Chumbawamba
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Biography
[Edit]Formed in a squat in Leeds, England, in 1984, the anarchist pop group Chumbawamba were a most unlikely mainstream success story. After more than a decade in relative obscurity, much of it spent attacking the very notion of stardom, the band signed to a major label in 1997 and quickly scored a major international hit with the riotous single "Tubthumping." The single would prove to the band's commercial peak, even though Chumbawamba continued issuing politically aware albums (many of them featuring an increased emphasis on folk music) during the 2000s.
Chumbawamba were originally comprised of former Men in a Suitcase frontman Dunstan Bruce, onetime Ow My Hair's on Fire drummer Alice Nutter, and computer technician Lou Watts. After recording a song for a compilation album, the trio teamed with Harry Hamer and Mavis Dillon — members of one of the LP's other contributors, the Passion Killers — and the Chumbawamba lineup was thus complete. The band quickly became a thorn in the side of British conservatives, mounting a series of benefit concerts for a variety of anti-Thatcherite causes and campaigns; before long, they were also the subject of frequent police raids.
Released at the height of Live Aid-era goodwill, Chumbawamba's debut LP, Pictures of Starving Children Sell Records: Starvation, Charity and Rock 'n' Roll — Lies and Tradition, appeared in 1986, brutally attacking the principles of media limelight and career-boosting they perceived at the heart of the charitable event. (The subject resurfaced in 1987, when a celebrity cover of "Let It Be" mounted to raise money for ferry disaster victims was followed by the Chumbawamba single "Scab Aid," recorded as the pseudonymous Scum.) Never Mind the Ballots...Here's the Rest of Your Lives was rush-released in 1987 to coincide with the year's general elections, while the 1989 follow-up EP, English Rebel Songs 1391-1914, consisted primarily of authentic 14th century anti-poll tax protest songs. With 1990's Slap!, Chumbawamba began experimenting with sampling; the follow-up, to be titled Jesus H. Christ, was banned on the eve of its release after the band failed to obtain the right to cover songs by Kylie Minogue, Paul McCartney, and ABBA. (Consequently, the focus of 1992's Shhh was censorship.)
With 1993's anti-fascism rant "Enough Is Enough," Chumbawamba scored their biggest indie hit to date, and 1994's Anarchy LP was also a success. After the 1995 live LP Showbusiness!, the group returned the next year with Swingin' with Raymond, a concept album about a man with the word "LOVE" tattooed on the knuckles of one hand and "HATE" tattooed on the other. All appeared to be business as usual until it was announced that Chumbawamba had signed to EMI, a move that angered and confused many fans who subscribed to the band's anti-corporation ideals. Nevertheless, their 1997 major-label debut, Tubthumper, became a smash success thanks to the infectious "Tubthumping," a Top Ten hit in the U.S. and throughout Europe. A second single, "Amnesia," was also a success. Their newfound popularity also allowed the group to bring its anarchist message to a new audience — Nutter even found herself in the middle of a major scandal when she appeared on the American panel discussion show Politically Incorrect to advocate shoplifting from major record chains, prompting some retailers to pull Chumbawamba's discs from their shelves. The ABCs of Anarchy, a split EP with Negativland, followed in 1999, and in the spring of 2000 the group resurfaced with What You See Is What You Get.
Worried about the public reaction to the lyrics, which were critical of big business and the media, EMI decided to drop the group. The band was unusually quiet for a period, but director Alex Cox soon approached them about scoring Revenger's Tragedy and they jumped at the chance. A documentary about the band, Well Done, Now Sod Off!, appeared in 2001. That same year, they stirred attention by licensing songs to certain companies that fit their political standards. They reappeared in 2002 for a reunion show and released Readymades that summer, followed by a second pressing of the album (augmented with additional content and rebranded as Readymades and Then Some) in October 2003 via Koch Records. Next up on the release roster was Shhhlap!, which compiled the early Chumba releases Shhh and Slap!, and June 2004 saw the arrival of UN, which built on the folktronic sound of Readymades and was as ideologically feisty as ever.
Change was in the wind for Chumbawamba soon after the release of UN, however, as the group signed to the No Masters Co-operative and issued a stripped-down acoustic album called Singsong and a Scrap. Released in 2006, the album abandoned the electronic, clubby sound of the band's previous work and focused instead on lush vocal harmonies and traditional Irish folk instruments. Chumbawamba then released their second album with No Masters Co-operative in 2007, an equally stripped-down affair called Get on with It: Live, and returned in 2008 with a folk-based studio effort titled The Boy Bands Have Won.
