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10 December 2012
CHINA DRUM Self Made Maniac 1997
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biography
The powerful pop-punk band China Drum formed in
Ovingham-upon-Tyne, England, in 1989. The band started as a trio
consisting of guitarist Bill McQueen, bassist Dave McQueen, and
drummer/vocalist Adam Lee. The band didn't get around to making their
first recording until 1993; the self-financed single Simple was pressed
into a few hundred copies and sold out shortly after release, pushed
along with aid from supportive BBC DJs John Peel and Steve Lamacq.
Another spate of singles and tours with Green Day, Ash, and Supergrass
culminated in a slot at the 1995 Reading Festival. The U.S. branch of
MCA signed the group and released the Barrier EP, a compilation of
previously issued material. The full-length debut Goosefair followed in
1996. Dropped from MCA and picked up by Beggars Banquet, the band
toughened their sound further for 1998's Self Made Maniac. Just prior to
its release, the trio added former Compulsion drummer Jan Alkema to
their ranks, enabling Lee to be a proper frontman. The band also
shortened their name to the Drum.
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