The Senseless Things were a successful indie punk band who were popular in the UK in the early 1990's. The Senseless Things formed in 1987 in Twickenham London. The band consisted of Mark Keds on guitar and vocals, Ben Harding on guitar and vocals, Cass Browne on drums and Morgan Nicholls on bass. The early band's sound was characterised by a Ramones-like barrage of fast melodic pop - punk singles and energetic stage shows. The early singles were collected on the 1988 compilation Postcard CV on Way Cool records which could be compared to The Undertones and The Buzzcocks. In 1989 a remixed version of early single Too Much Kissing became a UK chart hit. The band had a very loyal following of characteristically very young stagediving and moshing teenage fans who were referred to in the music press as "Pop Kids". In popular music, indie music (from independent) is any of a number of genres, scenes, subcultures and stylistic and cultural attributes, characterised by perceived independence from commercial pop music and mainstream culture and an autonomous, do-it-yourself (DIY) approach. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... Twickenham is a leafy, affluent suburb in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in the south-west of London. ... London is the capital city of England and of the United Kingdom, and is the most populous city in the European Union. ... The Ramones were an American rock band and are widely considered to be the first punk rock group. ... For Popular music (music that is popular, rather than being of a specific genre or style), see Popular music. ... The Undertones are a rock band formed in Derry, Northern Ireland in 1975. ... Buzzcocks are a British rock music group. ... Stage diving is the act of getting onto the stage at a concert while a band is playing—usually heavy metal or punk rock—and then diving into the crowd below, hoping they will catch you. ... This article or section should include material from mosh pit. ...

In 1991 the band signed to Epic Records and released their debut album First of Too Many, featuring artwork by Tank Girl creator Jamie Hewlett who was a friend of the band. The album was well received and saw the band experimenting with other musical styles including some acoustic songs. The band enjoyed a run of reasonably successful chart singles and sold out club tours. In 1992 the band undertook a long and intensive tour of America with Blur. Epic Records is an American record label, and subsidiary of Sony BMG. // History Epic was launched originally as a jazz and classical music label in 1953 by CBS. Its bright-yellow, black and blue logo became a familiar trademark for many jazz and classical releases. ... Tank Girl was a 1990s English comic strip and the name of the leading character. ... Jamie Hewlett is joint creator of Tank Girl and a member of Gorillaz. ... Motto: (traditional) In God We Trust (official, 1956–present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City Official language(s) None at the federal level; English de facto Government Federal Republic  - President George W. Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence - Declared - Recognized... Blur are an English rock band. ...

The next album, 1993's Empire of the Senseless (named after the Kathy Acker novel), showed some darker grunge influences. The lead single "Homophobic Asshole" was an angry and passionate song, although it was not a large hit. The following singles "Hold it Down" and "Primary Instinct" were reasonable successes. Kathy Acker (born April 18, 1947 in Manhattan and died November 30, 1997 in Tijuana, Mexico) was an American sex-positive feminist writer. ... Grunge music (sometimes also referred to as the Seattle Sound) is an independent-rooted music genre that became a commercially successful offshoot of hardcore punk, thrash metal, and alternative rock in the late 1980s and early 1990s. ...

The band's final album was 1995's Taking Care of Business backed with controversial single "Christian Killer" (renamed "Christine Keeler" for the album). The album flopped and the band split in 1995 after one final tour.

In 1995 Mark Keds briefly joined The Wildhearts before forming his own band Jolt in 1996. Ben Harding formed the new band 3 colours red who were the most successful of all ex members of the Senseless Things new bands. Morgan Nicholls briefly joined The Wonder Stuff vocalist Miles Hunt in Vent 414 before rejoining Cass Browne in Delakota in 1998. Morgan used to play bass and other instruments for The Streets but more recently he has played live with Muse filling in at V festival 2004 when bassist Chris Wolstenholme broke his wrist, he now appears live regulalry with the band playing keyboard and twiddling synthesisers. Cass currently plays drums for Gorillaz. The Wildhearts are a rock group from Newcastle Upon Tyne, England. ... Jolt may refer to Jolt Cola, a soft drink Jolt (show), the low-budget, humorous, online tech show made in Canada at [www. ... Named after sticking a pin in a London listings magazine, 3 Colours Red were one of several British Hard Rock bands with a pop sensibility that achieved chart success at the end of the 1990s. ... The Wonder Stuff are a band originally based in Stourbridge, West Midlands, in the Black Country, England. ... Miles Hunt (born 29th July 1966) was the singer / guitarist and songwriter for the Stourbridge (West Midlands UK), based pop band The Wonder Stuff. ... Mike Skinner (born 27 November 1978), also known as The Streets, is a rapper and musician from West Heath, Birmingham, England. ... Muse are an alternative rock band formed in Teignmouth, Devon, UK in 1994. ... For the North American spin-off of the rock festival, see Virgin Festival The V Festival is an annual rock festival in England, the first to be held simultaneously at two sites - currently Hylands Park in Chelmsford, Essex and Weston Park in Staffordshire. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Chris Wolstenholme at a live concert Christopher Tony Wolstenholme (born December 2, 1978) is the bassist for the British rock band Muse. ... Gorillaz are a virtual band, composed of four fictional animated band members: 2D, Murdoc, Noodle and Russel. ...

Discography

• Albums
  • Postcard CV (compilation) 1988
  • First of Too Many 1991
  • Empire of the Senseless 1993
  • Taking Care of Business 1995

External links

• http://www.suborbital.org.uk/sthings/