Ben Lurie

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Ben Lurie
Born	(1968-06-13) June 13, 1968 London, United Kkingdom
Genres	Alternative rock
Occupations	Guitarist
Instruments	Guitar
Years active	1989–2004
Labels	Creation, Blanco y Negro, Sub Pop
Associated acts	The Jesus and Mary Chain, Freeheat

Ben Lurie is a musician, best known as a member of the Scottish alternative rock band The Jesus and Mary Chain from 1989 to 1998.

Biography

Ben Lurie was born in London and moved to Australia when he was four. In high school he formed the band Sons of Sorrow with bassist Warwick Yuen and drummer Paul Zezula. Their album Nobody Should Dream was released in 1988 on Rampant Releases. He returned to London at the age of 20, where he joined The Jesus and Mary Chain as a session musician for the Automatic tour. After the tour, he became a regular session member and featured on the band's last two albums Stoned & Dethroned and Munki.^[1] After the band split up in 1998, Ben together with Jim Reid formed the band Freeheat. Ben also produced records by other bands such as The Parkinsons and Tompaulin. He moved back to Australia in 2004, where he currently works as a graphic designer.^[2]^[3]

References

↑ Fansite: http://aprilskies.amniisia.com/jamc/members_of_the_mary_chain.php
↑ Interview with Ben Lurie: http://www.pennyblackmusic.co.uk/MagSitePages/Article.aspx?id=3445
↑ Interview with Ben Lurie: http://www.parasitesandsycophants.com/2007/04/23/interviews-ben-lurie-the-jesus-and-mary-chain-freeheat-and-sister-vanilla/

External links

Lurie's 1991 Jesus and Mary Chain 'Automatic' Tour Guitar Rig. GuitarGeek.com

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Studio albums	Psychocandy Darklands Automatic Honey's Dead Stoned & Dethroned Munki

Live albums	Live in Concert

Compilations	Barbed Wire Kisses The Sound of Speed Hate Rock 'n' Roll The Complete John Peel Sessions 21 Singles The Power of Negative Thinking: B-Sides & Rarities Upside Down: The Best of The Jesus and Mary Chain The Complete Vinyl Collection

EPs	Some Candy Talking Happy When It Rains Darklands Rollercoaster The Peel Sessions Sound of Speed

Singles	"Upside Down" "Never Understand" "You Trip Me Up" "Just Like Honey" "April Skies" "Happy When It Rains" "Darklands" "Sidewalking" "Blues from a Gun" "Head On" "Reverence" "Far Gone and Out" "Almost Gold" "Sometimes Always" "Come On" "I Hate Rock 'n' Roll" "Cracking Up" "I Love Rock 'n' Roll"

Related articles	Discography Rollercoaster Tour

Persondata
Name	Lurie, Ben
Alternative names
Short description	Musician
Date of birth	June 13, 1968
Place of birth	London, England
Date of death
Place of death

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