Then Jerico
{{Short description|English rock band}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Then Jerico
| image = Then Jerico 2.jpg
| caption =
| image_size = 250
| landscape = Yes
| years_active = 1983–1990, 1998–present
| genre = {{hlist|Alternative rock{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/scott-taylor-then-jerico-obit-9367036/ | title=Scott Taylor, Guitarist with '80s English Band then Jerico, Has Died | magazine=Billboard }}|pop rock| new wave{{cite web|url=http://www.allgigs.co.uk/view/article/5074/Then_Jerico_Reform_For_2012_UK_Big_Area_Tour_Tickets_Friday_9th_March.html|title=News: Then Jerico reform for 2012 UK Big Area Tour|website=Allgigs.co.uk|date=9 March 2012|accessdate=1 August 2012}}}}
| origin = London, England{{Citation needed|date=October 2011}}
| associated_acts =
| label = London Records
| current_members = Mark Shaw
PJ Phillips
Ryan Williams
Barry Ross
Magnus Box
| past_members = Jasper Stainthorpe
Scott Taylor
Steve Wren
Rob Downes
Mark Sanderson
Ben Angwin
Chris Youdell
Alex Mungo
Keith Airey
John Miller
Justin McConville
| website = {{URL|www.thenjerico.com}}
}}
Then Jerico are an English rock band. They scored five top 50 hits in the UK during the 1980s.
Career
The band's early line-up included singer Mark Shaw, bassist Jasper Stainthorpe, drummer Steve Wren, and guitarist Scott Taylor.{{cite web |first=Dan|last=LeRoy|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/then-jerico-mn0000493282/biography|title=Biography|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=8 February 2009}}
The band played at The Limelight Club in New York in 1983 and signed to London Records in 1984. The single "The Big Sweep" was recorded for London but they objected to the lyrical subject matter (an anti-Robert Maxwell/Rupert Murdoch statement). It was initially released by the track's producer Martin Rushent on his own Immaculate label in 1985 and later as a limited edition by London Records along with the new song "Fault".
The band's songs "Muscle Deep" and "The Motive" charted in 1987. They enjoyed success with two albums, First (The Sound of Music) (1987) co-produced by Shaw and Owen Davies, which reached number 35 in the UK Albums Chart,{{cite book|first=David|last=Roberts|year=2006|title=British Hit Singles & Albums|edition=19th|publisher=Guinness World Records Limited|location=London|isbn=1-904994-10-5|page=555}} followed by The Big Area in 1989 that went gold and reached number 4 in the UK Albums Chart. Rick Nowels produced several tracks on the album - this led to the appearance of Belinda Carlisle on background vocals on "What Does It Take", released as the second single. {{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxuJUgFSjjc|title=Then Jerico - What Does It Take?|last=Then Jerico|date=26 March 2011|accessdate=13 February 2019|publisher=YouTube}}
Released in 1988, ahead of the group's second album, "Big Area" achieved their greatest chart success, peaking at number 13 in the UK Singles Chart.
The original Then Jerico line-up split up in early 1990,{{cite magazine|url=http://thequietus.com/articles/03289-mark-shaw-of-then-jerico-things-i-have-learned-about-pain|author=Kat Duke|title= Mark Shaw of Then Jerico: Things I Have Learned About Pain|magazine=The Quietus|date=24 November 2009|accessdate=8 July 2013}} with Mark Shaw leaving the band to pursue a solo career. He released his only studio album, Almost, for EMI in 1991.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3122694.stm|author=Joanna Wilson|title=The return of Then Jerico |publisher=BBC News|date= 19 September 2003|accessdate= 8 July 2013}} It was produced by guitarist Andy Taylor and included two singles, "Love So Bright" and "Under Your Spell". Shaw performed a few small club gigs in 1993 with Taylor under the name "Then Jerico 2".{{cite web |title=Tour Dates|website=thenjerico.com|url=http://www.thenjerico.com/?page_id=33|accessdate=25 August 2024}}
In 1998, Shaw re-activated Then Jerico, writing the material for Orgasmaphobia, a self-financed album{{cite news|url=http://www.outside-org.co.uk/clients/music/then-jericho/|title=Then Jerico biography|website=Outside-org.co.uk|accessdate=8 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130505115012/http://www.outside-org.co.uk/clients/music/then-jericho|archive-date=5 May 2013|url-status=dead}} released on Eagle Rock. The album was co-produced by Mark Shaw and Andy Taylor with collaborations from Taylor, Simple Minds' keyboard player Mick MacNeil and author Iain Banks. In 2000, a live album, Alive & Exposed, was released by Yeaah! Records credited to 'Then Jerico... Mark Shaw Etc.'. It was a recording made in the summer of 1992 of a concert at the Grand Theatre, Clapham in London.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.nme.com/nme-video/youtube/id/y-8o51T6qKE|title=NME: Mark Shaw: Then Jerico - Step into The Light video recorded on a hot summer evening at The Grand Theatre, Clapham, London 1992. Available on the 'Alive & Exposed' album released in 2000|magazine=NME|accessdate=13 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202201051/https://www.nme.com/nme-video/youtube/id/y-8o51T6qKE|archive-date=2 February 2014}} It contained a new song, "Step into the Light".
