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Never Mind The Sex Pistols, Here's The Tribute
''Never Mind the Sex Pistols, Here's the Tribute'' is a tribute album to the punk rock band the Sex Pistols The Sex Pistols were an English punk rock band formed in London in 1975. Although their initial career lasted just two and a half years, they were one of the most groundbreaking acts in the history of popular music. They were responsible for .... Track listing References Punk rock compilation albums Sex Pistols 2000 compilation albums {{2000s-compilation-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blanks 77
Blanks 77 is an American punk rock band active from 1990 to 2001, and again from 2004 onward. Originally based in Hillside, New Jersey, they have since relocated to Denville. The band has maintained a prolific career, having released three albums and numerous EPs, appeared on numerous compilations, toured Europe twice, the U.S. countless times, and shared the stage with other well-known punk acts such as the Misfits, Rancid, Dwarves, the Business, Bad Brains, the Bouncing Souls, One Way System, Anti-Nowhere League, Anti-Heros, Dropkick Murphys, GBH, the Criminals, UK Subs, and Total Chaos. History Formation, early years, first record (1990–1996) The band formed in 1990 when high school friends Mike (vocals) and Chad (drums) were joined by guitarist Renee, whom they had met through a musician wanted ad. Their first bassist was a friend of Renee's named Brendan. The new group named themselves the Blanks after finding their minds blank as to what to name the band. Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle (song)
"The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle" is the title song of '' The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle'' movie soundtrack album. The single was released on 12 September 1979 and featured vocals by Edward Tudor-Pole on both sides. Recording According to producer Dave Goodman, both songs were recorded at The Who's Ramport Studios with himself playing bass on both tracks. According to Edward Tudor-Pole, the song originally featured lead vocals by Steve Jones. Phil Singleton: ''“Ed Tudor-Pole In Conversation With Phil Singleton”'' (''Sex-Pistols.net'' website, 2005) The final vocals were recorded live on the second day of an audition for singers specially filmed for inclusion in The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle movie. Vocal takes by Edward Tudor-Pole and three others were recorded and later edited together. According to the soundtrack album record sleeve, filming and recording took place at the Duchess Theatre in June 1978, however John Lydon wrote in his autobiography that it was act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Showcase Showdown (band)
The Showcase Showdown was an American band that was a fixture in Boston Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- mo ...'s punk rock scene in the 1990s. The band toured the Northeast extensively and became notorious for their tongue-in-cheek songs, often about obscure cultural icons from political history, television shows and comic books. Its name was among these references, referring to the "The Price Is Right (U.S. game show)#Showcase Showdown, Showcase Showdown," a game play element on the game show ''The Price Is Right (U.S. game show), The Price Is Right''. Background Showcase Showdown released only two full-length albums, ''Appetite of Kings'' and ''Permanent Stains''. They released much of their work on 7" vinyl singles and cassettes, and were featured on several split EP ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friggin' In The Riggin'
"Good Ship Venus", also known as "Friggin' in the Riggin", is a bawdy drinking song devised to shock with ever increasingly lewd and debauched sexual descriptions of the eponymous ship's loose-moraled crew. The tune usually used (especially for the chorus) is " Go In and Out the Window". Lyrics The opening verse is typically something along the lines of: However, the lyrics exist in numerous variations. For example, the last line varies, being substituted with any of a large variety of phrases such as 'Our crest a rampant penis', 'With a mouth full of dead man's penis', or 'Sucking on a red-hot penis'. The usual rhyming structure for this song is the limerick AABBA structure. A few other verses: The Captain's wife was Mabel She was ready, willing and able On the floor, behind the door Or under the kitchen table. The first mate's name was Carter By gad he was a farter! When the wind wouldn't blow And the ship wouldn't go They'd get Carter the farter to start her. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lower Class Brats
Lower Class Brats are a street punk band founded in Austin, Texas in January 1995. Based out of Southern California since 2017. Biography Formed in 1995 in Austin TX, Lower Class Brats . mix Punk, Oi!, 70s Glam and straight ahead rock and roll. Line-up Current Line-up *Bones: vocals/''founding member'' ''(1995 - present)'' *Marty Volume: guitar/''founding member'' ''(1995 - present)'' *Zed: guitar ''(2017 - present)'' *Ron Conflict: Bass ''(2012 - present)'' *Nick Brat: Drums ''(2017 - present)'' Former members Bass * Rick Brat: Bass/''founding member'' ''(1995 -1999, 2000)'' (Deceased, 2020) * Houston Richieson: Bass ''(1999)'' * Ryland Meyer: Bass ''(2000 - 2002)'' * Johnny O. Negative: Bass ''(2008 - 2011)'' * EVO: Bass ''(2002 - 2008, 2011/12)'' Drums * Rob Brat: Drums/''founding member'' ''(1995 - 2000)'' * Brad Teeter: Drums ''(2000 - 2002)'' * Mike Brat: Drums ''(2002 - 2004)'' * Clay Aloy: Drums ''(2004 - 2008)'' * J.T.K.: Drums ''(2008 - 2013)'' *Punt (Eric Po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belsen Was A Gas
