Ned's Atomic Dustbin are an alternative/grebo band formed in 1987 in Stourb… Read Full Bio ↴Ned's Atomic Dustbin are an alternative/grebo band formed in 1987 in Stourbridge, England. They consisted of John Penney (vocals), Gareth "Rat" Pring (guitar), Mat Chelsin (bass), Alex Griffin (bass) and Dan Warton (drums). They were known for their distinct sound that utilized two bass guitarists. The band split in 1995, only to reform in 2000. They are best known for the songs "Kill Your Television", "Grey Cell Green" and "Not Sleeping Around".
The band took their name from an episode of The Goon Show. The band were noted for an extremely unusual two bass player line up. Bass player Alex Griffin played melody lines high up on one bass, and Mat cheslin played the regular basslines on the other. This gave the band a tense and highly driven sub-hardcore sound with distorted indie guitars and complicated Baggy drum beats. The band were also noted for their extremely young ages. The band formed while at sixth form college, and recorded their first album while still teenagers. This led to a strong teenage fanbase with a reputation for enjoying stage diving and moshing at their gigs. The band were also noted (and sometimes ridiculed) for their early image which consisted of uniformly crimped hair, short trousers and t shirts. The Neds (as their fans referred to them) were well known for their T shirts and produced over 80 different designs within three years.
The band quickly gathered a strong fanbase after being noticed by local superstars The Wonder Stuff and offered a support slot on a UK tour. A top 50 hit Kill Your Television followed. They recorded their debut album God Fodder shortly afterwards and had top ten hits with "Until You Find Out" and "Happy" in 1991. Several years of hard working touring followed, playing with, amongst others Mega City Four, Senseless Things and Jesus Jones. During this period they recorded their second album Are You Normal in 1992, which was promoted by the singles Not Sleeping Around and Intact.
The band spent the next few years on a worldwide tour before recording their final album Brainbloodvolume. The album had a more adult sound than before (because they were, after all, no longer teenagers), together with a more diverse sound including samplers and keyboards. Their record label released the album in America before the UK, so most fans bought in on import leading to a poor UK chart position when it was eventually released leading to tensions within the band and with the label. The poor chart showing may have also been to do with a changed music scene now fully in the swing of Britpop. The band had one last UK top 40 single with All I Ask of Myself Is That I Hold Together in 1995 following an appearance on The Word. The band split in 1995. Singer Jonn Penney formed a new band, Groundswell who had little success.
The band reformed with a different line up in 2000, for a show in Dudley. The show was a success and the band have done a christmas show every year since then, including a four date tour in 2004 where the band performed several new songs. In 2005 they again played a few late-December gigs, and in June of 2006 their first new single in 11 years, "Hibernation" was released reaching No 23 in the UK Indie Chart. The "NedFest" weekend gigs to coincide with this at Birmingingham Barfly and London Forum were filmed for a DVD "Neds Dont Exist".
In June 2007 the DVD was released and Neds returned to headline the Glastonbury Left Field Stage on the Friday night of the festival following some low key warm up gigs.
On 12 May 2008 the band announced that the original line-up of Jonn, Rat, Mat, Alex, and Dan would be performing live together for the first time since 1995 on 6 December 2008 at the Astoria London.
The band took their name from an episode of The Goon Show. The band were noted for an extremely unusual two bass player line up. Bass player Alex Griffin played melody lines high up on one bass, and Mat cheslin played the regular basslines on the other. This gave the band a tense and highly driven sub-hardcore sound with distorted indie guitars and complicated Baggy drum beats. The band were also noted for their extremely young ages. The band formed while at sixth form college, and recorded their first album while still teenagers. This led to a strong teenage fanbase with a reputation for enjoying stage diving and moshing at their gigs. The band were also noted (and sometimes ridiculed) for their early image which consisted of uniformly crimped hair, short trousers and t shirts. The Neds (as their fans referred to them) were well known for their T shirts and produced over 80 different designs within three years.
The band quickly gathered a strong fanbase after being noticed by local superstars The Wonder Stuff and offered a support slot on a UK tour. A top 50 hit Kill Your Television followed. They recorded their debut album God Fodder shortly afterwards and had top ten hits with "Until You Find Out" and "Happy" in 1991. Several years of hard working touring followed, playing with, amongst others Mega City Four, Senseless Things and Jesus Jones. During this period they recorded their second album Are You Normal in 1992, which was promoted by the singles Not Sleeping Around and Intact.
