The Hunters Club
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The Hunters Club were a British
grebo goth
rock band that formed in Leicester
, England
. They were largely viewed as inferior to Leicester's other bands of the era making music in a similar vein.
The band were named after a short-lived Judge Dredd
sub-plot in the sci-fi comic 2000 AD, and were nicknamed "The Black Hole of Rock 'n' Roll".
They toured Europe with fellow Leicester band Gaye Bykers on Acid
, camping out between gigs. The band were known for burning their hats as part of their live show. First done as a joke at a gig in Brighton
, it caused such a stir that they carried on doing it, one one occasion also igniting members of the audience.
Too Far Gone To Turn Around was the first album that Mark Spivey produced, and was the album which inspired members of Cornershop
to form a band, "because they’d thought that if that bunch of drunken idiots could make a record that was that good, then maybe they could too". The album met with a lukewarm review from Carole Linfield in Underground magazine, calling their cover of "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet
" "uninspired", but going on to say "the remainder at least begins to kick the dust a bit with steady, early 70s type rockin'".
The last song on the Give Me Your Soul E.P. was originally recorded for Radio One
at the BBC
Maida Vale
Studios.
The Hunters Club folded in 1991 signing off with Burnt Alive, a live album on death-metal label Pigs Ear. Otis Oblivion (Ian Redhead)'s verdict - "It was awful," he said.
Redhead now runs 'Stayfree Music - band rehearsal rooms and a live music venue called Lock 42 - both based at 2-4 Frog Island Leicester
, Ian also managed local bands during the early 1990s; notably The Scum Pups
, and ran the Stayfree Records label.
Founder member Simon Crane now works in new media after working for several years as deputy editor of the Leicester Mercury
.
The band reunited for a concert at The Charlotte
in Leicester in November 2008.
United Kingdom
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grebo goth
Gothic rock
Gothic rock is a musical subgenre of post-punk and alternative rock that formed during the late 1970s. Gothic rock bands grew from the strong ties they had to the English punk rock and emerging post-punk scenes...
rock band that formed in Leicester
Leicester
Leicester is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England, and the county town of Leicestershire. The city lies on the River Soar and at the edge of the National Forest...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. They were largely viewed as inferior to Leicester's other bands of the era making music in a similar vein.
The band were named after a short-lived Judge Dredd
Judge Dredd
Judge Joseph Dredd is a comics character whose strip in the British science fiction anthology 2000 AD is the magazine's longest running . Dredd is an American law enforcement officer in a violent city of the future where uniformed Judges combine the powers of police, judge, jury and executioner...
sub-plot in the sci-fi comic 2000 AD, and were nicknamed "The Black Hole of Rock 'n' Roll".
They toured Europe with fellow Leicester band Gaye Bykers on Acid
Gaye Bykers on Acid
Gaye Bykers On Acid were an English psychedelic rock band from Leicester, and one of the founder members of the Grebo music scene. They later released both thrash punk and dance music albums under various aliases.-Personnel:...
, camping out between gigs. The band were known for burning their hats as part of their live show. First done as a joke at a gig in Brighton
Brighton
Brighton is the major part of the city of Brighton and Hove in East Sussex, England on the south coast of Great Britain...
, it caused such a stir that they carried on doing it, one one occasion also igniting members of the audience.
Too Far Gone To Turn Around was the first album that Mark Spivey produced, and was the album which inspired members of Cornershop
Cornershop
Cornershop are a British indie rock band formed in 1991 by Wolverhampton-born Tjinder Singh , his brother Avtar Singh , David Chambers and Ben Ayres , the first three having previously been members of Preston-based band General Havoc, who released one single in 1991...
to form a band, "because they’d thought that if that bunch of drunken idiots could make a record that was that good, then maybe they could too". The album met with a lukewarm review from Carole Linfield in Underground magazine, calling their cover of "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet
You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet
"You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet" is a rock song written by Randy Bachman and performed by Bachman–Turner Overdrive on the album Not Fragile. It was released as a single in 1974 with an instrumental track "Free Wheelin'" as the B-side...
" "uninspired", but going on to say "the remainder at least begins to kick the dust a bit with steady, early 70s type rockin'".
The last song on the Give Me Your Soul E.P. was originally recorded for Radio One
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...
at the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
Maida Vale
Maida Vale
Maida Vale is a residential district in West London between St John's Wood and Kilburn. It is part of the City of Westminster. The area is mostly residential, and mainly affluent, consisting of many large late Victorian and Edwardian blocks of mansion flats...
Studios.
The Hunters Club folded in 1991 signing off with Burnt Alive, a live album on death-metal label Pigs Ear. Otis Oblivion (Ian Redhead)'s verdict - "It was awful," he said.
Redhead now runs 'Stayfree Music - band rehearsal rooms and a live music venue called Lock 42 - both based at 2-4 Frog Island Leicester
Leicester
Leicester is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England, and the county town of Leicestershire. The city lies on the River Soar and at the edge of the National Forest...
, Ian also managed local bands during the early 1990s; notably The Scum Pups
Scum Pups
Scum Pups were a grunge, punk rock, three piece band, that formed in Leicester, England in November 1989. The band formed while at sixth form college with Matt Day heading the trio. The band recorded their first single EP with Hinckley-based Motivate Records while still teenagers in September 1990...
, and ran the Stayfree Records label.
Founder member Simon Crane now works in new media after working for several years as deputy editor of the Leicester Mercury
Leicester Mercury
The Leicester Mercury is a British regional newspaper, owned by the Daily Mail and General Trust, for the city of Leicester and the counties of Leicestershire and Rutland...
.
The band reunited for a concert at The Charlotte
The Charlotte
The Charlotte was a live music venue in Leicester, England, on the edge of the City Centre, on Oxford Street, opposite De Montfort University. The venue finally closed on March 13th 2010....
in Leicester in November 2008.
Singles/EPs
- Good Running E.P. (Trashcan Records)
- Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet E.P. (Trashcan Records)
- Animal Lover E.P. (1987, Trashcan Records)
- Give Me Your Soul E.P. (Trashcan Records)
Albums
- Too Far Gone To Turn Around mini-LPMini-LPA Mini-LP or Mini-album is a short album, usually retailing at a lower price than an album that would be considered "full-length".-History:...
(1988, Trashcan Records) - Burnt Alive (Live) (1991, Pigs Ear Records)