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The Stone Roses - 88% match to The Charlatans

A classic case of an overnight success stretched over half a decade, the UK band Stone Roses evolved through a motley collection of Manchester-based non-starters such as the Mill, the Patrol, and English Rose before settling down as Stone Roses at the start of 1984. Acclaimed for their early warehouse gigs, at this time the line-up comprised Ian Brown (20 February 1963, Warr Read more

Shed Seven - 86% match to The Charlatans

This much maligned indie rock band from York, England was formed in 1990 by Rick Witter (11 November 1972, Stockport, England; vocals), Tom Gladwin (b. Thomas Gladwin; bass), Joe Johnson (guitar), and Alan Leach (drums). Paul Banks (b. 6 July 1973, York, England; guitar) replaced Johnson in 1993. Together they brought a flash of domesticity and anti-glamour to the independen Read more

Ian Brown - 71% match to The Charlatans

Primal Scream - 69% match to The Charlatans

The line-up that achieved so much success in 1991 comprised Bobby Gillespie (22 June 1964, Glasgow, Scotland; vocals), Andrew Innes (guitar), Robert Young (guitar), Henry Olsen (bass), Philip ‘Toby’ Tomanov (drums), Martin Duffy (organ, ex-Felt) and backing vocalist Denise Johnson (b. 31 August 1966, Manchester, Lancashire, England), but Primal Scream had been a fl Read more

Happy Mondays - 59% match to The Charlatans

Few debut records could lay claim to have had the impact (or length of title) of the Happy Mondays’ Squirrel And G-Man Twenty Four Hour Party People Plastic Face Carnt Smile (White Out). The sextet’s raw brand of urban folk, with Shaun Ryder’s accented, drawled vocals, was almost universally acclaimed. John Cale, formerly of the Velvet Underground, produced and g Read more

Ocean Colour Scene - 57% match to The Charlatans

This Birmingham, England-based band survived several lean years in the early 90s to triumph in the Britpop era with a string of hugely popular retro-rock hit singles. Formed from the ashes of several local bands, Simon Fowler (25 May 1965; vocals, ex-Fanatics), Steve Cradock (b. 22 August 1969; guitar, ex-the Boys), Damon Minchella (b. 1 June 1969; bass, ex-Fanatics) and Osc Read more

Black Grape - 56% match to The Charlatans

There was no lack of media interest in the post- Happy Mondays pursuits of singer Shaun Ryder (23 August 1962) and ‘dancer’ Bez (b. Mark Berry). However, save for a solitary guest appearance with Intastella, by the end of 1994 it appeared that Ryder had lost his muse permanently. The ecstatic reviews that greeted Black Grape’s 1995 debut, It’s Great When Read more

James - 52% match to The Charlatans

Ride - 49% match to The Charlatans

Formed at art school in Oxfordshire, England, in 1988 by Mark Gardener (vocals/guitar), Andy Bell (11 August 1970, Cardiff, Wales; guitar/vocals), Stephan Queralt (bass) and Laurence Colbert (drums), Ride had a rapid impact on the alternative music scene. Initially described as ‘the House Of Love with chainsaws’, within a year the quartet’s serrated guitar mel Read more

Paul Weller - 48% match to The Charlatans

John William Weller, 25 May 1958, Woking, Surrey, England. The rise and fall from critical grace, and subsequent rise of vocalist and guitarist Paul Weller could occupy a small chapter in any book on UK rock music of the 70s, 80s and 90s. The recipient of almost universal acclaim and ‘spokesman for a generation’ accolades with the Jam, after the release of the Styl Read more

The La's - 42% match to The Charlatans

Originally formed by artist/musician Mike Badger (18 March 1962) in 1984 in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, but his departure in 1986 left a line-up comprising songwriter Lee Mavers (b. 2 August 1962, Huyton, Liverpool, England; guitar/vocals), John Power (b. 14 September 1967, Liverpool, Lancashire, England; bass), Paul Hemmings (guitar) and John Timson (drums). Early demo Read more

The Farm - 39% match to The Charlatans

If perseverance warrants its own unique award, the Farm could have expected the equivalent of the Nobel Prize for their incessant efforts. Formed in 1983 by former youth worker Peter Hooton (28 September 1962, Liverpool, England; vocals), Steve Grimes (b. 4 June 1962, Liverpool, England; guitar), Phillip Strongman (bass) and Andy McVann (drums), the Farm were to become synon Read more

Ned's Atomic Dustbin - 38% match to The Charlatans

Formed in Stourbrige, West Midlands, England in 1988 by local characters Jonn Penney (17 September 1968, Quarry Bank, West Midlands, England; vocals), Rat (b. Garath Pring, 8 November 1970, Sedgley, West Midlands, England; guitar), Matt Cheslin (b. 28 November 1970, Quarry Bank, West Midlands, England; bass), Alex Griffin (b. 29 August 1971, Kingswinford, West Midlands, Engl Read more

Super Furry Animals - 35% match to The Charlatans

Founded in Cardiff, Wales, this offbeat yet inventive indie pop band comprises Gruff Rhys (18 July 1970, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales; vocals/guitar), Dafydd Ieuan (b. 1 March 1969, Bangor, North Wales; drums), Cian Ciaran (b. 16 June 1976, Bangor, North Wales; keyboards/electronics), Guto Pryce (b. 4 September 1972, Cardiff, Wales; bass) and Huw ‘Bunf’ Bunf Read more

The House of Love - 34% match to The Charlatans

After a short spell with the ill-fated, glam rock-inspired Kingdoms, vocalist and guitarist Guy Chadwick (21 March 1956, Hanover, Germany) teamed up with drummer Pete Evans (b. 22 October 1957, Swansea, Wales), guitarist Terry Bickers (b. 6 September 1965, Fulham, London, England), bass player Chris Groothuizen (b. New Zealand) and vocalist/guitarist Andrea Heukamp to form U Read more