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The Adverts were an English punk rock band who formed in 1976 and broke up in 1979. They are mainly remembered for their singles “One Chord Wonders” and “Gary Gilmore’s Eyes”. “Gary Gilmore’s Eyes” reached the UK top 20 in August 1977.
Their first gig was to support Generation X on January 15, 1977 at The Roxy in London; their last was at Slough College on October 27, 1979. When the Adverts finally split up, T.V. Smith continued with Tim Cross forming as TV Smith’s Explorers, then Cheap, and finally through the 1990s to date performing as a solo artist.
Adverts’ guitarist Howard Pickup (Howard Boak, Born 1951) died in 1997 of a brain tumor.
Their first gig was to support Generation X on January 15, 1977 at The Roxy in London; their last was at Slough College on October 27, 1979. When the Adverts finally split up, T.V. Smith continued with Tim Cross forming as TV Smith’s Explorers, then Cheap, and finally through the 1990s to date performing as a solo artist.
Adverts’ guitarist Howard Pickup (Howard Boak, Born 1951) died in 1997 of a brain tumor.
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Anthology
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Cast of Thousands
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Bored Teenagers
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No Time to be 21
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New Church
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Safety in Numbers
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On The Roof
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Drowning Men
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Great British Mistake
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Newboys
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On Wheels
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New Day Dawning
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We Who Wait
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Back From the Dead
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Bianca_Galano wrote:
Bored teenagers!
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FreakumDress wrote:
Ow I love this.
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HENRYxOxRAMA wrote:
I have a picture with smith and I am happy (:
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rpaxon wrote:
Cast of Thousands is at least equal to Crossing. It's definitely more fully realized and feels like a true album (due to the great production and arrangements), whereas Crossing is a collection of a several great songs and some good songs. And I'd like to add here that imo all of the re-recorded singles on both albums are much better in the album versions, except for One Chord Wonders.
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Glamypunk wrote:
Cast Of Thousands is a totally underrated album. It had a strange production and some slower songs, but that makes his charms. And when i say songs i mean songs with great melody and lyrics, not that 1-2-3-4-stuff.
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Pryde wrote:
Please vote for COCK SPARRER in The British Rock Artists League!
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theansweris42x wrote:
I killed some cereal this morning. Corn flakes. Pretty good stuff.
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flood76 wrote:
Crossing the Red sea with the Adverts is still one of my favorite albums
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danmanson138 wrote:
Easily one of the best first wave UK bands. Love them. I have a badass Gary Gilmores Eyes shirt.
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theclarkness wrote:
SERIAL!
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punkcherry wrote:
what other bands do you know that would write a song about a cearal killer that donated his eyes to scientific research.... ace..... :D
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ebonyvsivory wrote:
upon further review, "cast of thousands" is incredible, better than "crossing the red sea." both are great, but "cast of thousands" is a great album period, whereas "crossing the red sea" is merely a great punk album.
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zazoo999 wrote:
great band :-)
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velenopunk wrote:
TV Smith is still quite a good show to see. The adverts songs sound well even if acoustic.
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blume wrote:
ow.
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BelaVampyr wrote:
!!! SCHLAPPN ROCKT !!! - Rockmusik von PUNK über SKA zu REGGAE bis hin zum EXTREM-COUNTRY. Das alles mit Deutschen Texten aus Holtwick im Münsterland. - 20 komplette Songs zum Download - http://www.lastfm.de/music/Schlappn
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JeanClaudeBeton wrote:
i love you
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ReformatMe wrote:
reincremation < wholemeal seeded bread and red organic grapes with fresh croutons and feta
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Reincremation wrote:
you < bacon. and discharge doesn't really seem that relevant here, even though they rule.
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tobi116 wrote:
yeah the debut is their best i was a bit disapointed with Cast Of Thousands the TV SMITH best of useless is highly recomended
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