En 1992, en el pintoresco pueblo de Downpatrick, Irlanda del Norte, se enciende una chispa en el corazón de tres adolescentes. Tim Wheeler, Mark Hamilton y Rick McMurray forman Ash, una banda que rápidamente se hace notar en la escena local. Desde su temprana edad, los tres amigos comparten un auténtico amor por el rock y el punk, influenciados por bandas como Nirvana, Pixies y Teenage Fanclub. La pasión por la música y la energía juvenil les lleva a crear su primer EP “Trailer” en 1994, marcando el preludio de algo mucho más grande.
En 1996, Ash lanza su álbum debut “1977”, titulado así en honor al año de nacimiento de Wheeler y a la premier de Star Wars. El álbum recibe críticas entusiastas y comercialmente logra un éxito arrollador, llegando a encabezar las listas del Reino Unido. Sencillos como “Girl from Mars” y “Goldfinger” se convierten en himnos generacionales, representando el sonido fresco y la energía pura de la banda.
En 1997, la dinámica del grupo cambia con la incorporación de Charlotte Hatherley como guitarrista y vocalista. Su llegada añade una nueva capa de complejidad a la música de Ash. Con Hatherley a bordo, lanzan “Nu-Clear Sounds” en 1998, un álbum que experimenta con sonidos más oscuros y maduros.
A pesar de su temprano éxito, la banda enfrenta varios desafíos. “Nu-Clear Sounds”
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I moved in that very day
The room was small but I liked it anyway
You watched TV while I dreamed through my mind
And the pregnant girl was busy all the time
September and October passed me by
I decided to go home for a while
I got a lift with an old friend of mine
I wanted her but still she reminded me on the way
So when I got home I went to see Mum and Dad
They asked was I ok was I happy enough
And I smiled and said that I was
A few days later I decided to leave
I couldn't find anyone who could take me
The only thing I could do was take a bus
So at half six I left to get the late express
I boarded the bus with the clean washing over my back
I said I sat with a girl dressed in black
We talked and smiled most of the way
Till the jealous boyfriend angrily led her away
Then when I reached the house there was a party on inside
My friend came to the door took my bags from my hands
And welcomed me in from the night
As I was walking through the happy house on halloween night
My friends were all around and my heart was glad and my life felt actually
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