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24th Oct 2007, 6:54 PM #1Pip Madeley Guest
Simply Red-dy to call it a day...
Simply Red are to split up in 2009, a quarter of a century after they formed, lead singer Mick Hucknall has revealed. The 47-year-old said Stay, released last March, would be the group's final studio album, and they would disband after their tour in two years' time.
"I've kind of decided that the 25 years is going to be enough," Hucknall told the Gold radio network. The star said he wanted to concentrate more on his solo career, having just completed an album of his own.
"I've just recorded an album that is a tribute to Bobby Bland, a blues and R&B artist," he explained. "It's a solo project and I've really enjoyed it - so much that I feel the time has come now to just put a book-end to the [Simply Red] story."
He said he wanted to "invent a new form of music", influenced by R&B tracks from the 1960s. "It's a big challenge but I can't do it under the name of Simply Red," Hucknall added.
Stay was the third album to be released under the group's own label, simplyred.com, and reached number four in the UK charts. One of the tracks on it, The World and You Tonight, was released as a single last month and will be Simply Red's final single, he added. The band's name was inspired by Hucknall's love of Manchester United, his left-leaning political affiliations and the colour of his hair.
They topped the album charts with releases including A New Flame, Stars and Life, selling more than 50 million copies worldwide. These spawned singles such as It's Only Love, Something Got Me Started and Fairground.
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24th Oct 2007, 7:15 PM #2
They've never been the same since Fritz left.
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24th Oct 2007, 8:08 PM #3
Ludicrous! He's the only constant member anyway! So in what sense is him solo any different to him calling himself "Simply Red"?
I can only assume it's a vanity move, and someone for some reason wants to be known by his own name, rather than by a perceived group name.
It's also incredibly stupid, as groups are notoriously more popular than the solo projects they spawn, simply by virtue of the fact that they appear less 'have a go' and desperate. That's why a new Suede album would sell more than the Tears one did, why the new Verve tour will gross more than Richard Ashcrofts solo jaunts and why Paul Heaton's solo career bombed. Despite the fact that you could have sold the music involved with each under either name and no-one would have been able to tell the difference.
Si.
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24th Oct 2007, 8:36 PM #4Pip Madeley GuestIt's also incredibly stupid, as groups are notoriously more popular than the solo projects they spawn, simply by virtue of the fact that they appear less 'have a go' and desperate. That's why a new Suede album would sell more than the Tears one did, why the new Verve tour will gross more than Richard Ashcrofts solo jaunts and why Paul Heaton's solo career bombed. Despite the fact that you could have sold the music involved with each under either name and no-one would have been able to tell the difference.
I agree with your examples though.
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24th Oct 2007, 8:53 PM #5
Well we'll see if Hucknall is a Beyonce or a Richard Ashcroft... the point remains that unlike the examples you name, Hucknall is essentially Simply Red already... so why not just continue to use the name?
Si.
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24th Oct 2007, 8:54 PM #6
People will still hate his music no matter what name he records it under.
Si xx
I've just got my handcuffs and my truncheon and that's enough.
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24th Oct 2007, 8:58 PM #7Simply Red are to split up in 2009, a quarter of a century after they formed, lead singer Mick Hucknall has revealed. The 47-year-old said Stay, released last March, would be the group's final studio album, and they would disband after their tour in two years' time.
Pity. I have no understanding of the word. It is not registered in my vocabulary bank. EXTERMINATE!
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24th Oct 2007, 9:09 PM #8Pip Madeley Guestthe point remains that unlike the examples you name, Hucknall is essentially Simply Red already... so why not just continue to use the name?
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24th Oct 2007, 9:30 PM #9WhiteCrow Guest
I wonder if money's still too tight to mention?
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24th Oct 2007, 9:50 PM #10Pip Madeley Guest
I like "Stars" and "Holding Back The Years" (which was used to great effect on Only Fools And Horses).
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24th Oct 2007, 10:04 PM #11
I remember when they came back with the 'Fairground' single after Huckers had put on a whole bunch of weight and they were re-named 'Amply Fed'.
Sorry.Pity. I have no understanding of the word. It is not registered in my vocabulary bank. EXTERMINATE!
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24th Oct 2007, 10:05 PM #12Pip Madeley Guest
I didn't like "Fairground" because it kept "Common People" from the number one spot.
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24th Oct 2007, 10:11 PM #13
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24th Oct 2007, 11:25 PM #14
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24th Oct 2007, 10:54 PM #15Wayne Guest
I thought they'd packed up years ago.
I always thought they were perfect music (sorry muzak) for the Test Card.
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24th Oct 2007, 10:56 PM #16Pip Madeley Guest
Is that Carol Baynes and James Lindsay?
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24th Oct 2007, 11:39 PM #17
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25th Oct 2007, 7:25 PM #18
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24th Oct 2007, 11:01 PM #19Wayne Guest
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24th Oct 2007, 11:29 PM #20Pip Madeley GuestWas Robson & Jerome that kept Common People from number one. Fairground held off Mis-Shapes / Sorted For E's & Wizz!
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24th Oct 2007, 11:32 PM #21
I always remember Mick's PVC trousers from the "Fairground" period on TOTP. I do not recall them fondly.
I love the story about Martine McCutcheon throwing up in his hair.
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24th Oct 2007, 11:42 PM #22Pip Madeley Guest
Helena Christensen, Martine McCutcheon, Tracy Shaw, Kim Wilde, Naomi Campbell, Catherine Zeta-Jones & Kathy Lloyd have all been "Hucknalled" in the past.
He must have a silver tongue. LEAVE IT, MILKY
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24th Oct 2007, 11:44 PM #23
Kim Wilde must like 'em ginger as I'm fairly sure she's been porked by Chris Evans in the past too.
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24th Oct 2007, 11:46 PM #24
Haven't we all.
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24th Oct 2007, 11:46 PM #25Pip Madeley Guest
I think you're right - I hope he didn't forget his toothbrush.
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