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In the spring of 1990, Jesus Jones recorded their second album, ''[[Doubt (album)|Doubt]]'', but their label was forced to delay its release until the beginning of 1991. The album sold very well, due to the success of their best-known hit "[[Right Here, Right Now (Jesus Jones song)|Right Here, Right Now]]". The song is about the swift end of the [[Cold War]], and was a No. 2 hit in the [[United States|U.S.]] but reached only No. 31 in the [[United Kingdom|UK]]; and which was resurrected in 2006 as an advertising [[jingle]] for the [[United States|American]] [[retailer]] [[Kmart]], an image campaign for [[CBS News]], and was used in promotional advertisements for the now defunct TV |
In the spring of 1990, Jesus Jones recorded their second album, ''[[Doubt (album)|Doubt]]'', but their label was forced to delay its release until the beginning of 1991. The album sold very well, due to the success of their best-known hit "[[Right Here, Right Now (Jesus Jones song)|Right Here, Right Now]]". The song is about the swift end of the [[Cold War]], and was a No. 2 hit in the [[United States|U.S.]] but reached only No. 31 in the [[United Kingdom|UK]]; and which was resurrected in 2006 as an advertising [[jingle]] for the [[United States|American]] [[retailer]] [[Kmart]], an image campaign for [[CBS News]], and was used in promotional advertisements for the now defunct TV |
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channel, [[TechTV]]. Ford Motor is using Right Here, Right Now in their 2010 advertising campaign. |
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Other singles from the ''Doubt'' album included "Real, Real, Real" and "International Bright Young Thing" which became two of their biggest singles in the UK reaching #19 and #7 respectively in the charts. In the year that ''Doubt'' was released, Jesus Jones won the "Best Newcomer" award at the [[MTV Awards]]. |
Other singles from the ''Doubt'' album included "Real, Real, Real" and "International Bright Young Thing" which became two of their biggest singles in the UK reaching #19 and #7 respectively in the charts. In the year that ''Doubt'' was released, Jesus Jones won the "Best Newcomer" award at the [[MTV Awards]]. |
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Jesus Jones is a British rock group. The London-based group recorded and performed in the late 1980s, throughout the 1990s, and into the 2000s.
History
Formation and Liquidizer (1987-1989)
Incorporating elements of electronic music styles such as house and techno to an indie rock format, along with fellow British groups such as The Shamen, Pop Will Eat Itself and EMF, Jesus Jones was one of the leading purveyors of the early 1990s "indie dance" scene. The band is led by Mike Edwards.
They achieved initial critical acclaim with their 1989 album Liquidizer, and in particular, the single "Info Freako", which featured buzzing rock guitars with samples and a hip-hop sensibility, relatively new for the time. The track was particularly championed by Bruno Brookes on his Radio 1 evening show.
Doubt and Perverse (1990-1995)
In the spring of 1990, Jesus Jones recorded their second album, Doubt, but their label was forced to delay its release until the beginning of 1991. The album sold very well, due to the success of their best-known hit "Right Here, Right Now". The song is about the swift end of the Cold War, and was a No. 2 hit in the U.S. but reached only No. 31 in the UK; and which was resurrected in 2006 as an advertising jingle for the American retailer Kmart, an image campaign for CBS News, and was used in promotional advertisements for the now defunct TV channel, TechTV. Ford Motor is using Right Here, Right Now in their 2010 advertising campaign.
Other singles from the Doubt album included "Real, Real, Real" and "International Bright Young Thing" which became two of their biggest singles in the UK reaching #19 and #7 respectively in the charts. In the year that Doubt was released, Jesus Jones won the "Best Newcomer" award at the MTV Awards.
The follow-up to Doubt was Perverse which, although a big seller, did not reach the worldwide hit status of Doubt.
Recent activity (1996-present)
After the release of the Perverse album, Jesus Jones took an extended hiatus and did not return to the studio until 1996. They released fourth album, ironically titled Already, in 1997 after which Jesus Jones and their record label EMI parted company. The band remained in contact and came back with the low-selling London in 2001 on the indie record label Mi5 Recordings. EMI issued Never Enough: the Best of Jesus Jones, a collection of greatest hits whilst, in the meantime, the band moved from the North American-only Mi5 to the newly established Mi5 Recordings UK.
In 2004 they released the EP "Culture Vulture", whilst in 2005 DJ and record producer Robbie Riviera had a club hit with a remix of "Right Here Right Now", but did not manage to follow his previous single "Bang" into the Top 40.
2008 Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton has used "Right Here, Right Now" as her campaign theme song.[citation needed] 1992 Democratic presidential candidate Jerry Brown used it as his campaign theme song.[citation needed]
The third album Perverse lays claim to being the first rock album recorded entirely digitally.[citation needed] As a result, the jacket sleeve does not list the traditional guitars/ drums/ vocals credit; it instead lists a frequency range: 20 Hz to 4 kHz- Al Jaworski, 300 Hz to 8 kHz- Jerry De Borg, drum type sounds- Gen, etc. Mike Edwards lead vocals are the only non sampled acoustic instrument on the record.
Band members
- Mike Edwards (born Michael James Edwards, 22 June 1964 in London) - Vocals, guitars, keyboards.
- Jerry De Borg (born 30 October 1960 in Kentish Town, London) - Guitars.
- Al Doughty - (born Alan Jaworski, 31 January 1966 in Plymouth) - Bass.
- Iain Baker (born Iain Richard Foxwell Baker, 29 September 1965 in Carshalton, Surrey) - Keyboards, programming.
- Gen - (born Simon Matthews, 23 April 1964 in Devizes, Wiltshire) - drums, additional percussion.
Discography
| Year | Title | Label | Other information |
| 1989 | Liquidizer | Food/SBK Records | reissued in 2002 (label: Food) |
| 1989 | "Info Freako" | Food | |
| 1989 | "Never Enough" | Food | |
| 1989 | "Bring It On Down" | Food | |
| 1990 | "Real Real Real" | Food | |
| 1990 | "Right Here Right Now" | Food | |
| 1990 | "International Bright Young Thing" | Food | |
| 1991 | Doubt | Food/SBK Records | reissued in 2002 (label: EMI) |
| 1991 | "Who? Where? Why?" | Food | |
| 1991 | "Right Here Right Now" re-release | Food | |
| 1992 | "The Devil You Know" | Food | |
| 1993 | Perverse | Food/SBK Records | |
| 1993 | "The Right Decision" | Food | |
| 1993 | "Zeroes And Ones" | Food | |
| 1993 | Scratched (Japan only) | EMI | |
| 1997 | Already | Food | |
| 1997 | "The Next Big Thing" | Food | |
| 1997 | "Chemical No.1" | Food | |
| 1999 | Greatest Hits Album (Japan only) | EMI | |
| 2001 | London | Mi5 Recordings/Koch | |
| 2002 | "Nowhere Slow" | Mi5 Recordings/Koch | |
| 2002 | "Come On Home" | Liberty | |
| 2002 | "In The Face Of All Of This" | Mi5 Recordings/Koch | |
| 2002 | Never Enough: the Best of Jesus Jones | EMI | |
| 2004 | "Culture Vulture" | Mi5 Recordings UK | |
| 2005 | "Right Here Right Now" (Robbie Rivera featuring Jesus Jones) | Nebula |