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Doctors of Madness were a British protopunk art rock band active as a recording and touring band from 1975 until late 1978. They found cult level acclaim and recognition in the 70s, but had little commercial success.
The blue hair, exotic stage-names, the lyrical themes of urban decay, political propaganda, mind control and madness were all taken up by the punk bands who followed in their wake. The Doctors of Madness were trailblazers, pioneers, adventurers…pushing the boundaries of rock music and theatre to see how far it would go before it bust.
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May 19, 2017 · Photograph: Handout. Music. This article is more than 6 years old. Doctors of Madness, the band that prophesied punk – and then disappeared. They perfected angry screeching misanthropy before...
- Simon Reynolds
Sites: doctorsofmadness.com , Facebook , Instagram , richardstrange.com , Wikipedia , punk77.co.uk. Members: Peter Di Lemma, Richard Strange, Stoner (2), Urban Blitz. Variations: Viewing All | Doctors Of Madness. The Doctors Of Madness, The Doctors, Doctors. Shop now.
Groundbreaking proto-punksters of outrageous clairvoyance and daring. Doctors of Madness are “the missing link between David Bowie and The Sex Pistols” (The Guardian May 2017). It's time to discover this band.
With tracks titles like “So Many ways To Hurt You”, “Sour Hour”, “Make It Stop!” and the ground-breaking sonic assault of the title track “Dark Times”, Richard “Kid” Strange proves once again that he has his finger firmly on the pulse of our times, just as he had when he founded the band in 1974. Produced by John Leckie ...
