Bad Manners: Biography

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• Madness 4 Real
• The Selecter
• Madness
• The Specials
• The English Beat
• Ranking Roger

• Millie Small
• The Clash
• Toots & the Maytals
• Prince Buster
• The Skatalites
• Desmond Dekker

• The Pietasters
• Monkey
• The Suicide Machines
• The Toasters
• No Doubt
• Gangsters
• Rancid

• Domingo Samudio
• Louis Cook
• Morris Levy
• Jacques Offenbach
• Laurel Aitken
• Ray Evans
• Nick Welsh

Formed:

Jan 1, 1979 in United Kingdom

Genres:

Rock Music, Ska, Revival

Decades Active:

1980's|1990's|2000's

Artistic Quality

Low

Cultural Impact

Low

Popularity

Low

Ratings Guide

Bad Manners, composed of vocalist Buster Bloodvessel (born Douglas Trendle), Louis Cook (guitar), David Farren (bass), Martin Stewart (keyboards), Brian Tuitti (drums), Gus Herman (trumpet), Chris Kane (saxophone), and Andrew Marson (saxophone), were one of the many bands to take their inspiration from the Specials and the ska revival movement in England in the late '70s. They quickly became the novelty favorites of the fad through their bald, enormous-bodied frontman's silly on-stage antics, earning early exposure through 2-Tone Records package tours and an appearance in the live documentary Dance Craze. In the early '80s, they managed several U.K. hits including "Ne-Ne Na-Na Na-Na Nu-Nu," "Lip Up Fatty," "Special Brew," and "Can Can." By the mid-'80s, the ska craze was over and the band retired temporarily after the release of 1985's Mental Notes, only to return in 1989 with Return of the Ugly, remaining a live attraction despite a lack of recent hits. By the mid-'90s, a third wave ska revival renewed interest in the band. Eat the Beat was released in 1996 and Uneasy Listening followed in 1997, as well as several collections from the band's peak years.

- Chris Woodstra, All Music Guide