Band factfile
- 1. BAND FACT FILES These are the three albums I have chosen for my poster/bag.
- 2. The Clash • Years Active: 1976 - 1986 • Genre: Punk • Members: Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon and Nick Headon • Record Label: CBS • Famous Albums: “The Clash”, “London Calling” • Singles: “White Riot”, “London Calling”, “Should I Stay or Should I Go”, “This is England” • Slogan: “The Only Band That Matters” • Awards: “Best Album of the Decade(1980s)” – London Calling. Inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2004. Rolling Stone – 28th on the 100 best artists of all time list.
- 3. The Verve • Years Active: 1989-1999, 2007-2009 • Genre: Alternative • Members: Nick Ashcroft, Nick McCabe, Simon Jones, Peter Salisbury, Simon Tong • Record Label: EMI, Hut, Virgin, Parlophone, Vernon Yard • Albums: “Urban Hymns”, “Forth” • Singles: “Bittersweet Symphony” • Awards: 2 Brit Awards – including Best British Group. Nominated for Grammy Award for Best Rock Song.
- 4. The Sex Pistols • Years Active: 1975-1978, 1996, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008 • Genre: Punk • Members: Johnny Rotten, Steve Jones, Paul Cook, Glen Matlock, Sid Vicious • Record Label: EMI, A&M, Virgin, Warner Bros., Universal Music Group • Albums: “Never Mind the Bollocks, Here‟s the Sex Pistols” • Singles: “God Save the Queen”, “Anarchy in the U.K.” • Awards: Inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 24 Feb 2006 • Other Media: “The Great Rock „n‟ Roll Swindle”