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Artist Biography For Adam And The Ants
Adam And The Ants Were A New Wave Band During The Late 1970s And Early 1980s. It Was One Of The Bands At The Time That Marked The Transition From The '70s Punk Rock Era To The New-Wave Post Punk-Music Era. Although The Band Started Off With A Punk-Influenced Sound It Soon Moved On To New Wave Motivated By New Sources Such As The Drum-Heavy "Burundi Beat" Heard On "Dog Eat Dog". Led By Adam Ant Real Name Stuart Goddard The Band Formed In 1977 In London England Consisting Of Lester Square Guitar Andy Warren Bass Guitar And Paul Flanagan Drums . Square Was Replaced By Mark Gaumont Early In The Band's Career Before The Release Of Their Debut Album Dirk Wears White Sox 1979 Do It Records . The Album Was Somewhat Dark With Post Punk Riffs And Some Vestiges Of Glam Rock. The Album Was Not A Success So Adam And The Ants Hired Malcolm McLaren Manager Of The Sex Pistols To Help With Their Image. While Preparing For Their Second Album McLaren Convinced The Ants To Leave Adam And Form Bow Wow Wow. A New Version Of The Ants Was Formed By Marco Pirroni Guitar Kevin Mooney Bass Guitar And Two Drummers Terry Lee Miall And Merrick. Pirroni Would Go On To Become An Influential Member Of The Group And Cowrite Many Of Their Songs With Adam Ant. The Band Signed A Major Label Deal With CBS Records And Began Recording Kings Of The Wild Frontier. That Album Was An Enormous Hit In The United Kingdom And Put The Band At The Forefront Of The New Romantic Moment. The Album Reached #1 On The UK Album Charts On January 24 1981. There Were Several Hit Singles From This LP Including Dog Eat Dog Reaching #4 On The UK Singles Charts In October 1980 Ant Music #2 In January 1981 And Kings Of The Wild Frontier #2 In March 1981 . In Addition Antmusic Made It To No.1 In Australia For Five Weeks. Bassist Kevin Mooney Left The Band In 1981 And Was Replaced With Gary Tibbs Who Joined Just In Time To Record The Hit Single "Stand And Deliver". In November 1981 Adam And The Ants Released Another Highly Successful Album Prince Charming. The Band Had Two United Kingdom #1 Singles. "Stand And Deliver" Was The #1 Single In The UK For 5 Weeks In May 1981 Followed By "Prince Charming" Which Topped The UK Charts For 4 Weeks In September 1981. "Antrap" Reached #3 In January 1982. The Band Seized The Opportunities Provided By Music Videos On The New MTV Channel To Develop A Theatrical Charismatic Onscreen Persona. With Romantic Costumes And Heavy Make-Up The Band Was An Early Example Of The New Romantic Movement With Contemporaries Such As Duran Duran Dressing Similarly. Lavish Videos Were Produced For The Prince Charming Singles Including Stand And Deliver Prince Charming And Ant Rap. In The Stand And Deliver Video Adam Ant Is Dressed As A "dandy Highwayman" And Generally Indulges His Exhibitionist Tendencies. These Videos Helped Break The Band In The United States When MTV Began Airing Them. In Early 1982 The Band Received A Grammy Award Nomination For Best New Artist.
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"Antmusic" Was The Third Single Released In The UK In 1980 From The Adam And The Ants Album Kings Of The Wild Frontier. The First Single From The Album Kings Of The Wild Frontier Was The Title Track Making Number 48 Although It Re-Entered The Charts In Early 1981 Peaking At Number 2 . The Follow-Up "Dog Eat Dog" Made Number 4 On The UK Charts. "Antmusic" Peaked At No. 2 In January 1981 Being Held Off The Top By The Re-Release Of John Lennon's "Imagine" After His Murder In New York City In December 1980. The Music Video To "Antmusic" Featured The Group Playing In A Discothèque With A Giant Juke Box And Persuading The Young Audience To Turn Away From Disco Music And Dance To The New-Styled 'Ant-Music'. The Music Video Was Directed By Steve Barron. The Single Spent Five Weeks At No. 1 In Australia And Earned The Band Platinum Certification For Sales Of Over 100 000. Adam And The Ants Toured Australia In 1981 And Appeared On Influential TV Pop Show Countdown.
