Ian Broudie

Ian Broudie (born 4 August 1958 in Liverpool) is an English musician and producer , best known for his 1990s band The Lightning Seeds. Born to Jewish parents, Broudie played in Liverpool's fledgling punk scene in the 1970s (he was a...

In this article: The Lightning Seeds, Tales Told, Liverpool, The Subways, Pure, Three Lions, David Baddiel, Bill Drummond, and I Am Kloot

The Lightning Seeds are an alternative pop/rock band, largely the brainchild of writer, singer and guitarist Ian Broudie. The group has its origins in the English city of Liverpool. Pre-Lightning Seeds and establishment of the name

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Vocals - Johnny Cash and John Lennon I think if they'd sung together they would have been magic. They're my heroes. They both had fantastic careers but both went through complete reawakenings and had second halves. Cash went on to work...

In this article: Johnny Cash, The Lightning Seeds, John Lennon, Backing band, Imagine, American Recordings, Hal Blaine, Carol Kaye, and The Wrecking Crew

...canvas, while Brooklyn's Wild Beasts played from their acclaimed new album. One of the largest crowds was drawn by the Lightning Seeds. Ian Broudie's oft-fragile voice is not as it was, and the newer songs in the first half of the set...

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...set to include all the classics which made them household names. Other acts already confirmed for Loopallu 2009 include Ian Broudie's The Lightning Seeds, one of Scotland's hottest acts The Dykeenies, the beautiful and captivating...

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...all but dragged from the stage, and soon turns up elsewhere singing "That's All Right Mama" with Eddi Reader. The Lightning Seeds' Ian Broudie has a likeably hangdog and luckless air that his hits' bright pop productions hide. But with...

In this article: Charlbury, Pretenders, Recession, Break Up the Concrete, Freak like Me, That's All Right Mama, Sugababes, Eddi Reader, Teddy Thompson, and Gary Numan

...could hack it behind a microphone rather than a desk. But after working with Echo & the Bunnymen and the Fall, Ian Broudie the producer knew a little something about pop music. And even if his work as a producer resulted in eerie,...

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...Lightning Seeds are set to entertain with their back catalogue of hits, including Pure, Life of Reilly and Lucky You. Joining Ian Broudie and co are London Folk outfit Mumford and Sons, who return to the Highlands after a sell-out tour...

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Ian Broudie interview, for new Lightning Seeds album Four Winds On the release of his album Four Winds, Ian Broudie talks about The Lightning Seeds, his musical past in Liverpool and how he has never felt more connected to music. Last...

In this article: The Lightning Seeds, Liverpool, Cider, Sugar, David Baddiel, Echo And The Bunnymen, The Coral, The Zutons, and Trademark

Given that Four Winds is his first album in a decade, one could be forgiven for wondering what Ian Broudie's been up. At a mere 10 songs long, even the innumerate can see that works out at a song a year, and frankly, if I were lavishing...

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