The Opposition

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Not really 'The Opposition' but 'Opposition' are a long running post-punk band from London, England that featured Ralph Hall, Marcus Bell and Mark Long

Founded in 1979, The Opposition released their first single on the independent record label Double Vision Records. This was called "Very Little Glory" which the NME (New Musical Express) reviewed and said that it was "a song recorded before its time". The single received some good press and was soon followed by their first album 'Breaking the Silence' and a British and French tour.

They then recorded 'Intimacy' again on 'Double vision records' and with the press picking up on the band, they switched from indie to major and secured a contract with 'Charisma records'. Two more albums, 'Promises' and 'Empire Days', followed in the next two years still with the engineer Kenny Jones and the bands first adventures in the USA. The band took a hiatus in 1987, when Bell and Long began working on more commercial-sounding material under the name So. Their album, 'Horseshoe in the Glove', yielded a minor US hit in the song "Are You Sure", which, despite receiving a moderate amount of airplay on rock radio and being named an MTV "video of the week", barely missed reaching Billboard's Top 40, peaking at #41. after the shock of the 'USA' experience and 2 years touring the 'Opposition' continued their adventure and released the very calm album Blue Alice Blue in 1990, again recorded with Kenny Jones. 'War Begins at home' in 1994 and 'Blinder' in 2004 on Mrs Jones records.

[edit] Albums

• Breaking The Silence (Double Vision Records - 1980)
• Intimacy (Double vision Records - 1983)
• Promises (Charisma Records - 1984)
• Empire Days (Charisma Records - 1985)
• Blue Alice Blue (Declic Records - 1990)
• '81/'82 (Midnight Music - 1991)
• War Begins At Home (Universal) - 1994)
• Empire Days (Virgin Records Re-Issue - 1990)
• Promises (Virgin Records Re-Issue - 1990)
• Blinder (Mrs Jones Records - 2004)
• New York, Paris, Peckham live (Right Back Records - 2004)
• Intimacy, re-mastered (download version only)-2009

[edit] External links

• Right Back Records
• Yahoo Groups - The Opposition
• Mrs Jones Records - France
• An Opposition fan site with concert recordings
• Blogs