Back اش (فرقه موسيقيه من ايرلاندا الشماليه) ARZ Ash Czech Ash (Band) German Ash (banda) Spanish Ash (yhtye) Finnish Ash (groupe) French Ash Irish Ash Galician Ash (együttes) Hungarian Ash (gruppo musicale) Italian
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&sq=Bangladesh&lang=en&file=File:Ash-270410.jpg) Ash at the O2 ABC in Glasgow in 2010 L to R: Tim Wheeler, Rick McMurray, Mark Hamilton | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 1992–present |
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| Past members | Charlotte Hatherley |
| Website | ash-official |
Ash are a Northern Irish rock band formed in Downpatrick, County Down in 1992 by vocalist and guitarist Tim Wheeler, bassist Mark Hamilton and drummer Rick McMurray. As a three-piece, they released mini-album Trailer in 1994 and full-length album 1977 in 1996. This 1996 release was named by NME as one of the 500 greatest albums of all time.[8] After the success of their full debut the band recruited Charlotte Hatherley as a guitarist and vocalist, releasing their second record Nu-Clear Sounds in 1998. After narrowly avoiding bankruptcy, the band released Free All Angels in 2001 and a string of successful singles.
The band became a three-piece again in 2006 when Hatherley left, and after five conventional albums the band released 26 singles in the A-Z Series in 2009, one every two weeks. The band have had one silver, two gold and two platinum-selling (and chart-topping) records in the United Kingdom, as well as 18 songs in the top 40 of the UK Singles Chart.[9] They have been associated with Britpop, though they were not comfortable with the association, as emphasising Britishness could be interpreted as sectarian in Northern Ireland.[10]
- ^ Roy, David (11 November 2016). "Ash's Tim Wheeler on 20 years of 1977 and becoming a Legend". The Irish News. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ a b MacKenzie Wilson. "Ash". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ^ "Rank Your Records: Tim Wheeler Ranks Ash's Eight Albums". NOISEY. 22 May 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ^ "Ash Set To Become Singles-Only Band". Chart Attack. Archived from the original on 30 September 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Darrington, Peter (25 August 2015). "The 10 best Ash songs, picked by Tim Wheeler". LouderSound. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
I was really proud of this at the time because of the chord sequences and melodies. It's a long way from three-chord punk rock and was a big moment in our development.
- ^ "The 10 best Ash songs, picked by Tim Wheeler". TeamRock. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ^ John Everhart, "Caught By The Buzz: A Look Back At Britpop's B-List", Stereogum, 23 April 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
- ^ "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 500–401". NME. 21 October 2013.
- ^ "Where to Start With Ash". Kerrang!. Archived from the original on 18 June 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
- ^ Derek B Scott (28 January 2013). "The Britpop Sound". Britpop and the English Music Tradition. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. p. 103. ISBN 9781409494072.