No Connection were an English classic rock music group based in Reading, Berkshire.

History

No Connection were formed in May 1997 in Reading, Berkshire by Graham Young ( lead vocals, guitar), Simon Whenlock (bass, backing vocals), and Jon Hill (drums, backing vocals). The group claims as their inspirations the likes of Aerosmith, AC/DC, Deep Purple, George Michael, Public Enemy, Queen, The Cult, Van Halen, and U2. ^{[1] [2]}

No Connection released their first album, titled Justified, in January 2000. ^[2] The album included ten songs, including "Victory Girl", ^[2] which was featured in the teaser of an episode of First Wave titled "Ohio Players". ^[1] Two more songs off the album—"Ain't Foolin'" and "Love for Free"—reached No. 1 on MP3.com's Classic Rock chart. ^[1]

The band released Deal With It, co-produced with John Mitchell, ^[3] in 2001 through their indie record label No Connection Music. ^[4] In October 2002, the group toured the United States, performing in Philadelphia, New Jersey, and New York City (including at the CBGB club). ^[1] They also subsequently performed in the Czech Republic and Poland in 2005, and in Lithuania in 2006. ^[1]

In 2004, No Connection released Love To Hate To Love, followed in 2005 by Feed The Machine and in 2008 by Red Light Fever. ^[5]

No Connection's music has been featured in two games of the FlatOut video game series: three songs—"Burnin'", "Living American", and "Love to Hate to Love"—were included in the original game (see FlatOut (video game)) ^{[6] [7]} and two songs—"The Last Revolution" and "Feed the Machine"—were present in FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage. ^{[8] [9]}

Discography

• Justified (2000)
• Deal With It (2001)
• Love To Hate To Love (2004)
• Feed The Machine (2005)
• Red Light Fever (2008)
• Tal Es La Vida (2010)
• The Best And The Rest (2011)
• The Lithuanian Incident (2014)
• Suck It Up (2018)

References