DumDum Boys
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| DumDum Boys | |
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 Per Øivind Houmb |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Trondheim, Norway |
| Genres | Rock |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Labels | Sony Music (1985-1992) Oh! Yeah (1992–present) |
| Associated acts | Wannskrækk |
| Members | |
| Prepple Houmb Kjartan Kristiansen Aslak Dørum Sola Jonsen |
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| Past members | |
| Persi Iveland Atle Karlsen |
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DumDum Boys is a Norwegian rock band from Trondheim.[1] Template:MIC Norway They started up in the late 1970s as a punk band under the name "Wannskrækk", and released a few singles under that name before they reinvented themselves with a new name and a somewhat new sound in 1985.
The new name, "DumDum Boys", was taken from a song on the album "The Idiot" by Iggy Pop. Their debut album is called Blodig alvor (na na na na na).
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[edit] Members
- Prepple Houmb - Vocals
- Kjartan Kristiansen - Guitar, backing vocals
- Aslak Dørum - Bass, backing vocals
- Sola Jonsen - Drums, backing vocals
[edit] Former members
- Persi Iveland - bass (1985–1993)
- Atle Karlsen - keyboards (1989–2007)
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Blodig Alvor (NaNaNaNa) (1988)
- Splitter pine (1989)
- Pstereo (1990)
- Transit (1992)
- Ludium (1994)
- 1001 watt (1994 live)
- Sus (1996)
- Totem (1998)
- Schlägers (2001 compilation)
- Gravitasjon (2006)
- Tidsmaskin (2009)
[edit] Singles
- Sorgenfri / Har du hørt?, (7") (1986)
- En vill en / Sorgenfri, CBS 651390 (1988)
- Boom boom (Allah og Herregud) /Idyll (Live), CBS 654646 (1989)
- Splitter pine / Slave (Live), CBS 655051/DUM 1 (1989)
- Plaster på såret / En plass i solen, CBS 656190 (1990)
- Englefjes / En vill en (Live), CBS 6563987(1990)
- Boom boom (Live), flexi, Folk & Røvere No. 37-91 (1990)
- Transit sigmata exit, CD-EP, Oh Yeah! RAMCDEP 1(1992)
- Mitt hjertes trell / Hva var det med det da / Gatelangs, CD, Oh Yeah! RAMCDM 1(1994)
- Sustema Magica ((I)), CD-EP, Oh Yeah! RAM XIII(1996)
- Stjernesludd / Høsten / Who's Gonna Take Your Boots Off, CD, Oh Yeah! RAMXVII (199-)
- Ikke faen, CD, Oh Yeah! ramcds XVIII(1998)
- Enhjørning, CD-single, (2006)
- Snø på Mars, CD-single, (2009)
[edit] DVDs
DumDum Boys i dødens dal (live), (2004)
[edit] References
- ^ DumDum Boys in Store norske leksikon (Norwegian)
| Preceded by "Hung Up" by Madonna |
Norwegian VG-lista number-one single: "Enhjørning" 1 February 2006 – 22 February 2006 |
Succeeded by "Don't Save Me" by Marit Larsen |
