2) The Rain were an indiepop band from Basingstoke, England, active between 1986 and the early 1990s. The band was formed by singer/guitarist Clive Stubbings, bassist Tony Duckworth (ex-The Higsons), and drummer Chris Morrell. Their first single, “Tom Paine” was self-released, but caught the ear of Medium Cool Records, who signed them up. They contributed two tracks, “Dry The Rain” and “Seven Red Apples” to Medium Cool’s Edge of The Road compilation album, but their first single for the label, “First Of May” never saw the light of day due to the collapse of Medium Cool’s distributor, Red Rhino Records. The band’s first album, To The Citadel, was released in 1989, desicribed by Melody Maker as “glorious, honed to cut-glass perfection”, and gaining comparison with The Byrds and R.E.M. in Sounds. A 12” EP, “The Watercress Girl” followed in 1991. They changed their name to Clark Springs, releasing a single, “Talking Kent State” in 1993, and contributing “She Lives By The Castle” to A Tribute To Felt in 1995. 3) A band that was re-christened ‘Oasis’ shortly after their new singer Liam Gallagher joined. 4) “The Rain Band” were a Manchester three-piece (Richard Nancollis; Mark Lee; Stephen Taylor) signed to Universal/Island (Temptation Records) in 2001 and who split in 2004. See separate entry under ‘The Rain Band.’ 5) “The Rain” was a brazilian grunge band active in the 1990’s. They realeased a indepentent 18 tracks album, “Hidden Melody”, in 1994. 6) “The Rain” is the band from Yogyakarta ( Indonesia) made in 2003. Since appear, The Rain continues to exist with trying to release an album every 2 years. Their first debut ‘Hujan Kali Ini’ and ‘Kala Hujan Senandung’ did not disappoint. They were more cheerful, more fresh, despite the mellow love lyric still carried this band. Lyrics may be jaded, but the music The Rain not so.| |
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