Little interesting information about Ian Cussick except the fact that he is a Scottish singer-songwriter who really started his artistic career in the German-English group 'Lake' in the mid-70s.
Then we find him in the group 'Linda And The Funky Boys' in 1976 before he took off solo in 1978.
A solo career that will produce many albums and Singles in the years and decades that follow.
To discover or rediscover...
Discography (among others...) :
Décennie 70s Decade :
She's alright (Lake) 1973
Sailor (Lake) 1974
Shame, shame, shame (Linda & The Funky Boys) 1976
In the beginning/Silver bird 1978
Easy way out 1978
C.I.A. 1978
80s Decade :
When I saw you (Right through the heart) 1980
Take me to your leader 1980
44th Street 1980
Meet me by the water 1980
The clapping song 1981
Something in the air 1981
Don't turn your back on the man 1982
Wonderlove 1982
The supernatural 1983
I read your letter 1983
Aerial combat 1983
Everything Will Turn Out Fine 1985
Journey out of the body 1985
Contact 1985
Who dares wins 1986
Treasure island 1986
We are the refugees 1986
Too lonely to win 1988
We can work it out 1988
Mighty love 1988
Love is the system 1989
I needed love 1989
The longest day 1989
90s Decade :
Runaway train 1991
Save me 1991
Song for Ireland 1991
2000s Decade :
Back to the middle 2008
Dark horse 2008
The American way 2008
Powerboat racing 2008
Children of the future 2009
2020s Decade :
I don't care about that 2022
Moments 2022
The one that you love 2023
Living in the afterglow 2023
Tracks :
1973...a start of a career in a grouped mode, just to learn the ropes and, above all, to minimize risks. Many people started like that...
1974... on the other hand, if there is success, it will necessarily be shared. But it is clear that success with several is better than no success alone...
1976...we surprisingly find him in this group afterwards, a group which doesn't really have much to do with the group he previously frequented, to say the least...
1978...and here come the first solo steps to see if we are capable of existing on our own. The future will tell us...
1978...so far this story is off to a good start. His first opus is not without interest, far from it, which is necessarily a good omen for the rest of the events...
1978...a first opus which above all allows him to show that he can exist alone without too much difficulty and that we will therefore have to count on him in the years to come...
1980...a new opus that confirms all the good things we could think of him. The rise in power is slow but certain and will inevitably end up producing big caliber...
1980...as they say, you have to let time take its course, so it won't necessarily be right away, but we're definitely getting closer...
1980... come on, it won't be with this title yet but the next one might be the right one. In any case, everything is now in place for this to happen...
1980...and indeed it will happen with THIS title. The title of the revelation, the real one, the one that projects to the forefront and rewards all past efforts...
1981...the rest will be a little bit lower but no need to worry about him at this stage. Now that he has made a place for himself in the sun he is not going to let it go like that...
1981...he's still going to have to be careful not to underestimate the competition. A competition that won't give him any gifts, that's for sure...
1982...he must therefore succeed in maintaining an almost constant qualitative level, failing which the rest of the adventure could prove more complicated to manage than expected...
1982... he will prove in a dazzling way with this new title that he has his place among the Greats. Who would have doubted it frankly...
1983...a perfectly mastered first part of the 80s, which saw him at his best. Let's hope it lasts, as they say...
1983...for the moment it's looking pretty good to last. He manages to maintain a certain level of quality which necessarily protects him from a possible unscrewing...
1983...even if the level of success fluctuates somewhat, this does not prevent him from continuing his adventure surely and above all serenely...
1985...now the question remains what the second half of the decade will be like. Stagnation, evolution or conversely regression ? Good question...
1985...everything will depend on his ability to evolve with the times and meet the expectations of the general public. It only depends on him as they say...
1985...at this stage he is doing what is necessary in any case to not lose too much ground on the competition. Of course he is rather in the middle of the pack but it is at least that...
1986...plus he's good in all areas which doesn't hurt, quite the contrary. Here he is in Intimist mode, a mode to which he hadn't necessarily accustomed us...
1986...and even in this very particular register he is far from being ridiculous. Of course he will never produce a major title in this field but still...
1986...we suspected that this Intimist interlude would not last for years. You can't change your nature, it always comes back at a gallop...
1988...and all things considered he says to himself that it might be worth going back there and well he definitely does...
1988...a first decade of solo career that will have allowed him to make a name for himself as they say. Now all that remains is to last as long as possible...
1988...because the hardest thing as always is to get through the decades without any problems and that is not reserved for all groups and all artists...
1989...even if he will not remain as the most gifted artist of his generation, the prize list that he has already managed to build is far from negligible in any case...
1989...none of his titles will have finished at the top of the Charts but the job will have been done each time whatever. Quality and regularity, what more could you ask for...
1989...we find him as much in the fast as in the softer now. An alternation which allows him to show once again that he is good in both areas...
1991...will the 90s be as successful as the previous decade, good question. It's up to him to do whatever it takes to make it so...
1991...a decade that will unfortunately see him gradually disappear from the radar. Hard law of the trade as they say...
1991...while we could have hoped to see him consolidate his position and possibly strengthen it, quite the opposite will happen...
2008...nothing interesting for over 15 years and here he finally is again, showing his face. And still in a rather discreet way...
2008...whatever, it's definitely the core fans who are going to be most delighted with this return, even if it's a furtive return to say the least...
2008...it's better than nothing at all. It would have been a shame if the adventure didn't resume one day or another...
2008...because we know that in music nothing is ever finished. Even if coming back to the forefront is an exploit, we can't totally rule it out...
2009...there will be no miracle concerning him but he will have at least tried. The main thing is to participate, on this one, it's mission accomplished...
2022...he now comes back very punctually and then leaves again for many years. Prolonged absences that will not necessarily help to get people talking about him again...
2022...but that doesn't seem to bother him that much. From now on, he manages his career as he sees fit and above all in a tempo that is his own...
2023...for him the important thing is to come back and no matter how long it takes each time. And since the 2020s are the decade of the 80s revival, we might see him much more often than in the past...
2023...and this once again to the great delight of the fans from the start. So when will he next return, good question...
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