The Others (band)
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The Others are an English rock band, who briefly enjoyed disproporionate media coverage to their constantly poor chart showings. They signed to Poptones in July 2004 and their eponymous debut album was released on January 31, 2005.
The band were renowned for their live shows, particularly the so-called "guerilla gigs", which saw them play on a Hammersmith and City Line tube train, on the dodgems at the Leeds festival, and on the infamous Abbey Road crossing in London. The band, particularly lead singer Dominic Masters, maintain a close relationship with their fanbase, affectionately known as the 853 Kamikaze Stage-Diving Division. The band are also known for accessibility which resulted in the popularity of the websites forum, which played a key part in keeping the fanbase together and organizing the following to collect together for gigs.
Despite their promise, their self titled debut in 2005 was much maligned. In December 2005, Q Magazine rated it one of the worst albums of the year, mocking Masters' boastful attitude towards drug abuse. In April 2006, the magazine placed the album at #40 in a countdown of "The 50 Worst Albums Ever", claiming the band had taken "the freewheeling spirit of [contemporary band] The Libertines... remove(d) all the talent and added even more crack. This [album] is what's left". By autumn 2006, the dissaperance of their early promise and seeming fall from grace led NME to run an article entitled "Whatever Happened to Dominic Masters?"
In an interview with Phoenix FM in December 2005, the band confirmed that they had left Poptones/Mercury Records and in October 2006 they released their second album, "Inward Parts", which again failed to sell enough to enter the UK Top 50 album charts.
Dominic Masters presents a regular radio show on Chorley FM which is also available as a podcast.
The band is composed of:
- Dominic Masters - Vocals
- Johnny Others - Bass
- Jimmy Lager - Guitar
- Martin Oldham - Drums
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- ' Inward Parts ' (30th October 2006)
- The Truth that Hurts
- Guard My Kind
- Always be Mine
- Thick as Thieves
- Looking For A Product
- Desolate
- Why Should I try?
- Watch it
- Got No Money
- Probate
- The Others (January 2005)
Tracklistings:
- Lackey
- In The Background
- William
- Almanac
- How I Nearly Lost You
- Stan Bowles
- Community 853
- Psychovision
- Johan
- Southern Glow
- This Is For The Poor
- Darren Daniel Dave
[edit] Singles
- This Is For The Poor (17/5/2004) 42
- Stan Bowles (18/10/2004) 36
- Lackey (17/1/2005) 21
- William (4/4/2005) 29
- The Truth that Hurts (23/10/2006) 71
