John Child - Acoustic 6 string guitar and lead vocals,
Michael 'Bruno' Brown - Acoustic 6 string guitar and vocals,
Thims Fluxmin - Acoustic and Electric Bass and vocals
Influences
Our Influences - 1976/77/78 UK punk and new wave
Sounds Like
No one we hope.......perhaps a hint of Hayseed Dixie!
Badly Worn Boys are a trio of accomplished musicians who have found a curious pleasure in dissecting classic punk rock songs and arranging them for acoustic guitars. All three were around and playing during the punk explosion of the late 1970’s and have joined forces to work with the very music that encouraged them to pick up guitars and form bands in the first place. The trio, based on the Norfolk coast, are Bruno - on acoustic guitar & vocals, John – also on acoustic guitar & vocals and Thims – on bass & vocals. They first met as apprentices, in the days when school leaving options for budding pop stars were somewhat narrower and boys generally pursued a trade, whilst girls became nurses or secretaries. Although not too ‘badly worn’ by the 30 years since the punk revolution, the ‘boys’ feel that the name aptly describes their position in a world of music that is so often dominated by youth.
Taking a high energy song and arranging it for acoustic guitars can be a challenging process, and Badly Worn Boys have had much fun coming up with new versions of classic punk songs that work on a different level to the original. One thing that seems to automatically happen when a wall of distorted guitars and screaming vocal are taken out of the equation is that suddenly the audience can understand what is being said in the lyrics. Musically, Badly Worn Boys blend a variety of styles in their arrangements to compliment and challenge the original versions, with elements of country, bluegrass, pop, jazz & swing all rising to the surface from time to time. Sometimes the songs are twisted almost out of recognition and there is a Rolf Harris moment from the audience (“Can you guess what it is yet?”) usually with smiles of recognition when the chorus arrives!
Badly Worn Boys recently appeared at Wymondham Central Hall (24th November 2007) as the warm-up act for the amazing John Otway Big Band and have enjoyed radio airplay and interviews on the Sue Marchant show on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire / Norfolk / Suffolk, most recently playing three songs live on air over Christmas 2007. They also occassionally appear in Norwich at the Music House (Friday nights at Jurnet’s Bar, Wensum Lodge, Kings Street) and at the Acoustic Showcases in the Café Bar at the Norwich Arts Centre on St Benedicts.
The group have recorded a three track e.p. entitled ‘Middle Age Kicks’, featuring the three classic punk songs ‘Pretty Vacant’ by the Sex Pistols, ‘In The City’ by The Jam and ‘Teenage Kicks by The Undertones, available as a free mp3 download from www.badlywornboys.com. Their current aims are to record an album and to perform at a major music festival.
Starting work on original material this month and hopefully will have e.p by the spring.
Jan 2009
Just a quick note (sort of a myspace round robin) to let people know there's a new song - Picturebook - on me profile. As always, any thoughts and comments are more than welcome.
Don't forget- Abi Moore's new album "Things We Should've Said" is released on Saturday! You can listen to samples of the new music at www. abimoore. com and purchase the album from the Music page, through PayPal, Amazon and CD Baby. Tickets for the live launch concert at Lincoln Drill Hall are available on 01522 873894. Only 2 days to go!
So we've been a bit busy recently promoting our new EP and haven't really had the chance to talk to many of you. Which sucks, cause you guys are the only reason we do this (and so, before we go any further, Thankyou. =])!
So i decided i'd comment like a bazillion of you guys and get back chatting with all of you =], cause that's what we love doing, meeting and talking to all of you =]!
So yeah, how are you =]? What have you been upto recently =]? Drop by our page and give us a comment back, cause it would be great to hear from you!
Just wanted to tell you about a film screening on tuesday. It's an award winning documentary about how our society has changed as a result of 9/11 and 7/7.
Am MI5 whistleblower will be there to speak and answer questions. So too will the films director.
It's at the Queen Charlotte, Dereham Road on 9th Decmeber.
I think it'd be great if the music community of Norwich stood up for a little truth so I'm telling as many of us as possible about it!
Hi there Michael im not sure but i think it was Radio 1 was at work at the time, had to stop what i was doing lol. It sounded like you guys, take care chele 0X0X0
Hi guys, just wanted to say I thought the Rooms gig was spot on and I loved your take on a Vacent! Looking forward to the next one! and big hugz to my buddy Tim X
Thanks for the add fellas. Hopefully we'll stuff the place next year. BTW, I bought Never Mind in early 1978 and I've been listening to it for 30 years. Yesterday was the first time I've actually heard the words. Thanks for that.
Hey there guys enjoyed the gig Sat Nite, Teenage Kicks has to be my favourite, tried to record ya on my phone but the sound hasnt come out to good. Hopefully see ya gig again Michelle
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