Raintown

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To promote the release of the album, the band announced the Riding on the Tide of Love tour which is scheduled to begin in June 2021 in Brighton and concludes on 19 December 2021 at the SSE Hydro in Glasgow. [17] Members [ edit ] Current members [ edit ]

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These and others like them, “Loaded”, “The Very Thing” and “Loves Great Fears” all twist and turn their way into the memory and even if the closing “Town To Be Blamed” overdoes the dramatic, it’s still been a great run of songs.The band performed at Manchester United's Old Trafford stadium, as the pre-match entertainment for the Rugby league Super League Grand Final on 14 October 2006, and continued on to a full UK tour in November. They were also due to open Stirling's New Year party in 2006, but this was cancelled at the last minute due to extreme weather. A further tour followed in November 2007 and the band then provided support for Simple Minds in 2008. They also appeared at Stirling's Hogmanay in 2008. Deacon Blue". Facebook.com. Archived from the original on 26 February 2022 . Retrieved 5 August 2018. Deacon Blue appeared at The Homecoming Live Final Fling Show, at Glasgow's SECC on 28 November 2009, and headlined Glasgow's Hogmanay on 31 December 2009. The band performed several gigs, including Glastonbury, and the Liverpool Echo Arena on 29 July 2011.

Deacon Blue - Raintown (Sounds Of Eden, 26th June 1989)

The new edition did not include the varied bonus cuts (remixes and b-sides) that were found on the singles from the album. I love Deacon Blue. Why? Because they try to be Prefab Sprout, and they succeed almost fully, therefore their music is great. Crucially though, they fail just enough to have their own character, their own personality. As of 2020, Deacon Blue's total album sales stood at seven million, [5] with twelve UK top 40 singles, along with two number one albums in the UK. [5] Career [ edit ] 1985–1987: Formation and early years [ edit ] Between February and March 2018, Deacon Blue embarked on a tour of Spain, marking the first time that the band has played a series of live shows in Spain. The band described the shows as "an incredible experience for us all", and later confirmed that Deacon Blue will be returning to Spain in 2019 for another series of live shows, stating that "Spain has a very special place in our hearts". [11] 2018–2021: City of Love [ edit ] It wasn't on the album as it didn't really fit and we never felt the production was as good as it could have been - again I personally preferred the demo."

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a b c d e f g h i Colin Larkin, ed. (1997). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (Conciseed.). Virgin Books. p.352/3. ISBN 1-85227-745-9. Sophisti-pop was a British rather than an English species of pop, with some of its finest exemplars coming from Scotland. Apart from the Blue Nile, who are one of the legendary groups of the the subgenre, the Scots also produced Deacon Blue, a Glasweigan group named after a tune by Steely Dan (a noteworthy sophisti-pop influence). Their debut album sold almost 1 million copies in the UK, peaking at #14. While it moody atmospherics are typical sophisti-pop fare, they have more of a youthful vibe than many other artists on this list, offering coming-of-age tales for Scots in the 1980s. Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2013 . Retrieved 21 February 2013. {{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title ( link)

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The album, often considered the band's finest work, has a consistent theme of struggles that come with inner city life. With a view of Glasgow plastered on the album cover, there’s no mistaking which city they were talking about. Sign up to our Glasgow Live nostalgia newsletters for more local history and heritage content straight to your inbox This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.

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It wasn’t long before Dougie Vipond quit the group, hoping to pursue a career in television in 1994 - which saw the band split. Fast forward to 1999 and they were reunited for a gig, which led to another album. It seems to rate as a classic, above the follow-ups, but although it's good quality material I think When the World Knows Your name is more polished and given the extra production etc that's probably to be expected. English, Paul (9 September 2012). "Despite album title, Deacon Blue insist they're more hip replacements than hipsters". Daily Record . Retrieved 2 September 2017. The album, widely praised as Deacon Blue's finest work, has the overtones of a concept album relating to the struggles of urban life in the inner city. The city being unmistakably Glasgow, referenced by the roots of the band and by the images by photographer Oscar Marzaroli on the cover of the album: the view of a rainy day over Glasgow's West End (with the Finnieston Crane featuring prominently).