Turbonegro

[Paul Blittz]

Beware of any of the earlier stuff though. It leans far more towards hardcore punk and, quite frankly, isn't in the same league. They kicked off when Euroboy and Chris Summers joined the band.

[Carl I.]

Is it just me, or are the VERY Alice Cooperish? At times (the song "Turbonegro Must Be Destroyed" reminds me of Toilet Boys a bit. It's the voice really. I will be checking out more of them for sure. [img]graemlins/thumbs_up.gif[/img]

[Gav Ruadh Hallion]

Very Alice Cooper style make-up!
In fact, Alice wore EXACTLY the same style between 1970-1972. Can be seen very clearly on the "Killer" album.
The "spiders" style that preceeded the one that he is more famous for.

[The Real Ian Hunter]

Turbo negro? 'Drenched in Blood' is a rip off of 'Just in lust' by the Wildhearts. And how can they call a track 'Turbo negro must be destroyed?'

I ask you?

The geordies will sue.

[Paul Blittz]

Yes, the chorus of 'Drenched In Blood' is alarmingly similar to the Wildhearts song. Virtually the same actually. Possibly a coincidence though? Maybe it's a tribute?! Turbonegro recently replied to accusations of plagiarism by claiming to have never even heard of the Wildhearts. I think their tongues were planted firmly in their...er...cheeks at the time however.

As for '...Must Be Destroyed', the Turbonegro track was written and recorded rather a long time before the Wildhearts album was released.

[The Real Ian Hunter]

Stidi wildheart was telling me recently that they met T/N at a festival in Spain in September this year. T/N had originally denied any intentional similarity to Just in Lust but at the show they 'apparently' did admitt nicking it.

[Paul Blittz]

Naughty boys! Hope he give 'em a slap.

Actually, Bowie once admitted to me that he ripped off 'Blockbuster' on 'The Jean Genie'...

Only kidding.

[JayStarr]

...and they both ripped off Tobacco Road by the Nashville Teens....

...which came from I'm A Man by Yardbirds...

[Paul Blittz]

Absolutely. Hard to kill a good riff I suppose. Talking of which, and keeping on the original theme of this thread, Turbonegro's 'Get It On' sounds like Hanoi's 'Mental Beat', which sounds like Ramones' 'I Just Want To Have Something To Do' etc....