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The Flaming Mussolinis
Rock / Powerpop / Emo

		"SHOULD HAVE BEEN HUGE 80s BAND!" United Kingdom Profile Views: 2904 Last Login: 7/5/2008
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The Flaming Mussolinis: General Info

Member Since	10/10/2006
Band Website	you are looking at it!
Band Members	Alan (Sav) Savage - Vocals/guitar Kit Haigh - Guitar Jeff Fogarty - Saxophone and Keyboards Doug Maloney - Bass Craig (Clune) McClune - Drums
Influences	Early 70s glam, classic 60s pop, post punk and 80s bands such as The Psychedelic Furs and Echo and The Bunnymen.
Sounds Like	Generic 80s pop rock bands with a hint of northern melacholia and a touch of goth!
Record Label	Bikeshed
Type of Label	Indie

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About The Flaming Mussolinis

The Flaming Mussolinis formed in 1984, although various members had been in local Teesside (North-east U.K) bands since the late 70s. The most notable of these bands was Basczax (see site on Myspace too) They signed to CBS in house label Portrait in 1985 and were tipped for big things. The band released five singles : 'Swallow Glass', 'My Cleopatra', 'Masuka Dan', 'Girl On A Train' and 'A Different Kind Of Love' Also, two albums : 'Watching The Film' (1986) and 'Charmed Life' (1987) Although compared to bands like U2 at the time, The Flaming Mussolinis were a band with a strong pop sensibility which set them apart from such comparisons. They had a near hit with their second single 'My Cleopatra' (included here). The band split in 1988. You might be interested to know that ex-drummer Clune who now plays for singer songwriter David Gray! NOTE: Please visit: www.soundclick.com/lotusblue This is ex-Mussolinis singer Alan Savage's songwriting name. You can find free downloads on this site.

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jaybee1960	May 13 2008 5:56 AM I was first introduced to The Flaming Mussolinis around 1985 when Alan Fearnley ( Linthorpe Road in the boro ) put your album in my hand. This guy really knew my taste in Music. He told me he had seen you perform a couple of times in Stockton. I never got the chance to see you live, but I did get to keep your album for many years, and I remember with a fiondness the tracks My Cleopatra and Catholic Wedding. Great songs !
Wendy	May 1 2008 4:28 AM Masuka Dan was the first song I heard of yours to be honest, Annie Nightingale played it on her show and raved about it! That was it, a fan from the moment I heard that track! Still have the albums to this day and well played they are too!! Feeling very nostalgic now :) xxx
Wendy	Apr 30 2008 8:40 AM Have loved your music since listening to a track of yours on radio 1 in the 80's, still as good today as it was back then!!! xxx
Wendy	Apr 29 2008 5:34 AM
Wendy	Apr 22 2008 12:12 PM xxx
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The Todfather	Dec 7 2007 2:03 AM Morning Sav!! Have the cds come yet? xx
Billy Oblivion & The Legendary DNA Cowboys	Oct 15 2007 11:58 AM
Billy Oblivion & The Legendary DNA Cowboys	Oct 14 2007 6:32 AM
Jan	Oct 10 2007 4:00 AM I bought Watching the Film in '86 just because I liked the band name and it turned out to be one of the best. I just got a USB turntable and this was one of the first albums I recorded! It's a shame you didn't make it big guys - you were so much better than most of the bands that did.
Queenie	Apr 19 2007 2:34 AM MR. SAVAGE! the band must hv been totally fun. :) ive watched ur videos on youtube. ohmggosh. u were soo good on the guitar, do u still play?
Peekay	Apr 14 2007 2:16 AM Thanks for the add. The Flaming Mussolinis were another of those bands I absolutely loved that I seemed to jinx - as hardly any bands I liked before they became successful actually got anywhere. Still gutted I had the chance to see them live and was lazy so didn't go!! Paula x
Isla	Apr 6 2007 5:30 AM Thanks for the add. For some reason the other day Catholic Wedding popped into my head, still a great song. Pleased to see you on myspace !
stuart	Feb 3 2007 9:26 PM Get some background my space graphic!
Miss Haphazard	Dec 11 2006 4:40 AM Hi! Thanks for accepting my add request. I am so chuffed I found you guys on here - "My Cleopatra" is one of my favourite songs of the 80's :) Shazia xx
Lozza	Nov 10 2006 2:13 PM great songs played by a great band, it is good to see you here.
Basczax	Oct 21 2006 2:13 AM Classic stuff lads!! Mick xx

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