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One of the first groups in Belgium to really tap into the power of the international punk scene which was erupting in 1976-77 were The Kids. In
retrospect, it is a bit foolish to call the Kids a "punk"-group, since they were much too R&B for that, but they certainly communicated the
"punk"-feeling.
Front-man Ludo Mariman in "Wit-lof from Belgium": "In 1976 we were together in a band called "Crash". None of us could really play. We just
hammered away, hard and fast, sounding like a really bad Velvet Underground. When the first news of the punk explosion in Britain started to
come throu ...read more
One of the first groups in Belgium to really tap into the power of the international punk scene which was erupting in 1976-77 were The Kids. In
retrospect, it is a bit foolish to call the Kids a "punk"-group, since they were much too R&B for that, but they certainly communicated the
"punk"-feeling.
Front-man Ludo Mariman in "Wit-lof from Belgium": "In 1976 we were together in a band called "Crash". None of us could really play. We just
hammered away, hard and fast, sounding like a really bad Velvet Underground. When the first news of the punk explosion in Britain started to
come through, I went to London. I wanted to know what was going on over there, and if these guys had the seem feelings of anger I had. I
remember the shivers down my spine seeing Eddie & The Hot Rods. I also saw the Ramones and then I knew we had that same music within us.
Technically we could handle it, because you don't have to master the instruments to play punk music".
"Bloody Belgium", "Fascist cops", "No Monarchy" and "Rock over Belgium" were the songs which got them started. « hide |
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