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William Adam Reid (born 28 October 1958) is a Scottish musician, best known for being the lead guitarist, main songwriter, co-founder and occasional singer of the Scottish alternative rock band, The Jesus and Mary Chain.
William Adam Reid (* 28. Oktober 1958 in Glasgow, Schottland) ist ein schottischer Gitarrist und Komponist . Inhaltsverzeichnis. 1 Leben. 2 Diskografie. 2.1 The Jesus and Mary Chain. 2.2 William. 2.3 Lazycame. 3 Weblinks. 4 Einzelnachweise. Leben.
- Biography
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- Discography
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Early years
Brothers Jim and William Reid had been inspired to form a band as far back as 1977, having heard groups of the British punk scene; in the early 1980s they formed their own. William stated, "It was perfect timing because there weren't any guitar bands. Everybody was making this electronic pop music." Before forming the band, the brothers had spent five years on the dole, during which they wrote and recorded songs at home and worked out the sound and image of the band. Originally called The Pop...
Psychocandy
The success of "Upside Down" led to interest from WEA-subsidiary Blanco y Negro Records which signed the group in early 1985. The group released the single "Never Understand" in February which reached number forty-seven in the UK Singles Chart. The label had initially refused to press the single due to its B-side, "Suck", but went ahead given the alternative put forward by the band, a song called "Jesus Fuck". The band were eager to get "Jesus Fuck" released, and McGee got as far as producing...
Darklands and Automatic
In September 1986, the band parted ways with manager Alan McGee, and came close to splitting up later in the year, with Jim Reid suffering from "exhaustion". John Moore had become an established member, but moved to rhythm guitar, with former Redskins member Martin Hewes joining the band briefly (although he strongly denies ever joining) and former Dead Can Dance percussionist James Pinker taking over on drums. Blanco y Negro manager Geoff Travis took over management duties, and the band retu...
They were referenced in season 24, episode 22 of The Simpsons, "Dangers on a Train". The men of Springfield are helping Homer restore a train for Homer and Marge's anniversary. Reverend Lovejoy is reading a book called The Jesus and Mary Train. The song "Ebin" by Sublimereferences the Jesus and Mary Chain in the lyrics "Ebin was a cooly that I used...
Sources 1. Larkin, Colin (1992). The Guinness Who's Who of Indie and New Wave Music. Guinness Publishing. ISBN 0-85112-579-4. 2. Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1989. Cherry Red Books. ISBN 0-9517206-9-4. 3. Robertson, John (1988). The Jesus and Mary Chain – a Musical Biography. Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-7119-1470-2. 4. Strong, Martin C. (2003). ...
The Jesus and Mary Chain at AllMusicLong article in The Guardian, 201423. März 2017 · Hier sollte eine Beschreibung angezeigt werden, diese Seite lässt dies jedoch nicht zu.
Fotograf Seite. William Reid. Eine Frau steht mit zwei Ackerpferden und Hunden hinter dem Zaun eines Bauernhofes in Schottland. 1917. Drei Chow-Chow-Welpen lassen sich fotografieren. Welpen tummeln sich um eine Hundehütte. Ein junges schottisches Mädchen sitzt mit English-Setter-Welpen im Freien.
William Reid ist der Name folgender Personen: William Reid (Gouverneur) (1791–1858), britischer Generalmajor und Kolonialgouverneur; William Reid (Architekt), (1825–1893), schottischer Architekt; William Reid (Basketballtrainer) (1893–1955), US-amerikanischer Basketballtrainer; William Reid (Musiker) (* 1958), schottischer ...
William Adam Reid is a Scottish composer, guitarist and singer, working alongside his brother Jim Reid in the highly prolific band ‘The Jesus and Mary Chain’. He is known for his highly...
