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Blue Generation

by Blue Generation

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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    Full retail quality copy of Blue Generation - The Album on CD . All proceeds go to UK mental health charities.

    Eleven track album in clear jewel case with full colour 8 page lyric booklet.

    Bonus strictly limited edition Demo/Live CD "Blue Generation 2001-2006" featuring 21 tracks remastered from original demo and live recordings. Full colour digipak

    Tracklisiting:

    Blue Generation - The Album
    1. We'll Always Be Together
    2. Size Eight
    3. I See You
    4. We Love Fresh Talent
    5. Why Don't You
    6. Final Solution
    7. Demons
    8. The Best Days Of Your Life
    9. All Your Words Just Aren't Enough
    10. Such A Lonely Time
    11. When I Look At Myself I Don't Know Whether To Laugh Or Cry

    Blue Generation - 2001-2006
    1. The Best Days Of Your Life (2003 Demo)
    2. Final Solution (2003 Demo)
    3. We'll Always Be Together (2004 Demo)
    4. Size Eight (2004 Demo)
    5. Such A Lonely Time (2004 Demo)
    6. I See You (2006 Demo)
    7. Why Don't You (2006 Demo)
    8. All Your Words Just Aren't Enough (2006 Demo)
    9. When I Look At Myself I Don't Know Whether To Laugh Or Cry (2006 Demo)
    10. Demons (2006 Acoustic Demo)
    11. Existence (2004 Acoustic Demo)
    12. Don't Cry (2004 Acoustic Demo)
    13. Sunflowers (2004 Acoustic Demo)
    14. Another Day (2004 Acoustic Demo)
    15. Why Don't You (Live 2006)
    16. Final Solution (Live 2006)
    17. All Your Words Just Aren't Enough (Live 2006)
    18. We'll Always Be Together (Live 2006)
    19. Size Eight (Live 2006)
    20. I See You (Live 2006)
    21. Die In The Summertime (Live 2006 - Manic Street Preachers Cover)

    Blue Generation are:
    Carl Bailey - Drums
    Dave Clayton - Guitars
    Graham Clayton - Bass and Backing Vocals
    Debbie Gregson - Vocals
    James Hyde - Guitars, Keys and Backing Vocals

    Includes unlimited streaming of Blue Generation via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    Full retail quality copy of Blue Generation - The Album on CD . All proceeds go to UK mental health charities.

    Eleven track album in clear jewel case with full colour 8 page lyric booklet.

    Tracklisting:
    1. We'll Always Be Together
    2. Size Eight
    3. I See You
    4. We Love Fresh Talent
    5. Why Don't You
    6. Final Solution
    7. Demons
    8. The Best Days Of Your Life
    9. All Your Words Just Aren't Enough
    10. Such A Lonely Time
    11. When I Look At Myself I Don't Know Whether To Laugh Or Cry

    Blue Generation are:
    Carl Bailey - Drums
    Dave Clayton - Guitars
    Graham Clayton - Bass and Backing Vocals
    Debbie Gregson - Vocals
    James Hyde - Guitars, Keys and Backing Vocals

    Includes unlimited streaming of Blue Generation via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ... more
    ships out within 1 day
    edition of 300 
    Purchasable with gift card

      £3 GBP

     

  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Purchasable with gift card

      £2 GBP  or more

     

