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Too Many Crooks
12+ albums
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TOO MANY CROOKS are: Dave Cook - Guitar, Vocals Marlon Johnson - Bass, Vocals Alan Perry - Saxophone, Vocals Tony Fish - Trumpet Bradley Tullett - Hammond & Keyboards Scotty Saunders - Drums & percussion TOO MANY CROOKS were formed following a Bad Manners gig in Brighton. The group of friends felt that Ska music needed to be dragged kicking and screaming into the next millennium if it was ever going to haul itself out of the underground, where it had been left to fester since the end of the Two-Tone Era. They didn't just want to sound like a poor mans Madness or The Specials, and soon earned themselves support slots with the likes of The Selecter, Bad Manners and Desmond Dekker, along with a loyal following of supporters who welcomed their new and exciting brand of Ska.The band released their self financed debut album, BOUNCE to great critical acclaim within the Ska World. However it was during the recording of their second album, INSIDE, that the band really came into their own and created something very different from their contemporaries. This album was not for the faint hearted Ska revivalists. This ground-breaking album was followed by a tour to promote it, with gigs in England and Europe, where they supported top American Ska band, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones and Dropkick Murphys. The tour culminated with a show in Brighton alongside The Levellers, which featured Buster Bloodvessel performing some of 'Bad Manners' most famous songs with TOO MANY CROOKS. Their lon