The band spent the next few years on a worldwide tour before recording their final album Brainbloodvolume. The album had a more adult sound than before (because they were, after all, no longer teenagers), together with a more diverse sound including samplers and keyboards. Their record label released the album in America before the UK, so most fans bought in on import leading to a poor UK chart position when it was eventually released leading to tensions within the band and with the label. The poor chart showing may have also been to do with a changed music scene now fully in the swing of Britpop. The band had one last UK top 40 single with All I Ask of Myself Is That I Hold Together in 1995 following an appearance on The Word. The band split in 1995. Singer Jonn Penney formed a new band, Groundswell who had little success.
The band reformed with a different line up in 2000, for a show in Dudley. The show was a success and the band have done a christmas show every year since then, including a four date tour in 2004 where the band performed several new songs. In 2005 they again played a few late-December gigs, and in June of 2006 their first new single in 11 years, "Hibernation" was released reaching No 23 in the UK Indie Chart. The "NedFest" weekend gigs to coincide with this at Birmingingham Barfly and London Forum were filmed for a DVD "Neds Dont Exist".
In June 2007 the DVD was released and Neds returned to headline the Glastonbury Left Field Stage on the Friday night of the festival following some low key warm up gigs.
On 12 May 2008 the band announced that the original line-up of Jonn, Rat, Mat, Alex, and Dan would be performing live together for the first time since 1995 on 6 December 2008 at the Astoria London.
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Ned's Atomic Dustbin Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Ned's Atomic Dustbin:
...To Be Right I'm there to be had, I've taken a bite, I'll…
26 Kill Your Television She said, she said 'You don't know shit, Because you've neve…
A Leg End In His Own Boots Do you think I should? 'Cause I think I could Get…
A Leg-End in His Own Boots Do you think I should? 'Cause I think I could Get…
Aim Been missing you baby I missed you again Can't get a goo…
All I Ask Of Myself Is That I Hold Together Half as drunk is twice as clever, appalled when tarred and…
Bite If I stumble You will bite For every second that I st…
Borehole Blindfold, stagnate, from blindfold to castrate We've got to…
Capital Letters We both know I need this too much Only I know…
Flexible Head Don′t be so greedy I might get angry and then I'll…
Floote Got to put paid to twenty-six winters Trying to make the…
Gray Cell Green when your desire has been found, you'll be running far away …
Happy Feeling so frustrated Even antiquated 'Cause you can't updat…
I Want It Over We could finish it now Turn our shaking hands Into a handsha…
Intact Here I stand the self-made victim I know that you didn't…
Kill Your Remix She said, she said 'You don't know shit, Because you've neve…
Leg End In His Own Boots Do you think I should? 'Cause I think I could Get…
Legend In His Own Boots I wish i could, do you think i should? Get my…
Legoland I've just found out and there's no doubt I've been getting…
Less Than Useful I don't believe what I'm thinking I'm less than useful I cou…
Not Sleeping Around i don't know if i'm right but i'm not wrong…
Nothing Like I don't know what you're thinking When you fail to see…
Plug Me In The kids are actin' so hard Cooler than a grown man 'til…
Premonition Is my house holding its own? Dread by my premonition Contend…
Prostrate You can't hold it back I know what I need It's control…
Saturday Night SATURDAY night! (4x) Gonna keep on dancing to the rock and …
Scrawl Grit your teeth don't lie back You gotta keep it up…
Selfish Be careful, you might hear something You don't want to hear …
Song 11 If we get along, I could stay the night If I…
Song Eleven Could Take Forever If we get along, I could stay the night If I…
Spring Could you mind be as shallow As my five o'clock shadow? Can…
Stuck Have a good time without me I'm the center of your…
Suave And Suffocated I waste nobody's time but my own Well, it's mine to…
Swallowing Air I didn't call this far, I've been so careful I've swallowed…
Talk Me Down All these mistakes you say, "I've made" Got me more laugh…
Tantrum Tell me what I'm supposed to say And I won't argue Tell…
Terminally Groovy She got sex appeal on tap I try to leave, she…
Throwing Things I'm not saying this for the sake if it I'll take…
Traffic Don't make me drive, shrink the world and wrap it That's…
Trust This simple ongoing concern It's been coming a growing, gro…
Two And Two Made Five More by chance then planned I've finally thrown some light I…
Two And Two Makes Five More by chance then planned I've finally thrown some light …
Until You Find Out All you need to is catch me When I'm back on…
Walking Through Syrup You should wish me luck I've taken my own head off It…
What Gives My Son? Far be it for me to say you're loose son For…
Who Goes First She'll study while you fidget and you squirm Recite the fin…
Who goes first ? She'll study while you fidget and you squirm Recite the fina…
Who Goes First? She'll study while you fidget and you squirm Recite the fin…
You All you need to is catch me When I'm back on…
You Don't Want To Do That My feet touch down but my head flies off Seems all…
Your Complex Don't go telling me it's gone wrong, Don't go telling me…
Your Only Joke Come the crunch I'll lynch myself, if just to be first Mas…
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