"Belsen Was a Gas" is a song by the English punk rock band the Sex Pistols. The song is about one of the Nazi concentration camps in Nazi Germany, Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, Bergen-Belsen, which was liberated by British troops in 1945. History According to the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, ASCAP, credited songwriters are Sid Vicious, Paul Cook, Steve Jones (musician), Steve Jones, and John Lydon. However, Vicious is generally accepted to have written the song while in his earlier band the Flowers of Romance (British band), the Flowers of Romance. Its title is a pun on the Zyklon B gas used in many camps, referencing "a gas" or "gasser" as 1950s-1970s street slang for a fun time. In fact, there were no gas chambers at Bergen-Belsen, as it was not one of the extermination camps; most of the around 37,000 deaths there were due to typhus or starvation. The song's Black comedy, darkly humorous lyrics were intended to irritate the generation the group bel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murphy's Law (band)
Murphy's Law is an American hardcore punk band from New York City, formed in 1982. While vocalist Jimmy Gestapo remains the only founding member of the band, the line-up has consisted of numerous musicians who have performed with a diverse selection of musical acts across multiple genres, such as Skinnerbox, Danzig, The Bouncing Souls, Mucky Pup, Dog Eat Dog, Hanoi Rocks, Agnostic Front, Warzone, Cro-Mags, D Generation, New York Dolls, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, The Slackers, Thursday, Skavoovie and the Epitones, and Glen Campbell. Over the course of their career, Murphy's Law have released five albums, the last of which was released in 2001. History ''Murphy's Law'' and ''Back with a Bong'' (1986–1990) The self-titled debut album features fast-paced, short songs with more mosh sections, but they also managed to blend in some laid-back Californian punk sounds and even blues into the stomping New York hardcore anthems. Some of the songs on this album could also be cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ducky Boys
The Ducky Boys are a street punk band from Boston. Since forming in 1995 in the Charlestown neighborhood of Boston, the band has released six full-length albums and over 80 songs. The band's name is derived from the name of an Irish street gang in the 1979 movie, '' The Wanderers''. For the past ten years, the band has been composed of frontman Mark Lind (bass guitar and vocals), Jason Messina drums and guitarist Douglas Sullivan. The Ducky Boys have released five studio albums (the last three from this current line-up) along with several 7-inch records and appearances on compilations. Rich Crimlisk joined the band in 2012 and played on the ''Chemicals'' EP as well as the sixth studio album. Over the last ten years, the band's sound has evolved from quick punk riffs to more stripped down rock music and a developing message of social consciousness. However, the band's influences, which include Rancid, The Replacements, The Clash, Bruce Springsteen, and dozens of other punk an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pretty Vacant
"Pretty Vacant" is a song by the English punk rock band the Sex Pistols. It was released on 2 July 1977 as the band's third single and was later featured on their only album, ''Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols'', released during that same year. Composition According to bassist Glen Matlock, the song's main riff was inspired by hearing "SOS" by ABBA. The B-side of the single was a cover of the Stooges' "No Fun", which the band played on the spot without a proper rehearsal. It was taken from demo sessions recorded by producer Dave Goodman. In an interview for the June, 2022 issue of British music magazine Uncut Glen Matlock said that ”Pretty Vacant, which is my song and my lyrics, I took inspiration from Richard Hell’s Blank Generation. But I kind of misunderstood what his song was all about. You gotta put the songs in the context of what was going on for a bloke like me in mid-70s London, with the three-day week and the IRA bombings and power cuts, against ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Boils
The Boils were an American oi! / punk rock band from Philadelphia officially formed in 1996. Their most popular song, "The Orange and The Black", is used after every Philadelphia Flyers win as of April 13, 2006. They have also played on the Warped Tour and toured the country with similar bands Oxymoron and the Casualties. Discography Studio albums * ''World Poison'' (1999) Cyclone Records * ''Pride and Persecution'' (2002) TKO Records TKO Records is an independent punk rock record label in Portland, Oregon. The label is primarily known for its role in the late 1990s American street punk scene and has continued its notability as a source of new releases, reissues, and archival ... * ''From The Bleachers'' (2005) TKO Records Singles and EPs * ''Hearts Of The Oppressed'' (1995) Creep * ''Consuming Your Culture'' (split 7-inch with Sleepasaurus) (1995) Switchblade * ''Tradition Ends'' (split 7-inch with Violent Society) (1996) Schuylkill * ''All He Ever Wanted Was A G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anarchy In The UK
"Anarchy in the U.K." is a song by English punk rock band the Sex Pistols. It was released as the band's debut single on 26 November 1976 and was later featured on their album ''Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols''. "Anarchy in the U.K." is number 56 on ''Rolling Stone'' magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time and is included in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. Releases Originally issued in a plain black sleeve, the single was the only Sex Pistols recording released by EMI, and reached number 38 on the UK Singles Chart before EMI dropped the group on 6 January 1977, a month after members of the band used profanity during a live television broadcast. (Although the EMI version was recorded on 17 October 1976, an earlier demo version was recorded between 10 and 12 October at Lansdowne/Wessex Studios, London. This version later surfaced on the Sex Pistols bootleg album ''Spunk''). In 2007, the surviving members (not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
