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Rudi were a punk rock/power pop band from Belfast, Northern Ireland formed in 1975. ==History== Rudi formed in 1975 as a covers band with members Brian Young, Ronnie Matthews, Graham Marshall, Leigh Carson and Gordon Blair, playing rock 'n' roll and glam rock hits.〔Strong, Martin C. (2003) ''The Great Indie Discography'', Canongate, ISBN 1-84195-335-0, p. 134〕〔Ogg, Alex (2006) ''No More Heroes: a Complete History of UK Punk from 1976 to 1980'', Cherry Red Books, ISBN 978-1-901447-65-1, p. 471-474〕 The band's name was taken from a single called "Oo Oo Rudi" by The Jook.〔 After bass guitarist Johnny Stewart joined, the group adopted a pop punk sound.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Rudi - A Fan's View )〕 The band wore a stage uniform of boiler suits, stolen by drummer Marshall from his place of work.〔 Original Stiff Little Fingers bassist Gordon Blair joined in 1977.〔 The band's debut release was the "Big Time" single, the first release for Terri Hooley's Good Vibrations label in May 1978. It received positive reviews in the music press, and was later described by Henry McDonals of ''The Observer'' as "one of the most perfect pop songs to come out of this island". The single's success prompted the band to relocate to London.〔〔 They failed to secure a record deal in London, and suffered a further setback when guitarist Matthews and drummer Marshall were jailed for a week after their Clapham squat was raided, and they returned to Belfast.〔 In 1979, they contributed "Overcome by Fumes" to the ''Battle of the Bands'' EP, and were offered a record deal by Polydor, on the condition that they replaced Marshall, but the offer was declined.〔 A four-track EP of their own followed, and the band embarked on a tour of England. Blair was sacked, later joining The Outcasts, with Matthews moving to bass. A television appearance on BBC2's ''Something Else'' in 1980 showcased the band's proposed next single on Good Vibrations, "The Pressure's On"/"Who You", but the band left the label in frustration with Hooley.〔 The band recorded a session for Mike Read's BBC Radio 1 show ''The Evening Session'' in June 1980, and a deal with Target Records was proposed, but failed with the label's demise.〔〔Gimarc, George (2005) ''Punk Diary: The Ultimate Trainspotter's Guide to Underground Rock 1970-1982'', Backbeat Books, ISBN 0-87930-848-6, p. 343〕 They were offered a deal with Ariola Records by Pete Waterman, but instead decided to sign with the Paul Weller-funded Jamming! label.〔 Sessions for John Peel and David Jensen's radio shows and two further singles followed between 1981 and 1983, the latter ("Crimson") being named "Single of the Week" by ''Sounds''. Rudi supported The Jam on their ''Transglobal Unity Express'' tour.〔 When The Jam split up, the Jamming! label folded soon afterwards, and Rudi found themselves without a label, and also split up.〔 Matthews, Young and Marshall reemerged with a new band, Station Superheaven, while Brian Young formed a series of bands including The Tigersharks, The Roughnecks and The Sabrejets. In the 2000s, Young played in Shame Academy along with Greg Cowan of The Outcasts and Petesy Burns of Stalag 17. A compilation CD of Rudi's recordings was released in 1996 on the Cherry Red label Anagram.〔 Rudi influenced several later bands, including The Saw Doctors and Therapy?, both of whom recorded cover versions of "Big Time".〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rudi」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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