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Les Thugs
12+ albums
punkfrenchpunk rockalternativealternative rock
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The story of Les Thugs begins with the Sourice brothers, Eric and Christophe, who played in few bands like IVG, Dazibao and Stress. The lyrics of these bands were in French. Les Thugs really began their career in 1983 with the arrival of Thierry Meanard and Gerald Chabaud who also played in Dazibao and Stress. Contrary to what one can think, the name of the band doesn't come from the literal english word, but from a Mickey comic book including Huey, Dewey and Louie (Riri, Fifi and Loulou in French) who had to meet the Thugs, an Indian sect of stranglers founded in the XVIIth century who adorate Siva, the divinity of death, vengeance, violence and destruction of the creation. The origin of the Les Thugs typo comes from the cover of a Czechoslovak band named "Plastic People of the Universe" which had been deformed and upscaled with a photocopier. In spite of the name's origin, Les Thugs weren't a violent band. Their main motivation was to fight against a shitty world which was dominated by money, manipulated information and corrupt politics. They were reputed for this because they symbolized a real rock attitude. Their first recording, "Frenetic Dancing" was released in 1984 on Gougnaf Mouvement, and their first album, "Radical Histery" appeared in 1986 on Closer Records, an indie label of Le Havres, a city located in North France. The year 1988 marked the arrival of the third Sourice brother, Pierre-Yves, to definitely substitute Gerald Chabaud at bass. 4 albums and 10
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