The Screaming Blue Messiahs

The Screaming Blue Messiahs Were A Band Formed In 1983 In London By Bill Carter Vocals And Guitar Chris Thompson Bass And Vocals And Kenny Harris Drums . Featuring A High-Octane Sound Sometimes Described As "rockabilly From Hell" And An Almost Unhealthy Obsession With Americana They Initially Released The Mini-Album Good And Gone Before Signing To WEA. Three Full-Length Albums Followed. The First Gun Shy Produced The Single "Wild Blue Yonder " Which Although A Minor Hit Would Resurface In 2006 As The Closing Music Of An Episode Of FX's Rescue Me. The Second Album Bikini Red Provided Their Only Hit In The Form Of I Wanna Be A Flintstone Which Was Later Included On The Soundtrack To The Live-Action Flintstones Movie. Despite Supporting David Bowie On Tour They Were Dropped By Their Label After The Third Album And Split Shortly Afterwards. After The Split Thompson And Harris Went On To Form The Killer B's While Carter Dropped Out Of Performing Music. Harris Later Turned To Writing. In 2006 A MySpace Page Appeared Under The Name "Screaming Bill Carter" Featuring Three Previously Unreleased Songs. read less