Wednesday, April 22, 2015

The Bluebells






































Artist:   The Bluebells
Origin:  Scotland
Genre:  Indie Rock, Alternative Rock, Indie Pop, New Wave, Punk, Jangle Pop

Original line-up:

Robert "Bobby Bluebell" Hodgens:  Guitar
Kenneth McClusky:  Vocals, Harmonica
Russell Irvin:  Guitar
Lawrence Donegan:  Bass
Dave McCluskey:  Drums

The Bluebells are a Scottish Indie Rock Band from Scotland, formed in 1981 by Robert Hodgens "Bobby Bluebell" (Guitar), Kenneth McClusky (Vocals, Harmonica), Russell Irvin  (Guitar), Lawrence Donegan (Bass) and Dave McCluskey (Drums).














Title:  Exile On Twee Street  (2014)
Genre:  Indie Rock, Alternative Rock, Indie Pop, New Wave, Punk, Jangle Pop
Label:  Cherry Red Records
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  Everybody's Somebody's Fool  (2:47)
 2.  Some Sweet Day  (2:59)
 3.  Happy Birthday  (2:57)
 4.  No One Ever Waves Goodbye  (3:05)
 5.  One Last Love Song  (2:59)
 6.  Wishful Thinking  (2:58)
 7.  Oh Dear  (3:28)
 8.  You're Gonna Miss Me  (3:03)
 9.  East Green  (4:13)
10. Red Guitar  (3:05)
11. Sugar Bridge  (2:16)
12. Forevermore  (3:07)
13. Holland  (2:47)
14. Honest John  (3:04)
15. Stand Up Cowboy  (2:53)
16. Small Town Martyr  (3:33)
17. Learn To Love  (3:19)
18. All The King's Horses  (5:08)
19. Tender Mercy  (3:23)
20. I'm Set Free  (3:38)

Personnel:

Robert "Bobby Bluebell" Hodgens:  Guitar
Kenneth McClusky:  Vocals, Harmonica
Russell Irvin:  Guitar
Lawrence Donegan:  Bass
Dave McCluskey:  Drums

Craig Gannon:  Guitar (replaced Russell Irvin)
Neil Baldwin:  Bass (replaced Lawrence Donegan)

Exile On Twee Street is the collection album by The Bluebells, was released on July 28, 2014 by Cherry Red Records, featuring Demos, Unreleased and their sole LP, Singles and B-Sides were all great of the band roots in the Indie Scene of early 80's Glasgow or Songs from Glasgow 1980-1982 or somebody called "Scotland's answer to The Beatles".

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