The Razors
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Punk rock
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band from Namur
Namur (city)
Namur is a city and municipality in Wallonia, in southern Belgium. It is both the capital of the province of Namur and of Wallonia....
, Belgium
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formed in late 1977 and split on Sept 1978.
Mainly influenced by The Ramones and the early British punk rock scene, the Razors quickly made theirs this new principle: "We don't know how to play music. Well, who cares? Let's do it anyway !"
They played very short and fast 1-2-3-4 style punk rock songs. The lyrics, when not playing covers from 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...
or Sham 69
Sham 69
Sham 69 is an English punk band that formed in Hersham in 1976.Although not as commercially successful as many of their contemporaries, albeit with a greater number of chart entries, Sham 69 has been a huge musical and lyrical influence on the Oi! and streetpunk genres. The band allegedly derived...
, were written by Chris Azoeuf alias Chris Toulouse (in a very poor English) and were clearly politically (left-wing) oriented.
Their concerts were characterized by "some" disruptance and some ended in a mess (the horse mounted police charged the band and the crowd at an open air concert)...
After the split, each went into other musical projects, playing again with one or another and from time to time.
Pascal Gabriel
Pascal Gabriel
Pascal Richard Marcel Gabriel is a Belgian-born musician based in London. His musical career began in 1977 in the punk rock band The Razors...
alias Gaby Siclet, Bob and Chris set up the Bananas for a few months. Then Rudï and Chris along with Marcel Deroeck formed Acné Juvénile.
Gaby
Pascal Gabriel
Pascal Richard Marcel Gabriel is a Belgian-born musician based in London. His musical career began in 1977 in the punk rock band The Razors...
, soon after, left for London
London
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and since then has pursued a productive musical career. Over the years and a lot of work, more and more behind the mixing board, we could see his trace from to there.
Line-up
- Chris Azoeuf, alias Chris Toulouse: lead vocals.
- Jean-Pol Sohet alias Bob Fuckly: drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
and backup vocals. - Pascal GabrielPascal GabrielPascal Richard Marcel Gabriel is a Belgian-born musician based in London. His musical career began in 1977 in the punk rock band The Razors...
alias Gaby Siclet: bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
and backup vocals. - Rudy Peret alias Rudï: guitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
and backup vocals. - Jean-François Sohet alias Peter One: bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
. Left on 1978-02-21. - Jean-Louis Pierlot as occasional saxophonist.
Concerts
- ??/??/1978: Le Magic Bus (Charleroi).
- 1978-03-18: First Belgian Punk Contest (Brssels).
- 1978-04-13: Bourse du Commerce (Namur). Organisé par le mensuel de rock'music "La Gazette". Au programme: The Razors, Back Lavatory et The Kids.
- ??/??/1978: Place du Vieux Marché (Namur).
- 1978-04-30: Grimmerin (Grimbergen). With X-PulsionX-PulsionX-Pulsion is a punk rock band from Brussels, Belgium, that formed in October 1977 and split in May 1978. Peter Schlager formed a new band of the same name but with a new line-up that played between fall 1978 and summer 1979.- Line-up :...
. - 1978-04-30: Festival (Chênée). With Cell 609 and Boule and the Fixators
- ??/??/1978: Place du Vieux Marché (Namur).
- ??/??/1978: Collège (Erpent).
- 1978-05-20: Super Nouba d'En Attendant (Brussels). With Mad VirginsMad VirginsMad Virgins is a punk rock band from Anderlecht in Brussels, Belgium. In 1977 they released one single, "I am a Computer"/"Fuck & Suck". They changed their name to Mad V. After the early chaotic punk style, the group developed an alt powerpop sound influenced by T-Rex and New Wave. There was only...
, Streets... - ??/??/1978: Hôtel de Ville (Andenne).
- ??/??/1978: Le Magic Bus (Charleroi).
- 1978-06-27: Le Florio (Brussels).
- ??/??/1978: Le Chat Pitre en Folie (Andenne).
- ??/??/1978: Bas Enhaive (Jambes).
- ??/??/1978: Citadelle (NamurNamur (city)Namur is a city and municipality in Wallonia, in southern Belgium. It is both the capital of the province of Namur and of Wallonia....
). Dans le décor historique des vieux murs de la Citadelle, un concert plein d'énergie. La gendarmerie à cheval à chargé pour arrêter le concert... et les Razors ne voulaitent pas arrêter...
Record(s)
- One song on the live LP 'First Belgian Punk Contest'.
- 5 songs on the live LP 'First Belgian Punk Contest vol. 2'.