Genres: Rock & Roll, Country-Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Roots Rock, New Wave, Power Pop, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Pub Rock, Punk/New Wave, Contemporary Singer/Songwriter Active: 70's, 80's, 90's, 2000's Born: March 25, 1949 in Woodchurch, Suffolk, England
Bob Dylan, Eddie Cochran, The Byrds, Chuck Berry, The Beatles, Jim Ford, The Everly Brothers, Elvis Presley, The Band, Bo Diddley, Johnny Rivers, Sam & Dave, Otis Redding, Buddy Holly, Merle Haggard, Sam Cooke, Arthur Alexander, Buck Owens, Willie Nelson Carlene Carter, Bobby Charles, Ian Gomm, Graham Parker, Brinsley Schwarz, Dr. Feelgood, Elvis Costello, Huey Lewis, Squeeze, Dwight Twilley, Wreckless Eric, Joe Jackson, Ducks Deluxe, Marshall Crenshaw, Eddie & the Hot Rods, Ian Dury, Frankie Miller, Rockin' Horse, Mickey Jupp John Wesley Harding, Matthew Sweet, Carlene Carter, Martin Luther Lennon, Mark Renne-Burke, Cockeyed Ghost, Walter Clevenger, Cone of Silence, Jeff Hart and the Ruins, The Andersons, Trent Summar, Boo Hewerdine, Reels, Blue Ash, Roman Candle, Virgins, King Creosote, The Ordinary Boys, Stephen Fretwell |  |
As the leader of the seminal pub rockers Brinsley Schwarz, a producer, and a solo artist, Nick Lowe held considerable influence over the development of punk rock. With the Brinsleys, Lowe began a back-to-basics movement that flowered into punk rock in the late '70s. As the house producer for Stiff, he recorded many seminal records by the likes of the Damned, Elvis Costello, and the Pretenders. His rough, ragged production style earned him the nickname "Basher" and also established the amateurish, D.I.Y. aesthetics of punk. Despite his massive influence on punk rock, Lowe never really was a punk rocker. Lowe was concerned with bringing back the tradition of three-minute pop singles and hard-driving rock & roll, but he subverted his melodic songcraft with a nasty sense of humor. His early solo singles and albums Jesus of Cool and Labour of Lust overflowed with hooks, bizarre jokes, and an infectious energy that made them some of the most acclaimed pop records of the new wave era.
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Release: July 21, 2009
Label: Yep Roc
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Release: March 17, 2009
Label: Yep Roc
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