Restless is a British

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band formed in 1978. The group got their name from a

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. The band performed their first gig in

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in 1980, but the gig was hampered by frontman Mark Harman suffering from

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. Their first album, ''Why Don't You...Just Rock!,'' was released on

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in 1982.

Members

Current Members

* Ben Cooper — drums, saxophone, backing vocals * Mark Harman — vocals, guitar * Jeff Bayly — upright bass, backing vocals * Mick Malone — guitar, backing vocals

Former Members

* Paul Harman — upright bass, backing vocals * Steve Whitehouse — upright bass, backing vocals * Rob Tyler — drums, backing vocals

Discography

* ''Why Don't You...Just Rock!'' (1982, Nervous) * ''Do You Feel Restless?'' (1983, Nervous) * ''After Midnight'' (1986, ABC) * ''Beat My Drum'' (1988, The Madhouse Recording Co.) * ''Movin' On'' (1990, The Madhouse Recording Co.) * ''Kickin' Into Midnight'' (1990, The Madhouse Recording Co.) * ''Number Seven'' (1991, The Madhouse Recording Co.) * ''Figure It Out'' (1993, Vinyl Frontier) * ''Three Of A Kind'' (1995, Vinyl Japan) * ''The Lost Sessions'' (1996, Vinyl Japan) * ''Got Some Guts-Unplugged'' (1997, Vampirella Music) * ''Do Your Thing'' (2002, Raucous) * ''Got It Covered'' (2011, Crazy Love) * ''Sounds Like Restless'' (2012, I Sold My Soul Media) * ''Seconds Out'' (2014, Bluelight) * ''Originals'' (2015, Bluelight) * ''Ready to Go!'' (2020, Bluelight)

References

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