The Nomads (band)
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The Nomads are a Swedish
garage punk
band founded in 1981 by Hans Östlund, Nick Vahlberg, Joakim Tärnström and Ed Johnson. Today, Östlund and Vahlberg are the only members left of the original line-up.
The band plays music influenced by the MC5
, The Stooges
, Roky Erikson, The Cramps
, The Ramones, New York Dolls
and other early garage rock and punk
bands. The Nomads have been an influential band in the Scandinavia
n garage rock and punk scenes, inspiring bands such as The Hives
, Hellacopters, Gluecifer
, and many others.
, Sator
, The Flaming Sideburns
, Robert Johnson and Punchdrunks as well as members of the original line-up. At their gig at the Hultsfred festival
the band once gain took the opportunity to celebrate with guest appearances from Nick Royale, Chips Kiesbye Handsome Dick Manitoba, Ross The Boss, Jello Biafra
, Chris Bailey, Odd Ahlgren och Wayne Kramer
. 20 Years Too Soon - A Tribute To The Nomads was released in 2003 with bands like The Hellacopters
, The Dictators
, The Robots, Bob Hund
and Nitwitz contributing with their own version of their favorite Nomads songs. In 2008 The Nomads shared the stage with rock legend Roky Erikson at the Peace and Love festival in Sweden.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
garage punk
Garage punk
Garage punk is a fusion of garage rock and punk rock. It is fast-paced lo-fi music characterized by a dirty, choppy guitar sound—usually played by bands who are on independent record labels or who are unsigned...
band founded in 1981 by Hans Östlund, Nick Vahlberg, Joakim Tärnström and Ed Johnson. Today, Östlund and Vahlberg are the only members left of the original line-up.
The band plays music influenced by the MC5
MC5
The MC5 is an American rock band formed in Lincoln Park, Michigan and originally active from 1964 to 1972. The original band line-up consisted of vocalist Rob Tyner, guitarists Wayne Kramer and Fred "Sonic" Smith, bassist Michael Davis, and drummer Dennis Thompson...
, The Stooges
The Stooges
The Stooges are an American rock band from Ann Arbor, Michigan first active from 1967 to 1974, and later reformed in 2003...
, Roky Erikson, The Cramps
The Cramps
The Cramps were an American rock band, formed in 1976 and active until 2009. The band split after the death of lead singer Lux Interior. Their line-up rotated much over their existence, with the husband and wife duo of Interior and lead guitarist Poison Ivy the only permanent members...
, The Ramones, New York Dolls
New York Dolls
The New York Dolls is an American rock band, formed in New York in 1971. The band's protopunk sound prefigured much of what was to come in the punk rock era; their visual style influenced the look of many new wave and 1980s-era glam metal groups, and they began the local New York scene that later...
and other early garage rock and punk
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
bands. The Nomads have been an influential band in the Scandinavia
Scandinavia
Scandinavia is a cultural, historical and ethno-linguistic region in northern Europe that includes the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, characterized by their common ethno-cultural heritage and language. Modern Norway and Sweden proper are situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula,...
n garage rock and punk scenes, inspiring bands such as The Hives
The Hives
The Hives are a Swedish garage rock band that first garnered attention in the early 2000s as a prominent group of the garage rock revival. Their mainstream success came with the release of the "greatest hits" album Your New Favourite Band, featuring their most well-known song "Hate to Say I Told...
, Hellacopters, Gluecifer
Gluecifer
Gluecifer was a hard rock band based in Oslo, Norway. Formed in 1994, they produced several underground releases during their first years of existence and soon claimed to be "kings of rock"....
, and many others.
Career
After releasing a number of records in the 1980s the band toured extensivley and built a large fanbase without any significant rotation on either radio or television. During the years touring and recording have decreased but The Nomads still play a number of shows every year in the Scandinavian region. In 2001 the band celebrated their 20th anniversary with a gig in Stockholm that included appearances by members from Bob HundBob hund
bob hund is a seven-piece indie rock band from Sweden. Their music, hard to classify, has been described as "what you might expect if you managed to merge Pere Ubu and Pixies with a touch of Kraftwerk"....
, Sator
Sator
The genus Sator contains two species of spiny lizards endemic to Baja California, Mexico.-Species:*Sator angustus Dickerson, 1919*Sator grandaevus Dickerson, 1919-Taxonomy:...
, The Flaming Sideburns
The Flaming Sideburns
The Flaming Sideburns is a Garage punk/Garage rock revival band that was formed in Helsinki, Finland in 1995. Most of the members are Finnish, but lead vocalist Jorge Eduardo "Speedo" Martinez is an Argentine expatriate.- Band history :...
