Big Audio Dynamite
left to right: Leo Williams, Greg Roberts, Mick Jones, Don Letts, Dan Donovan (1986)
Background information
Origin	London, England
Genre(s)	Post-punk, dance, rock
Years active	1983–1998
Label(s)	CBS Records, Radioactive Records
Members
Mick Jones

Big Audio Dynamite (later known as Big Audio Dynamite II and Big Audio, and often abbreviated BAD) was a British musical group formed in 1984 by the ex-guitarist and singer of The Clash, Mick Jones. The group was noted for its effective mixture of varied musical styles, incorporating elements of punk rock, dance music, hip-hop, reggae, and funk into a unique sound. BAD's one constant throughout frequent shifts in membership and musical direction was the distinct vocal style of Mick Jones. Image File history File links Big_Audio_Dynamite. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Post punk generally refers to the particularly fertile and creative period following the initial punk rock explosion. During the first wave of punk, roughly spanning 1976-1983, bands such as The Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Ramones and The Damned began to challenge the current styles and conventions of rock... It has been suggested that Electronic dance music be merged into this article or section. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Rock and roll. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Columbia Records is the oldest continually used brand name in recorded sound, dating back to 1888. ... Radioactive Records is an American record label. ... Mick Jones on stage with The Clash Michael Geoffrey Jones (born June 26, 1955) is an English guitarist and singer best known for his work as lead guitarist with The Clash. ... The Clash were an English punk rock band who were active from 1976 to 1986. ... Mick Jones on stage with The Clash Michael Geoffrey Jones (born June 26, 1955) is an English guitarist and singer best known for his work as lead guitarist with The Clash. ...

Big Audio Dynamite (1984 - 1990)

Lineup:

• Mick Jones - guitars & vocals
• Don Letts - sound effects & vocals
• Dan Donovan - keyboards
• Leo Williams - bass
• Greg Roberts - drums & background vocals

The group's initial incarnation, founded by Jones and film director Letts (maker of The Punk Rock Movie, various Clash music videos, and later the Clash documentary Westway to the World), debuted with the 1985 release This Is Big Audio Dynamite. Curiously, the album's cover shows the group as a four-piece (minus Donovan); the full group is pictured on the back cover. Mick Jones on stage with The Clash Michael Geoffrey Jones (born June 26, 1955) is an English guitarist and singer best known for his work as lead guitarist with The Clash. ... Don Letts is a British film director and musician. ... Dan Donovan is a British keyboardist. ... Leo Williams, also known as E-zee-kill, is a British bass guitarist. ... The Punk Rock Movie was assembled from Super 8 camera footage shot by Don Letts, the disc jockey at the Roxy club during the early days of the UK punk rock movement, between 1977 and 1979. ... A documentary film about the British punk rock band The Clash. ...

1986's No. 10, Upping St. reunited Jones for one album with former Clash-mate Joe Strummer, who was a co-producer of the album and co-writer of a number of its songs. BAD supported U2 on their 1987 world tour, then followed with 1988's Tighten Up, Vol. '88 and 1989's Megatop Phoenix. John Graham Mellor (August 21, 1952 – December 22, 2002) better known as Joe Strummer, was the co-founder, lyricist, rhythm guitarist and lead singer of the English punk rock band The Clash, and later The Mescaleros. ... This article is about the Irish rock band. ...

