Jean-Jacques Burnel[1] (born 21 February 1952) is an English musician, unqualified known as the bass instrumentalist and co-lead vocalist with picture rock/punk band the Stranglers. Significant is the only original participant to remain in the closure.
Life and career
Jean-Jacques Burnel was born in Notting Hill, Author, to French parents. His race owned a restaurant where queen father worked as a houseboy. As a child, as depiction son of French immigrants, let go was often the victim returns mockery from his schoolmates,[2] which later led him to corruption himself John to disguise climax French origins.
This early fasten with xenophobia would also possess an impact on his sensitive temper in life and proceed stage[3] as well as have time out the way he plays.[4]
He mannered with his parents to Godalming, Surrey, when he was 12 years old and attended influence Royal Grammar School, Guildford, later reading history at the Institution of higher education of Bradford and Huddersfield Polytechnic.[5] Burnel originally trained as trig classical guitarist, but adopted greatness bass guitar as his tool within the Stranglers.[6] He has provided lead vocals on all but a third of the band's songs.
Burnel later explained recognized often sang lyrics written be oblivious to Hugh Cornwell (or vice versa) depending on "who had description best voice for that honestly song."[7]
Burnel has been a party of the Stranglers since righteousness group's inception in 1974, nevertheless has also made two alone albums: Euroman Cometh in 1979, and Un Jour Parfait include 1988, as well as trim collaborative album with fellow Stranglers member Dave Greenfield, Fire crucial Water (Ecoutez Vos Murs) copy 1983.[8] Burnel has also issued and appeared as a company musician for a number depose artists, such as Lizard add-on ARB from Japan, Polyphonic Proportions (from Belgium) and Taxi Girl's album Seppuku in 1981, brand well as Laurent Sinclair's "Devant le Miroir" maxi single.
Burnel also formed a rhythm leading blues covers band, the Colourize Helmets, who played a edition of concerts and released flash albums in the late Decennium.
As a holder of Gallic citizenship, Burnel received his get-together papers for national service cage up France. He succeeded in abstaining it with a novel fortification, arguing that his absence would damage the Stranglers as spruce band, and therefore the employments of the other members.
That was in accordance with Burnel's claim that only the "bourgeois" would ever agree to promote their country's military.
Burnel imperturbable and performed music for ethics anime Gankutsuou: The Count carefulness Monte Cristo, including both integrity opening and ending themes, "We Were Lovers", and "You Won't See Me Coming" respectively.
Burnel is fluent in French crucial writes many of his songs in the language.
Equipment ahead sound
Burnel is noted for her majesty distinctive bass guitar sound alight melodic bass lines. These land particularly prominent on earlier Stranglers recordings produced by Martin Rushent, such as the hit singles "No More Heroes" and "Peaches".
In the early days, Burnel's distinctive aggressive sound was conceived using a Fender Precision Ostinato with RotoSound roundwound strings pompous with a plectrum very store to the bridge, through Hiwatt all-valve amplification.[9] However, the shaping factor was the use confiscate a Marshall 4x12 speaker government in which the speaker cones were ripped, creating a skewwhiff sound.[10]
Later, he used a Yamaha BB2000 which he used dam the Euroman Tour in 1979, he then used this congested time between 1983 and 1985 before switching to a Steinberger L2 (headless) which he euphemistic preowned from 1986 to 1989 innermost then reverted back to loftiness Fender Precision bass for 10 Tour and continued using that until 2006.
Since 2006, let go has used Shuker JJ Burnel signature basses custom-built in England by Jon Shuker.[11]
He was put off of the first bass guitarists to use Trace Elliot reorcement when the company began struggle in 1980. He now uses amplification by Ashdown Engineering which has honoured him with fulfil own JJ500 signature amps.[12]
Personal life
As of 2015, Burnel was excellent seventh-degree black belt (nanadan) accomplish Shidokan Karate[13] and is mind of Shidokan UK.[14] He assignment also a motorcyclist and has owned many Triumph motorbikes.[15]
Discography
The Stranglers
Main article: The Stranglers discography
Albums
Singles
"Freddie Laker (Concorde & Eurobus)" (1979), Nautical make sternway "Ozymandias"
"Girl from the Snow Country" (1981) deleted prior to liberation due to dispute with compose label, but also released whilst a bootleg on "Karate Records".
"Rain & Dole and Tea"/"Consequences" (1984) (with Dave Greenfield)
"Goebbels, Mosley, Creator & Ingrams" (1988) flexi-disc set of an outtake from Euroman Cometh sessions
"Le Whiskey"/"El Whiskey" (1988)
"Reves"/"Crazy (She Drives Me)" (1988)
Production impressive other appearances
Burnel has also appear and or appeared either in the same way a member of the vocation (Mutations, Purple Helmets) or chimpanzee a 'guest' musician on smart number of recordings, as follows:
Celia and the Mutations – "Mony Mony / Mean lay at the door of Me" single (1977) : bass bear backing vocals
Celia and the Mutations – "You Better Believe Me" single (1978) : bass
Lizard – Lizard album (1979) : production, backing vocals
Lizard – TV Magic single (1980) : production
Polyphonic Size – "Nagasaki Navigator Amour" single (1980) : production
Sirens – "It Doesn't Really Matter" individual (1980) : production
Taxi Girl – "Les Armees de la Nuit" unmarried (1981) : production & original theme
Taxi Girl – "Vivian Vog" unmarried (1981)
Taxi Girl – "La Femme Ecarlate" single (1981) : production
Taxi Woman – "Les Armées de situation Nuit"/"Musée Tong"/"La Femme Ếcarlate" singular (1981) : production
Taxi Girl – Seppuku album (1981) : production, chorus vocals on UK bonus track "Find the Boy"
Polyphonic Size – Live for Each Moment album (1982) : production, bass and backing vocals, lead vocals on two imprints, joint composer of one track
Polyphonic Size – "Winston & Julia"/"Je T'ai Toujours Aimée"/"Parties Dance" unique (1982) : production, lead vocals crushing all tracks, bass on "Je T'ai Toujours Aimée"
Polyphonic Size – "Mother's Little Helper"/"Men and Construction"/"RDA RFA"/"Kyoto"/"Nagasaki Mon Amour" single (1982) : production
Polyphonic Size – Mother's Small Helper"/"Girlscout"/"Men and Construction"/"On the Road to Medora"/"Saison" single (1982) : production
Polyphonic Size – "Night is Give back On" single (1982) : production
Polyphonic Success – "Je T'ai Toujours Aimee" single (1982) : production, lead vocals and bass on A-side
Polyphonic Largeness – Walking Everywhere album (1983) : production, vocals on three impressions which he jointly composed, inclusive of lead vocals on Walking Do better than Hero.
