The Adicts - Songs Of Praise (1981)

The Adicts are an English punk band from Ipswich, Suffolk, England. One of the most popular punk rock bands in the 1980s, they were often in the indie charts during that decade.

The Adicts originated as Afterbirth & The Pinz in late 1975. They soon changed their name to The Adicts and became known for their distinctive Clockwork Orange "droog" image, which along with their urgent, uptempo music and light-hearted lyrics, helped set them apart from other punk bands. In the 1980s, they temporarily changed their name to Fun Adicts (for a children's TV appearance) and then ADX (after signing to a major label).

Their music has catchy melodies and lyrics, and often features extra instruments and sound clips, such as carousel music in "How Sad", violin played by Derick Cook in "Joker in the Pack", and gongs and keyboard percussion by Anthony Boyd in "Chinese Takeaway".

The musicians wear all-white clothing with black boots and black bowler hats. The singer, Keith "Monkey" Warren, wears joker makeup, wildly patterned suits (such as checkerboard or polka dot), flared trousers, colorful dress shirts, bowler hat and gloves. The band's visual look is complemented by their stage shows, involving items such as streamers, confetti, playing cards, beach balls, joker hats, toy instruments, bubbles and glitter.

Songs of Praise is the debut studio album by The Adicts. It was originally released in 1981 on Dwed Wecords and was rereleased a year later by Fall Out Records. When the album was reissued on CD by Cleopatra Records in 1993, it included two bonus tracks which came from the Bar Room Bop EP.
Their first single "Viva la Revolution" became one of the band's most iconic songs.

Tracklist:

1	England
2	Hurt
3	Just Like Me
4	Tango
5	Telepathic People
6	Mary Whitehouse
7	Distortion
8	Get Adicted
9	Viva La Revolution
10	Calling Calling
11	In The Background
12	Dynasty
13	Peculiar Music
14	Numbers
15	Sensitive
16	Songs Of Praise

 17 Sound Of Music (bonus)
 18 Who Spilt My Beer (bonus)

The Adicts - Songs Of Praise (1981)
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