| 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, 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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| 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 |
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