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Other uses|Whiteout (disambiguation)Infobox musical artist | name = Whiteout| image = Whiteout_band.jpg| alt =| caption = Whiteout in 1994 (from left to right): Paul Carroll, Eric Lindsay, Andrew Caldwell, Stuart Smith| image_size =| background = group_or_band| alias =| origin = Greenock , Scotland , Great Britain | genre = Rock music|Rock , indie rock , Britpop | years_active = Start date|19911998| label = Silvertone Records (1980)|Silvertone , Yoyo| associated_acts = http://www.myspace.com/elipop Eli| website =| current_members = Paul Carroll Eric Lindsay Mark Fairhurst| past_members = Andrew Caldwell Stuart Smith Eric Russell Jim McDermott Warren McIntyre Whiteout was a short-lived UK rock group from Greenock in Scotland , who were most famous for their hit "Jackie's Racing". The band, comprising Andrew Caldwell (vocals), Paul Carroll (bass), Eric Lindsay (guitar) and Stuart Smith (drums) took their name from a slang term for the disorientating effects of alcohol. They were the first guitar band to sign to the Silvertone Records (1980)|Silvertone labelcite journal |first=Andrew |last=Perry |title=Review: Whiteout - Big Wow, Yo-Yo |journal= Select (magazine)|Select |publisher= EMAP|EMAP Metro |issue=August, 1998 |pages=97, 98 after their enormous success with the Stone Roses . Whiteout's principal recordings were the albums Bite It (1995) and Big Wow (album)|Big Wow (1998). Their music was influenced by the Country rock and Glam Rock of the early 1970s, as well as the aforementioned Stone Roses.
Whiteout achieved minor success during the Britpop era in the UK, co-headlining a tour with Oasis (band)|Oasis and supported The Charlatans (British band)|The Charlatans and Pulp (band)|Pulp . They opened both the Glasgow Sound City event and the Phoenix festival in 1994 before releasing their second single, "Starrclub" (which included the line, "Look at me, i'm on TV"). The singles "Detroit" and "Jackie's Racing" followed and the group began to achieve a growing reputation in Japan .
On October 11, 1994 Whiteout performed at BBC Radio 1 's Peel_Sessions#Peel_sessions|Peel Sessions . They played four songs: "Everyday", "Time and Again", "Get Me Through", and "Higher".
Andrew Caldwell left the group after Bite It and by the time the (now three piece) band reemerged with their second album "Big Wow" in 1998 (The last track of which included the refrain "We'll all go down in history") it was to a largely dismissive reception from the music media and Whiteout split soon afterwards.
Discography
Studio albums
Year
Album
Chart positionscite web
1995
Bite It
71
1998
Big Wow
Extended plays
Year
Album
Chart positions
1994
No Time
1995
Maximum Whiteout
1995
Young Tribe Rule
1997
Kickout
Singles
Year
A-Side
B-Side(s)
Chart positions UK Singles chart
1991
"The Next Big Thing"
"Orange Overdrive"
1994
No Time "
"U Drag Me" (version) · "Get Me Through"
83
1994
"Starrclub"
"Higher" · "And I Believe"
80
1994
Detroit "
"Just Passin' Through, Kid" · "Dee Troyt"
73
1994
"Van Song"
Rolling Stones cover version
1995
" Jackie's Racing "
"Cousin Jane" · "So Confused"
72
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External links
http://www.nme.com/artists/whiteout Whiteout at NME
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Whiteout/96827941370 Whiteout on Facebook
http://www.myspace.com/whiteoutuk Whiteout on MySpace
Whiteout DEFAULTSORT:Whiteout (Band) Category:Musical groups established in 1991 Category:Musical groups disestablished in 1996 Category:Musical quartets Category:Scottish musical groups Category:Scottish rock music groups
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