SONG: "Day Of The Triffids"
ARTIST: Ash
ALBUM: "Cosmic Debris"
YEAR: 2002
PLACE OF ORIGIN: Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland
YEARS ACTIVE: 1992 - Present
WHAT I THINK THE SONG IS ABOUT:
The Ash song "Day Of The Triffids," released in 1995 as a B-side to their "Kung Fu" single, is not a direct musical retelling of John Wyndham's 1951 post-apocalyptic novel The Day of the Triffids, but rather draws inspiration from its themes and imagery. The lyrics, while not explicitly narrating the book's plot, evoke a sense of post-apocalyptic desolation and confrontation with the titular carnivorous plants.
ASH DISCOGRAPHY (Full length albums only):
1994 - Trailer (Infectious Records)
* Did not chart on the Billboard 200
1996 - 1977 (Infectious/Home Grown Records)
* Did not chart on the Billboard 200
1997 - Live At The Wireless (Deathstar Records)
* Did not chart on the Billboard 200
1998 - Nu-Clear Sounds (Infectious/Home Grown Records)
* Did not chart on the Billboard 200
2001 - Free All Angels (Infectious/Home Grown Records)
* Did not chart on the Billboard 200
2002 - Cosmic Debris (Infectious Records)
* Did not chart on the Billboard 200
2004 - Meltdown (Infectious/Home Grown Records)
* Did not chart on the Billboard 200
2007 - Twilight Of The Innocents (Infectious Records)
* Did not chart on the Billboard 200
2010 - A-Z Vol. 1 (Atomic Heart Records)
* Did not chart on the Billboard 200
2010 - A-Z Vol. 2 (Atomic Heart Records)
* Did not chart on the Billboard 200
2015 - Kablammo! (earMUSIC)
* Did not chart on the Billboard 200
2016 - Live On Mars: London Astoria 1997 (earMUSIC)
* Did not chart on the Billboard 200
2018 - Islands (Infectious Records)
* Did not chart on the Billboard 200
2023 - Race The Night (Fierce Panda Records)
* Did not chart on the Billboard 200
MY THOUGHTS ON ASH:
Ash is a Northern Ireland band that formed back in 1992. The band's first release, which was considered a mini-album, was 1994's "Trailer". This featured a lot of the band's previous singles with a few new songs. I guess what would be considered their "real" debut album was 1996's "1977". You could argue this is the best Ash album that the band came out with, but there may be another that you can make an argument for. 1998's "Nu-Clear Sounds" proved to be a little bit of a disappointment for the band. It almost signified the downfall of Ash, but the band rebounded with 2001's "Free All Angels". This is the other album you can make an argument for as being their best album. It was definitely their most successful album to date. The band followed this up with 2004's "Meltdown". Pretty solid album in it's own right! 2007's "Twilight Of The Innocents" was supposed to be the last full length album that Ash was going to release as they wanted to just put out singles. They would put out 2 singles a month for a year that culminated in the "A-Z" compilations in 2010. Alas, in 2015, Ash returned to releasing albums with the release of "Kablammo!". In 2018 the band released "Islands" and in 2023, "Race The Night" was released. Ash is set to release their latest full length studio album in October of 2025, titled "Ad Astra". Like most people who became Ash fans here in the States, I discovered this band from the "Angus" soundtrack that came out in 1995. Once I heard "Jack Names The Planets", I instantly fell in love with these guys. "1977" is just an awesome album. The song "Goldfinger" to this day gets in just about every playlist I create! I loved when the band brought Charlotte Hatherley in as an extra guitarist and back up vocalist. She was in the band from 1998 until 2006. Her background vocals were just totally legit and I always thought she brought just that little extra to the band that I really loved. Plus she killed it on lead vocals on the track "Taken Out"! Even after Charlotte left the band, these guys just kept on releasing music. Ash is a super active band, coming out with albums every 3 years or so. Can't wait to hear the new record in a couple of months. Ash never got super successful here in America, but in the U.K. and Europe, they're considered a pretty successful band. If you grew up in 90's America, you gotta check these guys out. Awesome band!
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Liam Gallagher
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
Beady Eye
Hurricane #1
Oasis
TEN ASH SONGS YOU SHOULD CHECK OUT:
1. Goldfinger
2. Burn Baby Burn
3. Jack Names The Planets
4. A Life Less Ordinary
5. Starcrossed
6. Jesus Says
7. Cocoon
8. Buzzkill
9. You Can't Have It All
10. Race The Night
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