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Kilmarnock, United Kingdom (1995 – present)
Biffy Clyro is an alternative rock band which formed in Kilmarnock, Scotland in 1995. They consist of Simon Neil (vocals, guitar), James Johnston (bass, vocals) and his twin brother Ben (drums, vocals). The band spent most of their career in obscurity (although supported by a small and loyal cult following) until the release of 2007’s Puzzle and its singles “Saturday Superhouse” and “Living is a Problem Because Everything Dies”.
Biffy, as they are often referred to, utilise a quiet/loud dynamic, constructing songs that can range from a whisper-quiet pick on the guitar, to huge walls of noise with massive distortion and crashing drums. While Simon Neil sings lead, all three members provide vocals. “’mon the biffy!” is a well known chant amongst Biffy fans; it is usually shouted in between songs at gigs, or before the band come on stage.
The first incarnation of what would eventually become Biffy Clyro was formed in 1995 by fifteen-year-old Irvine-born, Ayr-raised guitarist Simon Neil, who recruited Kilmarnock-born Ben Johnston and someone known only as Barry on drums and bass respectively, calling themselves Screwfish. Barry was soon replaced by James Johnston, Ben’s twin brother, and the three spent the next two years rehearsing, writing and covering songs. In 1997, they played their first gig as the support for a band called Pink Kross at a local youth centre. The trio then moved to Glasgow, where Neil went to the University of Glasgow and the Johnston twins went to Stow College, studying Electronics with Music and Audio Engineering respectively.
Biffy, as they are often referred to, utilise a quiet/loud dynamic, constructing songs that can range from a whisper-quiet pick on the guitar, to huge walls of noise with massive distortion and crashing drums. While Simon Neil sings lead, all three members provide vocals. “’mon the biffy!” is a well known chant amongst Biffy fans; it is usually shouted in between songs at gigs, or before the band come on stage.
The first incarnation of what would eventually become Biffy Clyro was formed in 1995 by fifteen-year-old Irvine-born, Ayr-raised guitarist Simon Neil, who recruited Kilmarnock-born Ben Johnston and someone known only as Barry on drums and bass respectively, calling themselves Screwfish. Barry was soon replaced by James Johnston, Ben’s twin brother, and the three spent the next two years rehearsing, writing and covering songs. In 1997, they played their first gig as the support for a band called Pink Kross at a local youth centre. The trio then moved to Glasgow, where Neil went to the University of Glasgow and the Johnston twins went to Stow College, studying Electronics with Music and Audio Engineering respectively.
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CrackmanJesus wrote:
Prissy Prancer, if you wait till christmas when I get my USB vinyl player i'll send you EVERY vinyl only B-Side they ever made.
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PrissyPrancer wrote:
does anyone have diary of always acoustic from the My Recovery Injection 7"? i used to have it but i seem to have lost it =[ can someone please help asap i used to love that version, and i havn't heard it in about a YEAR!
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stevenisaperson wrote:
@crackmanjesus AHAHAHA jewward! that's genius! @acwiz nah your english is fine, actually i cant speak properly half the time but thats only because im a proud yorkshire man :). haha just stick with my youth language theories lolocaust11. oh yeah the amount of bands i have felt disappointment in with follow ups to earlier records is silly, i kinda gotta a 3 album thing with a good band. a good band who have been around a while will generally have 3 good albums.
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thekillingspree wrote:
I know, right? :D *does the silly goose happy dance* Everytime I look at that pic I feel instantly good and smile. I guess I can't look at it very often otherwise it will probably gay me up for good. Oh, but heck... it's such a feel good pic! :3
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Acwiz wrote:
@ tks: congrats that your pic got the new biffy profile pic =) "yippieh yay yeah schweinebacke"
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Acwiz wrote:
@ cj: i never watched any of their videos, but i do understand what you mean by saying their later records sound a little "kid rock". but DTI is still a great album and i do not care a lot for their later records... in comparison to biffy..., but i could name a whole bunch of bands whose later records really disappointed me... @ steven: :D being drunk is not an excuse for everything, but it counts for that one. let's see what biffy's songs or records else could be mistaken for ;) bout youth-language, just don't ask me, i'm not supposed to know anything about it, i'm austrian and tryin hard not to be recognized by my bad and dense way of using english
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thekillingspree wrote:
That's a tough decison, since they're both great albums. It really depends on the mood of the listener, I guess. If one's ready to party, then the new Duke album is the way to go! If one's ready to rock the cock out, then I guess Sucioperro will surely tickle your fancy.