Big Audio Dynamite II (1991-1993)

B.A.D. II in 1991: Nick Hawkins, Mick Jones, Gary Stonadge, Chris Kavanagh

Lineup:

• Mick Jones - guitar & vocals
• Nick Hawkins - guitar & background vocals
• Gary Stonadge - bass & background vocals
• Chris Kavanagh - drums & background vocals

For 1991's The Globe, only Jones remained from the previous assemblage, and the band was now called Big Audio Dynamite II. This new line-up, featuring two guitarists, was more "Clash-like" and, possibly as a result, often played heavier, more alternative rock-influenced music. The Globe produced the band's most commercially successful single, "Rush" which hit #1 on the US modern rock charts. Image File history File links B.A.D._II.jpg From http://www. ... Image File history File links B.A.D._II.jpg From http://www. ... Nick Hawkins (b. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Alternative rock (also called alternative music[1] or simply alternative) is a genre of rock music that emerged in the 1980s and became widely popular in the 1990s. ... Rush is a top 40 hit on radio airplay single and an MTV musical video by Big Audio Dynamite II on their one and only album The Globe and this is their the single off the album. ...

Big Audio (1994)

Lineup:

• Mick Jones - guitar & vocals
• Nick Hawkins - guitar & background vocals
• Gary Stonadge - bass & background vocals
• Chris Kavanagh - drums & background vocals
• Andre Shapps - keyboards
• Michael 'Zonka' Custance - DJ, percussion & background vocals

The band later recruited keyboardist Andre Shapps (co-producer of The Globe) and Michael "DJ Zonka" Custance as DJ and vocalist. Both appeared on the band's 1994 album Higher Power, which was released under the shortened name "Big Audio," which fans often called them. The album wasn't as well-received as The Globe or previous BAD albums; there was a joke going around amongst fans about the removal of "Dynamite" from the band's name (they claimed the group had "lost their ka-boom"). Higher Power is an album by Big Audio Dynamite, led by former Clash band member Mick Jones. ...

After signing with Gary Kurfirst's Radioactive Records in 1995, the band released its least successful album, F-Punk, which (despite the same personnel as Higher Power) was credited to Big Audio Dynamite. Radioactive Records is an American record label. ... F-Punk is the last officially released studio album by Mick Jones post-Clash band Big Audio Dynamite. ...

Post-1995

Lineup:

• Mick Jones - guitar & vocals
• Andre Shapps - keyboards
• Darryl Fulstow - bass (1996 - 1998)
• Bob Wond - drums (1996 - 1998)
• Ranking Roger - vocals (1996 - 1998)

BAD found its proposed next album, Entering a New Ride, in limbo - the record company apparently refused to release it.^{[citation needed]} Spotlighted in this new line-up was vocalist Ranking Roger (The Beat, General Public). In 1998, the band launched a new web site, primarily as a means to distribute songs from the Entering a New Ride album to the group's fans. Ranking Roger (b. ... Entering a New Ride is a downloadable album by Big Audio Dynamite, led by former Clash band member Mick Jones. ... Ranking Roger (b. ... The Beat, known in the United States as The English Beat, was an essential Two Tone ska and pop music group. ... The band General Public formed after the 1983 break-up of The Beat (see 1983 in music). ...

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Discography

Albums

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Chart singles

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Sound clip

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Trivia

• 'E=MC²' features samples from the 1970 gangster film Performance starring James Fox and Mick Jagger and is considered the first world popular hot song to feature newly refined sampling technologies [1].

• 'E=MC²' has been covered live a few times by the band HARD-Fi. One notable performance of this (mentioned on NME's website) was at Brixton Academy on 15 May 2006, a gig also guested by Billy Bragg and Paul Weller. No official (or bootleg) recording of this cover is known to exist at present. On 18 May 2006, at the end of HARD-Fi's record-equalling five night residency of Brixton Academy (a record matched by The Clash amongst others) they were joined onstage by Mick Jones one song into their three song encore for their final performance of 'E=MC²'.

• Mick Jones was noted for playing a high-tech British-made guitar called the Bond Electraglide with BAD. It's worn by Mick Jones on the cover of No. 10 Upping St.

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See also

• Dreadzone
• Sigue Sigue Sputnik (featuring Chris Kavanagh from BAD II and Jones' partner in Carbon/Silicon Tony James)

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External links

• Unofficial site
• Interview with the original lineup of Big Audio Dynamite after the release of Megatop Phoenix