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Rudi
12+ albums
punkpunk rockpower popnorthern irelandfinnish
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Rudi were: (1) A late 1970s Northern Irish Punk Rock band from East Belfast. Back in 1975 a gang of school pals from East Belfast fed up with the state of the music that was being played on the radio and on TV(3 channels and no MTV or VH1 in those days kids) decided to form their own band. They were all fans of the 'glam rock' bands which had ruled the pop charts for the previous four years, but it was losing its glitter and becoming increasingly bland. The members of the band were Brian Young, Ronnie Mathews, Graham Marshall, Leigh Carson and Drew Brown. They had a name for their band: RUDI. The name came from a single by a cult early 70s group called the JOOK , they had released a single in 73 called ' Oo Oo Rudi ' wich was a favorite among the members of the fledgling band. The band began to get a set of songs together, glam classics from their record collections with a few sixties nuggetts. Drew and Leigh soon departed and a mate called Johnny Stewart was brought in on bass. During 76 punk was rearing its spikey head, liking what they were hearing and becoming interested the band had a change of direction a new high energy sound and a new image was adopted by the band. Unable to get regular gigs the band would book hotels for private partie parties, hotels such as Glenmachenand the Girton Lodge became punk venues for a night to the shock of the management and staff. By 77 their set was an energic mix of glam/punk/sixties covers spiced up with a few originals. In Oct
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