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Review: Bad Manners, Engine Rooms, Southampton – December 2022

words and photographs by Peter Nicholson .

When I get asked to photograph a gig, sometimes I take it in my stride. Other times I really look forward to it. The Bad Manners gig  at Southampton’s Engine Rooms was one of the latter.

My favourite era of music (simply because of when I grew up) was, without doubt, the late 70s and early 80s. The era that spawned such diverse genres as Punk and the New Romantics. Nestled in there too was the late 70s Ska movement.

In 1979, Bad Manners formed as a nine-piece band, inspired by the likes of The Specials and the Ska Revival Movement. They enjoyed success with hits including Special Brew, Lip Up Fatty and the Can Can. But by the mid 80s, the Ska movement had been pushed out of the mainstream by the New Romantics and more generic pop. This led to the band temporarily hanging up their instruments. But in 1989 they were back, and have been a great live band since then.

Having never seen Bad Manners live, I went to the gig wondering if I would have a flood of nostalgia for the years that peaked my love of music, or if I would experience the equivalent of actually driving one of the “super” cars that adorned my teenage bedroom wall, only to realise it was slow, noisy, hard to drive, and nowhere near as good as I had hoped. I needn’t have worried, as soon as the band started, the nostalgia flooded back! The Ford Capri was a cool as I’d hoped!

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My nostalgia appetite was wetted by the opening act, Max Splodge ( Splodgenessabounds ) who bought smiles to the faces of the audience with Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps Please, his one-hit-wonder, but such a nostalgia rush. He even played a Sham 69 song and a Tempole Tudor song. Both of which had the crowd singing along (as I was from the photo-pit!).

I realise that anyone under the age of 45 reading this might be raising an eyebrow about the poetic title of Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps Please, but don’t judge, it was fun, and everyone would sing along to it! (Check it out, the lyrics are easy to remember!).

When Bad Manners took to the stage, the inevitable chants of “You fat B******” rang out, but this is just a well-used term of endearment for Buster Bloodvessel, the band’s front man. He revelled in the attention. The band, still a nine piece, but a very different line-up, were obviously having the time of their lives on stage!

I often photograph bands who seem to be going through the motions, but this certainly wasn’t the case here. Everyone in the band was smiling, dancing and clearly enjoying every minute. The enjoyment shone, as did the the musical skills. From the rhythm section, through the guitars to the horns section, all were in perfect sync, and loving it! Buster, despite is 64 years, was having a blast!

Playing all the hits as well as an upbeat Ska instrumental in the middle of the set, the whole evening was a celebration of a 40-year-old genre that still feels just as enjoyable. The band were playing like they had nothing to prove, other than that music should be fun above everything else. They succeeded.

If Bad Manners are back in Southampton next year, I’ll be at the front of the queue for tickets!

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Bald, a geing  heads, cherry-red Doc Martens and Fred Perry polo tops were in demand as seminal Two Tone ska band Bad Manners played at The Gov on Friday night. Bad Manners have been long-lived, over 40 years kicking to be exact, skanking their way through the waves of ska music and culture emanating from the UK since the mid-'70s. Led by eccentric frontman Douglas Trendle (aka Buster Bloodvessel), Bad Manners have been the original larrikins of the movement, with songs of laddish laughter and self-deprecating humour.

The mainly British Perry Boy/skinhead-oriented crowd had been warmed up well, as the amber fluid flowed freely and Adelaide favourite ska sons Fistful Of Trojans took to the stage. Tight, loud and oozing a reggae/ska rhythm, they played to a quickly filling room covering numbers such as The Beatles'  Don't Let Me Down  and The English Beat's Rough Rider  to the applause of the audience.

After a short break in the proceedings, Melbourne band Area-7 hit the stage with an abundance of energy. Complete with flame flickering lead guitarist Charles "Chucky T" Thompson and a brass section they have the crowd shuffling their feet as they pump out favourites such as Second Class Citizen  and No Logic . A couple of diehard fans filter to the front of the stage where their obvious exuberance and wayward rhythmic gesticulations keep the remaining throngs at bay.

