The Adicts
| The Adicts | |
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 The Adicts in Chicago, 2011 |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Ipswich, Suffolk, England |
| Genres | Punk rock Punk Pathetique Indie rock |
| Years active | 1975–present |
| Labels | DWED Cleopatra Fall Out SOS Records Captain Oi |
| Website | http://www.adicts.us/ |
| Members | |
| Keith 'Monkey' Warren (singer) Pete "Dee" Davison (guitar) Michael 'Kid Dee' Davison (drums) John 'Scruff' Ellis (guitar) Dan Graziani aka Fiddle Dan (fiddle) David "Pretty Boy" Arnold Cody '12' Farwell (bass) |
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| Past members | |
| Mel "Spider" Ellis (Bass) | |
The Adicts are an English punk band from Ipswich, Suffolk, England. One of the more popular punk rock bands in the 1980s, they were often in the indie charts at that time.[1] Their song "Viva La Revolution" was featured in the video game Tony Hawk's Underground.[2] It was also featured in a commercial for the E! channel advertising their reality television show Pop Fiction. It remains one of the band's most well known songs.
The Adicts originated as Afterbirth & The Pinz in late 1975.[3] They soon changed their name to The Adicts and became known for their distinctive Clockwork Orange droog image, which, along with their urgent, uptempo music and light-hearted lyrics, helped set them apart from other punk bands. In the 1980s, they temporarily changed their name to 'Fun Adicts' and 'ADX', mainly to coincide with children's TV appearances.
Their music has catchy melodies and lyrics, and often features extra instruments and sound clips, such as carousel music in "How Sad", violin played by Derick Cook in "Joker in the Pack", and gongs and keyboard percussion by Anthony Boyd in "Chinese Takeaway".
The musicians wear all white[disambiguation needed 
], with black boots and black bowler hats. The singer, Keith "Monkey" Warren, wears joker make-up, and his clothes were usually wild, patterned suits (such as checkerboard or polkadot), flared trousers and colorful dress shirts. He also tends to wear a bowler hat and gloves. Along with the look come stage shows involving items such as streamers, confetti, playing cards, beach balls, joker hats, toy instruments, bubbles and glitter.[4]
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[edit] Discography
[edit] Studio albums
| Title | Release date | Notes | Label |
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| Songs of Praise | 1981 | UK Indie #15[5] | Dwed Wecords |
| Sound of Music | 1982 | UK #99,[6] UK Indie #2[5] | Razor Records |
| Smart Alex | 1985 | UK Indie #7[5] | Razor Records |
| Fifth Overture | 1986 | Originally released in Germany | SL Records |
| Twenty-Seven | 1992 | Cleopatra Records | |
| Rise and Shine | 2002 | Captain Oi! Records | |
| Rollercoaster | 2004 | SOS Records | |
| Songs of Praise: 25th Anniversary Edition | 2008 | Re-recording of Songs of Praise | People Like You Records |
| Life Goes On | 2009 | People Like You Records |
[edit] Live albums
- 1987 - Live and Loud Link
- 1990 - Rockers into Orbit Fall Out
- 2004 - Joker in the Pack Anagram
[edit] Compilations
- 1984 - This Is Your Life Fall Out (UK Indie #12)[5]
- 1992 - Totally Adicted Dojo
- 1994 - The Complete Adicts Singles Collection Anagram
- Re-released as The Complete Singles Collection
- 1996 - The Best of The Adicts Dojo
- Re-released by Anagram in 1998 as The Very Best of The Adicts
- 1997 - The Collection (Sound of Music and Smart Alex with bonus tracks) Taang!
- 1997 - Ultimate Adiction - The Best Of Cleopatra
- 1999 - Joker in the Pack Harry May
- 2005 - Made in England SOS
- 2005 - Clockwork Punks: The Collection Anarchy
[edit] Singles/EPs
- Lunch with The Adicts (1979) Dining Out
- "Viva la Revolution" (1981) Fall Out
- "Chinese Takeaway" (1982) Razor
- "Bad Boy" (1983) Razor (UK #75)[6]
- "Tokyo" (1984) Sire (as ADX)
- "Falling In Love Again" (1985) Sire (as ADX)
- Bar Room Bop (1985) Fall Out
- Triple B Sides (2008) (People Like You Records)
[edit] References
- ^ Feeney, Katherine (10 March 2008). "The Adicts". Brisbane Times / The Sun-Herald (Australia). http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/news/whatson/the-adicts/2008/03/09/1204998267383.html. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
- ^ Sorocco, Erika (2 March 2011). "CALIFORNIAN: English punk band aim to take Temecula by storm". North County Times (San Diego County, California). http://www.nctimes.com/entertainment/music/article_8dd05730-f5f4-5a89-845b-1e7ce01e6005.html. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
- ^ Forman, Bill (3 March 2011). "Viva la evolution". Colorado Springs Independent. http://www.csindy.com/colorado/viva-la-evolution/Content?oid=2073080. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
- ^ Ferguson, Brandon (4 March 2011). "UPDATE: Adicts Break in New Meat for Upcoming Tour". OC Weekly (Orange County, California). http://blogs.ocweekly.com/heardmentality/2011/03/adicts_break_in_new_meat_for_u.php. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
- ^ a b c d Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1999. Cherry Red Books. ISBN 0-9517206-9-4.
- ^ a b Strong, Martin C. (1999). The Great Alternative & Indie Discography. Canongate. ISBN 0-86241-913-1.
[edit] External links
- Official website
- The Adicts on Myspace
- The Adicts discography at Discogs
- The Adicts at Allmusic
- The Adicts at lyrics.wikia
- The Adicts at last.fm
- The Adicts at cxc.info
- Official Record label of the Adicts
- Interview with Keith "Monkey" Warren (in Serbian)
- 2010 Interview with Pete "Dee" Davison on Outsight Radio Hours (audio)
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