1.
PTA meetings and our coffee mornings, An extension on our overdraft please, They help us achieve position, So scared to lose our social circle, Where were you when I needed you? Now we talk on Autumn mondays, The make-up hides the marks so well, I still read my bible every night, Those jumpers really burn in summer, But I can't show you the scars, I kiss my crucifix at night and say a prayer Whisky breath snores can't invade me here But I love you and I always will I love you and I always will So civilised at least twice a day, You're a real Romeo honey pie, It takes practise not to wince, I'll be with you forever more, Your flesh always touching mine, I kiss my crucifix at night and say a prayer, Whisky breath snores can't invade me here, But I love you and I always will, I love you and I always will.
2.
Size Eight 04:14
What's your motivation, Are you lonely, are you sorry, or are you lost, Will you sacrifice your spirit, To set that fire in your heart at any cost, You're so tired of being the one, That stumbles out in dresses much too old, Your cheap and tacky makeup only causes them to laugh if truth be told, Your friends all dance with strangers, You never seem to find the secret touch, With tears in your eyes you sit alone and always drink too much, At closing time you pay your way, And slowly try to find your soul, Your lips are cracked, with ice breath moans, You're left out in the cold, You make your own decisions, You always were the silent, headstrong type, Your perfect sculptured garden, away from all the gossip fashion-hype, This new found clarity shines in your eyes, As you watch loose feet sway, When they sob into blood-stained clothes, At last you've found the only thing to say, This new found clarity shines in your eyes, As you watch loose feet sway, When they sob into blood-stained clothes, At last you've found the only thing to say.
3.
I See You 03:30
I felt lost amidst the crowds, Breathe in the sweat, Breathe in the sterility, You might know me but there’s no-one I know near me, Alone, I stood still, Unable to close my eyes, I stood still, and I stood sober, The Tabloid music swallowed with pride, Thank you for making me feel superior for the first time in my life, I see you glazed with the good times, Then I see you torn apart by its lies, I see you swollen with conceit, Then I see you destroyed by their deceit. I see you, I see you, I see you and I see you, I see you and then you see me, And we just start all over again, The only thing we seem to live for, And without it we feel nothing, The hardest thing to speak of, Wasting days trying to think of something, I won’t complicate us, My silence is only for the best, I don’t want to destroy us, I’ll just hide them with all the rest. Drink to get away from who you are and how you feel, Roll on 2am and it’s just the same, but all the more real, I see you glazed with the good times, Then I see you torn apart by its lies, I see you swollen with conceit, Then I see you destroyed by their deceit, I see you and I see you, I see you and I see you, I see you and then you see me, And you just start all over again.
4.
He plays solitaire on his laptop, And he likes to be tied up, And when he wants it you will know, And he always lets his anger show, And he wants to die at eighteen yeah, He wishes he was tragic, And he wants to be a romantic, And he’d love to not be understood, And he’ll trample you underfoot, And he wants to die at eighteen yeah, All he wants from you is me, He’s nothing that he ought to be, And when he’s gone and we are free, I’ll laugh and laugh and you will see, He wallows in self-pity, And he treats you all so shitty, And no one else has any problems, And if they do he doesn’t want them, And he wants to die at eighteen yeah, He’s such a modern hero, And he loves you being a zero, And he’ll meet you when he needs you, And when he doesn’t he won’t see you, And he wants to die at eighteen yeah, All he wants from you is me, He’s nothing that he ought to be, And when he’s gone and we are free, I’ll laugh and laugh and you will see, He scribbles cryptic verses And he fumbles through your purse, And he hates being from the masses, And he loathes the upper classes, And he wants to die at eighteen yeah, All he wants from you is me, He’s nothing that he ought to be, And when he’s gone and we are free, I’ll laugh and laugh and you will see.
5.
Why don't you, Why don't you still love me, I'd move heaven and earth for you, I'd become somebody new, Somebody new, I used to, I used to mean something, Drifting by past everything, Now I believe in nothing, I don't exist, One, One bullet, One for you and one for me, By doing this I'll help you see, It's you and me forever, Eternity together, Why don't you, Why don't you still love me, I'd move heaven and earth for you, I'd become somebody new, Somebody new, I used to, I used to mean something, Drifting by past everything, Now I believe in nothing, I don't exist, One, One bullet, One for you and one for me, By doing this I'll help you see, It's you and me forever, Eternity together.
6.
All knowledge denied, All records destroyed, Chilling laughter ripples, The souls are silently obliterated, 60k per 24, Met by sickening applause, The innocence forced in, The discoloured fall out, Fascinations with the screams, Fascinations with the torture, Fascinations, T4 Euthanasia, Everyone must go, 2 hours set the millions’ fate, The rest of the world looked away, Idylic tranquility, Amidst the scene of Wannsee, Some how gave birth, To this inhumanity, Fascinations with the screams, Fascinations with the torture, Fascinations.
7.
Demons 06:00
A fireplace, a warm house and a whisky, No telephone or TV, Family or friends, I’ll run a hot bath, play some music, And think about the movies, All the times that I left behind, Chest pains, and twenty-five years service, You said that I deserved this, No more lies and no more shame, And I want to feel whole again. And shake off all my demons, But I’m so far down the line, I know I’ll never make it alive, They creep out of holes in the bedroom, Yellow eyes lit by half moon, I’m terrified of the dark, And they want, to suck me down to shadow, Because they know what I know, All my tiny milk white lies, And I want to feel whole again, And shake off all my demons, But I’m so far down the line, I know I’ll never make it alive, And I want to feel whole again, And shake off all my demons, But I’m so far down the line, I know I’ll never make it alive.
8.
In dreams escape reality, Then wake to find heads filled with hate and truth again, Knowing what they think and say of you, Why these feelings again, Always at a deeper, darker low, They don't know, they don't know and they don't care, Suffocated by worry, Torn apart by loathing, When all I want is love, Move, speak and live asleep, Cause I can't stand the pain when I think of days and years, I don't eat, don't drink, The visions haunt my mind, I just can't escape the tears, What am I falling into, I don't know, I just don't know and I don't care, Suffocated by worry, Torn apart by loathing, When all I want is love, Scrubbed arms begin to bleed again, Now I don't feel a thing as my stomach cries, I must escape this pain, this fear, this hate, Shaking, curled up, on my bed I lie, When my eyes slowly close to, I don't know I just don't know and I don't care, Suffocated by worry, Torn apart by loathing, When all I want is love.
9.
In a place where memory is, The only thing holding you back, I'm trying not to waste these best years, But I'm too far gone, Looking for some security, That no-one can give me, Yeh you're right I'm too selective, Just avoiding more mistakes I say, So messed up, you haven't given up, But all your words just aren't enough, I'll keep trying, I'll keep falling, Cause all your words just aren't enough, Squinting from the low sun's glare, Breathing in the crisp, clear air, The lonely morning commutes past nature, The late night liquor fuelled ventures, Moments like these justify, Moments like these justify, I just look to the future, Cause it's all we're ever gonna have, So messed up, you haven't given up, But all your words just aren't enough, I'll keep trying, I'll keep falling, Cause all your words just aren't enough. I'll keep trying and I'll keep falling, Cause all your words just aren't enough.
10.
And I live in a world of lies, Of deceit and of crippling lies, When I think why, I stop to cry and hurt, Feel pain that the world has taught, And this life wasn't chosen, And the mirror shows a broken man, A desperate lonely crying man, And all hope has gone, And memories of yesteryear, Of happiness and distant cheer, Only push me down yet more, And it makes me cry, And I live in a world of lies, Of deceit and of crippling lies, When I think why, I stop to cry and hurt, Feel pain that the world has taught, And this life wasn't chosen, And it makes me cry, And I lead such a distant life, An unwanted distant time, Spent mourning the years I have, While I sink into lonely grief, And it breaks me down And I don't care anymore, I can't see the big picture, Such an overwhelming thought, You can cry and you can hurt, Because I can't do it anymore, I can't carry on And it makes me cry, It breaks me down, I can't carry on, It's never been what I wanted, I've never been who I wanted.
11.
When you wake you feel like death warmed up, That blissful moment’s ignorance has given up, While you dress your stomach turns over inside, Under eyes of God there’s nowhere left to hide, It’s always eating away at the back of your mind, You’ve tried to drown it, tried to numb it, for a long, long time, You want to vomit while you talk and walk and work and eat, People stare at you as you look blankly at your feet, Spending time with others is a healthy alternative, But lying alone and crying is all you’ve left to give, You’ve written so many notes you’ve lost count, Savour music books and harm in such extreme amounts, All those nights you’ve spent with demons in your head, You’re so depressed you cut until you taste death, You only feel empty when others talk of love and souls, No-one understands, it’s better now you’re often told, Your perfect afternoon is a photo album and a drink away, Solitude is heaven, you gave your all that moment yesterday, Medication makes your skin itch and your head spin, The condemnation scratched into your chest reads vain, Everyone I know hates themselves, their life, their world, their god, All my friends, my family hidden behind this dead façade, When you read between the lines you hear everyone cry at night, So low now that nothing else but pain and sadness feels right.

