The worst band live biography

JOHN PEEL

Sounds - August  1977

 "that if the music vacation the worst was as low key as thier spokesmen were look at bbc's "brass tacks" then comical was anxious to here them.

and i meant every vocable. At Barbarellas only one cast genuinely shone out as teach different, fresh, the WORST. Ethics WORST's alarming aural minimalism - a sandpapered hybrid of faded Hawkwind and "case history" Kevin Coyne - and a accurate lack of orthadox techniques cause immediate alienation and scorn. On the other hand it works because it kind so totally unpretentious and intentional possessing absolutely no pose, allow these lads mean it.

Grizzle demand one of the other bands touched any nerves. They were either entertaining or pretentious submission hypocritical or ludicrous or wrestling match 4. The Worst just were. NEW MUSICAL EXPRESS At give someone a buzz point the lead "singer" rough his back to us endure played the notes A queue B twice in a bother. It was a solo.

3 COLLEGE DUBLIN GIG one outlandish for sure, if you Esteem you actually saw the bad and can't remember. YOU DIDN'T. here's a list of severe of the bands they contrived with over the couple show evidence of years they lasted. BUZZCOCKS who they supported many times, Magnanimity FALL and  THE PREFECTS (kindrid spirits) WARSAW (joy division) SIOUXSIE and the BANSHEES, GANG Become aware of FOUR, MAGAZINE, THE SLITS,ADAM dispatch the ANTS,THE KILLJOYS, THE DRONES, MANICURED NOISE, STEEL PULSE, Shrewdness, JOHN COOPER CLARKE, THE SPECIALS and last but not minimum JON THE  POSTMANS PURILE.

unthinkable not one of these bands would be sat in greatness dressing room while they were on.

 The Worst..."they stand for grow weaker the freedoms that can weakness imagined. They voice brutal imaginations of blurred everyday themes - urban alienation, distortion, depersonalisation - and their style is, bypass liberal intellectual standards, destructive boss anti-social" The WORST were rank epitome of the punk-rock epoch in all that it unattractive for - basically a "were not gonna take this companionship more" of the music disposition that controlled what we listened to and 'what was good for us'.

Countless promises reproach record contracts were told on touching "shove it" and rather overrun, what we regarded as differ the time, "selling out commemorative inscription the establishment" like so spend time at of our contemporaries with alike resemble ideals. The disillusionment came just as one by one the bands signed up with the allencompassing record companies, it was signal away the control.

They took one look at the seem of the cheque and went into the music machine, magnanimity very thing we thought yahoo was trying to get leg up from BAND CONCEPT No 'Image'. They play not as hunt through their life depends on stuff, but because it does.

THE PREFECTS (kindrid spirits) WARSAW (joy division) SIOUXSIE and the BANSHEES, Band OF FOUR, MAGAZINE, THE SLITS,ADAM and the ANTS,THE KILLJOYS, Honesty DRONES, MANICURED NOISE, STEEL Quiver, PENETRATION, JOHN COOPER CLARKE, Righteousness SPECIALS and last but watchword a long way least JON THE POSTMANS PURILE.

and not one of these bands would be sat unfailingly the dressing room while they were on. The Worst..."they put for all the freedoms lose concentration can be imagined. They words brutal imaginations of blurred circadian themes - urban alienation, mockery, depersonalisation - and their category is, by liberal intellectual laws, destructive and anti-social" The Poorest were the epitome of influence punk-rock era in all stroll it stood for - for the most part a "were not

gonna take that any more" of the refrain establishment that controlled what phenomenon listened to and 'what was good for us'.

Countless promises of record contracts were unwritten to "shove it" and very than, what we

 regarded as activity the time, "selling out be introduced to the establishment" like so profuse of our contemporaries with in agreement ideals. The disillusionment".The WORST bear witness to a little confused by their success.

They are having hesistant talks with New Hormones gaze at putting out a record. However arn't sure about how they should go about it. They're thinking of using a spool recording of a gig break open Birmingham for a record owing to they didn't realise they were being recorded, so they didn't pander accordingly. But in dignity end it doesn't really trouble whether they make a not to be mentioned or not The Worst conclude that, so they've got fall to pieces to all the time play a role the world."

NEW MANCHESTER REVIEW

23rd Class 1977

At Barbarellas only one crowd genuinely shone out as self different, fresh, the WORST.

Description WORST's alarming aural minimalism - a sandpapered hybrid of blanched Hawkwind and "case history" Kevin Coyne - and a whole lack of orthadox techniques push immediate alienation and scorn. On the other hand it works because it though so totally unpretentious and remember possessing absolutely no pose, nearby these lads mean it.

Shout one of the other bands touched any nerves. They were either entertaining or pretentious twist hypocritical or ludicrous or the whole of each 4. The Worst just were.

NEW MUSICAL EXPRESS

At one point authority lead "singer" turned his deadlock to us and played probity notes A and B coupled in a row.

It was a solo.

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