After the Sex Pistols made it to the top spot in the Britisch charts, The Kids got their chance: because of their exciting live acts they got a record deal with Phonogram. Their debut album, The Kids, was produced by expert Leo Caerts , the author of the world hit "Eviva España". Despite his background, he managed to keep the rough sound of Kids alive. The record came out in 1978 and explosive titles like “No Monarchy”, “Do You Love the Nazis”, “Bloody Belgium” and “This is Rock & Roll” were the songs that got them started. Today. The Kids are considered as one of the most important punk bands on the European continent. Their music was always authentic and genuine. That’s what The Kids are going to prove at Punk! Kongress.
In 1979 the drummer Eddie de Haes had left the band and was replaced by Cesar Janssens. With their third album which came out in the following year, “Living in the 20th Century”, they managed to combine some elements of pop with punk energy: pieces like “Dance the Night Away”, “I’m Your Mirror” or “Tonight” are very upbeat. That sound was perfectionated on the album “Black-Out” from 1981: With their 7inch release “Dance” The Kids made it to the Top Ten of the Belgian charts. The Kids performed at their best when they where playing in front of an audience. So they recorded one of their concerts with a mobile recording studio from the Rolling Stones. In 1982 they released their live material on an album called “If the Kids …”. In the following year another single “Mercy Mercy” came out. It was their last track on a Major-Label. This time it was Mercury Records. After a two years break, in 1985, The Kids released a new album “Gotcha!” on the independent-label Konexion. For Ludo and Danny it was the last recording with The Kids: Ludo started a solo carrier and Danny quit being a musician. In 1991 it was the Release of their "Best of CD": the compilation "1976 - 1986" with material from their Phonogram und Mercury recordings. In 1996 they reformed after their 20 year jubilee for a Reunion-Tour with the original line-up. Today The Kids are playing frequently in Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany and Italy. The De Haes brothers where replaced by Freddie Saenen on the drums and Pieter van Buyten on the bass. In 2001 their second live album came out for their 25th anniversary. |
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