King Adora
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English rock group King Adora formed in Birmingham in 1998, reputedly taking their name from an oversized adult toy they'd seen in a sex shop. With strong punk and glam rock influences, similar to American power pop, they often drew comparisons to Suede, Pixies, and the early Manic Street Preachers. They had a successful touring career and picked up a devoted fanbase (who were often also Rachel Stamp, Placebo and Manic Street Preachers fans), although they never made a real impression on the mainstream. They were heavily publicised by Melody Maker magazine, before the publishers decided to end the publication, and "merge" it with NME, and initially got some exposure in UK Kerrang!, leading to modest success. However, when Melody Maker folded in 2000, the band's profile, and record sales, faded with it, and they were dropped by Superior Quality Recordings, who had released their debut album, "Vibrate You". However, thanks to the loyalty of their fanbase, King Adora did manage to continue touring, and released "Who Do You Love?" on Discovery in 2004. Sadly, the buzz that had surrounded the band back in 2000 never really returned, and they called it a day in September 2005.
Maxi Browne and Martyn Nelson have gone on to form another band, The High Society, with three new members, Glen Jones (bass), Ash Sheehan (drums) and Topper (guitar). The High Society made their live debut in March 2006. Dan Dabrowski is now the technical manager at the Carling Birmingham Academy.
However, five years after King Adora split the group are set to return. They have scheduled two gigs in April 2010, one in London and the other in their home town Birmingham. All the original line up are on board but it is yet to be confirmed if these 'reunion gigs' are a one off or a new start for the band.[1]
Band lineup
The band lineup:
- Matt Browne (A.K.A. Maxi) - Guitar, Lead Vocals (now fronting The High Society and reunion of King Adora)
- Martyn Nelson (A.K.A. The Nelsta) - Guitar, Backing Vocals'(now playing guitar in The High Society and reunion of King Adora)
- Robert Andrew Grimmit (A.K.A. Robbie G / Robbie Jesus Grimmit) - Bass
- Dan Dabrowski (A.K.A. Dan Eyebrows) - Drums
- Peter Mac (A.K.A. Jungley Bob) - Grand Piano
- Rab Glenn (A.K.A. Captain Pie) - Adidas Samba
- Karl Gallagher (A.K.A. Carlos Marinelli) - Call of Duty
Additional personnel
- The Flying Lion (A.K.A. Barry Starr, Paulie G) - Sound
- The Arms - Backline Tech
- George - Tour Manager
- Coombis - Merch and DEEP DEEP VOICE
- Booster - Guitar Tech and Kenyan narration
- The Old Lady - Guitar Tech and Racketeer
King Adora were managed by Middlesbrough based tough guy Samuel Vladimir Woods, he took pity on the band some time in the late 90's On a history field trip to Belgium with Peter Mac.
Discography
Albums
(21 May 2001) Superior Quality Recordings Mercury UK Album Chart #30 |
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(29 March 2004) Discovery Recording Company Ltd |
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bonus: The ballad of sams bad back
Singles
(8 May 2000) Superior Quality Recordings UK Singles Chart #128 |
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(31 July 2000) Superior Quality Recordings UK Singles Chart #94 |
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(23 October 2000) Superior Quality Recordings UK Singles Chart #62 |
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(19 February 2001) Superior Quality Recordings UK Singles Chart #39 |
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(14 May 2001) Superior Quality Recordings UK Singles Chart #30 |
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(19 October 2003) FruitionMusic UK Singles Chart #68 |
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(24 November 2003) VeryDisco UK Singles Chart #85 |
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EP
(20 August 2001) Superior Quality Recordings |
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External links
- King Adora MySpace Page
- King Adora discography at Discogs
- King Adora discography at MusicBrainz
- The High Society MySpace
- The High Society official site