The Most Bizarre Punk Band of All Time | Ep. 257: Rudimentary Peni
Every Album Ever with Mike MansourShow Notes
Today we're discussing every album by British punk band Rudimentary Peni. While technically considered anarcho punk, RP was far stranger and musically unpredictable--a direction spearheaded by singer/guitarist Nick Blinko. Blinko also produces the band's album art, giving them a brilliant and inimitable signature. While Peni's music has gotten far less adventurous in recent years, their mark as one of the most unique bands of all time remains.
Intro 00:00 Band Origins 00:22 Nick Blinko 00:35 The Magits 2:24 The Band's Early Days 3:09 Origin of the Name Rudimentary Peni 3:37 Their Hatred for Live Shows 3:55 First Demo 5:08 Self-Titled EP 5:47 Farce EP 8:21 Death Church 11:14 Grant Gets Cancer 14:33 Cacophony 15:04 Pope Adrian 37th Psychristiatric 21:41 Nick's First Book 25:00 Echoes of Anguish EP 26:13 The Underclass EP 27:21 Archaic EP 27:59 No More Pain EP 29:15 Great War 30:28 Final Thoughts/Recent Work 32:28 Outro 33:28 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- My Top 77 Album Recommendations: https://every-album-ever.kit.com/0ee90183d0
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---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mike's Picks: Cacophony (1988) -- Best Album, Personal Favorite Pope Adrian 37th Psychristiatric (1995) -- Worst Album No More Pain EP (2008) -- Least Favorite
Albums discussed this episode... Rudimentary Peni EP (1981) Farce EP (1982) Death Church (1983) Cacophony (1988) Pope Adrian 37th Psychristiatric (1995) Echoes of Anguish EP (1998) The Underclass EP (2000) Archaic EP (2004) No More Pain EP (2008) Great War (2021)
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