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Stourbridge, Birmingham, United Kingdom (1986 – 1996, 2011 – present)
Pop Will Eat Itself (also known as PWEI or the Poppies) was a band formed in Stourbridge, United Kingdom with band members from Birmingham, Coventry and the Black Country.
An early version of the band formed in 1981 under the name From Eden; members included Clint Mansell, Adam Mole, Chris Fradgley, Malcolm Treece and Miles Hunt . Graham Crabb was recruited (Graham being the only respondant to replace the ‘piss poor’ Miles Hunt on drums). After From Eden splintered into two bands (Treece and Hunt went on to form The Wonder Stuff) Mansell, Crabb & Mole formed Wild and Wandering, recruiting Richard March on bass. They eventually became Pop Will Eat Itself in 1986, taking the name from a quote in an NME article about Pop ‘eating itself’ suggesting that popular music continues to recycle ideas.
The band honed their songwriting skills with a string of catchy two-minute pop songs released on EPs both as Wild and Wandering and Pop Will Eat Itself. With the help of DJ John Peel, these EPs saw some airplay and enjoyed some popularity among university students. After the band feared they had accomplished all they could with their sound, they found new influences in hip hop acts such as the Beastie Boys, Run DMC and Public Enemy. Graham soon dropped the drum sticks for a mic and was replaced by a drum machine called “Dr. Nightmare.” Their style continued to develop with classics such as “There Is No Love Between Us Anymore’ and the anthemic “Def Con One”. As a result, PWEI were signed to major label RCA and they achieved top 40 hits with “Can U Dig It?” and “Wise Up! Sucker” off the album This Is the Day…This Is the Hour…This Is This!
An early version of the band formed in 1981 under the name From Eden; members included Clint Mansell, Adam Mole, Chris Fradgley, Malcolm Treece and Miles Hunt . Graham Crabb was recruited (Graham being the only respondant to replace the ‘piss poor’ Miles Hunt on drums). After From Eden splintered into two bands (Treece and Hunt went on to form The Wonder Stuff) Mansell, Crabb & Mole formed Wild and Wandering, recruiting Richard March on bass. They eventually became Pop Will Eat Itself in 1986, taking the name from a quote in an NME article about Pop ‘eating itself’ suggesting that popular music continues to recycle ideas.
The band honed their songwriting skills with a string of catchy two-minute pop songs released on EPs both as Wild and Wandering and Pop Will Eat Itself. With the help of DJ John Peel, these EPs saw some airplay and enjoyed some popularity among university students. After the band feared they had accomplished all they could with their sound, they found new influences in hip hop acts such as the Beastie Boys, Run DMC and Public Enemy. Graham soon dropped the drum sticks for a mic and was replaced by a drum machine called “Dr. Nightmare.” Their style continued to develop with classics such as “There Is No Love Between Us Anymore’ and the anthemic “Def Con One”. As a result, PWEI were signed to major label RCA and they achieved top 40 hits with “Can U Dig It?” and “Wise Up! Sucker” off the album This Is the Day…This Is the Hour…This Is This!
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16 Different Flavours Of Hell
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PartySanCTG wrote:
Rsiirka: Clint isn't in the band.
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MrMushroom123 wrote:
i love this band for the name itself
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rsiirka wrote:
Are they really back? Oh my, finally! Mr. Mansell, thank you!
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presuming-ed wrote:
this is the day.....is where i'd start
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WerBack wrote:
Dos Dedos Mis Amigos
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dinosaur_act wrote:
Where's the best place to start?
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bucdafuc wrote:
Ich Bin Ein Aaaaaaauslandeeeeer!
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Kemendil wrote:
She's Surreal is not even in the top 50?
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hitbyambulance wrote:
how is the new album? i've heard mixed reviews..
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Talkthomas wrote:
Sanyo815, I couldn't agree more. Saw them in London and it felt just like the good ol' days. Shame about Clint but they have to move on. Still not sure about the new material but the gig was pogo-tastic! Long live The Poppies indeed!
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sanyo815 wrote:
I had my doubts about the new line up but had the most fun ive had at a gig in a long while. Long live The Poppies
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WerBack wrote:
Great gig last night!
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SkinneeJay wrote:
"Wasted (Reprise" is actually pretty damn good!
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vinamal wrote:
THANK GOD THEY ARE BACK!!!!!!!
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Nihilistic23 wrote:
HI! http://www.lastfm.de/music/Pop+Will+Eat+Itself/New+Noise+Designed+By+A+Sadist
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SkinneeJay wrote:
HELLO NEW ALBUM.
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ber96 wrote:
got the new album the other day came early in the post and it's surprisingly good i had my doubts because of it not being the original line up but crabby and the new guys surprisingly pull it off really well a real strong album :)
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skmelanie wrote:
Used to jam out to Dos Dedos all the time about 4 years ago, and I just remembered about them the other day..dug through the back catalog a bit. I think I've always been more of a Ned fan, but no doubt PWEI's got a super cool sound.
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pupertron wrote:
Free download of track from forthcoming new album available from the poppies facebook page. enjoy
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AutumnSodomy wrote:
Good stuff
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Fleece, Bristol, United Kingdom
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