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The Skids were a classic punk band formed in Dunfermline Scotland by Stuart Adamson (1958-2001, on guitar, vocals), Richard Jobson (1960- vocals), Tom Kellichan (drums) and Willie Simpson (bass) in 1977. They signed to Virgin and issued “Sweet Suburbia” and “The Saints Are Coming” before shooting to popularity with top ten single “Into The Valley”, from their first album “Scared To Dance”. Both Dunfermline FC and Charlton FC use “Into The Valley” as a theme song.
The Skids continue to enjoy popularity with two top 20 singles, “Masquerade” and “Working For The Yankee Dollar”, from the album “Days in Europa”. The Cover of the album, showing an “aryan”, was seen by some as Nazi, and was soon replaced with a less controvesial sleeve. This sleeve, although conventional, still bore the image of the first release seen through the viwers eyes by a picture on the wall, alongside a picture of ‘Scared To Dance’, the sleeve portrayed a woman , bare breast showing, in the hands of a man.
The Absolute Game was The Skids’ 1980 third album (not counting the two different mix versions released of their second album 1979’s Days in Europa) and was produced by Mick Glossop.
The album continued the Skids’ progression from a punky sound into a more mellow one - paralleled by many bands of the period. The album has a great deal in common with Days in Europa, but not much with its successor, Joy.
The Skids continue to enjoy popularity with two top 20 singles, “Masquerade” and “Working For The Yankee Dollar”, from the album “Days in Europa”. The Cover of the album, showing an “aryan”, was seen by some as Nazi, and was soon replaced with a less controvesial sleeve. This sleeve, although conventional, still bore the image of the first release seen through the viwers eyes by a picture on the wall, alongside a picture of ‘Scared To Dance’, the sleeve portrayed a woman , bare breast showing, in the hands of a man.
The Absolute Game was The Skids’ 1980 third album (not counting the two different mix versions released of their second album 1979’s Days in Europa) and was produced by Mick Glossop.
The album continued the Skids’ progression from a punky sound into a more mellow one - paralleled by many bands of the period. The album has a great deal in common with Days in Europa, but not much with its successor, Joy.
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Into the Valley
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The Saints Are Coming
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Sweet Suburbia
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Working for the Yankee Dollar
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Circus Games
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Masquerade
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Scared to Dance
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Of One Skin
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Charles
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Charade
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A Woman in Winter
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Night And Day
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Goodbye Civilian
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Animation
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Out of Town
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Shoutbox
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ThePhonographic wrote:
Check out this band that is very inspired by the punk/post-punk scene http://www.last.fm/music/The+Phonographics
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Casualties_army wrote:
Love them. They were local boys. Now Into The Valley, gets the crowd pumping at every Dunfermline Athletic home game. Best band fife produced. Saw them in 2007, were immense. My pals band was supporting them.
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v11v11v wrote:
Sadly never saw them live, just on Top of the Pops back in the day. Love all their music, particularly Days in Europa and Absolute Game, but I also consider their final album - Joy - recorded after Stuart Adamson (RIP) left to be an underrated classic. It's never even be released on CD...
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roomx wrote:
still rocks so much
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gototheshow wrote:
Wanna know somfink? Ive been a fan of The Skids since 1977 and have all their vinyl releases. I also have Stuart's(R.I.P.) autograph on a jacket. I seen the Skids in the Cabra Grand on the Absolute Game tour (a dream come through) and many of my mates know me and remember me from knowing and collecting the Skids vinyl..Their best moment???....Days In Europa..The original album without the remixes
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weirdcritter wrote:
I know there are a few Bill Nelson fans that hang out here so I'm going to plug this: New Bill Nelson 'Six Strings for Sara' Cancer Charity track download now available - see http://www.billnelsonmusic.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7194
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stevo796 wrote:
yeah, one of the best ever
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Diotor wrote:
Scared to Dance is a fantastic album.
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Boosh1988 wrote:
wish i was there
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felipemujica wrote:
Great band!
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fagnerluiz wrote:
Saw some footages of the Dunfermline gig on YouTube. Amazing!
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fagnerluiz wrote:
Why is Scotland so far away?
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brave-man wrote:
Been waiting 30 years for this concert. Cannot wait. See you in Dunfermline
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ataquefrontal wrote:
They're back in July!
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Diotor wrote:
Mate at work got me into them with Sweet Suburbia. Excellent album
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roomx wrote:
still rocks
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fagnerluiz wrote:
Green Day should ever remember to credit the lyrics to Skids. But it's good new people now know the band because Green Day. Unfortunatelly, there wouldn't be another way. I discovered Skids in an obscure punk web radio. Not everybody has the same luck.
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Clairejamin wrote:
Actually, I've heard a lot of people (including somebody who played it on the radio!!) that don't know who The Saints Are Coming was originally written by... people hear covers all the time and think it's a new song, it's a shame.
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mikepk wrote:
how can more listeners be a bad thing? even if most of them are only listening to them becuase Green Day covered them, some might genuinely have an intrest in listening to their other songs
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ohmygoodness wrote:
I was just going to say the same thing! Now that Green Day is covering a song of their's people are going to listen to them more which sucks because they are such a great and underrated band and the fact that people only listen to them now cause green day covered them is sad and insulting. sweet suburbia = great song.
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