The Wedding Present: reviews, essentials and facts

The Wedding Present

Musical Group

Forfans of uk indie/post-punk, guitar-driven alternative rock, and anyone curious about steve albini–produced records.
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The Profile

The Wedding Present are an English indie rock band formed in Leeds in 1985 by David Gedge. Early releases George Best (1987) and Bizarro (1989) established their fast-strummed, guitar-led sound, while Seamonsters (1991) was produced by Steve Albini. In 1992 they released a series of monthly UK-charting singles known as The Hit Parade.

English indie band from Leeds led by David Gedge; noted for rapid-fire guitars and relationship-focused lyrics. Key albums include George Best (1987), Bizarro (1989), and Seamonsters (1991, produced by Steve Albini). Issued one single per month in 1992 as The Hit Parade.

Three impassioned DeBaser reviews chart The Wedding Present’s leap from George Best to Bizarro and the Albini-forged Seamonsters. Expect torrents of guitars, relationship angst, and UK indie grit. The tone is celebratory, the verdict glowing.

Notable Quotes

❝ “If I could live one day/ again, that day will be the one”.

❝ “Bizarro” probably isn’t a five-star album but it definitely contains “Brassneck”, “Granadaland”, and “Kennedy”.

❝ The production by Albini is that of the uterine nightmare: a work according to the moderately deafening standards that will characterize In Utero some years later.