The Blow Monkeys
In dit artikel zullen we The Blow Monkeys en de impact ervan op verschillende aspecten van de hedendaagse samenleving grondig onderzoeken. The Blow Monkeys is het onderwerp geweest van belangstelling en debat op verschillende gebieden, van politiek en economie tot technologie en populaire cultuur. Door de jaren heen heeft The Blow Monkeys een belangrijke stempel op de samenleving gedrukt, gemengde meningen gegenereerd en belangrijke gesprekken over de relevantie en gevolgen ervan op gang gebracht. Met dit artikel hopen we een alomvattend perspectief te bieden op The Blow Monkeys en zijn rol in de hedendaagse wereld, en een overzicht te bieden dat uitnodigt tot reflectie en analyse.
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| Jaren actief | 1981-1990, 2007-heden | |||
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| Genre(s) | New wave | |||
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The Blow Monkeys is een Britse newwaveband die in 1981 werd opgericht. De eerste single, Live Today Love Tomorrow, verscheen in 1982. Daarna had de band diverse hits met nummers als Digging Your Scene en It Doesn't Have to Be This Way. De groep bracht tussen 1986 en 1990 vier albums uit en trad onder andere op op Parkpop.
Na een lange onderbreking is de groep sinds 2007 weer actief met de originele bandleden; sindsdien verschenen nog vijf albums.
Discografie
Studioalbums
- 1984: Limping for a Generation
- 1986: Animal Magic
- 1987: She Was Only a Grocer's Daughter
- 1989: Whoops! There Goes the Neighbourhood
- 1990: Springtime for the World
- 2008: Devil's Tavern
- 2011: Staring at the Sea
- 2013: Feels Like a New Morning
- 2015: If Not Now, When?
- 2017: The Wild River
- 2021: Journey to You
Livealbum
- 2009: Travellin' Souls – Live! at the Legendary 100 Club (cd en dvd in beperkte oplage)
Compilatiealbums
- 1989: Choices – The Singles Collection
- 1994: The Best of Blow Monkeys
- 1996: For the Record...
- 1997: The Masters
- 1999: Atomic Lullabies – Very Best of The Blow Monkeys
- 2000: Complete Singles
- 2000: Rare & Unreleased
- 2000: Digging Your Scene
- 2008: Digging Your Scene: The Best of The Blow Monkeys
- 2013: Halfway to Heaven: The Best of The Blow Monkeys and Dr Robert
- 2016: The Very Best of The Blow Monkeys
Singles
| Jaar | Singles | Hoogste posities in de hitlijsten | Album | ||||||||||
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| VK | AUS | BE | CAN | FIN | GER | IRE | NL | NZ | VS | VS Dance | |||
| 1982 | Live Today Love Tomorrow | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| 1984 | Go Public! | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Limping for a Generation |
| The Man from Russia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Atomic Lullaby | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985 | Wildflower | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | — | — | — | |
| Forbidden Fruit | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Animal Magic | |
| Sweet Murder (The Smile on Her Face) (alleen in de VS) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986 | Digging Your Scene | 12 | 16 | 23 | 19 | — | 25 | 9 | 23 | 10 | 14 | 7 | |
| Wicked Ways | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | — | — | ||
| Don't Be Scared of Me | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987 | It Doesn't Have to Be This Way | 5 | 82 | — | 92 | 18 | — | 6 | 30 | 6 | — | — | She Was Only a Grocer's Daughter |
| Out with Her | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | ||
| (Celebrate) The Day After You (met Curtis Mayfield) | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | ||
| Some Kind of Wonderful | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988 | This Is Your Life | 70 | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Whoops! There Goes the Neighbourhood |
| It Pays to Belong | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989 | This Is Your Life (remix) | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Choices – The Singles Collection |
| Choice? (met Sylvia Tella) | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | ||
| Slaves No More (met Sylvia Tella) | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990 | Springtime for the World | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Springtime for the World |
| La Passionara (met Quan-T & Berzerk) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| If You Love Somebody | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008 | The Bullet Train | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Devil's Tavern |
| Travelin' Soul | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011 | Steppin' Down | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Staring at the Sea |
| Hangin' On to the Hurt (Let It Go Now) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013 | Oh My | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Feels Like a New Morning |
| Feels Like a New Morning | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Shake It Off | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014 | Chained | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2015 | OK! Have It Your Way | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | If Not Now, When? |
| The Sound of Your Laughter | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017 | Crying for the Moon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Wild River |
| What in the World | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| The Wild River | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020 | Time Storm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Journey to You |
| "—" geeft publicaties aan die niet in de hitlijsten zijn opgenomen of niet zijn uitgebracht | |||||||||||||
Andere optredens
- 1987: Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol – It Doesn't Have to Be This Way
- 1987: Dirty Dancing – You Don't Own Me
- 1990: The Last Temptation of Elvis – Follow That Dream
Videoalbums
- 1986: Video Magic
- 1986: Digging Your Video
- 1989: Choices: The Video Collection
Muziekvideo's
- 1985: Forbidden Fruit
- 1986: Digging Your Scene
- 1986: Wicked Ways
- 1986: Don't Be Scared of Me
- 1987: It Doesn't Have to Be This Way
- 1987: Out with Her
- 1987: (Celebrate) The Day After You
- 1987: Some Kind of Wonderful
- 1988: This Is Your Life
- 1988: It Pays to Belong
- 1989: Slaves No More
- 1990: Springtime for the World