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After the Quireboys split up in 1993, he played in the United States, in Los Angeles, California, with a band called God's Hotel. He also sang lead vocals on a cover of
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Soon after, Spike moved back to Newcastle and, in 1996, he recorded with another member of the Dogs D'Amour – this time it was frontman
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This discography documents the studio albums Spike has been a part of in various projects, throughout his musical career.
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artist David Madden (also sometimes known as DJ Webern and Nonnon) on a version of the English heavy-metal band
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with Guy Bailey in 1984. After various tours and singles, Spike with the Quireboys released their debut album
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The Quireboys reformed in 2001 with a new line-up and have released six new albums since that time.
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Over the years, Spike has also provided vocals for a number of songs on various American rock
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Spike is known to have contributed backing vocals on the following recordings:
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Spike decided to record in other projects; the first was in 1994 with
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artists, and was released under the artist name Spike an' Darrell.
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as "more than decent collection", noting its "bluesy" influences.
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EP (2009) and "On the Sunny Side Again" – on the
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Spike was involved in a fracas with German rock guitarist
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In 2007, Spike became part of Damage Control, a British
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in November 2000. This happened after a show at the
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