Lightning Seeds
| The Lightning Seeds | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Liverpool, England |
| Genres | Alternative rock, pop rock, indie pop, Britpop |
| Years active | 1989–2000, 2006–present |
| Labels | Ghetto, Virgin, Epic |
| Associated acts | Ian Broudie, Big In Japan, The Icicle Works, The La's, The Zutons, The Coral, Echo And The Bunnymen, Care, Andy McCluskey |
| Website | www |
| Members |
Ian Broudie Martyn Campbell Riley Broudie Abi Harding Jim Sharrock |
| Past members |
Chris Sharrock Ali Kane Paul Hemmings Mathew Priest Zak Starkey Paolo Ruiu Rob Allum James Bagshaw Raife Burchell Angie Pollock |
The Lightning Seeds are an English alternative rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1989 by Ian Broudie (vocals, guitar, producer), formerly of the band Big in Japan.
Originally a studio-based solo project for Broudie, the Lightning Seeds expanded into a touring band following Jollification (1994). The group experienced commercial success throughout the 1990s and are well known for their single "Three Lions", a collaboration with David Baddiel and Frank Skinner which reached No. 1 in the UK in 1996 and 1998.
In 1989, Ian Broudie began recording alone under the name "Lightning Seeds". The name derives from a misheard lyric from Prince's 1985 hit single "Raspberry Beret" (The rain sounds so cool / When it hits the barn roof / And the horses wonder who you are / Thunder drowns out what the lightning sees). Broudie had previously been a member of the band Care in the mid-1980s, but by 1989 was much better known as a producer for Liverpool-based chart acts Echo & the Bunnymen and many other independent labels at the time.
Working as a singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist/producer, Broudie (in his guise as "The Lightning Seeds") achieved success with the psychedelic hit "Pure" from the album Cloudcuckooland, which reached the UK Top 20. "Pure" had some success in the United States Billboard Top 40 reaching No. 31. Both "Pure" and "All I Want" also reached the Modern Rock Tracks top 10.
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