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The Boys
12+ albums
punkpunk rockbritishpower popBritish Punk
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There are numerousl artists with this name, including: 1) A British punk band from London; 2) A Finnish rock group (aka Eero &, Jussi and also Eero ja Jussi & The Boys); 3) An American R&B boy band re-named Suns of Light; 4) An American punk/power-pop band active in the 1970s; 5) A Swedish power-pop band active in the 1980s; 6) An American female vocal group from New York active in the 1960s; 7) Gambian artist Abdulsamad Brothers, better known as The Boys. 8) Australian new wave/power pop band active in the 1980s; 9) American power-pop band from Lincoln, Nebraska; 10) A power-pop group from Sweden; 11) An all-girl grunge band from Brisbane, Australia. 1) The Boys made arguably one of the best LPs of the 70s with their self-titled first album and provided the template for superior Pop Punk before even the Buzzcocks had got out of first gear. Formed from the ashes of '70s glam outfit The Hollywood Brats, the Boys were responsible for four albums and ten singles, several of which were released under the name "The Yobs," always released just in time for The Christmas season. The track "First Time," from their debut EP, is a bona fide '78 second-wave UK punk classic, amidst such groups as Chelsea, The Undertones, The Lurkers, and Eater. Yet for some reason The Boys occupy a neglected position in relation to London's early Punk scene, probably because they weren't clothed by Sex or managed by Malcolm McLaren. Being tagged the "Punk Beatles" couldn't have helped ei
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