KR: Yes, he is the founding member and only original bandmate. MIRP: Mike Score is the lead vocalist, and plays keyboards and guitar. MIRP: Kevin, welcome and thank you! How does it feel to be a vital part of this well loved band? If only I had turned the recorder on during our hour long chat prior to the interview…Not only is he a very talented drummer, but he is an incredibly nice guy.
I had the privilege of sitting down with Kevin Rankin, the current drummer for A Flock Of Seagulls. Founder, and the only original member, Mike Score (lead vocals, keyboards, and guitar) has kept this well loved band going, and they show no signs of stopping. While they’ve only released five studio albums over the span of 35 years, they have never stopped making and playing music. In 1983, they won a grammy for the Best Rock Instrumental Performance for their song DNA. While “I Ran” is the song that saw the most commercial success for A Flock of Seagulls, they had other hits such as “ Space Age Love Song” (1982), “ Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)” (1982), and “ The More You Live, the More You Love” (1984). The Ascension album was recorded in multiple studios around the world and featured the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra providing backing to their hits.A Fock of Seagulls are an English new wave and synthpop band originally formed in Liverpool 1980.Įveryone knows the song, “I Ran (I Ran So Far Away).” It was a staple in the 80s with heavy rotation on MTV, and brought back to life for the younger generation through video games, movies, and commercials. In 2018 the band appeared on record together for the first time since 1984. From 2004 to 2017 Mike was as busy as ever touring the band around the world. In September 2004, they reformed again and did a brief tour in the United States.
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In 2003, the original line-up of Mike, Ali, Frank and Paul reunited for a one-off performance on the VH1 series Bands Reunited.
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The references in culture from TV (Ross’s Haircut in Friends), Computer Games (I Ran was the standout track on Grand Theft Auto Radio), Film (The band and haircut are reference in Pulp Fiction, X-Men and The Wedding Singer) cemented the bands reputation and brought the band to a whole new legion of fans. Mike carried on touring with session musicians and quietly, surely and steadily the folk lore surrounding the band began to grow. Mike released the ‘Light At The End of the World’ album in 1996.Ī Flock of Seagulls never really broke up. Ali and Frank left in the years afterwards. The band now as a trio released the album ‘Dream Come True’ in 1986. Mike and Ali moved to the US shortly after basing themselves out of Pennsylvania. Shortly after Paul Reynolds left the band. The band released 1984's The Story of a Young Heart which fielded the minor hit ‘The More You Live, The More You Love’. ‘Wishing’ was taken from the group's second album, Listen in 1983. In the U.K., ‘I Ran’ didn't make the Top 40, but ‘Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)’ reached number ten later that year in America, that single became a Top 40 hit in 1983, after ‘Space Age Love Song’ peaked at number 30. The single climbed into the American Top Ten, taking the album along with it.
‘I Ran (So Far Away)’ was released as the first single from the album, and MTV quickly picked up on its icily attractive video, which featured long shots of Mike Score and his distinctive, cascading hair. The band signed a major-label contract with Jive by the end of the year, and their eponymous debut album appeared in the spring of 1982. The group released its debut EP on Bill Nelsons Cocteau Records early in 1981, and while the record failed to chart, its lead track, ‘Telecommunication,’ became an underground hit in Euro-disco and new wave clubs.
Hairdresser Mike Score (lead vocals, keyboards) formed A Flock of Seagulls with his brother Ali (drums) and fellow hairdresser Frank Maudsley (bass) in 1980, adding guitarist Paul Reynolds several months later. Growing out of the synth-heavy and ruthlessly stylish new romantic movement. A Flock of Seagulls were one of prime movers in the 80’s new wave era. A Flock Of Seagulls may well be known for their bizarrely teased haircuts as much as their hit single ‘I Ran’.
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