Shaw embarked on a new Then Jerico tour in 2012 with an original line-up of the band, made up of Mark Shaw, guitarists Rob Downes and Scott Taylor, bass player Jasper Stainthorpe and drummer Steve Wren.{{cite web|url=http://www.the-brook.com/?p=1382|title=The Brook: Then Jerico 80's Revivalists|website=The-brook.com|accessdate=13 February 2019}}
A 'Reprise Tour' was launched for 2013{{cite news|url=https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/lifestyle/13255763.music-then-jerico-are-back-touring-after-23-years/|title=Then Jerico are back touring after 23 years|newspaper=Glasgow Times|date=10 May 2013|accessdate=8 July 2013}} to promote the release of the Reprise compilation album on Warner / Rhino Music with a number of appearances including at Henley's Rewind the 80s Music{{cite web|url=http://www.rewindfestival.com/lineup/view/artist/82/then-jerico|title=RewindFestival Official website – Then Jerico page|website=Rewindfestival.vom|accessdate=13 February 2019}}{{cite web|url=http://atlanticradiouk.co.uk/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=242&Itemid=312|title=Atlantic Radio UK: Rewind Festival 2013 line-up announced|accessdate=13 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130306104931/http://atlanticradiouk.co.uk/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=242&Itemid=312|archive-date=6 March 2013|url-status=dead}} and at the Let's Rock Bristol festivals.{{cite web|url=https://www.northsomersettimes.co.uk/what-s-on/attractions/let-s-rock-bristol-1-1980245|title=Let's Rock Bristol|first=Bethan|last=Evans|website=North Somerset Times|date=15 March 2013|accessdate=13 February 2019}}
In February 2014, the 'original' Then Jerico discontinued; however, lead singer Mark Shaw continued, as he vowed to do, with a new line-up to fulfill Let's Rock festival dates in May, June and July that year. In 2015, Shaw played club shows prior to a performance at "Let's Rock London", on Clapham Common, London, on 16 July 2016.{{cn|date=May 2024}} Mark Shaw has also worked intermittently with singer Tony Hadley and the SAS Band.
On 27 April 2020, guitarist Scott Taylor died at the age of 58 from a brain tumour.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/then-jerico-guitarist-scott-taylor-has-died-2655202|title=Then Jerico guitarist Scott Taylor has died|website=Nme.com|date=28 April 2020}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/scott-taylor-death-then-jerico-cancer-brain-tumour-age-cause-guitar-a9487246.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220507/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/scott-taylor-death-then-jerico-cancer-brain-tumour-age-cause-guitar-a9487246.html |archive-date=7 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Then Jerico guitarist Scott Taylor dies of brain tumour|date=28 April 2020|newspaper=The Independent}}{{cbignore}}
Band members
=Current=
- Mark Shaw (born Mark Robert Tiplady, 10 June 1961, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England) – vocals (1983–1990, 1998–present){{cite book|title=The Virgin Encyclopedia of Eighties Music|editor=Colin Larkin|editor-link=Colin Larkin (writer)|publisher=Virgin Books|date=2003|edition=Third|isbn=1-85227-969-9|pages=459/60}}
- Ryan Williams – guitar
- Magnus Box – bass
- Paul Davis – drums
=Former=
- Jasper Stainthorpe (born 18 February 1958, Tonbridge, Kent, England) – bass (1983–1989 / 2012–2013)
- Steve Wren (born 26 October 1962, Lambeth, London, England) – drums (1983–1989 / 2012–?)
