The March Violets is an English group formed in 1981 in Leeds and originally composed of Tom Ashton, Laurence ‘Loz’ Elliot, Simon ‘Detroit’ Denbigh and Rosie Garland.
A first mini-album "Religious as hell" was released in 1982, a mini-album that will allow them to emerge from the shadows.
But it was above all the year 1984 that saw their notoriety gain momentum with the release of 2 flagship Singles "Snake dance" and "Walk into the sun".
A group that in the end will not remain the best known of all but with a certain talent and which will have produced several high caliber Singles that it would have been a shame to ignore.
To discover or rediscover...
Discography (among others ...) :
80s Decade :
Religious as hell 1982
Grooving in green 1982
Crow baby 1983
Snake dance 1984
Walk into the sun 1984
Deep 1985
Turn to the sky 1986
Persuasion 1987
Flames of love 1987
Out of this world 1987
Wonderland 1987
2010s Decade :
Road of bones 2011
London's drowning 2011
Dandelion king 2011
Made glorious 2013
Of roses 2013
We are all gods III 2013
2020s Decade :
Mortality 2024
Hammer the last nail 2024
Kraken awakes 2024
World away from kind 2024
Tracks :
1982 ... beginnings which show that there is potential in this group but which also show that there is still a lot of work to do before moving into the big leagues ...
1982 ... a year 1982 of break-in which allows the group to show what he is capable of. But it is clear that at this stage, there is nothing that can really differentiate them from the mass ...
1983 ... no noticeable change in this new year. We will have to be a little more patient. But it will come ...
1984 ... then comes THIS title. The title of the revelation which finally allows the group to show what it is really capable of. A title that will undoubtedly remain as their most emblematic title. HU-GE !
1984 ... the BIG year with 2 singles of very big caliber in quick succession. The group has finally found the style that goes well and it can be heard !
1985 ... after a year 1984 that will be described as the culmination of the career of this out of the ordinary group, the year 1985 will not be unworthy with only one title on the clock but with certain quality
1986 ... well, this time, it's definitely the end. Too bad because the group was in full possession of its means and the adventure could surely have produced some great things ...
1987...at least we thought at that time that the adventure would not go any further. But they will start by re-releasing old titles that are very little known...
1987... very little known titles but which really deserve to be brought back to light like the others. So it is now done...
1987...it was really hard to understand why the adventure had ended in this way. In truth it was more of a break than anything else...
1987...certainly a break that will still last a certain amount of time because they will not return with new equipment until a few decades later...
2011...the real return will not take place until the beginning of the 2010s, but here they are again regardless. A return that will delight the core fans to the highest degree, of course...
2011...when everything suggested that there would be no sequel to the story, they decided to prove the predictions wrong...
2011... as if in music nothing is ever finished, the proof ! Not only are they back but they are also back with quality material...
2013...quantity and quality, what more could you ask for. All it takes is a little goodwill and then everything becomes possible again in the end...
2013...especially since they are going to come back in a sustainable way. One could have imagined that this return would be at least furtive but that will not be the case and so much the better !
2013...they took their time, that's for sure, but it was worth it and undeniably so. Sometimes you have to let time take its course...
2024...we'll lose sight of them for almost 10 years but here they are again, faithful to their post. One album per decade, that's at least that...
2024...we can't expect more from them at first glance and we'll have to make do with it. But it's still better than nothing...
2024...40 years later they are still there in any case and it is not the basic fans who are going to complain, quite the contrary. And us with them of course...
2024...so last title or not ? As we now know that they can come back at any time, we imagine seeing them again soon...
Top Bonus : 2017...a title that crosses time and space in a remarkable way...
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