Retitled “My Brain Is Hanging Upside Down (Bonzo Goes to Bitburg)”, the song appeared on the band’s ninth studio album, Animal Boy (1986). Produced by Jean Beauvoir , formerly a member of the Plasmatics , the album was characterized by a Rolling Stone reviewer as “nonstop primal fuzz pop”. Making…
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Another project, this time featuring originals, was also attempted in late 1986. Bob McFadden was enlisted to play drums, but after a month this project also fell through.
In January 1986, the non-album single ” Eloise “, a cover version of the 1968 hit by Barry Ryan , became a No. 3 chart success in the UK, the band’s highest chart placing to date.
After the hardcore punk group Minor Threat dissolved, Ian MacKaye (vocals) was active with a few short-lived groups, most notably Embrace . MacKaye realized that he wanted to prioritize making music over being in a band, “because sometimes bands get in the way of music, because you’re so focussed on…
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Flipper titled their 1986 double live album Public Flipper Limited . The album unfolded into a board game with a cutout spinner and game cards, with Subterranean once again providing extra covers through mail order.
In November 1985, they released the album Cut the Crap ; it includes the single ” This Is England “, which charted at number 24 in the UK Singles Chart. Strummer later noted: “CBS had paid an advance for it so they had to put it out”. Dave Marsh later…
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Hogan’s Heroes was formed in the shore area of South Central, New Jersey in 1984 by George Barberio (lead guitar), Matt Gunvordahl (drums), and Scott Cassidy (vocals). After a short stint as Impossible Task, the band added bassist John Cuccinello who wanted to call the band Hogan’s Heroes. In 1985…
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From the earliest days of the band, Vanian had adopted a vampire -like appearance onstage, with chalk-white makeup and formal dress. With Sensible gone, Vanian’s image became more characteristic of the band as a whole. The Damned signed a recording contract with major label MCA Records , and the Phantasmagoria…
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while Sting recorded and toured in support of his successful debut solo studio album, the jazz -influenced The Dream of the Blue Turtles , released in June 1985;
In late 1984, following the recording of the Racer-X EP, Pezzati amicably left the band due to his increasingly demanding job, the need to devote time to his fiancée, and the increasing popularity and busy schedule of Naked Raygun, of which he was still a member. Durango, meanwhile, opted to…
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