- Scott Taylor (31 December 1961, Redhill, Surrey, England – 27 April 2020) – guitar (1984–1989 / 2012–2020)
- Cliff Lawrence – guitar (1983)
- Mark Sanderson (born 1961) – keyboards (1983)
- Ben Angwin – keyboards (1984–1985)
- Alex Mungo – keyboards (1985–1988)
- Rob Downes (born 7 December 1961, Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire, England) – guitar (1987–1989 / 2012–?)
- Chris Youdell – keyboards (1988–1989)
- Keith Airey (replaced Scott Taylor on guitar for the Big Area tour in 1989)
- Justin McConville (2010s shows)
- John Miller (2010s shows)
- Paul Davis (2010s shows)
- PJ Phillips – bass/backing vocals (1998–2016)
Their live shows featured the talents of backing vocalist Bari Goddard (who also worked with Cliff Richard, Madonna and Jimmy Somerville among others) and Steve Lee (Joan Armatrading); some of these performances are available on the double CD release Radio Jerico which showcase some Radio 1 sessions and the full Hammersmith Odeon show of 1989.{{cite AV media notes|title=Then Jerico – Radio Jerico|publisher=Murder Records|date=1997}}
Discography
=Albums=
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Album ! style="width:35px;"|UK |
|---|
| 1987
| align=center | 35 |
| 1989
| align=center | 4 |
| 1991
| Almost... | align=center | — |
| 1994
| Electric | align=center | — |
| 1997
| Radio Jerico (2 CD) | align=center | — |
| 1998
| Orgasmaphobia | align=center | — |
| 1999
| The Best Of... | align=center | — |
| 2000
| Alive & Exposed{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-8o51T6qKE|title=Mark Shaw:Then Jerico - Step Into The Light|last=Then Jerico|date=6 July 2011|accessdate=13 February 2019|publisher=YouTube}} | align=center | — |
| rowspan="4"| 2012
| First (The Sound of Music) | align=center | — |
| Jewels in Time: Rarities & Unreleased Tracks
| align=center | — |
| Big Area (reissue)
| align=center | — |
| Acoustic Live (CD/DVD)
| align=center | — |
| rowspan="2"| 2013
| Reprise (compilation) | align=center | — |
| Acoustic: Live London 2012 (CD only)
| align=center | — |
| 2024
| Before the Future 1984-1989 | align=center | 50 |
| colspan="4" style="text-align:center; font-size:9pt;"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
=Singles=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="2" |Year ! rowspan="2" |Single ! colspan="5" |Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2" |Album |
| style="width:35px;"|AUS {{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|publisher=Australian Chart Book|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|edition=illustrated|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|page=307|author-link=David Kent (historian)}}{{cite web|url= https://imgur.com/a/GVWFeiv| title= Then Jerico ARIA chart history to 2024|publisher=ARIA|via=Imgur.com|access-date=26 July 2024}} N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart. ! style="width:35px;"|BE ! style="width:35px;"|IRE ! style="width:35px;"|NL ! style="width:35px;"|UK |
|---|
| rowspan="2" |1985
| align="left" |"The Big Sweep" |— |— |— |— |— |Non-album single |
| align="left" |"Fault"
|— |— |— |— |— | rowspan="6" |First (The Sound of Music) |
| 1986
| align="left" |"Muscle Deep" |— |— |— |— |85 |
| rowspan="4" |1987
| align="left" |"Let Her Fall" |— |— |— |— |65 |
| align="left" |"Prairie Rose"
|— |— |— |— |89 |
| align="left" |"The Motive"
|89 |37 |8 |32 |18 |
| align="left" |"Muscle Deep" (reissue)
|— |— |— |— |48 |
| rowspan="3" |1989
| align="left" |"Big Area" |— |— |10 |— |13 | rowspan="3" |The Big Area |
| align="left" |"What Does It Take?" (featuring Belinda Carlisle)
|154 |— |26 |— |33 |
| align="left" |"Sugar Box"
|— |— |— |— |22 |
| 1996
| align="left" |"The Motive '96" (Spain-only release) |— |— |— |— |— | rowspan="2" |Non-album single |
| 1997
| align="left" |"Big Area '97" (Spain-only release) |— |— |— |— |— |
| colspan="8" style="font-size:9pt" |"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
References
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External links
- [http://www.thenjerico.com/ Then Jerico official website]
- {{Discogs artist|Then Jerico}}
{{Then Jerico}}
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Category:Musical groups reestablished in 1998
Category:English new wave musical groups
Category:English alternative rock groups