Warmed up in chorus by Madness'  One Step Beyond  played loud by the house DJ, the now frenzied sea of Docs, pork-pie hats and tartan-checkered Harrington jackets are now chanting "You Fat Bastard! You Fat Bastard!"

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Bad Manners re-enter one by one, crammed into the small stage real estate allotted to all seven members.There is an almighty cheer and Bloodvessel steps out, the self-appointed Fat Bastard himself, dressed in a faux leopard skin jacket, black lace-up Cons and what looks to be silk boxer shorts, the kind you'd find in a ring.

Bad Manners favourites come thick and thin with This Is Ska , My Girl Lollipop , and a deft cover of Frankie Valli's Can't Take My Eyes Off You  to keep the old skinhead guard misty-eyed - if not only for the romper stomping dance moves.

The ageing crowd are paid-up members of a once youth subculture, steeped in underclass angst and aggression, brought together by a common love of Jamaican reggae and a Mod ethos - as quoted by The Who's manager Pete Meaden, "clean living under difficult circumstances".  Bad Manners are what they are here to see and as the band finishes their encore a night of reggae, ska and skanking is complete and the crowd are not disappointed.

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16 October 2023 Sean Bennett

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The Ska movement is well and truly alive… just ask the sell-out crowd who ventured out to night one of two shows at the Rosemount Hotel in Perth as British heavyweights Bad Manners closed in on the end of a hugely successful Australia & New Zealand tour.

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Opening tonight’s entertainment were Perth four-piece, Radio Radio, who warmed things up nicely with an array of covers destined to get the most reluctant of audiences moving. The Cures ‘Boys Don’t Cry’, Elvis Costello’s ‘Pump it Up’ and The Buzzcocks ‘Ever Fallen in Love’ were all played with fun and frantic passion, much to the excitement of the audience.

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As the clock approached 9.30pm, the tension built as lights dimmed and Madness’s hit ‘One Step Beyond’ blasted through the sound system. The room was a sae of ill fitting Fred Perry tops, black and white checks and pork-pie hats as Bad Manners’ six-piece band bounded onto the stage before launching into ‘Echo 4 + 2’ and as the song drew to a close the immediately recognisable figure of lead singer and only original member Buster Bloodvessel graced the room, introducing ‘This is Ska’, as the crowd chanted the now customary, “You fat bastard, you fat bastard!

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With the audience like putty in his hands, Bloodvessel, blitzed through a twenty-one set including hits  ‘Special Brew’, ‘Ne-Ne-NA-Na-Na-Na Nu-Nu’ and ‘Lorraine’. Covers like ‘My Girl Lollipop’ and Frankie Valli’s ‘You Just to Good to be True’ threatened to cause structural damage to the newly renovated Rosemount Hotel. The band were lively, with choreographed jumps, spins and turns throughout the set, allowing the red jacketed Buster could concentrate on orchestrating his choir.

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There were plenty of shaven heads & braces in the audience, although judging by the average age of the crowd, most of those cuts weren’t by choice, but the passion and energy of yesteryear was soon rejuvenated, as youthful legs replaced tired and aching limbs.

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The baying crowd wanted more, and more they got with a three song encore which included ‘Lip Up Fatty’ and ‘Can Can’. A wonderful night in a party atmosphere. And if you want to do it all again, there is always tomorrow night.

With thanks to John Howarth and Metropolis Touring for the media access. Photos by Shotweiler Photography

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It’s Thursday, it’s 7pm, and no, it’s not Crackerjack – it’s the banging annual Bad Manners Festive Fun Show.

Buster Bloodvessel and the Band are back.

Nothing says Christmas like a good old late December gig in the Diff, with a few cheeky beers, and a few even cheekier moves in the mosh pit.

For me, cheering with a cracking crowd, screaming out stonking songs, surrounded by mates you love, in a brilliant band venue, is a feeling that just can’t be beat.

