Afraid of Mice

Sketching equal inspiration from your theatricality of progressive rock and roll as well as the impassioned energy of punk, Afraid of Mice created in Liverpool, Britain in 1979. Frontman Philip Franz Jones experienced previously tenured within the next, a group influenced by the audio and picture of early Genesis and Jethro Tull; while Scared of Mice — known in early incarnations under such titles as Beano, the Press as well as the Jones — preferred a more uncooked, minimalist musical strategy nearer to punk, their stage design remained extremely theatrical, producing a exclusive dichotomy which produced the group a preferred among regional working-class youngsters. A trio also offering bassist Geoff Kelly and drummer Clive Gee, Scared of Mice increased to prominence within the same Liverpool picture which also released Echo as well as the Bunnymen as well as the Teardrop Explodes, and the look of them on the neighborhood compilation A VACATION towards the Dentist resulted in a contract using the Charisma label. After bowing in 1981 using the one “I’m burning,” the group — today a four-piece following addition of guitarist Sam Brew — came back a year afterwards using their eponymous debut LP, made by David Bowie associate Tony Visconti. Despite Scared of Mice’s fervent hometown pursuing, the LP didn’t sell, and shortly only Jones continued to be in the line-up. Another album was prepared, but through the last days of documenting Charisma — which acquired recently been bought by Virgin — abruptly taken manufacturer Anne Dudley from the task; another manufacturer was earned, however the record was hardly ever completed. Scared of Mice shortly still left the label, and in 1983 released their very own record, a assortment of assorted items titled The Light Album; another calendar year Jones teamed with Alex McKechnie in the duo Two’s a Audience (afterwards rechristened Ready to go), and Scared of Mice was forget about.