19: EP08: Lightning Seeds legend Ian Broudie talks Liverpool's music scene
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\\nLightning Seeds\\xa0are all set to play a hometown show at Liverpool\\u2019s Eventim Olympia on Saturday 12 November. Front man Ian Broudie spoke with Jay Hynd about his incredible career to date, a new album and the Scouse crowd.\\xa0
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\\nLightning Seeds are the brainchild of writer, singer, guitarist and producer Ian Broudie. Ian originally emerged from the post punk Liverpool music scene of the late seventies playing in the band \\u201cBig in Japan\\u201d which in turn led to him producing several bands starting with Echo & The Bunnymen. In 1989 Ian as Lightning Seeds released debut album \\u2018Cloudcukooland\\u2019 featuring the hit single \\u2018Pure\\u2019. Second album \\u2018Sense\\u2019 followed before the release of the seminal album \\u2018Jollification\\u2019 in 1994 which has so far sold nearly 1 million copies.
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\\nIn 1996 the iconic single \\u20183 Lions\\u2019 for the England football team topped the charts many times over. That same year \\u2018Dizzy Heights\\u2019 and 1999\\u2019s \\u2018Tilt\\u2019 were released to critical acclaim before Ian returned to his producer roots. Ian soon began to develop hit albums for the likes of The Coral, The Zutons and many more.\\xa0
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\\nLightning Seeds are the brainchild of writer, singer, guitarist and producer Ian Broudie. Ian originally emerged from the post punk Liverpool music scene of the late seventies playing in the band \\u201cBig in Japan\\u201d which in turn led to him producing several bands starting with Echo & The Bunnymen. In 1989 Ian as Lightning Seeds released debut album \\u2018Cloudcukooland\\u2019 featuring the hit single \\u2018Pure\\u2019. Second album \\u2018Sense\\u2019 followed before the release of the seminal album \\u2018Jollification\\u2019 in 1994 which has so far sold nearly 1 million copies.
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\\nIn 1996 the iconic single \\u20183 Lions\\u2019 for the England football team topped the charts many times over. That same year \\u2018Dizzy Heights\\u2019 and 1999\\u2019s \\u2018Tilt\\u2019 were released to critical acclaim before Ian returned to his producer roots. Ian soon began to develop hit albums for the likes of The Coral, The Zutons and many more.\\xa0