The Portsmouth Music Scene

Look Back in Anger

Look Back in Anger were a goth rock band from Portsouth Hampshire, UK. The initial line-up consisted of Mich Ebeling (vocals), Jim Newby (guitar), Steve Butler (bass and keyboards) and Rick Butler (drums), drums on these recordings were by Gary Hawkins, also Chris Pickford drums, they got together while A level students at Havant College to create a musical version of the eponymous John Osbourne play. Their first public performance was at the Merchistoun Hall in Horndean in 1980, performing a subdued synth-based set that included a cover version of Black Sabbath's "Paranoid". In the early days, rehearsals took place in the Butlers' record shop, Focus Sounds in Waterlooville. LBA soon become established on the local gig circuit, playing such hallowed venues as the Leopard in Purbrook and the Waterlooville Community Centre. In 1981 they headlined at the "Rock Against the Bomb" festival in Waterlooville. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goxVtwnJldM - Look Back In Anger - Caprice/Mannequin 1981 7" Single -

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