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Ill At Ease
Ill At Ease formed in the late 1970s with Mark Jenkins on vocals, John Langford on guitar, Tim Keegan on bass, and Dave Goodman on drums. Their first album...
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Ill At Ease formed in the late 1970s with Mark Jenkins on vocals, John Langford on guitar, Tim Keegan on bass, and Dave Goodman on drums. Their first album came out in 1979, followed by two more records in the early 1980s. The band's songs often dealt with isolation and melancholy, with Jenkins writing lyrics that felt personal and direct.
Their track "Alone Again Tonight" became their most recognizable song, capturing the mood that defined much of their work. Other songs like "Good-bye" and "Please Change" followed similar themes of separation and quiet desperation. The music had a brooding quality, built around Langford's atmospheric guitar work and Jenkins' raw vocal delivery.
Personal conflicts and lineup changes disrupted the band's momentum over time. They released their final album in 1983, then faded from regular activity. Their three records remain as documents of a particular strain of late-70s and early-80s introspective rock, with songs that still find listeners drawn to their unvarnished emotional quality.
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