DESCRIPTION:
Eater first formed in 1976 by four high school friends: Anglo-Egyptian singer and guitarist Andy Blade (real name: Ashruf Radwan).[2] guitarist Brian Chevette (real name: Brian Haddock), drummer Dee Generate (real name: Roger Bullen) and bassist Ian Woodcock. The band's name came from the song "Suneye", taken from the 1970 album T. Rex: Despite originating in north London, the band made its first public performance in Manchester, featuring Buzzcocks as their support act. Eater's live set at this November 1976 was built mainly around speeded-up versions of Velvet Underground and David Bowie songs such as "Queen Bitch" and "Sweet Jane". Closer to home, the band became one of the pioneering punk bands that played live in the first few months of the now-legendary Roxy Club. They topped the bill twice in January 1977; the second time they were supported by The Damned. They headlined again in February, this time supported by Johnny Moped, and twice more in March, supported first by The Lurkers and then by Sham 69. They also supplied two of their tracks, "15" (a version of "I'm Eighteen" by Alice Cooper) and "Don't Need It", to the seminal live compilation album Live at the Roxy WC2. Extracts from their performances at The Roxy were also included in Don Letts' Punk Rock Movie (1978). The band signed to a small London independent label called The Label, and released five singles and The Album LP before splitting up in 1979.
album tracks
You Public Toys Room For OneLock It Up Sweet Jane Fifteen I Don't Need ItAnne Get Raped Space Dreaming Queen Bitch My Business Waiting For The Man No More No Brains Love And Peace (H Bomb) Outside View Thinking Of The USA Michael's Monentary System She's Wearing Green Notebook Jeepster Debutante's Ball Holland What She Wants She Needs Reach For The Sky Point Of View Typewriter Babes