Biografía de The La's
The La's, una banda de rock procedente de Liverpool, Inglaterra, surgió en la década de los ochenta. Los miembros fundadores fueron Lee Mavers (guitarra y voz), John Power (bajo y voz), Mike Badger (batería) y John Wills (teclados).
Mavers, Power y Badger se conocieron en la escuela de Liverpool, donde compartían pasión por la música. A finales de los años setenta, comenzaron a tocar juntos en bandas locales. Wills se unió más tarde al grupo.
El estilo de The La's se caracterizaba por una mezcla de rock psicodélico y pop melódico, con influencias de bandas como The Beatles y The Byrds. Su sonido era particularmente reconocible gracias a las guitarras jangle y la voz suave de Mavers.
En 1989, lanzaron su primer álbum homónimo, *The La's*, que incluía el sencillo "There She Goes". El disco fue un éxito moderado en Reino Unido, pero logró una gran popularidad en Estados Unidos y Japón.
En 1990, Badger abandonó la banda y fue reemplazado por Dave Hawley. Ese mismo año, The La's lanzaron su segundo álbum, *Twist and Shout*, que no tuvo el mismo éxito comercial que su predecesor.
En 1994, después de varios problemas internos y cambios en la formación, la banda se disolvió. Sin embargo, The La's sigue siendo recordada por sus contribuciones al rock psicodélico y su canción "There She Goes", que ha sido utilizada en numerosas películas y comerciales.
En la actualidad, Mavers es el único miembro original activo de The La's. Ha lanzado varios álbumes en solitario y ha hecho algunas apariciones con la banda en reuniones esporádicas.
Canciones más reproducidas
Todas las canciones
C
- Callin' All
- Callin' All (Alternative Version)
- Callin' All (Campbell 01/03/89)
- Callin' All (De Freitas Session)
- Callin' All (Harris 07/10/90)
- Callin' All (Live at the Picket 5/6/1987)
- Callin' All (Live)
- Callin' All (Local Radio Session)
- Callin' All (The Picket Session)
- Clean Profit (Jeremy Allom Mix)
- Clean Prophet
- Clean Prophet (De Freitas Session)
- Clean Prophet (Live at the Picket 5/6/1987)
- Clean Prophet (Live)
- Clean Prophet (Unreleased Version)
- Come In Come Out
- Come In Come Out (John Leckie Mix)
- Come In Come Out (Live at the Picket 5/6/1987)
- Come In Come Out (Live In London, UK / 1988)
- Come In Come Out (Live)
- Come In Come Out (Steve Lillywhite Mix)
- Come in Come Out (The Picket Session)
D
- Doledrum
- Doledrum (Alternative Version)
- Doledrum (Bob Andrews Mix)
- Doledrum (De Freitas Session)
- Doledrum (Gary Crowley, GLR Session Dec '88)
- Doledrum (John Leckie Mix)
- Doledrum (Live at the Picket 5/6/1987)
- Doledrum (Live In London, UK / 1988)
- Doledrum (Live)
- Doledrum (Mike Hedges Version)
- Doledrum (The Picket Session)
- Don't Get Me Wrong (Rehearsal Tapes)
- Don't Lock Me Out (The Stables)
- Dovecot Dub
F
- Failure (2nd Version) (Live at the Picket 5/6/1987)
- Failure (De Freitas Session)
- Failure (John Porter Produced 1987 Previously Unreleased)
- Failure (Live at the Picket 5/6/1987)
- Failure (Live)
- Failure (Local Radio Session)
- Feelin (Alternate Version)
- Feelin' (Campbell 01/03/89)
- Feelin' (Harris 07/10/90)
- Feelin' (Live at The World Downstairs, Royal Court)
- Feelin' (Live)
- Feelin' (Local Radio Session)
- Feelin' (Mike Hedges Producer)
- Freedom Song (4 Track Demo)
- Freedom Song (De Freitas Session)
- Freedom Song (Janice Long 02/09/87)
- Freedom Song (Live at the Picket 5/6/1987)
- Freedom Song (Live)
I
- I Am The Key (Key 103, Jan '89)
- I Can't Sleep (Alternative Version)
- I Can't Sleep (De Freitas Session)
- I Can't Sleep (Gary Crowley, GLR Session Dec '88)
- I Can't Sleep (Harris 07/10/90)
- I Can't Sleep (Live at Chicago Metro)
- I Can't Sleep (Live at the Picket 5/6/1987)
- I Can't Sleep (Live at The World Downstairs, Royal Court)
- I Can't Sleep (Live)
- I Can't Sleep (Liz Kershaw 31/05/88)
- I Can't Sleep (Local Radio Session)
- I Can't Sleep (Mike Hedges Version)
- I Did the Painting
- I.O.U. (Alternate Version)
- I.O.U. (Campbell 01/03/89)
- I.O.U. (Mike Hedges Version)
- IOU (De Freitas Session)
- IOU (Live at the Picket 5/6/1987)
- It's Not Impossible (The Stables Session)
K
L
- Leavin' (Rehearsal Tapes)
- Leavin' (The Stables)
- Liberty Ship
- Liberty Ship (4 Track Demo)
- Liberty Ship (Alternative Version)
- Liberty Ship (De Freitas Session)
- Liberty Ship (Live at the Picket 5/6/1987)
- Liberty Ship (The Picket Session)
- Looking Glass (Live at the Picket 5/6/1987)
- Looking Glass (The Stables Session)
M
S
- She Loves (Rehearsal Tapes)
- Son of a Gun (Alternative Version)
- Son of a Gun (De Freitas Session)
- Son Of A Gun (Gary Crowley, GLR Session Dec '88)
- Son Of A Gun (Jeremy Allom Mix)
- Son Of A Gun (John Porter Outtake 1)
- Son of a Gun (Live at the Picket 5/6/1987)
- Son Of A Gun (Liz Kershaw 31/05/88)
- Son Of A Gun (Take 2 - John Porter Produced 1987 Previously Unreleased)
- Space Rocketry
- Sweet 35
T
- Tears in the Rain (Rehearsal Tapes)
- Tears in the Rain (Rehearsal)
- That'll Be The Day (BBC2 'The Late Show' 2/2/89)
- The Way We Came
- The Way We Came (Live at the Café Berlin)
- There She Goes (Live at the Picket 5/6/1987)
- There She Goes (Live at The World Downstairs, Royal Court)
- There She Goes (Live In London, UK / 1988)
- There She Goes (Live)
- There She Goes (Mike Hedges Version)
- There She Goes (Single Version)
- Timeless Melody (Album Promo)
- Timeless Melody (Campbell 01/03/89)
- Timeless Melody (De Freitas Session)
- Timeless Melody (Harris 07/10/90)
- Timeless Melody (Live at Chicago Metro)
- Timeless Melody (Live at the Picket 5/6/1987)
- Timeless Melody (Live)
- Timeless Melody (Rehearsal John Porter Version Previously Unreleased)
- Timeless Melody (Unreleased Version)
- Trees & Plants
- Trees and Plants
- Trees and Plants (Live)
W
- Way Out (Alternative Version 1)
- Way Out (Alternative Version 2)
- Way Out (Bob Andrews Mix)
- Way Out (Campbell 01/03/89)
- Way Out (De Freitas Session)
- Way Out (Janice Long 02/09/87)
- Way Out (Key 103, Jan '89)
- Way Out (Live at the Picket 5/6/1987)
- Way Out (Live at The World Downstairs, Royal Court)
- Way Out (Live)
- Way Out (Mike Hedges Version)
- Way Out (Newer Version)
- Way Out (The Picket Session)
- What Do You Do? (Live)

