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The Pop Group was formed in 1977 in Bristol when teenager Mark Stewart set out to start a funk group with schoolmates John Waddington and Simon Underwood. [5] [6] Inspired by the energy of punk rock but feeling the style to be too conservative, the group drew influence from the avant-garde, black music styles such as free jazz and dub, and radical political traditions.
The discography of English post-punk band The Pop Group consists of four studio albums, two live albums, three compilation albums, six singles and four music videos.
It should only contain pages that are The Pop Group songs or lists of The Pop Group songs, as well as subcategories containing those things (themselves set categories). Topics about The Pop Group songs in general should be placed in relevant topic categories .
The song "The Stand" was recorded in Battersea in April 1983, and was released in the UK as a single. [3] The song's lyrics were inspired by Stephen King's novel of the same name. [6] Outside the UK, the song was released as part of a five-track EP titled The Alarm. [3] The EP was released to coincide with the Alarm's first tour of the U.S. in ...
Y is the debut studio album of English post-punk band The Pop Group. The album was produced by dub musician Dennis "Blackbeard" Bovell at Ridge Farm Studios in Surrey, and was released on 20 April 1979 through Radar Records. [1] It has since been reissued several times, including in 2019 by Mute Records with bonus material to mark its 40th ...
One song "Waiting on the Shores of Nowhere" was composed by Robert Saker and Jack Winsley. The remaining five were original compositions by the band members. [156] [157] A song from the album, "I Can Feel It", an Eric Allandale composition was covered by Chuck Bennett. It was a hit for him in Germany the following year.
Mark Stewart (10 August 1960 – 21 April 2023) was an English singer and founding member of the Pop Group. [2] A pioneer of post-punk and industrial music, he recorded for On-U Sound Records, Mute Records, eMERGENCY heARTS, Future Noise Music,Crippled Dick and Hot Wax!
Songs from the project made up the album Who's Next (1971), including the hits "Won't Get Fooled Again", "Baba O'Riley", and "Behind Blue Eyes". The group released another concept album, Quadrophenia (1973), as a celebration of their mod roots, and oversaw the film adaptation of Tommy (1975). They continued to tour to large audiences before ...