Title: Pictures of Starving Children Sell Records
Artist: Chumbawamba
Genre: Rock, Indie Rock, Alternative
Title: Get On With It (Live) [Bonus Track Version]
Artist: Chumbawamba
Genre: Rock, Indie Rock, Punk, World Music, Alternative, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: English Rebel Songs 1381-1914
Artist: Chumbawamba
Genre: Rock, Indie Rock, World Music, Alternative, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: The Boy Bands Have Won
Artist: Chumbawamba
Genre: Rock, Indie Rock, Alternative, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: A Singsong and a Scrap
Artist: Chumbawamba
Genre: Indie Rock, Alternative, Songwriter/Lyricist
Collections
Title: Radio Waves of the '90s: Pop Hits
Genre: Pop
Title: NOW That's What I Call the 90's
Genre: Pop
Title: Kitestringing: The Prison Literature Project
Genre: Alternative
Title: All-Star Sports Jams
Genre: Rock
Title: Voice & Vision
Genre: World Music, Folk
Title: This Is the A.L.F.
Genre: Alternative
Title: Cat Nav - Guide Cats for the Blind Vol. 4 (Collection)
Genre: Humor
Title: Fresh House - 22 Flavored Tunes
Genre: Electronica
Title: 100% Rock CD 1
Genre: Rock
Title: Millennium - 1995 - 1998 CD2
Title: Mos Anthems Indie (CD2)
Title: The Best Of Party Vol. 2 CD1
Genre: Pop
Title: The Best Dance Album In The World Ever CD3
Genre: Club/Dance, DJ/Remixes
Title: Ministry Of Sound Anthems Indie CD2
Genre: Alternative, Indie
Title: 101 Barbecue Songs (Disc 1)
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: 101 Floorfillers CD5
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: M80: Morning 80 CD2
Title: Floorfillers The Ultimate Collection CD3
Genre: Electronica, House, Tech House, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, World Music, Pop, Funk
Title: 101 Indie Classics (Disc 3)
Genre: Indie Rock
Title: 101 Running Songs (Disc 2)
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: Britpop Anthems
Title: FIFA Road To World Cup '98
Genre: Breakbeat , Downtempo, Electronica, Techno, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Volumen 2 Internacional
Genre: Pop
Title: Top Of The Pops 1997 CD4
Genre: Rock
Title: Top Of The Pops 1998 CD2
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues, Pop
Title: Pure 90s Pop CD1
Genre: Rock
Title: New Bei 'Happy New Year'
Genre: Euro House, Dancefloor
Title: 101 Number Ones (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Title: 101 One Hit Wonders
Genre: Pop
Title: Just The Best 90s (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Title: 90'S One Hit Wonders
Title: Massive Hits! Nineties (CD3)
Genre: House, Hip Hop/R&B, Power Pop, Pop
Title: Krone Hit Vol 7 (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Title: Parasta Ennen! Timanttista Jyystöä Vol. 2 (CD1)
Genre: Euro House, Dancehall
Title: Anios 90'S - Lo Mejor De Los 90 (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Title: Años 90'S - Lo Mejor De Los 90 (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Title: Greatest Hits Of The Millenium! 1995 - 1998 (CD8)
Genre: Pop
Title: DISCO Nostalgia Of 90'S
Title: Kiss FM Alegrate El Dia
Title: Club News Vol. 239 (CD2)
Genre: Dance Pop
Title: 90s Times Life
Genre: Dancefloor, Pop
Title: Seriously 90s (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: 101 Indie Classics
Genre: Indie Rock
Title: MNM Sing Your Song (Back To The 90's Edition)
Genre: Pop
Title: Die Hit-Giganten Fussballsongs
Genre: Euro House, Pop
Title: 101 90s Hits (CD2)
Genre: Electronica, Rock, Pop
Title: 100 Hits: 90s Classics (CD5)
Title: Stigmata (Original Soundtrack)
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: 90s Something Fashion
Title: Number 1 Hits From The 90s (CD1)
Genre: Dancefloor, Pop
Title: Clasicos 40 Version ITunes
Genre: Pop
Title: Clásicos 40 / Clasicos 40
Genre: Pop
Title: Pure 90s (CD3)
Genre: Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Reggae, World Music, Pop
Title: Vuelta A Los 90's (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Title: DMC Complete Party Vol One (CD1)
Genre: Rock, Dancefloor, Reggae, Pop, Ska
Title: Greatest Hits Of The 90s (CD2)
Genre: Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Reggae, Pop
Title: 90s Top Hits Cd 1
Genre: Pop
Title: 90s Back Paradise - Lo Mejor De Los 90
Genre: Pop
Title: Recuerdos De Los 90 (CD5)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Dancefloor, Pop
Title: 100 Hits 90s Classics
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: Halloween Mp3's Vol. 25 - The Headless Horseman
Genre: Rock
Title: Sabrina, The Teenage Witch: The Album
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: 1000 Original Hits 1998
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll, Pop
Title: We Love The 90 - The Real Party (CD7)
Genre: Rock, Dancefloor, Disco, Pop, Pop Rock
Title: Compact Disc Club: Red Angel (CD3)
Genre: Rock
Featuring albums
Title: Partybreaks And Remixes All In One March 003 (CD2)
Artist: Promo Single
Genre: Electro, Hip Hop/R&B, Dancehall, Latin, Dubstep, Trap