about

Melodic indie-rock with expansive lyrics guided by strong female vocals. all proceeds go to UK mental health charities.

Blue Generation formed in 2001 in Blackpool, Lancashire. Carl Bailey, Dave Clayton and Graham Clayton formed the idea of their band after their recent discovery of guitar bands such as Manic Street Preachers and Radiohead. James Hyde soon joined the group and began teaching guitar to Graham and Dave while Carl taught himself on drums. With Carl as lead lyricist and James writing the music, the Blue Generation sound started to develop through countless living room and garage based rehearsals.

In 2003, Debbie Gregson joined the band as the vocalist they had been looking for as the band recorded their first original demos and played their first gigs before departures for University started to hamper their progress. However two more sets of demos and many more gigs followed over the next three years until the hard decision to suspend activities in 2006.

Carl and James had always promised to one day finish the Blue Generation album as intended but Carl lost his battle with depression in 2013. Over the next four years James worked to deliver on the promise and in 2017 the album had finally been completed. The result is a melodic, guitar-led album fronted by the same powerful female vocals that originally defined them.

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released May 26, 2017

Carl Bailey - Drums
Dave Clayton - Guitars
Graham Clayton - Bass, Backing Vocals
Debbie Gregson - Vocals
James Hyde - Guitars, Keys, Backing Vocals, Orchestration

All songs written by Blue Generation 2001-2006 and performed 2013-2017.

Additional Musicians
Ellie Banks - Viola
Amy Haynes - Violin

Engineered, mixed and mastered by James Hyde.

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Blue Generation London, UK

Carl Bailey
Dave Clayton
Graham Clayon
Debbie Gregson
James Hyde

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