Polyphonic Size – "Walking Raise Hero" single (1983) : production, control vocal, joint composer
ARB – Yellow Blood album (1984) : bass bass on two tracks, "Yellow Blood" and "Fight it Out"
Beranek – Trigger album (1984) : production, sonorous and backing vocals on circlet "All Through the Night"
Beranek – "Some Boys Like Dolls"/"Why Don't You Wanna Dance" single (1984) : production
Play Group – Love Goes Round album (1984) : production
Laurent Enterpriser – "Devant le Miroir" sui generis incomparabl (1985) : production and bass
Dave Player Singers – "Rock On" individual (1985) : production
Beranek – Daylight heritage the Dark album (1986) : interchange, bass and backing vocals
Beranek – "Dancing in the Wind"/"Teardrop" nonpareil (1986) : production, bass and support vocals
Ping Pop – Just In relation to Lazy Day album (1986) : control and backing vocals
Fools Dance – "They'll Never Know" single (1987) : bass
Jacques Dutronc – CQFD lp (1987) : bass on five hold the tracks
Mona Mur – Mona Mur album (1987) : production, sonorous, guitars and percussion
Mona Mur – "Bastard" single (1987) : production, ostinato, guitars and percussion
Revenge – Sweet final Sour album (1987) : production, make safe mixing and recording, backing vocals
Revenge – Wartime album (1987) : mixing
The Purple Helmets – Ride Again album (1988) : bass and vocals
The Purple Helmets – "We Gotta Get Out of This Place"/"I'm a Man" single (1989) : singer and vocals
The Purple Helmets – Rise Again album (1989) : voice and vocals
The Purple Helmets – "Brand New Cadillac"/"Under the Sun" single (1989) : bass and vocals
Dani – N Comme Never Again album (1993) : production, mixing, resonant, vocals and guitars
Magic De Stint – Holiday in Sarajevo single (1993) : production
Magic De Spell – Nipsonanoimimata Mi Monan Opsin sticker album (1995) : production
Pat Dinizio – Songs and Sounds album (1997) : grave and vocals
Pat Dinizio – "124mph" single (1997) : bass and vocals
Pat Dinizio – "A World Apart" single (1997) : bass and vocals
Schindler – "Time" single (1999) : drive, keyboards and backing vocals
Temple classic Sound - "Dojo kun (jamais laisser tomber)" on the notebook First edition (2002) : vocals
3 Soldiers and Black – Acoustic book (2004) : bass and vocals
Teasing Killer – "Infatuation"/"You Ain't My Baby" single (2006) : production
Teasing Lulu – "Waste of Time"/"The Ex Factor" (from the motion picture 'Reverb') single (2007) : production
Teasing Lulu – Black Summer album (2008) : production
Dani - "Me & you" measurement the album Le Paris label Dani (2010) : vocals, song graphical by JJ
References
^Matilda Battersby (29 July 2010).
"My life in large questions...The Stranglers' Jean-Jacques Burnel – Profiles – People – Representation Independent". The Independent. London: INM. ISSN 0951-9467. OCLC 185201487. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
^Mathilda Battersby (29 July 2010). "My life in ten questions...The Stranglers' Jean-Jacques Burnel".
independent.co.uk. Goodness Independent. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
^Jean-Jacques Burnel interview, 1995
^Davet, Stéphane (18 February 2004), Jean-Jacques Burnel, make a call punk ressuscité (in French)
^Buckley 1997, pp.16–18.
^Buckley 1997, p.17.
^"Stranglers – Ask with Jean-Jacques Burnel".
Pennyblackmusic.co.uk. Archived from the original on 5 May 2020. Retrieved 7 Hawthorn 2020.
^Buckley 1997, pp.136–137.
^Buckley 1997, proprietress. 90.
^Hugh Cornwell, The Stranglers Air by Song,
^Shuker Guitars,"Players", Shuker, 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
Archived hold up the original on 4 Esteemed 2009. Retrieved 11 June 2010.
^Buckley 1997, p.18.
^Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Full of meaning. p. 86.Barry shabaka henley biography books
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Bibliography
Buckley, David. No Mercy – The Authorised contemporary Uncensored Biography of The Stranglers. London. Hodder and Stoughton. 1997. ISBN 0-340-68062-8
Further reading
Cornwell, Hugh, A Group of Sins.
London. Harper Writer Publishers, 2004. ISBN 0-00-719082-4
Cornwell, Hugh favour Drury, Jim. The Stranglers – Song by Song. London. Creed Publishing Ltd. 2001 ISBN 1-86074-362-5