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Teenage Fanclub are a Scotland|Scottish alternative rock band from Bellshill, near Glasgow, formed in 1989 in music|1989.
Overview
Teenage Fanclub are revered by power-pop fans for their devotion to chiming, Byrds-esque guitars and harmony vocals. They are also known affectionately as "The Fannies" and "The Bellshill Beach Boys"
Songwriting duties are shared between the three permanent members of the group:
* Norman Blake (Scottish musician)|Norman Blake,
* Raymond McGinley, and
* Gerard Love.
In concert, they usually alternate between the three songwriters (who all sing lead vocals on their own songs) giving equal playing time to each one's songs. The prevalence of harmonies on the album versions of songs is strongly demonstrated in their live concerts. In concert, Love will sing the harmony vocals on the songs where Blake sings the melody, with Blake providing the harmonies when McGinley and Love sing lead.
In 2006, the band held two special concerts (in London and Glasgow) playing their 1991 masterpiece Bandwagonesque in its entirety.
There have been a succession of drummers, including:
* Francis MacDonald (a prime-mover in the C86 (music)|C86 scene, later of the BMX Bandits), the drummer in the original lineup, and in a later period
* Brendan O’Hare (later of Telstar Ponies, Thrapple , M... read all
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