Electric Boys

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Electric Boys
OriginStockholm, Sweden
GenresHard rock,[1] funk rock,[2] funk metal,[3] glam metal[4]
Years active1987–1994, 2009–present
LabelsPolygram, Atco, Music for Nations
MembersConny Bloom
Andy Christell
Niklas Sigevall
Martin Thomander
Past membersFranco Santunione
Thomas Broman

The Electric Boys are a Swedish band founded in Sweden in 1987, which enjoyed a cult status in Europe at the end of the decade.[3]

Career

They were formed by Conny Bloom (real surname: Blomqvist) (guitar/vocals) and Andy Christell (bass). Originally a duo, they signed for Polygram and scored a local Swedish hit with the single "All Lips and Hips" in 1987, which according to some people is their best song so far[citation needed]. Their sound was a very unique, and a bit more funky rather than straight rock and roll. [5][6] This early version of what would become perhaps the band's best-known hit also appeared that same year in America on the soundtrack to the movie Feds. The band then added second guitarist Franco Santunione and drummer Niclas Sigevall.[3]

In 1989, the band's debut album Funk-O-Metal Carpet Ride, including a revamped version of "All Lips and Hips" was a success in Europe, and they picked up a strong following in Britain,[7] where, as well as headlining small clubs, they supported Thunder. The following year, the album was released in America, remixed by Bob Rock and with five new tracks in place of five from the domestic version, where they also became moderately successful, thanks to the singles "All Lips and Hips" and "Psychedelic Eyes". However, the follow-up album Groovus Maximus did not emerge until 1992,[8] by which time grunge had swept all before it.[citation needed] By the end of an American tour to promote it supporting Mr. Big, the band parted ways with long-time members Santunione and Sigevall,[8] and changed record deals, pursuing a heavier sound. Outgoing members were replaced by former Mogg drummer Thomas Broman and Martin Thomander (second guitar), and this line up released the band's third album, Freewheelin' on the Music For Nations label in Britain. The band opened up for Metallica in Sweden and performed several other shows before disbanding in 1995.[8] In 2005, founders Bloom and Christell both joined Hanoi Rocks.

The Groovus Maximus album was recorded at the Abbey Road Studios in London.[8] There were two music videos made from that album: "Mary in the Mystery World" and "Dying to be Loved". The "Dying to be Loved" video only had a budget of £100 and became a favorite video on Headbangers Ball due to its guerilla style approach.[9]

The classic lineup of the band (Bloom, Christell, Santunione, and Sigevall) reformed in 2009 and released And Them Boys Done Swang in 2011.[3]

2014 saw the release of another album, Starflight United. On 24 March 2018, they released a new single, "Suffer", which was paired with a 2014 live recording of "All Lips n' Hips." The next album, called The Ghost Ward Diaries was released in November 2018 and featured drummer Jolle Atlagic as well as original drummer Niclas Sigevall. Their latest album Ups!de Down was released 2021 via Mighty Music, featuring a returning Martin Thomander on guitar, again replacing Santunione, and, as of late 2021, the band is currently touring.

Members

  • Conny Bloom - lead vocals, guitar, sitar (1988-1994, 2009–present)
  • Andy Christell - bass guitar, backing vocals (1988-1994, 2009–present)
  • Niklas Sigevall - drums (1988-1993, 2009–present)
  • Martin "Slim" Thomander - guitar, backing vocals (1993-1994, 2020-present)

Former

  • Franco Santunione - guitar, backing vocals (1988-1993, 2009–2020)
  • Thomas Broman - drums, backing vocals (1993-1994)

Discography

Studio albums

  • Funk-O-Metal Carpet Ride (1989)
  • Groovus Maximus (1992)
  • Freewheelin (1994)
  • And Them Boys Done Swang (2011)
  • Starflight United (2014)
  • The Ghost Ward Diaries (2018)
  • Ups!de Down - Stockholm, Sweden (2021)

Singles

  • 1987: "All Lips 'n Hips" (original version)
  • 1990: "All Lips 'n Hips" (No. 76 US Hot 100, No. 16 US Mainstream Rock)
  • 1990: "Electrified" (Phonogram Ltd. London. Catalog: UK - VERCD 50. Int - 878 455-2)
  • 1990: "Excerpts From The Funk O' Metal Carpet Ride" (Vertigo EBCDJ 1)
  • 1990: "Psychedelic Eyes"
  • 1992: "Mary in the Mystery World" (No. 27 Sweden)
  • 1992: "Groovus Maximus"
  • 1992: "Dying to Be Loved"
  • 1994: "Ready to Believe"
  • 1994: "Groover" (Polar / Polygram Sweden. Catalog: Polar 855 405-2)
  • 2011: "Father Popcorn's Magic Oysters"
  • 2011: "Angel in an Armoured Suit"
  • 2011: "Sometimes U Gotta Go Look for the Car"
  • 2018: "Suffer"
  • 2021: "Super God"

Other recordings

  • 1990: "För fet för ett Fuck" - Svullo with Electric Boys (No. 2 Sweden)
  • 1992: "King Kong Song" - ABBA cover - for the Swedish ABBA tribute album ABBA: The Tribute, released on Polar Music.

See also

References

  1. ^ Morris, Chris (28 November 1992). "Artists Put Vid Biz Under Lens". Billboard. Vol. 104, no. 48. p. 37. ISSN 0006-2510.
  2. ^ Darzin, Daina; Spencer, Lauren (January 1991). "The Thrash-Funk scene proudly presents Primus, along with a host of others. Go for the funk, don't get your dreds stomped in the metal mosh pit". Spin. Vol. 6, no. 10. p. 39. ISSN 0886-3032.
  3. ^ a b c d Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Electric Boys – Artist Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  4. ^ Klypchak, Brad (2016). "All Those Wasted Years: Hanoi Rocks and the Transitions of Glam". In Chapman, Ian; Johnson, Henry (eds.). Global Glam and Popular Music: Style and Spectacle from the 1970s to the 2000s. Routledge. pp. 142–155.
  5. ^ "Conny Bloom (Electric Boys, vocalist & guitarist) by The Hard, Heavy & Hair Show with Pariah Burke • A podcast on Anchor". Anchor.fm. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  6. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Review "All Lips n' Hips"". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
  7. ^ Henderson, Alex. "Review Funk-O-Metal Carpet Ride". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
  8. ^ a b c d Colin Larkin, ed. (1999). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Heavy Rock (First ed.). Virgin Books. p. 146. ISBN 0-7535-0257-7.
  9. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Review Groovus Maximus". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 February 2010.

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