General Public

General Public - All the Rage

    Genre: Dance Rock, Ska, New Wave

    Last Played: 10-31-2008 10:25 am

    General Public formed after the 1983 break-up of The Beat, or The English Beat as they were called in the states. Ex-Beat vocalists Dave Wakeling and Ranking Roger joined up with keyboardist Mickey Billingham, bassist Horace Panter, and drummer Stoker to form General Public. General Public signed to I.R.S. Records and released All the Rage (1984). In Britain, the group had a minor hit with "General Public", which reached # 60. The band fared better in North America, where their second single "Tenderness" was a top 40 hit in the US and Canada, reaching #27 on the U.S. charts, thanks in part to heavy play from MTV and Los Angeles-based modern rock station KROQ.

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    All the Rage

    (1984)

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