Mark Laff is an English

England

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 drummer

Drummer

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, and former member of punk rock

Punk rock

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 bands

Band (music)

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 Subway Sect

Subway Sect

Subway Sect were one of the original British punk bands. Their influence was limited by the very small amount of recorded material they released.-The early days:...

 and Generation X

Generation X (band)

Generation X was a British punk rock band, formed on 21 November 1976 by Billy Idol, Tony James and John Towe.-History:...

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Laff and guitarist

Guitarist

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 Bob Andrews left Generation X in December 1980, to form the band Empire, along with bassist

Bassist

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 Simon Bernal, releasing one commercially unsuccessful album

Album

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 which gradually became a cult release and had resonance in America.

Laff also went on to drum for the Twenty Flight Rockers, who released a two singles in the mid 1980s, "Tower Block Rock" and "Johnny 7". He also worked with Rikki Sylvan.

External links

• Empire - Expensive Sound
• [ Review of Empire's album at allmusic.com]