The Icicle Works were an independent English rock band of the 1980s. Named after the 1960 short story "The Day The Icicle Works Closed" by science fiction author Frederik Pohl, The Icicle Works joined Liverpool's early 1980s 'neo-psychedelia' wave, which also propelled Echo & the Bunnymen and The Teardrop Explodes to stardom.

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  • The Icicle Works were an independent English rock band of the 1980s. Named after the 1960 short story "The Day The Icicle Works Closed" by science fiction author Frederik Pohl, The Icicle Works joined Liverpool's early 1980s 'neo-psychedelia' wave, which also propelled Echo & the Bunnymen and The Teardrop Explodes to stardom.
  • The Icicle Works war eine britische Indie-Popband der 1980er Jahre um den Sänger und Songwriter Ian McNabb. Laut Werbetext Ihrer deutschen Plattenfirma Virgin Records wies ihre 1984 erschienene Debut-LP "Einflüsse auf, die an Tom Waits, die Doors, oder die Simple Minds erinnern, jedoch mit origineller Eigenständigkeit verarbeitet worden sind. " Wirklich kommerziellen Erfolg hatten The Icicle Works allerdings nicht, nur die Single "Birds (Whisper To A Scream)" schaffte es 1984 in die US-Top 40. 1990 veröffentlichte Ian McNabb mit "Permanent Damage" das letzte reguläre ebenfalls nicht erfolgreiche Album der Icicle Works, das bereits eher ein Soloalbum McNabbs war, da die anderen Originalmitglieder der Band nicht mehr mitwirkten. Nach Auflösung der Band startete der Sänger und Songwriter eine Solokarriere. Musikalisch bewegte er sich hier mehr in Richtung Folk-Rock. Das Album "Truth & Beauty" kürte der deutsche Musikexpress zur Platte des Monats.
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  • ''Original line up :''
    Ian McNabb - vocals, guitars, keyboards
    Roy Corkill - bass
    Zak Starkey - drums
    Paul Burgess - drums (1990)
    Dave Green - keyboards (1988)
    Dave Baldwin - keyboards (1989–1990)
    Mark Revell - backing vocals (1990)
    ''Post-2006 line-up:
    ''Ian McNabb - vocals, guitars, keyboards
    Roy Corkill - bass
    Richard Naiff - keyboards
    Matthew Priest - drums
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  • An excerpt from Evangeline
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  • 1980-1990, 2006-2008
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  • The Icicle Works were an independent English rock band of the 1980s. Named after the 1960 short story "The Day The Icicle Works Closed" by science fiction author Frederik Pohl, The Icicle Works joined Liverpool's early 1980s 'neo-psychedelia' wave, which also propelled Echo & the Bunnymen and The Teardrop Explodes to stardom.
  • The Icicle Works war eine britische Indie-Popband der 1980er Jahre um den Sänger und Songwriter Ian McNabb. Laut Werbetext Ihrer deutschen Plattenfirma Virgin Records wies ihre 1984 erschienene Debut-LP "Einflüsse auf, die an Tom Waits, die Doors, oder die Simple Minds erinnern, jedoch mit origineller Eigenständigkeit verarbeitet worden sind.
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