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UK rock group King Adora formed in Birmingham in 1998, reputedly taking their name from an oversized adult toy they’d seen in a sex shop. With strong punk and glam rock influences, similar to American power pop, they often drew comparisons to Suede, The Pixies, and the early Manic Street Preachers. They had a successful touring career and picked up a devoted fanbase (who were often also Rachel Stamp, Placebo and Manic Street Preachers fans), although they never made a real impression on the mainstream. They were heavily publicised by melody maker magazine, before the publishers decided to end the publication, and “merge” it with nme, and initially got some exposure in UK Kerrang!, leading to modest success. However, when Melody Maker folded in 2000, the band’s profile, and record sales, faded with it, and they were dropped by Superior Quality Recordings, who had released their debut album, Vibrate You. However, thanks to the loyalty of their fanbase, King Adora did manage to continue touring, and released Who Do You Love? on Discovery in 2004. Sadly, the buzz that had surrounded the band back in 2000 never really returned, and they called it a day in September 2005. However, Maxi Browne and Martyn Nelson have gone on to form another band, the high society, with three new members; the high society made their live debut in March 2006.

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BeatPoet wrote:
November 2009

Not many bands went out and rocked as hard as KA! God I loved going and seeing them live, they were on and off in a flash and just kicked arse every single time.

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PurePolitePale wrote:
April 2009

Just the right amount of sleaze to be enjoyable.

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ketamineface wrote:
March 2009

amazing group

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twitterpatter wrote:
March 2009

They were awesome live, and I agree really friendly, they were wandering about watching the support band before the gig. <3

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jdrevpile wrote:
March 2009

i thought they were great live

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brak_mi_slow wrote:
February 2009

ci kolesie nie wyglądają najlepiej.

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grossdarling wrote:
January 2009

They were not stuck up. Maxi was lovely then and still very lovely now. They were also amazing every time i saw them live. Go check out The High Society, Maxi's new band.

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harlotqueen wrote:
January 2009

I have to say they were shite live, only played for 20 minutes!

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bitter_emotion wrote:
December 2008

LOVE THEM

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skimo19 wrote:
October 2008

http://www.myspace.com/highsocietyuk Maxi Browne's current band, similar to KA!

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Hey_Mr_Chaos wrote:
October 2008

i remmeber seeing them live... they were very unentertainingg and stuck up... but I still loved them

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yyydanyyy wrote:
September 2008

id've loved to have seen this band or even got it when they were first around. the thing is though i remember hearing the song smoulder when i was young. but who would play that in my family? no-one is that cool. kudos to whoever.

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Vaidosa wrote:
September 2008

Love this record

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joinroe wrote:
September 2008

You guys were fantastic.

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phenobarbidoll8 wrote:
August 2008

Aww!!!! nostaliga!!

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seks_grupowy wrote:
July 2008

skinny is sexy!

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Talks2Angels wrote:
June 2008

classic.

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madmazz83 wrote:
April 2008

God! these gus bring back some memories! best years of my teenage years!! still got everything by them all autogrphed as well! such a shame they split! mazz xx

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Solegrelon wrote:
March 2008

This band rocks! I need to get one of their albums... badly! <333 It's a shame they split :(

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SiLvErMaN321 wrote:
March 2008

so under rated. they got such a good sound!

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