, Robert Johnson and Punchdrunks as well as members of the original line-up. At their gig at the Hultsfred festival
Hultsfred Festival
The Hultsfred Festival is an annual music festival held in Hultsfred, Sweden. It takes place at the lake Hulingen during three days in the June or July, from Thursday to Saturday. Since the first festival in 1986, its attendance has increased from 7,500 visitors to approximately 32,000 people in...
the band once gain took the opportunity to celebrate with guest appearances from Nick Royale, Chips Kiesbye Handsome Dick Manitoba, Ross The Boss, Jello Biafra
Jello Biafra
Jello Biafra is an American musician, spoken word artist and leading figure of the Green Party of the United States. Biafra first gained attention as the lead singer and songwriter for San Francisco punk rock band Dead Kennedys...
, Chris Bailey, Odd Ahlgren och Wayne Kramer
Wayne Kramer (guitarist)
Wayne Kramer is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, producer and film and television scorer....
. 20 Years Too Soon - A Tribute To The Nomads was released in 2003 with bands like The Hellacopters
The Hellacopters
The Hellacopters were a Swedish garage rock band that was formed in 1994 by Nicke Andersson , Dregen , Kenny Håkansson and Robert Eriksson . Andersson had been the drummer for death metal band Entombed and Dregen was taking a break from his full-time band Backyard Babies...
, The Dictators
The Dictators
The Dictators are an American punk rock band formed in New York City in 1973. Critic John Dougan said that they were "one of the finest and most influential proto-punk bands to walk the earth." The Dictators are represented in the "Punk Wing" of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, in Cleveland, Ohio...
, The Robots, Bob Hund
Bob hund
bob hund is a seven-piece indie rock band from Sweden. Their music, hard to classify, has been described as "what you might expect if you managed to merge Pere Ubu and Pixies with a touch of Kraftwerk"....
and Nitwitz contributing with their own version of their favorite Nomads songs. In 2008 The Nomads shared the stage with rock legend Roky Erikson at the Peace and Love festival in Sweden.
Albums
- Where the Wolf Bane Blooms - 1983
- Temptation Pays Double - 1984
- Outburst 1984
- Rat Fink a Boo-Boo - 1987
- Hardware - 1987
- All Wrecked Up - 1989
- Sonically Speaking . 1991
- Powerstrip - 1994
- Showdown! - 1994
- Flashback Number Nine - 1995
- Made in Japan (Recorded in Sweden) - 1996
- Raw & Rare . 1996
- The Cold Hard Facts of Life - 1996
- Big Sound 2000 - 1999
- Up-Tight - 2001
- Showdown 2-The 90's - 2002
- Nomadic Dementia - 2006
Singles
- Psycho/Come See Me - 1981
- Night Time/Boss Hoss - 1982
- Showdown - 1984
- She Pays The Rent/Nitroglycerine Shrieks - 1985
- S.P./Driving Sideways On A One Way Street - 1985
- Rockin' All Through The Night - 1986
- This Ain't The Summer Of Love/Out Of The Frying Pan, Into The Fire - 1986
- 16 Forever/Salvation By Damnation - 1987
- The Next Big Thing/He's Waiting - 1988
- Where The Wolf Bane Blooms/Rat Fink A Boo-Boo - 1987
- Fire And Brimstone/Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls - 1989
- My Deadly Game/I Have Always Been Here Before - 1989
- Red Temple Prayer - 1991
- Chinese Rocks - 1991
- Can't Keep My Mind Off You/Wasn't Born To Work - 1991
- Smooth/Showing Pictures To The Blind/Call Off Your Dogs - 1991 (CD Re-issue)
- Can't Keep My Mind Off You/Wasn't Born To Work - 1991 (CD Re-issue)
- Estrus Gearbox - 1992
- Primordial Ooze/Showing Pictures To The Blind/I’m Branded - 1992
- Wimp/I Remember - 1993
- Magdalena 93 - 1993
- Wasn’t Born To Work/A Certain Girl/Rat Fink A Boo-Boo - 1993
- (I'm) Out Of It/Fan Club - 1994
- Kinda Crime/Dig Up the Hatchet - 1994 (CD Re-issue)
- Blind Spot/(I'm) Out Of It - 1994 (CD Re-issue)
- Dig Up The Hatchet/The Goodbye Look - 1995
- Wimp (live) - 1995
- Iron Dream/Edvin Medvind - 1996
- Kinda Crime - 1996
- Pack of Lies/Graveyard - 1997
- Love's Gone Bad/Leaving Here - 1997
- 16 Forever (live)(split w/ Dictators) - 1997
- I’m Gone/Ain’t Yet Dead - 1999
- She’ll Always Be Mine/I’m Out Of It/I’ve Seen Better - 1999
- Trucker Speed - 1999
- The King Of Nighttrain/Top Alcohol - 2000
- The King Of Nighttrain/Top Alcohol - 2000 (CD Re-issue)
- Crystal Ball/Mirrors - 2001
- Crystal Ball/Mirrors - 2001 (CD -Re-issue)
- In A House Of cards/Think Of As One - 2002
- Ain't No King Of Rock'n'Roll - 2006