So this regular roof-raiser, complete with our sharp Fred Perrys, and sturdy stomping brogues, is standard for us Gig Girls now – and we wouldn’t miss it for the world.

There we were, obligatory toilet selfie taken, and plastic pint glass firmly in hand, waiting for it all to kick off – in more ways than one.

Max Splodge, decked in the expected ‘Dennis the Menace’ old Skool mohair jumper, set the scene with half and hour of pure punk classics.

Then came Buster to thunderous applause – and those immortal screams and shouts of ‘You Fat Bastard,’

Plaudits taken, and with infamous tongue flapping in the breeze, he launched straight into This is Ska.

And it certainly was as Bad Manners took us through two hours of their top tunage.

Lorraine, Just a Feeling, Walking in the Sunshine, Sally Brown and Fatty, Fatty.

Covers like Can’t Take My Eyes Off You, El Pussycat, and Woolly Bully.

And that classic that always gets me singing and stomping, their version of Millie’s My Girl Lollipop.

I saved my smoothest shapes though for the Bad Manners beat I love the best – Special Brew.

Money can’t buy you happiness but it can sure as Hell buy you concert tickets – and that’s kind of like the same thing.

For me, a passionate devotee, I need to feel my music, and indeed everything, from the floorboards up – words I nicked from Weller.

For my soul to sing it must have the tune, the lyric, the sentiment, and the relativity – or a cute combination of those four.

Of course, some singers, like my much-loved Modfather, and the late, great Bowie give me it all…and then some.

For others it is about the tunes and the time. Thank you Boy George for bravely and boldly celebrating gender bending queerness in the savage Section 28 late 80’s.

With Bad Manners, it’s just pure sentiment. Nostalgia mixed with memories standing next to both the music, and the mates of my terrific, and sometimes turbulent, teenage years.

Nothing says Comp Disco like manically dancing and having a laugh whilst skanking to punk and ska on a naughty night out.

Bad Manners always, always, capture this feeling.

And after a storming session, totally raised the roof with the chaotic Can Can as their final farewell.

Thank you so much Buster for always bringing that cracking Christmas Spirit to Cardiff.

I sure don’t want this Fatty to Lip Up anytime soon.

See you next year then.

Speak soon.

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The local kindred of skinheads, punks and ska fans assemble at Concorde2 for their yearly fix of Bad Manners. Formed in 1976 and forever fronted by Buster Bloodvessel, the band hit their peak of popularity in the early 80s before being banned by Top Of The Pops for their wild onstage antics and eccentric behaviour. Fortunately for us, Brighton is no stranger to ska and welcomes all cultural backgrounds including lunacy.

Bad Manners begin their set with a musical intro and the band bounce around like paddle balls. Buster arrives dressed in flat cap, bomber jacket, shorts and white socks – somewhat aged, but still as fat and lively as ever. The crowd chants “You fat bastard” and Buster warmly replies “You know me well”.

Bad Manners are arguably the strongest band from the 2 Tone ska revival of the late 1970s because they continue to play shows without ever recording new material. Our favourite overgrown baby informs us that “In case you didn’t know, this is ska!” and they play ‘This is Ska’, ‘My Girl Lollipop’, ‘Fatty Fat’ and ‘Lorraine’ in a flash. The Concorde becomes a trampoline and the audience becomes a troop of kangaroos frantically hopping around to keep up.

Huge-tongued Buster amuses us with his signature movements. He exaggerates happiness with elaborate facial expressions and shakes his body about; dancing in the company of his whooping gut as if it were a separate person. Buster genuinely loves his fatty fat. Each member of the band is brought into the spotlight at some point in the show to exhibit their individual talents. They serve up a generous helping of hits, including renditions of ‘Sally brown’, ‘Ne-Ne Na-Na Na-Na Nu-Nu’, ‘Just a Feeling’ and ‘Skinhead Girl’.

