If you dig Trash Can Sinatras, Stone Roses, Inspiral Carpets and other Manchester sound bands, you'll like this!
Discogs
Artist Biography
by AllMusic
The High were instigated in Manchester, England, in
October 1987 by Andy Couzens (b. 15 July 1965, Macclesfield, Cheshire,
England; guitar), who had previously plied his trade in the
yet-to-blossom Stone Roses. Joined by John Matthews (b. 23 September
1967, Torquay, Devon, England; vocals), Simon Davies (b. 24 January
1967, Manchester, England; bass) and Chris Goodwin (b. 10 August 1965,
Oldham, Lancashire, England; drums), the High immediately eschewed the
traditional paths open to small bands by avoiding the pitfalls of
incessant touring. Instead, the quartet fabricated a set of unashamedly
classic guitar/pop songs and signed to London Records after just one
high-profile home-town show. Armed with such a simple musical formula,
the High were able to work at an unusually brisk pace, releasing three
singles in 1990, each of which gradually pushed the band further towards
the brink of the public’s consciousness. Eventually, at the turn of the
year, a remixed version of their debut, ‘Box Set Go’, worked its way up
to number 28 in the UK charts, allowing them to concentrate on creating
new material throughout 1991. However, along with the less worthy
Northside, the High soon topped critical assassination lists in the
backlash against all things ‘baggy’. The result was an almost total
absence of publicity to accompany the aptly titled Hype.
Tracklist
| 1 |
Box Set Go |
4:01
|
| 2 |
Take Your Time |
3:56
|
| 3 |
This Is My World |
4:21
|
| 4 |
Rather Be Marsanne |
6:17
|
| 5 |
So I Can See |
4:30
|
| 6 |
A Minor Turn |
1:48
|
| 7 |
Dreams Of Dinesh |
5:11
|
| 8 |
Up & Down |
4:51
|
| 9 |
P.W.A. |
4:10
|
| 10 |
Somewhere Soon |
6:31 |
