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Thrashing Doves

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Years active
  
1986–92

Active until
  
1992

Labels
  
A&M Elektra Records

Members
  
Ian Button, Kevin Sargent

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Past members
  
Gail Ann Dorsey (bass) Hari Sajjan (bass)

Origin
  
England, United Kingdom (1986)

Albums
  
Bedrock Vice, Trouble in the Home, Affinity

Genres
  
Rock music, Alternative rock

Similar
  
Angie Brown, Papernut Cambridge, Death in Vegas, Doves, Robert Rotifer

Thrashing Doves (1986–92) were a London-based rock band. Their line-up consisted of Ken Foreman (vocals/guitar) with Brian Foreman (keyboards), Ian Button (guitar) and Kevin Sargent (drums). The original bass player was Hari Sajjan. Subsequent bass players were James Eller, Claire Kenny and Gail Ann Dorsey. Dorsey went on to work with David Bowie and released her own album, The Corporate World.

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In 1987 Bruce Forest remixed "Jesus On The Payroll" using David Cole on piano. They completed a special "Street Mix" which DJ Paul Oakenfold gives credit for starting the Balearic movement in the 90s. The piano lick was sampled for Bocca Juniors.

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There is some evidence to suggest that their career was irrevocably harmed when British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher expressed fondness for their video for "Beautiful Imbalance" when she saw it on Saturday Superstore. This came to be known as The Curse of Thrashing Doves. The group came to some prominence in 1988 as the lead support act on tour for Duran Duran.

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They changed their name to The Doves for their third album, not to be confused with the Manchester rock band Doves.

The Foreman brothers and Sargent went on to become writers, producers and composers for media, etc. Button went on to play for Death In Vegas.

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Singles

  • "Matchstick Flotilla" (A&M - 1986)
  • "Biba's Basement" (A&M - 1986)
  • "Beautiful Imbalance" (A&M - 1987) UK No. 50
  • "The Grinding Stone (Let Me Climb Your Ladder)" (A&M - 1987)
  • "Je$u$ on the Payroll" (A&M - 1987) U.S. Dance No. 20
  • "Northern Civil War Party" (A&M - 1987) re-mixed by Bruce Forest
  • "Reprobate's Hymn" (A&M - 1988)
  • "Angel Visit" (A&M - 1989) U.S. Modern Rock No. 14
  • "Lorelei" (A&M - 1989)
  • "Another Deadly Sunset" (A&M - 1989)
  • "I Wouldn't Know You From The Rest" (as The Doves) (Elektra - 1991)
  • "Beaten Up In Love" (as The Doves) (Elektra - 1992)

    • Albums

  • Bedrock Vice (A&M - 1987)
  • Trouble in the Home (A&M - 1989)
  • Affinity (as The Doves) (Elektra - 1991)

    • Angie Brown sang lead vocals on "Beaten Up In Love Again"

    Songs

    Jesus on the PayrollBedrock Vice · 1987
    Beaten Up In Love AgainAffinity · 1991
    Beautiful ImbalanceBedrock Vice · 1987

    References

    Thrashing Doves Wikipedia
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