Every Bad Manners song is a classic and the set is non-stop fun. Highlights include the 1981 single ‘Walking In The Sunshine’ and a cover of Frankie Valli’s ‘Can’t Take My Eyes Off You’, while the band’s number three UK chart-topper ‘Special Brew’ closes the set. Buster and company deliver an energetic package of effortless entertainment with an encore of ‘Lip-Up Fatty’ and ‘Can-Can’. The perfect way to begin seasonal celebrations is with a cold-bald head, having a good ol’ knees up with Bad Manners. See you all same time next year.

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Review: Bad Manners – The Singles 1980-89

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Andy Howells samples the best in pop etiquette with a new compilation from Bad Manners on Cherry Red.

I recall taking a strong interest in “current music” in the late 1970s and early 80s. Although up to that point my music tastes had been grounded in the 1960s (in fact they still are!) I was interested in a lot of the bands that captured my imagination on music shows such as Top of The Pops and Razzmatazz .

One such act was Bad Manners, a versatile bunch of musicians fronted by the charismatic large personality that still is Buster Bloodvessel! The Ska fans rightly laid claim to the cool sounds of Just a Feeling and Lip up Fatty , but Bad Manners broke the genre mould with their interpretation of Can Can which gained them wide-spread endearment across the generations on virtually every light entertainment TV show during 1980. Even my Grandad couldn’t get enough of Buster’s frantic dancing and there was no-one more surprised than Mr Bloodvessel himself when Ronnie Barker memorably parodied the band on The Two Ronnies .

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Chart-wise, the hits kept a coming, usually accompanied by a fun tv appearance. Musically, there were nods to rock n roll with Ne-Ne Na-Na Na-Na Nu-Nu, My Girl Lollipop, Elizabethan Reggae, Buona Sera, Yakety Yak and of course there were the bands uplifting and fun original hits Special Brew, Lorraine , and Walking in The Sunshine .

Bad Manners – The Singles 1980-89 features a whopping 63 tracks, rounding up every 45rpm release on the first two discs and bringing together extended remixes on a third. The release also contains a detailed booklet giving facts about each single, with illustrations of relevant picture sleeves from across Europe.

Because Bad Manners were such a versatile act musically, their choice of material frequently shifted in style between rockabilly, pop, and ska. This kept them enduring and interesting while Buster Bloodvessel’s charisma transfers beautifully to disc and is always an uplifting presence. Even the not so familiar b sides make a good listen and demonstrated the band clearly concentrated on giving fans value for money.

Proving Bad Manners is still the very best in pop etiquette, The Singles 1980-89 is an essential listen whether you want to wallow in some classic pop nostalgia or get yourself in the mood before catching Buster and the band live in concert.

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TOUR NEWS: Bad Manners announce UK dates for Winter 2023

Ska and two-tone band BAD MANNERS have announced a new set of UK live dates for Winter 2023.

Fronted by vocalist Buster Bloodvessel, the novelty ska favourites will be bringing their silly on-stage antics and catalogue of hits back to stages across the UK in November/December this year.

Rising to prominence during the late ‘70s ska revival movement, Bad Manners quickly gained early exposure through 2-Tone Records package tours and an appearance in the live documentary Dance Craze. Securing themselves a string of UK hits including “Ne-Ne Na-Na Na-Na Nu-Nu”, “Lip Up Fatty”, “Special Brew” and “Can Can”, the band are heading into their 46th year with no signs of stopping.

Having spent 111 weeks in the UK singles Chart between 1980 and 1983, the band have relentlessly toured across the UK, Europe, America, Japan, New Zealand and Australia over the past four decades.

Now ready to hit the road again this Winter, Bad Manners are set to bring their rip-roaring live show of aggressive and highly danceable good-time ska to fans across the country again.Full dates and details below.

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01 SOUTHAMPTON The 1865 08 SHEFFIELD Leadmill 09 MANCHESTER Gorilla 10 NEWCASTLE Boiler Shop 14 SOUTHEND Chinnerys 16 LONDON Electric Ballroom 20 LIVERPOOL O2 Academy 2 21 LEEDS Stylus 22 NOTTINGHAM Rock City

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Movies & tv | ‘palm royale’ review: kristen wiig in a comedy of manners, circa 1969 palm beach.

