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The Angelic Upstarts
were formed in South Shields,
North-East England in mid 1977. Influenced by bands such as The Clash and The Sex
Pistols, they were a meeting of working class ideology and
musical aspiration. Mensi was always liable to provoke reaction, his lyrics
making much of his working class roots, and lashing out at police and
politicians. When they weren't kicking a
pigs head around onstage Northumbria's finest were
knocking out class songs like their debut Murder
of Liddle Towers
and others like Student Power
and I'm An Upstart
The original line up consisted of Mensi
- Thomas Mensforth (vocals), Mond (Ray Cowie) (guitar),
Steve Forsten (bass) and Decca Wade (drums). |
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