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Cranial Screwtop

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Years active
  
2002–present

Record label
  
MLCS

Cranial Screwtop httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommonsthu

Members
  
Captain Caban Simon L'Ocean Mongo Blueballs

Origin
  
Manchester, United Kingdom

Albums
  
Too Fast for Technology, Power-Ups

Genres
  
Rock music, Pop rock, Pop punk, New wave, Punk rock

Similar
  
Will and the People, Colin Thurston, Andy Taylor

Cranial Screwtop are an English punk-influenced rock band which plays 1980s pop songs in a punk style, the only specialist covers band of its type currently in the UK. The band's sound is distinguished by their use of kazoos. Their logo comprises off-set, concentric black and white rings which appear to be a spiral.

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Origins of the group

Mark Screwtop moved to Manchester in 1992 from Sheffield. In 2001, he formed a trio with Dave Caton and Kumar. The latter was succeeded in 2004 by guitarist Paul Loughrey. Caton and Loughrey play most of the tracks on the 2006 album "Too Fast For Technology". In the same year, the band recruited bassist Simon L'Ocean also of Cohesion (band). He was also known as Simon Le Mur who played with the Leeds-based band Bin Monkey in the 1990s.

Band members

  • Mark Screwtop (drums, lead vocals (2001–present)
  • Dave Caton - bass, backing vocals (2001–2005)
  • Kumar - guitar, backing vocals (2001–2004)
  • Paul Loughrey - guitar, kazoo, backing vocals (2004–2009)
  • Simon L'Ocean - bass, kazoo, backing vocals (2005–present)
  • Mongo Blueballs - guitar, kazoo, backing vocals (2009–present)

    • Compilations

  • 2006 Too Fast for Technology
  • 2011 Power-Ups

    • Track listing

    All songs arranged by Cranial Screwtop.

    1. "Planet Earth" – 3:16. Original version by Duran Duran
    2. "Down Under" – 2:06. Original version by Men at Work
    3. "Hazy Shade of Winter" – 2:05. Original version by Simon & Garfunkel and The Bangles
    4. "Swords of a Thousand Men" – 2:26. Original version by Tenpole Tudor
    5. "Rio" – 4:52. Original version by Duran Duran
    6. "I Ran (So Far Away)" – 2:37. Original version by A Flock of Seagulls
    7. "Walk Like an Egyptian" – 2:24. Original version by The Bangles
    8. "Crash" – 2:12. Original version by The Primitives
    9. "Play That Funky Music White Boy" – 2:54. Original version by Wild Cherry
    10. "Psycho Killer" – 2:55. Original version by Talking Heads
    11. "Hungry Like The Wolf" – 2:54. Original version by Duran Duran

    Songs

    Planet EarthToo Fast for Technology · 2007
    The Swords of a Thousand MenToo Fast for Technology · 2007
    Stand and DeliverPower-Ups · 2011

    References

    Cranial Screwtop Wikipedia
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