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ABS

ABS formed in Nottingham, England in the late 1970s with Derek Holt on vocals, Rick McKechnie on guitar, Mark Riley on bass, and David Skinner on drums. They...

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ABS, the Nottingham band with direct lyrics

A late-70s English group whose straightforward approach earned both fans and critics.

For the full picture, listen to 'Stop That Bitchin' and then something like 'Rain' or 'Stars'. That's the band right there.

They made music that didn't mince words, especially on tracks like 'Stop That Bitchin' from their 1981 debut 'The Great Escape'. That song became their calling card, even as they kept recording through the mid-80s. Their sound was just four guys from Nottingham playing what they felt.

ABS formed in Nottingham in the late 1970s with Derek Holt, Rick McKechnie, Mark Riley, and David Skinner. They released 'The Great Escape' in 1981 and kept going with albums like 'In the Pink' and 'This Ain't the Way' through the mid-1980s. The original lineup stayed together the whole time.

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ABS formed in Nottingham, England in the late 1970s with Derek Holt on vocals, Rick McKechnie on guitar, Mark Riley on bass, and David Skinner on drums. They released their debut album 'The Great Escape' in 1981, which included the track 'Stop That Bitchin'. That song became their most recognizable work, though they also recorded other material like 'Rain', 'Stars', and 'Back To The Limbo'.

Their music drew some criticism for its direct lyrics, but they kept recording through the mid-1980s with albums like 'In the Pink' and 'This Ain't the Way'. A compilation called 'The Best of ABS' came out in 1992. The band's lineup stayed consistent with those four original members.

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