Crazyhead

Crazyhead are an English garage punk band from Leicester. Though lumped in with the largely media-created Grebo scene, they were more influenced by the Garage Rock of the late 60's, as well as bands like The Ramones, The Stooges and Captain Beefheart. They described themselves as an "urban bastard blues band", and their songs ranged in theme from trenchant social commentary to the surreal, but always with an underlying vein of black humour. They ... more

Crazyhead are an English garage punk band from Leicester. Though lumped in with the largely media-created Grebo scene, they were more influenced by the Garage Rock of the late 60's, as well as bands like The Ramones, The Stooges and Captain Beefheart. They described themselves as an "urban bastard blues band", and their songs ranged in theme from trenchant social commentary to the surreal, but always with an underlying vein of black humour. They were occasionally joined by: who were credited as "The Phantom Horns" or "The Space Bastards". Formed in 1986, they signed to independent label Food later that year and their début single "What Gives You The Idea That You're So Amazing, Baby?" reached number 2 in the UK Indie Chart in March 1983. For the rest of the year they toured extensively, supporting The Cult, then Julian Cope, and also played the Glastonbury Festival. Their second single "Baby Turpentine" reached number 4 in the Indie Chart. In mid-1988 their third single "Time Has... less