The Hollow Men were swept up in the hype of the late-'80s alternative music scene in Manchester, England. Like Inspiral Carpets and The Charlatans, The Hollow Men revived '60s psychedelia with an acid house groove. Featuring David Ashmoore (vocals), Choque (rhythm guitar), Brian E. Roberts (lead guitar), Howard Taylor (bass), and Jonny Cragg (drums), The Hollow Men were barely distinguishable from their peers. Actually formed in Leeds, England, the Hollow Men adopted the Madchester sound and refused to ditch it, even when grunge and Brit-pop reduced the band's mix of rock and rave into a dated artifact. The Hollow Men's 1990 album "Cresta" was praised by English critics mesmerized by the resurrection of guitar music in Britain. In America, the LP reached the Top Ten of the college radio charts, but vanished once a glut of similarly derivative acts began to appear. In 1994, The Hollow Men released "Twisted" on November Records; the group even produced the album. Utilizing samples and tripped-out guitars, Twisted was barely acknowledged in a year that witnessed the suicide of Nirvana's Kurt Cobain and the surge of Brit-pop via Blur and Oasis. "Twisted" received scant press in the U.S. as the Madchester sound became a faint memory outside of England. ~ Michael Sutton, Rovi
THE HOLLOW MEN
November Comes
1990 Evensong
01. November Comes
02. Thanks To The Rolling Sea
03. November Comes (Extended Mix)
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Jonny Cragg from The Hollow Men went on to be in Spacehog and they just started playing again. New album soon!
Too bad this blurb about the Hollow Men has been reproduced far and wide, as it hardly does them justice and isn't accurate. "Cresta" was their last official album, and despite being an artifact of the times is well worth revisiting if you like that sort of thing. "Twisted" was a compilation of unreleased tracks and not a proper album, and was released after the band had already split.
Hollow men are well underrated, November comes is an indie/baggy classic, on eof the best psych tracks of the 90s.
Sam
Also, Jonny Cragg went on to fame as the drummer for Spacehog, which he still is! Really nice fellow.
"Thanks To The Rolling Sea" was my introduction to the band, featured on a NME compilation of Elvis Presley covers. I've not heard their albums but, thanks to Ricky have amassed a good collection of singles and B-sides. An underrated band.
Thanks again, Ricky! Khayem
please, upload CRESTA!!!! Thank you!!
Please, reupload it! Need this remix..
Hi Ricky, any chance of a re up of this please. Love this band.
Thanks a lot
https://mega.nz/file/I1wRRBJa#SGPC1Ir_F9sYhJYuEYJWfuSupFglDxJCegEpQN0wTh0
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