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Generation X (also known as Gen X) were an English punk rock band, formed on 21 November 1976 by Billy Idol, Tony James and John Towe.
Originally formed as Chelsea along with lead singer Gene October, they soon broke away from October and changed their name to Generation X (after Jane Deverson’s 1965 sociology book, a copy of which was owned by Idol’s mother). Idol switched from guitar to vocal duties, and Bob “Derwood” Andrews joined as lead guitarist. They played their first live show on 21 December 1976 at The Roxy (becoming the very first band to play at the venue).
Towe was later replaced on drums by Mark Laff (ex-Subway Sect), to complete the “official” line-up, before the band signed to Chrysalis Records and released their first single, “Your Generation” in September, 1977. This configuration would remain through their first two albums, the self titled, Generation X (1977), followed by Valley Of The Dolls (1979).
Generation X were one of the first punk bands to appear on the popular BBC Television music program Top of the Pops. Unlike other punk bands, Generation X ignored some of the ‘rules’ and ‘ideals’ adopted by UK punk rock bands, taking inspiration from British pop of the 1960s. In 1977, they covered John Lennon’s “Gimme Some Truth”, and in 1979 they teamed up with veteran old-school rocker Ian Hunter who produced their second album Valley of the Dolls.
There were differences in the group’s musical direction that they struggled to resolve. They wanted to remain true to their punk roots while pursuing a heavier rock sound. Internal disagreements came to a head in late 1979 during the recording of what was to have been their third album.
Originally formed as Chelsea along with lead singer Gene October, they soon broke away from October and changed their name to Generation X (after Jane Deverson’s 1965 sociology book, a copy of which was owned by Idol’s mother). Idol switched from guitar to vocal duties, and Bob “Derwood” Andrews joined as lead guitarist. They played their first live show on 21 December 1976 at The Roxy (becoming the very first band to play at the venue).
Towe was later replaced on drums by Mark Laff (ex-Subway Sect), to complete the “official” line-up, before the band signed to Chrysalis Records and released their first single, “Your Generation” in September, 1977. This configuration would remain through their first two albums, the self titled, Generation X (1977), followed by Valley Of The Dolls (1979).
Generation X were one of the first punk bands to appear on the popular BBC Television music program Top of the Pops. Unlike other punk bands, Generation X ignored some of the ‘rules’ and ‘ideals’ adopted by UK punk rock bands, taking inspiration from British pop of the 1960s. In 1977, they covered John Lennon’s “Gimme Some Truth”, and in 1979 they teamed up with veteran old-school rocker Ian Hunter who produced their second album Valley of the Dolls.
There were differences in the group’s musical direction that they struggled to resolve. They wanted to remain true to their punk roots while pursuing a heavier rock sound. Internal disagreements came to a head in late 1979 during the recording of what was to have been their third album.
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Kleenex!
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One Hundred Punks
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borntohang escreveu:
A LOT better than some will make them out to be. They had the melodies, the lyrics, the looks, the vocals (Billy has always been a great singer, despite some dodgy solo material) and the attitude. I guess they've always had to take some stick for being slightly more "commercial" than acceptable. But why would anyone even care about that when the music obviously didn't suffer from it?
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SisterMoon666 escreveu:
They were king rockers!!
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One Hundred Punks :)
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One Hundred Punks
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taikuda escreveu:
the best 70's punk rock's...!!! yeahhh...
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"you tell me if this doesn't rock... it's new" [2] ...SLC punk!!!
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R&R LOOK !!! http://www.myspace.com/electronicswarrior
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PsyX_ escreveu:
чарты лол, группа ахуенная(
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"you tell me if this doesn't rock... it's new"
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Old_Punka escreveu:
I was in their fan club too lol
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Glamypunk escreveu:
Generation X: their official fanclub was the only one I was ever a member of.
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epic!
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Scentlesss escreveu:
i'll be grateful if somebody would send me few generation x albums?
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nastyroker escreveu:
Best Punk band ever!!!
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benxander escreveu:
Why so little scrobbles? They're easily one of my favourite punk rock bands.
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rdesensi escreveu:
Hrmmmm... Have been listening to Generation X Radio all day (5 hours) have heard exactly ZERO Generation X songs. wtf?
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FloydPT90 escreveu:
Surprising low number of scrobbles.... They were great!
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VanHalenFreakZ adicionou aos itens Generation X as tags pop punk e punk rock. dezembro 2011
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d122435 e octophetus adicionaram Generation X às suas bibliotecas. dezembro 2011
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kissesneverdie escreveu sobre Billy Idol – Greatest Hits em um blog que foi excluído. junho 2011
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