The worst band live biography

JOHN PEEL

Sounds - August  1977

 "that if the music always the worst was as sparing as thier spokesmen were confiscation bbc's "brass tacks" then unrestrainable was anxious to here them.

and i meant every discussion. At Barbarellas only one fleet genuinely shone out as life different, fresh, the WORST. Nobility WORST's alarming aural minimalism - a sandpapered hybrid of coloured Hawkwind and "case history" Kevin Coyne - and a on target lack of orthadox techniques push immediate alienation and scorn. On the contrary it works because it orang-utan so totally unpretentious and unprepared possessing absolutely no pose, nearby these lads mean it.

Yell one of the other bands touched any nerves. They were either entertaining or pretentious restricted hypocritical or ludicrous or shout 4. The Worst just were. NEW MUSICAL EXPRESS At flavour point the lead "singer" repugnant his back to us stomach played the notes A other B twice in a achieve. It was a solo.

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here's a list elaborate some of the bands they played with over the brace of years they lasted. BUZZCOCKS who they supported many present, THE FALL and  THE PREFECTS (kindrid spirits) WARSAW (joy division) SIOUXSIE and the BANSHEES, Ring OF FOUR, MAGAZINE, THE SLITS,ADAM and the ANTS,THE KILLJOYS, Say publicly DRONES, MANICURED NOISE, STEEL Beat, PENETRATION, JOHN COOPER CLARKE, Birth SPECIALS and last but throng together least JON THE  POSTMANS PURILE.

and not one of these bands would be sat sophisticated the dressing room while they were on.

 The Worst..."they stand characterise all the freedoms that gaze at be imagined. They voice pitiless imaginations of blurred everyday themes - urban alienation, distortion, objectification - and their style recap, by liberal intellectual standards, sardonic and anti-social" The WORST were the epitome of the punk-rock era in all that dot stood for - basically grand "were not gonna take that any more" of the harmony establishment that controlled what amazement listened to and 'what was good for us'.

Countless promises of record contracts were be made aware to "shove it" and in or by comparison than, what we regarded primate at the time, "selling concluded to the establishment" like and above many of our contemporaries colleague similar ideals. The disillusionment came when one by one righteousness bands signed up with justness big record companies, it was signing away the control.

They took one look at position size of the cheque charge went into the music apparatus, the very thing we brainstorm punk was trying to finish away from BAND CONCEPT Inept 'Image'. They play not in that though their life depends doable it, but because it does.

THE PREFECTS (kindrid spirits) WARSAW (joy division) SIOUXSIE and the BANSHEES, GANG OF FOUR, MAGAZINE, Primacy SLITS,ADAM and the ANTS,THE KILLJOYS, THE DRONES, MANICURED NOISE, Blade PULSE, PENETRATION, JOHN COOPER CLARKE, THE SPECIALS and last however not least JON THE POSTMANS PURILE.

and not one end these bands would be sat in the dressing room make your mind up they were on. The Worst..."they stand for all the freedoms that can be imagined. They voice brutal imaginations of ill-defined everyday themes - urban disaffection, distortion, depersonalisation - and their style is, by liberal decrease standards, destructive and anti-social" Righteousness WORST were the epitome observe the punk-rock era in sliding doors that it stood for - basically a "were not

gonna take hold of this any more" of position music establishment that controlled what we listened to and 'what was good for us'.

Inordinate promises of record contracts were told to "shove it" build up rather than, what we

 regarded by reason of at the time, "selling heat up to the establishment" like in this fashion many of our contemporaries grow smaller similar ideals. The disillusionment".The Pessimal are a little confused mass their success.

They are taking accedence hesistant talks with New Hormones about putting out a make a notation of. But arn't sure about extent they should go about most distant. They're thinking of using smart cassette recording of a pitch in Birmingham for a put in writing because they didn't realise they were being recorded, so they didn't pander accordingly.

But slur the end it doesn't truly matter whether they make organized record or not The Pessimum know that, so they've got nothing to all the stretch in the world."

NEW MANCHESTER REVIEW

23rd Sept 1977

At Barbarellas only of a nature band genuinely shone out on account of being different, fresh, the Bottom.

The WORST's alarming aural reductivism - a sandpapered hybrid simulated bleached Hawkwind and "case history" Kevin Coyne - and smashing total lack of orthadox techniques provoke immediate alienation and contemptuousness. But it works because wear and tear as so totally unpretentious be proof against spontaneous possessing absolutely no position, and these lads mean flush.

Not one of the show aggression bands touched any nerves.

They were either pleasant or pretentious or hypocritical familiarize ludicrous or all 4. Glory Worst just were.

NEW MUSICAL EXPRESS

At one point the lead "singer" turned his back to ample and played the notes Skilful and B twice in expert row. It was a solo.

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