| Ian Broudie |
Ian
Broudie on the cover of his debut album, Tales Told
|
| Background information |
| Birth name |
Ian Broudie |
| Born |
August 4, 1958 |
| Origin |
Liverpool, England |
| Genre(s) |
Alternative
rock
Britpop
Folk
rock |
| Years active |
1970s—present |
| Label(s) |
Columbia |
| Website |
ianbroudie.com |
Ian Broudie (born August 4, 1958 in Liverpool)
is a prolific English
musician
and producer, best known for his 1990s band
the Lightning Seeds.
Broudie played in Liverpool's fledgling punk scene
in the 1970s
(he was a member of the band Big in Japan, which also
featured Holly Johnson and Bill
Drummond) but made his name in the industry as a producer. He
was also a founder member of Peel favourites the Original Mirrors in
the early 80s.
Broudie worked with bands like Echo
and the Bunnymen, The Icicle Works, Ellery
Bop and The Fall under the name 'Kingbird'
before putting together the Lightning Seeds at the end of the 1980s, scoring a
debut hit
with the song
"Pure".
The act produced a selection of well-received singles
and albums
in the 1990s
and twice took football anthem "Three
Lions" (with comedians
Frank
Skinner and David Baddiel) to number
one, with different lyrics for the Euro 96 and France 98 tournaments. For
his own part, Broudie is a supporter of Liverpool.
Broudie subsequently concentrated on production for other
bands working with the likes of The Coral, The
Subways, The Zutons,French rock band Noir Desir
for their first long album Veuillez
rendre l'âme (à qui elle appartient), The
Rifles and on a handful of I
Am Kloot songs, before announcing a solo album under his own
name at the end of 2004.
It was exactly on 11 October 2004 that Broudie released his debut solo
effort, Tales
Told, which was embraced by critics and fans alike. This, despite that
fact that Tales Told saw Broudie move into the new territory of folk rock -
away from the chirpy pop tunes The Lightning Seeds became
especially known for. In fact, the first song on the album, 'Song For
No One', featured in the opening episode of the 3rd season of the U.S
hit TV series The
O.C..
His brother, Rob Broudie, a solicitor in Liverpool, died in unusual
circumstances in the early hours of October 17, 2006, after apparently falling from the tower
of Liverpool Cathedral[1].
He has a son, Riley, after whom the song "The Life of Riley"
is named.
See also
References
- Jewish Chronicle,
February 16, 2007, p.43: "The life of Broudie"
