----- >1) the bodines (pronounced the bo-deans)..NOT the american band...
> supposedly a madchester band, but i've heard great reviews
> does anybody know about them?
Manchester, but not Madchester - they were much more part of the chiming
Byrdsian pop scene that was going a few years earlier (though was
undoubtedly influential on one bunch of Manchester goth/garage fans at
least, though history forgets the fact). The short story - Therese great,
LP, not much cop . .
>From www.allmusic.com
Not to be confused with the American heartland-rock band the BoDeans,
Britain's Bodines were instead a product of the short-lived C-86 jangle-pop
craze. Comprised of vocalist Mike Ryan, guitarist Paul Brotherton, bassist
Tim Burtonwood and drummer John Rowland, the Bodines formed in Glossop,
England in 1985, soon building a strong following in neighboring Manchester;
in March 1986 they headlined the Macunian club the Boardwalk, soon to emerge
as the hub of the so-called C-86 scene (named after a tape issued by New
Musical Express featuring a number of jangly, twee pop bands heavily
inspired by the Smiths).
The Bodines' contribution to the C-86 cassette, the superb "Therese" -- also
the band's second single for Alan McGee's Creation label -- was widely
acclaimed as one of the collection's highlights, and the group seemed poised
for success; they were the youngest band ever to play the Factory label's
Hacienda club, and a full-length album was planned. However, just as quickly
as the C-86 sound became all the rage, the inevitable media backlash set in,
and subsequent Bodines singles like "Heard It All" and "Slip Slide" bombed.
To make matters worse, their 1987 debut LP Played appeared far behind
schedule, and their new label, Magnet, soon went bankrupt. The Bodines split
in late 1987, reuniting the following year for a one-off farewell gig at the
Hacienda
