| Ned's
Atomic Dustbin |
| Origin |
Stourbridge |
| Country |
England |
| Years active |
1987-1995
2000-current |
| Genres |
Alternative rock |
| Labels |
spitfirepink |
| Members |
Jonn Penney (vocals)
Alex Griffin (bass/ vocals)
Dan
Warton (drums)
Andy King (bass) 2000-
Martin Warlow (guitar) 2000-
|
| Past members |
Rat (guitar)
1987-94
Matt Cheslin (bass) 1987-95
Wiz (guitar) 1995 tour
Floyd (guitar) 1995 tour
Tracy (vocals) 1988-89 |
| Website(s) |
www.nedsatomicdustbin.com |
Ned's Atomic Dustbin are an English Grebo rock
band formed in Stourbridge in West Midlands in November 1987. The band took
their name from an episode of The Goon Show. The band were unusual for using
two bass players in their line up: Alex Griffin played melody lines
high up on one bass, and Matt played the regular basslines on the
other. This gave the band a tense and highly driven sub-hardcore sound
with distorted indie guitars and complicated Baggy drum beats.
The band was formed while at sixth form college and they
recorded their first album while still teenagers. This led to a strong
teenage fanbase with a reputation for enjoying stage
diving and moshing
at their gigs. The band were also noted (and sometimes ridiculed) for
their early image which consisted of uniformly crimped hair, short
trousers and t shirts. The Neds (as their fans referred to them) were
well known for their T shirts and produced over 80 different designs
within three years. Towards the end they also branched out into shorts,
hats and other merchandise items.
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Contents
- 1 History
- 2 Members
- Classic line up 1989-1995
- 3 Discography
- 3.1 Albums
- 3.2 Singles
and EP's
- 3.3 Video
and DVD
- 4 External
links
|
History
Ned's Atomic Dustbin quickly gathered a strong fanbase after
being noticed by local group The
Wonder Stuff who offered a support slot on their 1989 and
1990 UK tours. During 1990, Ned's Atomic Dustbin released two singles
"The Ingredients" and "Kill Your Television" which reached numbers 92
and 53 in UK Singles chart, respectively. They released their debut
album Godfodder shortly afterwards and had hits
with "Until You Find Out" (#51) and "Happy" (#16) in 1991.
During the next two years, the group toured with, amongst others Mega
City Four, Senseless Things and Jesus
Jones. During this period they recorded their second album Are
You Normal in 1992, which was promoted by the
singles "Not Sleeping Around" and "Intact".
The band spent the next few years on a worldwide tour before
recording their final album Brainbloodvolume. The
album had a more adult sound than before (because they were, after all,
no longer teenagers), together with a more diverse sound including samplers and
keyboards. Their record label released the album in America before the
UK, so most fans bought in on import leading to a poor UK chart
position when it was eventually released leading to tensions within the
band and with the label. The poor chart showing may have also been to
do with a changed music scene now fully in the swing of Britpop. The
band had one last UK top 40 single with "All I Ask of Myself Is That I
Hold Together" in 1995
following an appearance on The Word. The band split in 1995. Singer
Jonn Penney formed a new band, Groundswell who had little success.
Ned's Atomic Dustbin reformed with a different line up in 2000, for a show in Dudley. The show
was a success and the band have done a Christmas show every year since
then, including a four date tour in 2004 where the band performed several new
songs. In 2005 they again played a few late-December gigs, and on June
5, 2006, their first new single in 11 years, "Hibernation", was
released, it was supported with a weekend concert series being called
"Ned-Fest". The Single was not available at regular retailers. It was
an online-only single, available as both an online CD purchase as well
as downloadable.
"Hibernation" sales far surpassed expectation and the single
has been a very worthwhile and exciting exercise for the band.
The video game NCAA Football 2006 for Playstation
2 and Xbox
features the song "Kill Your Television". Their song "Grey Cell Green"
is featured in the video game Saints Row for the Xbox 360
platform, on "The Rock" radio station. The song "Saturday Night"
featured in the movie So I Married an Axe
Murderer.
The band is currently in rehearsals and in the studio working
on more new material.
On May 7, 2007 a compilation album was released with the name
of "Some Furtive Years - A Ned's Anthology". Furtive refers to their
earlier label. This compilation unlike the others features liner notes
by John Penney and Matt Chelsin. It offers insight into the background
of songs featured on the album.
Members - Classic line up
1989-1995
Discography
Furtive was the band's
own label distributed under Sony, which allowed the band to retain
a level of independence and control (although which subsidiary of Sony
distributed each release depended on which one and where it was bought.
In the UK it was Sony Soho Square, Japan Epic,
and in the US they were shifted about
- first Columbia, then Chaos, then Work.)
Albums
| Year |
Title |
'Label' |
Other information |
| 1990 |
Bite |
Chapter 22 |
Collection of the first two singles plus two other
tracks |
| 1991 |
God Fodder |
Furtive |
Début album |
| 1992 |
And Besides... |
Furtive |
Japanese only b-side collection |
| 1992 |
Are You Normal? |
Furtive |
Second studio Album |
| 1994 |
0.522 |
Furtive |
B-side collection |
| 1995 |
Brainbloodvolume |
Furtive |
Last studio album |
| 1998 |
Intact |
Sony |
Compilation |
| 2001 |
One More, No More |
Gig |
Live, June 29, 2000 |
| 2003 |
Terminally Groovy |
Castle |
"Best of" compilation |
| 2004 |
Session |
Shakedown |
Re-recordings, Live |
| 2007 |
Some
Furtive Years - A Ned's Anthology |
Camden |
Compilation Album |
Singles and EP's
| Year |
Title |
Label |
UK Chart |
Other information |
| May 1990 |
The Ingredients ep |
Chapter 22 |
92 |
First release |
| Jul 1990 |
Kill Your Television |
Chapter 22 |
53 |
|
| Oct 1990 |
Until You Find Out |
Chapter 22 |
51 |
|
| Mar 1991 |
Happy |
Furtive |
16 |
First release on Sony |
| Sep 1991 |
Trust |
Furtive |
21 |
EP |
| ??? 1991 |
Grey Cell Green |
Furtive |
|
US Release |
| ??? 1992 |
Kill Your Television |
Furtive |
|
US Release |
| Oct 1992 |
Not Sleeping Around |
Furtive |
19 |
|
| Dec 1992 |
Intact |
Furtive |
36 |
|
| ??? 1993 |
Walking Through Syrup |
Furtive |
|
European/Australian
Release |
| ??? 1993 |
Saturday
Night |
Columbia |
|
Cover of the Bay
City Rollers track |
| Mar 1995 |
All
I Ask Of Myself Is That i Hold Together |
Furtive |
33 |
|
| Jul 1995 |
Stuck |
Furtive |
64 |
|
| Jun 2006 |
Hibernation |
Spitfirepink |
92 |
|
Video and DVD
| Year |
Title |
Label |
Other information |
| 1991 |
Nothing Is Cool |
SMV Entertainment |
Live and on tour footage |
| 1993 |
Lunatic Magnets |
SMV Entertainment |
Mock interview and music videos |
| 2003 |
Shoot The Neds! in concert |
Secret Films |
Live, June 1, 2002 |
| 2007 |
...Don't Exist |
Twelve42 Films |
Documentary / Live |
External links