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Adam And The Ants Were A New Wave Band During The Late 1970s And Early 1980s. It Was One Of The Bands At The Time That Marked The Transition From The '70s Punk Rock Era To The New-Wave Post Punk-Music Era. Although The Band Started Off With A Punk-Influenced Sound It Soon Moved On To New Wave Motivated By New Sources Such As The Drum-Heavy "Burundi Beat" Heard On "Dog Eat Dog". Led By Adam Ant Real Name Stuart Goddard The Band Formed In 1977 In London England Consisting Of Lester Square Guitar Andy Warren Bass Guitar And Paul Flanagan Drums . Square Was Replaced By Mark Gaumont Early In The Band's Career Before The Release Of Their Debut Album Dirk Wears White Sox 1979 Do It Records . The Album Was Somewhat Dark With Post Punk Riffs And Some Vestiges Of Glam Rock. The Album Was Not A Success So Adam And The Ants Hired Malcolm McLaren Manager Of The Sex Pistols To Help With Their Image. While Preparing For Their Second Album McLaren Convinced The Ants To Leave Adam And Form Bow Wow Wow. A New Version Of The Ants Was Formed By Marco Pirroni Guitar Kevin Mooney Bass Guitar And Two Drummers Terry Lee Miall And Merrick. Pirroni Would Go On To Become An Influential Member Of The Group And Cowrite Many Of Their Songs With Adam Ant. The Band Signed A Major Label Deal With CBS Records And Began Recording Kings Of The Wild Frontier. That Album Was An Enormous Hit In The United Kingdom And Put The Band At The Forefront Of The New Romantic Moment. The Album Reached #1 On The UK Album Charts On January 24 1981. There Were Several Hit Singles From This LP Including Dog Eat Dog Reaching #4 On The UK Singles Charts In October 1980 Ant Music #2 In January 1981 And Kings Of The Wild Frontier #2 In March 1981 . In Addition Antmusic Made It To No.1 In Australia For Five Weeks. Bassist Kevin Mooney Left The Band In 1981 And Was Replaced With Gary Tibbs Who Joined Just In Time To Record The Hit Single "Stand And Deliver". In November 1981 Adam And The Ants Released Another Highly Successful Album Prince Charming. The Band Had Two United Kingdom #1 Singles. "Stand And Deliver" Was The #1 Single In The UK For 5 Weeks In May 1981 Followed By "Prince Charming" Which Topped The UK Charts For 4 Weeks In September 1981. "Antrap" Reached #3 In January 1982. The Band Seized The Opportunities Provided By Music Videos On The New MTV Channel To Develop A Theatrical Charismatic Onscreen Persona. With Romantic Costumes And Heavy Make-Up The Band Was An Early Example Of The New Romantic Movement With Contemporaries Such As Duran Duran Dressing Similarly. Lavish Videos Were Produced For The Prince Charming Singles Including Stand And Deliver Prince Charming And Ant Rap. In The Stand And Deliver Video Adam Ant Is Dressed As A "dandy Highwayman" And Generally Indulges His Exhibitionist Tendencies. These Videos Helped Break The Band In The United States When MTV Began Airing Them. In Early 1982 The Band Received A Grammy Award Nomination For Best New Artist.
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"Antmusic" was the third single released in the UK in 1980 from the Adam and the Ants album Kings of the Wild Frontier. The first single from the album Kings of the Wild Frontier was the title track, making number 48 (although it re-entered the charts in early 1981 peaking at number 2). The follow-up "Dog Eat Dog" made number 4 on the UK charts. "Antmusic" peaked at No. 2 in January 1981, being held off the top by the re-release of John Lennon's "Imagine" after his murder in New York City in December 1980.
The music video to "Antmusic" featured the group playing in a discothèque with a giant juke box, and persuading the young audience to turn away from disco music and dance to the new-styled 'Ant-Music'. The music video was directed by Steve Barron.
The single spent five weeks at No. 1 in Australia and earned the band platinum certification for sales of over 100,000. Adam and the Ants toured Australia in 1981 and appeared on influential TV pop show Countdown. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.