Vicious White Kids
| Vicious White Kids | |
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 L-R: Matlock, Scabies, New, Vicious |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | England |
| Genres | Punk rock |
| Years active | 1978 |
| Associated acts | Sex Pistols, The Rich Kids, The Damned |
The Vicious White Kids were a punk rock band from London that formed for one concert on August 15, 1978, at the Electric Ballroom in London. Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious was the lead singer. It was his final concert in England, as he died of an overdose the following February.[1]
Vicious was due to fly to New York and needed some funds,[2] so after bumping into ex-Pistol Glen Matlock one day they decided to do a gig together. Matlock, whom Vicious had replaced in the Sex Pistols, saw it is an opportunity "to show there was no animosity" between them, he later commented.[3] Matlock recruited his Rich Kid bandmate Steve New on guitar and The Damned's Rat Scabies completed the line up on drums. Nancy Spungen sang backing vocals but after hearing her at rehearsals, Matlock made sure her microphone was not plugged in on the night of the gig. The name of the band came from an amalgamation of Sid Vicious, The Rich Kids and Rat Scabies' part time outfit The White Cats.
Recordings of the concert, which included covers of Frank Sinatra's "My Way" and The Stooges' "I Wanna Be Your Dog",[4] have been released multiple times: in 1991 on DeLorean Records, in 1993 on Receiver Records, in 2002 on Castle Records, and in 2007 on Sanctuary Records. The 2007 release includes an interview with Matlock and Scabies.[5]
The Belfast Telegraph, after the release of the 2007 album, called the music "raw and wonderfully chaotic".[5]
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[edit] Selected discography
Their only concert has been released many times.
[edit] The Vicious White Kids featuring Sid Vicious, 1991
[edit] Track listing
- "C'mon Everybody"
- "Steppin' Stone"
- "Don't Gimme No Lip"
- "I Wanna Be Your Dog"
- "Belsen Was a Gas"
- "Chatterbox"
- "Tight Pants (Shake Appeal)"
- "Something Else"
- "My Way"
- Interview with Glen Matlock and Rat Scabies
[edit] References
- ^ Guzman, Rafer (March 13, 2006). "The Sex Pistols shoot down respectability", Newsday, p. B4.
- ^ (May 20, 2007). "OMM: Reviews: Reissues etc: Other releases: Sid, say hello to Shabba...", The Observer, p. 67.
- ^ (August 11, 1996). "Never mind the legacy: Here's the Sex Pistols", Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, p. G1.
- ^ Takiff, Jonathan (March 4, 2002). "Jimmy Buffett, on his own", Knight Ridder News Service, reprinted in Philadelphia Daily News (March 19, 2002), p. 39.
- ^ a b Gould, Nigel (January 12, 2007). "The Vicious White Kids: Live at the Electric Ballroom", Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved April 25, 2010.
[edit] External links
- Interview with Rat Scabies concerning Vicious White Kids by the online magazine trakMARX
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