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CrackmanJesus wrote:
Sooch. Without a doubt.
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PrissyPrancer wrote:
what do people prefer? the newest sooch album or the newest duke album?
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Moccles wrote:
Beardy.
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CrackmanJesus wrote:
Well I downloaded err I mean bought Dopes to Infinity... it's pretty sick. I've heard a lot of their later stuff and it's too... Kid Rock... for lack of a better term. Watch the video to space Lord and you'll understand. @tks Who are you again?
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Weed-N-Rock wrote:
'Who said Monster Magnet!? They sing Matt Hardys theme tune in WWE'- That's the only reason I know them too lol might check them out. I've listened to a bit of stoner rock though (QOTSA & Kyuss mainly) QOTSA are much better when you're high
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PrissyPrancer wrote:
i think Miracle Of Survival is my favorite puzzle b-side now...
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thekillingspree wrote:
HELL YEAH!! AT LAST!! All hail the "Drunk Buddies" pic as the new Biffy Clyro pic! :D That pic is so great that just by looking at it makes my life feel less miserable... especially after realizing no one reads my shouts here anymore. You bastards!
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Cosmonaut_ wrote:
It's the George Bush.
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CrackmanJesus wrote:
Mate that's so Jedward! >_>
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stevenisaperson wrote:
@acwiz sorry i didn't read in to that too much haha and i was rather drunk when i wrote that in my defence. i get you now (i wonder how many other stoner rock bands you can get biffy titles out of hmmm) i don't know much about stoner rock but my mate loves that kinda stuff, you into Boris and Bongzilla...am i on the right lines here? yeah VOB is an amazing record and as an album works amazing and better than all there records but i prefer some tracks on infinity land over VOB. just because of there crazy structures in there songs and innovative guitar styling of simon neil , that grabbed me first. puzzle, at first was an album i chucked away and didnt really give it the time of day but after a while it kinda grew on me (i think i mentioned this a bit ago hmm) haha as for over words instead of cool, i think im getting the trend! basically say ANYTHING derogatory or nasty in an excitable way and there you go e.g "some good shit" or "well ill" make em up...."thats well cancer"
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thekillingspree wrote:
Since people were talking yesterday about Puzzle b-sides and how they pleased old Biffy fans... does anyone else feel disappointed by the OR b-sides released so far?
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Acwiz wrote:
@ steven: sry, you missunderstood. talkin bout stoner-music, weed was askin what bands were called stonerrock or -metal and i said that "monster magnet" was one of my favourite stoner-bands. and their album "dopes to infinity" is my favourite record by them (so "dopes to infinity" - "inifinity land") ;). coming to biffy again, i don't really have a favourite record, but if i had to choose, i would say that my favourite record by them to date would be VOB. but i like all the other ones too, and yes, as i already stated a few times, i like even puzzle and OR a lot. and sry, i don't really know what kids in england or the u.s. say to express that something's cool in a different way, but i think calling something "sick" is meant positive nowadays.
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stevenisaperson wrote:
@smit9891 okay... i was a cunt and didn't mean to cause an uproar of any sort (i was acting like i was suffering from PMT) i understand that it was a mistake you made and it happens ( i wish i didnt make it out to be such a deal...judging by my last fm charts im the noob, im not.) thanks you have ace charts too =] OCEANSIZE! and explosions in the sky! oh and by the way i wasn't calling you a cunt at all...i guess thats just a sense of humour thing, that comment was written as an actual joke about myself referring to my comment. @Acwiz kudos to your love for Infinity land =] i second that comment...i do love vertigo and blackened sky but something really draws me to infinity land...maybe its the sick arrangements (sick as in cool...is that what the kids say nowerdays?)
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BIFFY ACOUSTIC SESSION
10 Nov 2009 | from www.biffyclyro.com/news.htm
Biffy Clyro dropped in to The Sun HQ this week to play a Biz session for the newspaper.
Performing acoustic versions of tracks found on new album ‘Only Revolution’ – out this week - the band’s session. …
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