Steve Hanley (musician)

Infobox musical artist
Name = Steve Hanley


Img_capt = Steve Hanley c.1980
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Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
Birth_name = Stephen Hanley
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Born = birth date and age|1959|5|26
Dublin, Ireland
Died =
Origin =
Instrument = Bass guitar
Genre = Indie
Punk
Occupation = Musician
Songwriter
Years_active = 1976 - present
Label = among others:
Beggars Banquet, Phonogram, Rough Trade, Newmemorabilia
Associated_acts = The Lovers
The Fall
The Sirens
Staff 9
ARK
The Reclaimers
URL = [http://www.thelovers.co.uk http://www.thelovers.co.uk]
Notable_instruments =

Steve Hanley (born 26 May, 1959) is an English musician, based in Manchester. He is best known for playing bass guitar in The Fall and The Lovers.

Career

1976 he played in The Sirens alongside Marc Riley and Craig Scanlon. When Riley left to join The Fall, they became Staff 9, but disbanded when Hanley and Scanlon joined The Fall themselves in 1979. During the first half of the 1980s, Hanley's brother Paul was also a member of The Fall playing drums and keyboards. Steve Hanley remained in The Fall for nearly 20 years, and co-wrote over 100 songs for the group. Founder Mark E. Smith spoke publicly of his admiration for him, telling Melody Maker in 1983 "The most original aspect of The Fall is Steve...I've never heard a bass player like him...I don't have to tell him what to play, he just knows. He is The Fall sound" ("edition dated 18th June 1983")

He left in April 1998 following an onstage altercation in New York, which also resulted in the departures of longtime drummer Karl Burns and guitarist Tommy Crooks.Steve Hanley is second only to Fall frontman and constant member Mark E. Smith in his length of service in The Fall.

Following his departure from The Fall, Hanley formed ARK. In 2001 he joined The Lovers, a group fronted by Tom Hingley of the Inspiral Carpets. Both these bands also feature Paul Hanley, Steve's brother. The Lovers have released two albums, "Abba Are The Enemy", released in 2004, and "Highlights" which was released in March 2008.

Personal life

Steve and his wife Heather have two children, Paul and Matthew. Steve's son Paul is a drummer and plays in Manchester based rock band Sacred.

Discography

With The Fall

tudio albums

Live albums

* 1982 Live in London 1980
* 1982 A Part Of America Therein, 1981 (Live in USA)
* 1983 Fall In a Hole (Live Auckland 1982)
* 1993 BBC Radio One Live in Concert
* 1997 In The City
* 1997 15 Ways To Leave Your Man, Live
* 1998 Live To Air In Melbourne 1982
* 1998 Live Various Years
* 1998 Nottingham 92
* 2000 I Am As Pure As Oranj
* 2000 Live In Cambridge 1988
* 2001 Austurbaejarbio (Live In Reykjavik 1983)
* 2001 Live In Zagreb
* 2003 The Idiot Joy Show
* 2003 Live At The Phoenix Festival
* 2005 Live From The Vaults - Retford 1979
* 2005 Live From The Vaults - Los Angeles 1979
* 2005 Live From The Vaults - Glasgow 1981
* 2005 Live From The Vaults - Hoff Alter Bahnoff 1981

Part studio, part live albums

* 1980 Totale's Turns (It's Now or Never)
* 1989 Seminal Live
* 1995 The Twenty Seven Points

EPs

* 1984 Call For Escape Route
* 1990 The Dredger EP
* 1993 Kimble

Compilation albums

* 1981 Early Years 77-79
* 1985 Hip Priest And Kamerads
* 1986 North West Gas
* 1987 Palace Of Swords Reversed
* 1990 458489 A Sides
* 1990 458489 B Sides
* 1993 The Collection
* 1994 Backdrop
* 1996 Sinister Waltz
* 1996 Fiend With A Violin
* 1996 Oswald Defence Lawyer
* 1997 The Archive Series
* 1997 The Less You Look The More You Find
* 1997 Oxymoron
* 1997 Cheetham Hill
* 1998 Smile - It's The Best Of The Fall
* 1998 Northern Attitude
* 1999 The Peel Sessions
* 2000 A Past Gone Mad
* 2000 Psykick Dancehall
* 2001 A World Bewitched
* 2002 Totally Wired - The Rough Trade Anthology
* 2002 The Rough Trade Singles Box
* 2002 High Tension Line
* 2002 Listening In - Lost Singles Tracks 1990-1992
* 2002 Early Singles
* 2003 Words Of Expectation - BBC Sessions
* 2003 It's The New Thing - The Step Forward Years
* 2003 The War Against Intelligence - The Fontana Years
* 2003 Rebellious Jukebox
* 2004 50,000 Fall Fans Can't Be Wrong – 39 Golden Greats
* 2005 The Complete Peel Sessions 1978-2004
* 2006 The Permanent Years (Paranoia Man in Cheap Shit Room)
* 2007 The Fall Box Set 1976 - 2007

ingles

* 1979 Rowche Rumble
* 1980 Fiery Jack
* 1980 How I Wrote 'Elastic Man'
* 1980 Totally Wired
* 1981 Lie Dream Of A Casino Soul
* 1982 Look, Know
* 1982 Marquis Cha-Cha
* 1983 The Man Whose Head Expanded
* 1983 Kicker Conspiracy & Wings
* 1984 Oh! Brother
* 1984 C.R.E.E.P.
* 1985 Couldn't Get Ahead
* 1985 Cruiser's Creek
* 1986 Living Too Late
* 1986 Mr. Pharmacist
* 1986 Hey! Luciani
* 1987 There's A Ghost In My House
* 1987 Hit The North
* 1988 Victoria
* 1988 Jerusalem
* 1989 Cab It Up!
* 1990 Telephone Thing
* 1990 Popcorn Double Feature
* 1990 White Lightning
* 1990 High Tension Line
* 1992 Free Range
* 1992 Ed's Babe
* 1993 Why Are People Grudgeful?
* 1993 Behind the Counter
* 1994 15 Ways
* 1996 The Chiselers
* 1998 Masquerade

VHS/DVD

* 1981 Perverted By Language Bis (VHS)
* 1990 VHS8489 (VHS)
* 1991 Shift-Work And Holidays (VHS)
* 2003 Perverted By Language Bis (DVD)
* 2004 Live At The Hacienda 1983-1985 (DVD)

With Marc Riley

Albums

* 1984 Cull
* 1984 Gross Out

ingles

* 1983 Favorite Sisters/Carry Mi Card

With ARK

Albums

* 2002 Brainsold

=With Tom Hingley and The Lovers=

Albums

* 2004 Abba Are The Enemy
* 2008 Highlights

ingles

* 2003 Yeah

With The Reclaimers

Download

* 2006 Onwards The Few

External links

* [http://www.thelovers.co.uk/ The Lovers] - official website
* [http://www.myspace.com/theloversuk The Lovers] - Myspace
* [http://www.tomhingleyandthelovers.de/ The Lovers] - German site
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KynNk-WpAXU Online Pharmacy] - Video by The Lovers
* [http://www.geocities.com/arkbrainsold/ ARK] - official website
* [http://www.myspace.com/sacredband Sacred] - website