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The Rezillos
Left to right: Jim Brady, Fay Fife, Angel Paterson, Chris Agnew, Eugene Reynolds
Background information
Origin
Edinburgh, Scotland
Genres
Punk rock
new wave
Years active
The Rezillos: 1976 (1976)–1978 (1978), 2001 (2001)–present The Revillos: 1979 (1979)–1985 (1985), 1994, 1996
Labels
Sensible
Sire
Members
Eugene Reynolds Fay Fife Angel Paterson Chris Agnew Phil Thompson
Past members
The Rezillos: Jo Callis Dr D.K. Smythe William Mysterious Hi-Fi Harris Gayle Warning Simon Templar Johnny Terminator Jim Brady The Revillos: Rocky Rhythm Kid Krupa Felix Vince Santini Max Atom Fabian Wonderful Buck Moon
Website
www.rezillos.rocks www.revillos.co.uk
The Rezillos are a punk and new wave band formed in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1976. Although emerging at the same time as other bands in the punk rock movement, the Rezillos did not share the nihilism or social commentary of their contemporaries, but instead took a more light-hearted approach in their songs, preferring to describe themselves at the time as "a new wave beat group".[1] Their songs are heavily influenced by 1950s rock and roll, 1960s English beat music and garage rock, early 1970s glam rock, with recurring lyrical themes of science fiction and B movies; their influences mirrored those of US bands the Cramps and the B-52s, who were starting out at the same time. The Rezillos' biggest hit in their home country was the UK Top 20 single "Top of the Pops" in 1978, but they are best known outside the UK for their cover version of "Somebody's Gonna Get Their Head Kicked In Tonight", which was featured on the soundtrack to Jackass: The Movie in 2002. Since the Rezillos recorded it, the song has been covered by other punk bands, including Youth Brigade and Murphy's Law.
Released in July 1978, the Rezillos' first studio album Can't Stand the Rezillos is considered a classic album of the first wave of British punk, but the group split up four months after its release, following internal arguments about their future direction. After the Rezillos split, the band's guitarist and principal songwriter, Jo Callis, briefly joined a couple of unsuccessful Edinburgh post-punk groups before being invited to join The Human League. He went on to co-write some of The Human League's best known songs during their most successful period, including their biggest worldwide hit, "Don't You Want Me". The Rezillos' vocalists, Eugene Reynolds and Fay Fife, formed the Revillos, a group with an ever-changing line-up that continued where the Rezillos left off. The Revillos split up in 1985, briefly reforming in 1994 for a tour of Japan, and again in 1996 for a UK tour. In 2001 the Rezillos reformed after being invited to play at Edinburgh's Hogmanay celebrations, and have continued to play live ever since, as well as releasing new singles occasionally.
^Cranna, Ian (27 August 1977). "Scotland holds its own: the Rezillos walk the line". NME. London, England: IPC Media. p. 10.
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