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Stereophonics

Stereophonics (never "The Stereophonics") are a Welsh music group formed in 1992 and originally known as Tragic Love Company, a name inspired by their favourite bands Tragically Hip, Mother Love Bone and Bad Company. They started out as a teenage cover band and later, inspired by Stuart's gran's gramophone changed their name to Stereophonics. They hailed from Cwmaman, South Wales and after they changed their name they were one of the first bands to be signed to Richard Branson's V2 label in August 1996. Their most well known songs include a cover of Chris Farlowe's Handbags and Gladrags; Have a Nice Day, and Mr. Writer, although long term fans would probably plump for the earlier Local Boy In The Photograph, A Thousand Trees, Looks Like Chaplin and The Bartender and the Thief as more memorable.

Band members

  • Kelly Jones (vocals/guitar and songwriter)
  • Richard Jones (bass)
  • Stuart Cable (drums) was sacked by the other two members of the band in September 2003 and was replaced by ex-Black Crowes drummer Steve Gorman for several tour dates.
  • Javier Weyler (drums) was announced as a replacement to Stuart Cable in December 2004. The band first met Argentinian Javier when they were recording album demos, and then again in late 2003 when they were visiting Argentina.



In the early days they supported both Manic Street Preachers and Ocean Colour Scene.

In February 1998 they received a Brit Award for Best New Group the same week as a re-issue of Local Boy in the Photograph made number 14 in the charts and their first album went gold selling over 100,000 copies. During that year they had successful tours in Europe, Australia and the USA

Following on from the success achieved with The Bartender and the Thief in late 1998 the second single from Performance and Cocktails, Just Looking, was released and reached number 4 in March 1999 and the same month the much anticipated new album was finally released, entering at number 1 and within three weeks had gone platinum. Later that year saw them play what was widely regarded as the best gig of the year in Britain in front of 50,000 people at Morfa Stadium in Swansea. They also cooperated with Tom Jones for a track on his album Reload.


The band had a relatively quiet 2000 and didn’t really hit the headlines again until the launch of Just Enough Education to Perform in April 2001. They then played back-to-back dates at Donington Park, supported by Ash, Black Crowes and Proud Mary in front of 120,000 fans and Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium to a capacity 80,000 that summer.

2003 saw the release of their latest album You Gotta Go There To Come Back and a change to their logo. Towards the end of the year the did a sell out tour of the U.K. ending with a christmas show at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff supported by Feeder and Ocean Colour Scene

Having embarked on a world tour in 2003/2004, which culminated in an appearance at the Manchester Move Festival in July 2004, the band are now taking a well deserved break.

The band's 5th studio album is set to be released in early 2005 with the title Language. Sex. Violence. Other? involving their new drums player - Javier Weyler. They achieved their first #1 song with the first single of the new album, entitled "Dakota", on the week of Monday March 7th 2005.

Above: The new line-up of the band, featuring new drummer Javier Wayler.

Discography

Albums

  • Word Gets Around (1997)
  • Performance and Cocktails (1999)
  • Just Enough Education to Perform (2001)
  • You Gotta Go There to Come Back (2003)
  • Language. Sex. Violence. Other? (2005)

Singles


Related Links

Official Stereophonics Website (http://www.stereophonics.com)


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Official Stereophonics Website (http://www.stereophonics.com). However, by this time, the band had stopped recording and broke up not long afterwards.
. The band then became an eight-piece with the induction of another keyboards player, Skip Konte. Above: The new line-up of the band, featuring new drummer Javier Wayler. Joe Schermie quit in 1973 and was replaced by Jack Ryland. They achieved their first #1 song with the first single of the new album, entitled "Dakota", on the week of Monday March 7th 2005. Their use of songs by Randy Newman ("Mama Told Me Not To Come", their sole British hit), Laura Nyro ("Eli's Coming"), Hoyt Axton ("Joy to the World"), Elton John & Bernie Taupin ("Lady Samantha"), and Harry Nilsson ("One") were the first major hits for songs by these singer/songwriters.

