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Wow! I was surprised to find such a complete history of Del Amitri in here already. They are my favorite band and I was ready to publish some basic info just so they would be listed. I never expected to find the complete history (and correct info of that matter) of the band listed already. Good job to the author. I like how you added the UDS listing at the end *wink*
-- acme401 15:57, Sep 29, 2004 (UTC)
I was unaware of the theory that the band's name is Greek. The story I heard was that "Del Amitri" is old Scottish or Gaelic for "Among Friends". Anyone else heard this? Robert 07:14, 17 January 2006 (UTC)
According to Justin's myspace page he has just agreed a deal with a US record company to release the album, no date confirmed yet though.
The name was completely invented, collaboratively by Currie, Bentley and Scobbie, at JCS. The aim was a name that was meaningless but sounded vaguely meaningful. It was as I recall partly inspired by the example of Aztec Camera, but used non-English words with the implication that it is some European language's phrase for "the X". A three-word version of the name, including the final made up adjective Rialzo, was also considered, but rejected before the first public performance, at Bearsden Burgh Hall. 81.86.104.165 ( talk) 09:39, 1 February 2013 (UTC)
I seem to remember hearing that 'roll to me' was the shortest song ever to chart (or reach the top 10, maybe?); is this a fact, and should it be mentioned? -- 147.134.45.215 13:09, 21 June 2007 (UTC)
It is not the shortest song to chart. Adam Faith's "What do you want?" (1959) is 1:59, and it reached #1 on the British charts.-- Nufftin 14:39, 21 June 2007 (UTC)
I have clear memories of hearing "Not Where It's At" on the radio in the US (SF bay area), so it seems to me that it must have charted in the US. Was that just a quirk of my local radio station? I tried searching the Billboard website and got no results for that particular song (maybe that's my answer...) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.130.144.93 ( talk) 05:39, 14 March 2010 (UTC)
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With reference to the sentance found in 'Reunion tours (2014, 2018)' section...
"On 18 August 2013, during an interview with Terry Wogan on his BBC Radio 2 programme, Currie hinted at a Del Amitri reunion".
...from a British perspective Del Amitri were always a bit more Radio 2 than 6 Music (even though Del Amitri have been played on the '6 Music Live Hour', but people who regularly listen to these stations in 2020 will get the idea), so I guess this is more an American categorisation especially if according to the 'Alternative rock' article "Alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from mainstream or commercial rock or pop music".
In the UK (at least in England) Del Amitri have never been seen as that trendy, more (original version of) Q Magazine than the NME or Select...so maybe the categorisation needs to be changed to that of 'Alternative rock/pop rock' as per the article for Texas (band) or Deacon Blue (with a few other genres listed for the latter as well). Even better would be an article about all those Scottish bands that came up in the late 1980s/early 90s as they have so many similarities that I would say they are a genre in their own right...though I do not know what this category would be called, though I guess it would have to be linked to British folk rock/ Folk rock/ Heartland rock/ Celtic rock at some point. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.154.172.230 ( talk) 14:26, 14 November 2020 (UTC)
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Wow! I was surprised to find such a complete history of Del Amitri in here already. They are my favorite band and I was ready to publish some basic info just so they would be listed. I never expected to find the complete history (and correct info of that matter) of the band listed already. Good job to the author. I like how you added the UDS listing at the end *wink*
-- acme401 15:57, Sep 29, 2004 (UTC)
I was unaware of the theory that the band's name is Greek. The story I heard was that "Del Amitri" is old Scottish or Gaelic for "Among Friends". Anyone else heard this? Robert 07:14, 17 January 2006 (UTC)
According to Justin's myspace page he has just agreed a deal with a US record company to release the album, no date confirmed yet though.
The name was completely invented, collaboratively by Currie, Bentley and Scobbie, at JCS. The aim was a name that was meaningless but sounded vaguely meaningful. It was as I recall partly inspired by the example of Aztec Camera, but used non-English words with the implication that it is some European language's phrase for "the X". A three-word version of the name, including the final made up adjective Rialzo, was also considered, but rejected before the first public performance, at Bearsden Burgh Hall. 81.86.104.165 ( talk) 09:39, 1 February 2013 (UTC)
I seem to remember hearing that 'roll to me' was the shortest song ever to chart (or reach the top 10, maybe?); is this a fact, and should it be mentioned? -- 147.134.45.215 13:09, 21 June 2007 (UTC)
It is not the shortest song to chart. Adam Faith's "What do you want?" (1959) is 1:59, and it reached #1 on the British charts.-- Nufftin 14:39, 21 June 2007 (UTC)
I have clear memories of hearing "Not Where It's At" on the radio in the US (SF bay area), so it seems to me that it must have charted in the US. Was that just a quirk of my local radio station? I tried searching the Billboard website and got no results for that particular song (maybe that's my answer...) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.130.144.93 ( talk) 05:39, 14 March 2010 (UTC)
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With reference to the sentance found in 'Reunion tours (2014, 2018)' section...
"On 18 August 2013, during an interview with Terry Wogan on his BBC Radio 2 programme, Currie hinted at a Del Amitri reunion".
...from a British perspective Del Amitri were always a bit more Radio 2 than 6 Music (even though Del Amitri have been played on the '6 Music Live Hour', but people who regularly listen to these stations in 2020 will get the idea), so I guess this is more an American categorisation especially if according to the 'Alternative rock' article "Alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from mainstream or commercial rock or pop music".
In the UK (at least in England) Del Amitri have never been seen as that trendy, more (original version of) Q Magazine than the NME or Select...so maybe the categorisation needs to be changed to that of 'Alternative rock/pop rock' as per the article for Texas (band) or Deacon Blue (with a few other genres listed for the latter as well). Even better would be an article about all those Scottish bands that came up in the late 1980s/early 90s as they have so many similarities that I would say they are a genre in their own right...though I do not know what this category would be called, though I guess it would have to be linked to British folk rock/ Folk rock/ Heartland rock/ Celtic rock at some point. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.154.172.230 ( talk) 14:26, 14 November 2020 (UTC)