Taffy Hughes, guitar vocals.
Paul Handyside, guitar vocals.
David Porthouse, bass vocals.
Damien Mahoney, drums.
Mark Simm, drums.
Steve Price, drums.
Adrian Evans, drums.
Influences
Joy Division, Josef K, Orange juice, The Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, Television, Iggy Pop, The Clash, Motorhead, Aztec camera, The Go-Betweens
Hurrah! formed in Newcastle upon Tyne, England in 1981. The single "The sun shines here" was the first release of Kitchenware records in 1982, followed by the singles compilation "Boxed" (Kitchenware) in 1985. Hurrah! released two albums on Arista records, "Tell God I'm here" in 1987 and "The beautiful" in 1989. The final single "That dream's over now" (Kitchenware) in 1991 came from the unreleased "lost" album. Other releases include "Way ahead" (Ensurient) live in 1985 and "The sound of Philadelphia" (Revola) b-sides and rarities in 1993.......................................................................................................
"Hurrah! then...way ahead!
This you can feel is pure..extraordinary pop..the way it should be.
Four individuals intent on extreme personal expression who
just had to play together like this. What you hear HERE is a direct
result of the collective attitude/stance..wrought from very personal
experience. Pure emotion...Pure expression..Soul.. giving the
impression of a desperate need to communicate and touching upon
the sense of struggle and all the frustration and everything that
tends to be part of trying to get through and did they connect or what?
Hurrah! then craving to get up and do and be something extreme
and consequential...and they never seemed too bothered about
making friends. Just gifted troubled proud stubborn men being
themselves...with guitars held high and tight and a drummers
regal poise..they looked the part..because they had to..it's all part of
having /being IT! do you know what I mean? The IT that only the
few besides Dexy's/Subway Sect have ever been ..THAT which can
never be aquired but can so easily be lost..
I wonder if Hurrah! ever realised?"
Kevin Pearce 1987
Thank you for adding my new author page. I will have a few songs from the soundtrack on the player soon, but will link my music page for more songs. My fiction novel with a CD soundtrack is due out in a few weeks. It will be at CD Baby, Amazon, Barnes & Noble etc. Keep in touch.
Wishing you a great musical week, a happy holiday season, and a prosperous new year. Hope all your projects are on track.
Thank you for adding me to your list of friends. I really appreciate it. My current project is a fiction novel with CD soundtrack due out soon. Wishing you continued success and a wonderful musical and happy weekend.
Peace and respect,
Joy Miller My author profile page at myspace coming soon. I hope you will join me there too.
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A treat for Paul Handyside/ Hurrah! fans in the Manchester area:
Picnic Area - SUPPORTING PAUL HANDYSIDE (EX-HURRAH!) 8th Oct 2009 8:00 PM at Crown and Kettle - 2 Oldham Road, Northern Quarter, Manchester, M4 5FE Adm: free
Yes it’s true! In the intimate venue provided by this characterful real ale pub in the Northern Quarter, Picnic Area are providing support to Paul Handyside. Paul formerly played in Hurrah!, a classic jangly 80s indie band who were Kitchenware labelmates of Prefab Sprout and Martin Stephenson & The Daintees. These days his music is melodic Americana. Mojo have described him as "...a rootsy acoustic troubadour with a masterful grasp of his craft...an easy listen with cuts like Forever Ending and Let The Lights Go Down achieving rare tenderness and a genuine emotional impact". Don’t miss this chance to see him!
Listen to James Yorkston on Adrian's show on Different Class Radio at www.differentclassradio.co.uk/?page_id=351. There's also an exclusive interview with Machinefabriek, ahead of his forthcoming UK tour, plus music by Marissa Nadler, Dean & Britta, Lanterns on the Lake and lots of scratchy seven-inches.<br /><br />
Ya have not got a lot of photos I see! Iv got some from the early years if ya want them! they are on my site so just visit & get a copy! Mark Roland Simm ex drummmer
Thank you for posting 'How Many Rivers' one of my favorite tracks from 'Tell God I'm Here' (which by the way made my list of the greatest album titles of all time in a recent blog of mine!).
Dear Paul and Hurrah!: Got"the beautiful"cd on ebay eventually,absolutely wonderful!! i will listen it again after this message,thanks for bringing us a good music,you're an inspiration! Best Wishes,Dee xx
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