Other? involving their new drums player - Javier Weyler. Three Dog Night collected no less than fourteen gold albums and recorded twenty-one Billboard Top 40 hits, nine of which went gold. Dunhill, their record company, claimed 40 million units sold by them. Violence. The name of the band came from an article describing how Australian Aborigines slept with their dogs for warmth on cold nights, the coldest being a "three-dog night.". Sex. The band included three lead vocalists — Danny Hutton, Chuck Negron, and Cory Wells — and Michael Alsup on guitar, Floyd Sneed on drums, Joe Schermie (from the Cory Wells Blues Band) on bass, and Jimmy Greenspoon on keyboards. The band's 5th studio album is set to be released in early 2005 with the title Language. Their hits included; "Joy to the World", "Easy To Be Hard" from the musical Hair, and "Black and White".

Having embarked on a world tour in 2003/2004, which culminated in an appearance at the Manchester Move Festival in July 2004, the band are now taking a well deserved break.
Three Dog Night was an American rock and roll band active from 1968 to 1975. ending with a christmas show at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff supported by Feeder and Ocean Colour Scene. Live with the Tennessee Symphony Orchestra [DVD] (2002). Towards the end of the year the did a sell out tour of the U.K. Celebrate: The Three Dog Night Story, 1965-1975 (1993). 2003 saw the release of their latest album You Gotta Go There To Come Back and a change to their logo. It's a Jungle (1983).

They then played back-to-back dates at Donington Park, supported by Ash, Black Crowes and Proud Mary in front of 120,000 fans and Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium to a capacity 80,000 that summer. The Best of 3 Dog Night (1982).
The band had a relatively quiet 2000 and didn’t really hit the headlines again until the launch of Just Enough Education to Perform in April 2001. American Pastime (1976). They also cooperated with Tom Jones for a track on his album Reload. Coming Down Your Way (1975). Later that year saw them play what was widely regarded as the best gig of the year in Britain in front of 50,000 people at Morfa Stadium in Swansea. Joy to the World: Their Greatest Hits (1974).

Following on from the success achieved with The Bartender and the Thief in late 1998 the second single from Performance and Cocktails, Just Looking, was released and reached number 4 in March 1999 and the same month the much anticipated new album was finally released, entering at number 1 and within three weeks had gone platinum. Hard Labor (1974). During that year they had successful tours in Europe, Australia and the USA. Around the World With Three Dog Night (1973). In February 1998 they received a Brit Award for Best New Group the same week as a re-issue of Local Boy in the Photograph made number 14 in the charts and their first album went gold selling over 100,000 copies. Cyan (1973).
In the early days they supported both Manic Street Preachers and Ocean Colour Scene. Seven Separate Fools (1972).


. Harmony (1971). Writer, although long term fans would probably plump for the earlier Local Boy In The Photograph, A Thousand Trees, Looks Like Chaplin and The Bartender and the Thief as more memorable. Golden Bisquits (1971). Their most well known songs include a cover of Chris Farlowe's Handbags and Gladrags; Have a Nice Day, and Mr. Naturally (1970). They hailed from Cwmaman, South Wales and after they changed their name they were one of the first bands to be signed to Richard Branson's V2 label in August 1996. It Ain't Easy (1970).

They started out as a teenage cover band and later, inspired by Stuart's gran's gramophone changed their name to Stereophonics. Captured Live at the Forum (1969). Stereophonics (never "The Stereophonics") are a Welsh music group formed in 1992 and originally known as Tragic Love Company, a name inspired by their favourite bands Tragically Hip, Mother Love Bone and Bad Company. Suitable for Framing (1969). Violence. Other? (2005). Three Dog Night (1969). Sex.

Language. You Gotta Go There to Come Back (2003). Just Enough Education to Perform (2001). Performance and Cocktails (1999).

Word Gets Around (1997). The band first met Argentinian Javier when they were recording album demos, and then again in late 2003 when they were visiting Argentina. Javier Weyler (drums) was announced as a replacement to Stuart Cable in December 2004. Stuart Cable (drums) was sacked by the other two members of the band in September 2003 and was replaced by ex-Black Crowes drummer Steve Gorman for several tour dates.

Richard Jones (bass). Kelly Jones (vocals/guitar and songwriter).