Blue in Heaven

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Blue in Heaven was a 1982-1989 Irish rock quartet from Churchtown, Dublin, Ireland led by singer Shane O'Neill. They reformed in 1990 as the Blue Angels.

Signed to Island Records, in 1985 they released their first LP entitled All The Gods Men which was produced by Martin Hannett. The album conveyed a lush, gloomy aesthetic by focusing on its heavy bass, combined with O'Neill's often incomprehensible vocals. It was favorably compared to Joy Division, however the album was not a commercial success.

Their follow-up, Explicit Material (1986), saw them team up with Island Records chief Chris Blackwell and Eric Thorngren, showing them evolve into a more upbeat rock 'n' roll sound with clear Iggy Pop influences, particularly in O'Neill's vocals, but still retaining their new wave image and pop style lyrics. Their popularity grew thanks to touring with the The Chameleons, Echo & the Bunnymen, and The Damned, alongside achieving a minor college radio hit with "I Just Wanna". The album appears on many "best of" and "favorites" lists.

Two years later they released an EP on the Solid label, Rock 'n' Roll R.I.P., which was a chronological compilation of their work: a 1983 track ("On and On") produced by The Edge, four from 1987 -- three Iggy-esque studio cuts and a live cover of The Stooges's song "Loose."

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[edit] Members

[edit] Original Recording Members

drums - Dave Clarke (later played drums for Black Velvet Band and most recently for Hothouse Flowers)
bass - Declan Jones
guitar, keyboards, vocals - Shane O'Neill
guitar, keyboards - Eamonn Tynan

[edit] Shane O'Neill

In 1997, O'Neill played and sang with Supernaut and released a self-titled album on Dirt Records.[1] In 2001, he performed in the An Grianán Theatre production of the musical Hansel & Grettel by Paul Boyd. Today he runs a recording studio in Dublin.

[edit] Additional Musicians

83.70.220.193 17:33, 18 February 2007 (UTC)====On tour==== guitar - Kieran Kennedy this kieran here and go fuck yourself i was never a touring member of anyone i joined blue in heaven and played motherfuckin guitar and shane stoped playing guitar and sang then i left get your facts right stupid

[edit] Blue Angels

guitar - Quentin Cowper

[edit] Trivia

[edit] Discography

[edit] Blue in Heaven

[edit] Full-length albums

  • All the Gods Men (1985)
  • Explicit Material (1986)

[edit] EPs

  • Rock 'n' Roll R.I.P. (1988)

[edit] Compilations

  • Live for Ireland (1986) -- "Tell Me" (recorded live during their performance for Self Aid)

[edit] Singles

  • "The Lights Go Out" (1983)
  • "Julie Cries" (1984)
  • "Across My Heart" (1984)
  • "I Just Wanna" (1986)
  • "Track 01" (1988)

[edit] Blue Angels

[edit] Full-length albums

  • Coming Out Of Nowhere (1993)

[edit] EPs

  • Get It Back (1991)
  • All The Way (1992)
  • When It's Gone (1993)

[edit] Compilations

  • HMV Unplugged: The Acoustic Sessions (1993) -- "Candy"

[edit] Singles

  • "Candy" (1991)
  • "Loose" (1992)
  • "Blow" (1994)

[edit] External links

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