Arnold
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- Genres: Rock
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The three man, dreamy textured, harmony-laden British band Arnold weaves a blend of pop music that is ultimately singular: The heartfelt lyrics are incisive, the loose playing is lush. Originally called Patio, the band's singer died suddenly but the trio-Mark Saxby, guitar; Phil Payne, bass; Phil Morris, vocals and drums-pressed on and dubbed themselves Arnold after Payne's dog. In 1997, the Creation label fronted them the money for a demo tape and ended up releasing the songs as they were recorded as a debut 6 track CD, The Barn Tapes. Morris, who at times bears a vocal resemblance to David Gilmour, writes the majority of songs with Saxby tackling lyrics but the group claims to be a democratic bunch. Live, they use Morris on guitar, Rob Ariss on keyboards and a stand-in drummer. On the debut album, Hillside (Creation, 1998), they mined the vaults of luscious vintage pop along the lines of Big Star and the Beatles, much like U.K. contemporaries Teenage Fanclub and Radiohead, but also sliced in a bit of American-indy slow and dronecore, still favoring lo-fi recording techniques. ~ Denise Sullivan, RoviWikipedia on Answers.com:
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Arnold (band)
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Arnold are a 3 piece band from London, England comprising Phil Morris (lead vocals, drums), Mark Saxby (guitar, vocals) and Phil Payne (bass, vocals) who play guitar-based music influenced by the likes of Big Star, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young and The Who. They signed for Alan McGee's Creation Records in 1997, at a time when the label was riding high on the Britpop-fuelled success of Oasis, and stayed until the label's demise in 1999, releasing two eccentric, tuneful albums. They subsequently signed for McGee's next label, Poptones and were joined by Rob Arriss(guitar & Keyboards) and Dave Hill(drums) before releasing the album Bahama in 2001.
Saxby and Payne have also formed a side-project called Little Massive with Rob Arriss, whose album Dog Gone was released in 2005.
Discography
Albums
- The Barn Tapes - 1997 - Creation Records
- Hillside Album - 1998 - Creation Records Sony/BMG
- Bahama - 2001 - Poptones
- Arnold - 2002 - Luckie Pierre Recordings
- "Bahama" - 2008 - re-release with b-sides Luckie Pierre Recordings
Singles
- "Twist" - 1997 - Creation Records
- "Fleas Don't Fly" - 1998 - Creation Records
- "Fishsounds" - 1998 - Creation Records
- "Windsor Park" - 1998 - Creation Records
- "Wild Colonial Girl" - 2002 - Luckie Pierre Recordings
Presents (Not Promos)
- Christmassy Special - 1997 - Creation Records
External links
- Arnold Entry in the Creative Records Archive
- Official Arnold MySpace Page
- Official Little Massive Website
- Official Little Massive MySpace Page
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