I loved that debut single, but because Gay Dad were linked with the Brit Pop thing, I didn’t expect to like ... Read the complete review

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