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Screaming Blue Messiahs

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Screaming Blue Messiahs

The Screaming Blue Messiahs were a rock band, formed in 1983 in London by guitarist and singer Bill Carter, bass player and backing singer Chris Thompson and drummer Kenny Harris. The Messiahs 'sound' was a hybrid mixture of Rockabilly, Blues Rock, Punk and Rhythm & Blues. The group emerged in the wake of the pub rock and punk scenes that had been very predominant on the UK capital's live music circuit during the late '70s/ early '80s. The band, a classic power trio, was active between 1983 and 1990 and released three major label LPs. They toured extensively throughout Europe, North America and Australasia, garnering wide critical acclaim for their aggressive blend of rhythm and blues, punk and rockabilly.

Before founding the Screaming Blue Messiahs, its three members had played together as The Small Brothers. Thompson and Carter had been part of the Captain Beefheart-influenced band Motor Boys Motor; together with Tony Moon on vocals, they recorded several tracks under that name on 24 August 1981 for John Peel's show on BBC Radio 1 and released a self-titled album. Initially, after Harris joined Carter and Thompson, the band briefly continued to perform under the name 'Motor Boys Motor'. According to Carter, the final name was chosen upon the suggestion of Ace/Big Beat's Ted Caroll, who was concerned that the band's initial proposal of 'The Blues Messiahs' sounded too pub rock.

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Peel played Motor Boys Motor's debut single in 1980 on his shows and impressed by them, invited the group to do a session for his show in 1981. After Motor Boys Motor evolved into the Screaming Blue Messiahs, Peel continued his interest in the band and the group did a session for Peel's show in 1984. However, after 1986, Peel seemed to have lost interest in the band and didn't play any further material from the group.

Sessions[]

Motor_Boys_Motor_-_Little_Boy_and_Fatman_(Peel_Session)

Motor Boys Motor - Little Boy and Fatman (Peel Session)

Motor Boys Motor

1. Recorded: 1981-08-24. First Broadcast: 01 September 1981. Repeated: 23 September 1981

  • Little Boy And Fatman / Hooves / Clean Shirt And A Shave / Here Come The Flintstones
Screaming Blue Messiahs

1. Recorded: 1984-07-24. First Broadcast: 02 August 1984. Repeated: 15 August 1984, 29 August 1984, 27 May 1985

  • Good And Gone / Someone To Talk To / Tracking The Dog / Let's Go Down To The Woods And Pray

Other Shows Played[]

Motor_Boys_Motor_A1_Drive_Friendly

Motor Boys Motor A1 Drive Friendly

Motor Boys Motor
I_Want_Up

I Want Up

Screaming Blue Messiahs

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