How old is Del Amitri?
Del Amitri are a Scottish alternative rock band formed in Glasgow in 1980. Between 1985 and 2002, the band released six studio albums.
Where is Del Amitri from?
Glasgow, United KingdomDel Amitri / Origin
What was Del Amitri biggest hit?
Roll to Me
The album included Del Amitri’s most successful single, “Roll to Me“, which reached the top ten in the US Hot 100. The band are known not to consider the song one of their best, however, and have often seemed irked by the fact that what they see as a throwaway pop song gave them their biggest hit.
Why are Del Amitri called Del Amitri?
As a teenager, Currie, with guitarist lain Harvie, formed the band in Glasgow in 1983. They adopted the name Del Amitri (“from the womb” in Greek) and recruited Bryan Tolland on guitar and Paul Tyagi as a drummer.
What happened to the band Del Amitri?
The band disbanded (as bands do) and Currie went on to record a string of incandescent solo albums. But after 2002, Del Amitri fell between the barstools and no-one helped them get back up. Lost to the vagaries of rock history, the story of Del Amitri remained unwritten.
What age is Justin Currie?
57 years (December 11, 1964)Justin Currie / Age
Where did the name Del Amitri come from?
“From the Womb” As a teenager, Currie, with guitarist lain Harvie, formed the band in Glasgow in 1983. They adopted the name Del Amitri (“from the womb” in Greek) and recruited Bryan Tolland on guitar and Paul Tyagi as a drummer.
What band was Justin Currie in?
Del Amitri
The Uncle Devil Show
Justin Currie/Music groups
What is Del Amitri’s song’Always the last to know’?
Del Amitri Lyrics. “Always The Last To Know”. So you’re in love with someone else. Someone who burns within your soul. And it looks like I am the last to know. I hear you’ve never felt so alive. So much desire beyond control. And as usual I am the last to know. The last to know how you’re feeling.
What happened to Del Amitri?
Del Amitri reformed again in July 2018, playing eight dates in seven UK cities. Their live set included a new song, ‘You Can’t Go Back’, and a cover of Twenty One Pilots’ hit song, “Heathens”. In July 2018, Currie said that a new group album and further activity was possible.
Is Del Amitri working on a new album?
In July 2018, Currie said that a new group album and further activity was possible. On 2 March 2020, drummer Ash Soan revealed that work on Del Amitri’s seventh studio album had begun at Vada Studios, Worcestershire.
What does Del Amitri mean?
In 2018, Currie clarified that ‘Del Amitri’ is a bastardisation of the name of a film producer who appeared in the closing credits of a film he saw in 1979 – “probably Dimitri-something, but we couldn’t remember… so eventually through osmosis or maybe Chinese Whispers ‘Dimitri’ became ‘Del Amitri’.”