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Armed with a Southern accent, a tan and the fluffiest blonde wig available, Kristen Wiig plays a socialite wannabe who is equal parts sunny and scheming in the 10-episode comedy of manners “Palm Royale” on Apple TV+.

Set in 1969, she’s a former pageant queen named Maxine Simmons who is staring down middle age and desperate to be embraced by the Florida elite of Palm Beach, so she leverages a tenuous married-in connection: Her himbo airline pilot of a husband (Josh Lucas) is the nephew and sole heir of a Palm Beach grand dame Norma D’ellacourt (Carol Burnett) who is in a coma. With the old lady out of commission, Maxine borrows her last name and worldly possessions and she’s off to the races.

William Thackeray played around with similar themes in his 1848 novel “Vanity Fair” — of a social climber from humble means determined to break into high society — but that’s a tougher idea to hang a story on when the setting is the mid-20th century. Maxine is an outsider who wants in, and the obvious question is why? What does she think will happen if she’s granted entry? When she finally offers a one-line explanation, it’s unpersuasive and nonsensical. Her resolve is admirable, her ambitions hollow.

The rich and insular group of women she gloms onto spend their days drinking by the pool at the country club. At the top of the heap is the caftan-clad patrician snob extraordinaire played by Allison Janney, surrounded by her equally insufferable pals played by Leslie Bibb and Julia Duffy. Everyone is a viper, but Maxine conspires to make herself a useful pawn and she’s not one to back down in the face of threats delivered through the gritted teeth of Palm Beach royalty.

“Ever since my pageant days I’ve maintained a posture of relentless positivity,” she says jauntily. “The other contestants would always underestimate me.” Her delusional and indomitable spirit also involves elder abuse and writing bad checks to the tune of $75,000, and the show can’t decide if it finds these things plucky or horrifying.

Laura Dern plays a wayward rich girl cosplaying as a revolutionary who works at a feminist bookstore called Our Bodies, Our Shelves (I laughed) and she’s swept up into Maxine’s shenanigans. So is a bartender at the country club played by Ricky Martin (his performance of a guy quietly observing everything around him is the most nuanced thing the show has going for it). They are eventually won over by Maxine’s can-do spirit, but their incoherent friendships are less about human connection than narrative expediency. The one Black character in the ensemble, played by Amber Chardae Robinson, exists to roll her eyes at these self-involved Palm Beachers, but is given no interests of her own. Burnett is weirdly underused, but makes the most of her scenes when her character is revealed to be very much Maxine’s equal in the plotting and conniving department.

With “Palm Royale,” Hollywood’s wealthaganda obsession continues unabated. There’s a fizzy delirium to the show that promises more fun than it is. It’s a whirling (swirling?) dervish of meticulously high-end costumes and production design, as Maxine lurches from one lie — and mad scramble to cover it up — to the next. Her signature drink is a grasshopper, which looks delectable every time it arrives on a tray. At least showrunner Abe Sylvia (whose credits include Netflix’s “Dead to Me” and the screenplay for “The Eyes of Tammy Faye”) has an interest in the class peculiarities specific to Palm Beach, unlike Peacock’s recent “Apples Never Fall,” which takes place in the same locale.

You keep waiting for a larger story arc to emerge, but each set piece feels like vamping and filling time until someone can figure out what this show wants to be about, which makes the 10-episode length baffling. Every so often, there’s a glimpse of President Richard Nixon on a TV in the background talking about the war in Vietnam, which suggests the show is building toward some tangy observations about the emptiness of Palm Beach melodrama versus the reality of war. But no. Nothing of the sort transpires. A social satire lacking bite or even a point of view, “Palm Royale” is as substance-free as the froth and foam left by waves on the beach.

‘Palm Royale’

2 stars (out of 4)

Rating: TV-MA

How to watch: Apple TV+

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