Vicious White Kids
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Vicious White Kids | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | London, England |
| Genres | Punk rock |
| Years active | 1978 |
| Past members | Sid Vicious Glen Matlock Stella Nova Rat Scabies Nancy Spungen |
Vicious White Kids were an English punk rock band from London that formed for only one concert on 15 August 1978, staged at the Electric Ballroom in London. The former bassist of Sex Pistols, Sid Vicious, was the lead singer. It was his final concert in England, as he died of a heroin overdose the following February.[1]
Recordings of the concert, which included covers of
Formation
Vicious was due to fly to
Music Style
The Vicious White Kids are described as heavy punk rock, much like Matlock and Vicious’ former band, the Sex Pistols.
Vicious White Kids; Live at the Electric Ballroom
The band performed in the Camden Electric Ballroom, a two-storey concert venue in Camden Town, London, England.
The Vicious White Kids performed several cover songs by musicians and bands such as
Other songs performed by the band during their concert included “Chatterbox” by The New York Dolls, “Tight Pants” by
Disbandment
The Camden Electric Ballroom concert would be the one and only complete concert that the Vicious White Kids would perform as a band. Following the concert, the band became almost completely inactive in the music world. They would permanently disband when Spungen was stabbed to death in a hotel room in October 1978, and Vicious was arrested for her murder. Vicious died of a heroin overdose in February 1979.
After the Vicious White Kids broke up, Matlock, Scabies and New all moved on with their careers. Matlock has performed with a number of other artists, including Iggy Pop and the London Cowboys. Scabies has played in various bands as a drummer over the years. New was minimally active in the music business after the band broke up, and died of cancer in 2010.
The band's one concert has been released and re-released many times. It was released in 1991 by DeLorean Records, by Castle Records in 2002, and Sanctuary Records in 2007. The band's one concert has been fully released onto YouTube, as well, with a 31-minute concert video of the band's performance.
Members
- Sid Vicious – lead vocals
- Glen Matlock – bass guitar
- Steve New – guitar
- Rat Scabies – drums
- Nancy Spungen – backing vocals (inaudible)
Selected discography
Their only concert has been released many times.
The Vicious White Kids featuring Sid Vicious, 1991
Track listing
- "C'mon Everybody" [originally by Eddie Cochran]
- "(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone" [originally by The Monkees]
- "Don't Gimme No Lip" [originally by Dave Berry]
- "Iggy and the Stooges]
- "Belsen Was a Gas" [originally by Sex Pistols]
- "Chatterbox" [originally by New York Dolls]
- "Tight Pants (Shake Appeal)" [originally by Iggy and the Stooges]
- "Something Else" [originally by Eddie Cochran]
- "My Way" [originally by Frank Sinatra]
- [extra track on album reissues] Interview with Glen Matlock and Rat Scabies
References
- ^ Guzman, Rafer (13 March 2006). "The Sex Pistols Shoot Down Respectability". Newsday. Melville, New York: Newsday Media. p. B4.
- Knight Ridder News Service. p. 39.
- ^ a b Mervis, Scott (24 March 2014). "Never mind the legacy: Here's the Sex Pistols". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Block Communications. p. G1. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
- ^ "OMM: Reviews: Reissues etc: Other releases: Sid, say hello to Shabba..." The Guardian. London, England. 20 May 2007. p. 67. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
External links
- Interview with Rat Scabies concerning Vicious White Kids by the online magazine trakMARX
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