Space/Trivia

(NB: this is about the band.)


 * Creator Backlash: although it was released on an EP, the lead track of which was 'Bad Days', Space's then record company sent CDs of their cover of 'We Gotta Get Out Of This Place' to radio stations, and it ended up being the song that featured in a car advert, got played on the radio and on TV, and had a video made for it. The band were not pleased and felt that the record company had manipulated them. 'Dark Clouds' also incurred Creator Backlash, probably because it came out around the time Jamie was having a nervous breakdown and Tommy Scott had lost his voice, plus Tommy sees it as being 'too wacky'. Before they split up, they played a garage rock version of 'Dark Clouds' at a couple of their gigs.
 * Jamie has also admitted in post-Space interviews that he didn't like Tin Planet, while Tommy admitted he 'disappeared up his own arse' while making that album.
 * Development Hell / Keep Circulating the Tapes: Love You More Than Football.
 * Executive Meddling: one of the many reasons why Love You More Than Football was never released and why the band eventually left Gut Records. Amongst other things, the record company disapproved of Edwyn Collins producing the album and tried to get other producers in, to the band's annoyance, as well as trying to pressure the band into making poppier music. In Tommy's words, Gut were trying to make Space 'more like the Beautiful South'.
 * A positive example is 'Female Of The Species'. It came about when the band were messing around during a drinking session - Tommy admits to being pissed while recording the vocals, hence why he sings 'more deadlier than the male' - but the record company liked it so much, it became a single.
 * One of Us: Tommy collects sci-fi movie figurines and shops at Forbidden Planet. Franny, meanwhile, is an avid gamer - he once stated that the best present he'd ever received from a fan is a Sonic the Hedgehog game, and he's also into Call of Duty and Pro Evolution Soccer.
 * What Could Have Been: 'Female Of The Species', the song that made Space famous, almost ended up as a B-side. Besides Love You More Than Football, Space also had a set of unreleased tracks, some of which they premiered at gigs in 2004-2005, which were going to be released under the title of Flies after Suburban Rock 'n' Roll. Sadly, the band split before this could happen.