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'm here again lying next to you
Where no feelings remain
They're gone and I want them back
I need it, that cold hit
That draws me in again and again
You've got your hold now- give it back
Take all you can
Grab hold of my mind
These silent thoughts of love
They suffocate me
Can't speak, too deep
Dies into my body again
Then tell me how it feels
I thought it was a piece of perfection
I thought it was a piece of perfection
I'm here again lying next to you
Where no feelings remain
You took me away, give it back
Jealousy, it's got a tight grip
Tearing through me
You've got a hold now
Give it back
Confused, listening to my own voice
Lying to you
Come on, give me some reaction
You make me love, that's what you do
I'm thrashing through the sky
Always running out of time
I thought it was a piece of perfection
I thought it was a piece of perfection
You've got to step in the bright light
Move closer, be mine
You've got to step in the bright light
Move closer, be mine
You've got to step in the bright light
I'm here again lying next to you
Where no feelings remain
They're gone and I want them back
I need it, your cold hit
That draws me in again and again
You've got your hold
I want it back
Flushed out, taken out
In darkened skies you rescue me
Got it all rehearsed in my head
Fantasy, not the reality that always evades
Is this what you really want?
I thought it was a piece of perfection
I thought it was a piece of perfection
I thought it was a piece of perfection
I thought it was a piece of perfection