Talk:UK Decay

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Line up

“Steven Abbot (Abbo) guitar, Steve Harle on drums, Paul Wilson vocals, and Martin (Segovia) Smith bass” My information is that the line up was: John Abbott (Abbo) vocals, Steve Harle on drums, Steve Spon guitar, and Martyn Smith (Segovia) bass. Later bass players were Lol, Dutch and Eddie Branch (Twiggy).

no , abbo's name is most definitely steven abbott. the line-up you give is that of the 2nd , 3rd and 4th singles (the first was made as a 3-piece , abbo on guitar/vocals and no spon). then segovia left and you had 2 stand-in bassists (lol and creetin k-os). then eddie branch joined as a full-time replacement , "dutch" is one of his nicknames. Charnelboy 20:03, 7 October 2007 (UTC)paul rabjohn[reply]

NPOV

This article got tagged for NPOV... What should be changed, what should be kept?--Adrift* 23:35, 8 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

As a massive fan of the band, and being well aware of their past history, I don't see anything really wrong with it at all. Perhaps an omission is some discussion of the influence they had on the whole then-burgeoning goth scene, as well as the massive help they gave to other struggling bands at the time? Otherwise the article is fine.

I'm a fan of the band as well, but i think the main problem is that the article comes off looking a bit too much like a fan page or a promo for the band.--Adrift* 23:07, 5 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Here's a few specific reasons why the article merits the POV tag at the moment:

"both effervescent waltzes of dark intent" - it may be in quotes, but as it doesn't say who said this (if anyone?) it looks biased.
"UK Decay’s splendid debut album" is obviously POV
"The influence UK Decay had on the emerging ‘Post punk’ and ‘Goth’ movements is well documented and cannot be underestimated." - If it's so well documented, a reference for this statement would be nice.
section titles like "When it all goes well, we go home ..." are not very suitable for encylopedic content.

--David Edgar 10:43, 8 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

5 - 1 = 3????

In the band bio it says [numbers {} added]:

"UK Decay was born out of the ashes of another Luton band called The Resiztors, who had formed in 1978. The Resiztors' lineup consisted of guitarist {1} Steve "Abbo" Abbott, drummer {2} Steven David Harle, {3} bassist Martin "Segovia" Smith and vocalists {4} Ricky Smith and {5} Paul Wilson.[1] After Wilson's departure in the spring of 1979, the remaining three band members changed their name to UK Decay..."

So there were 5 guys in the Resiztors, if ONE left there were FOUR remaining members. It sounds like both vocalists left. I'd fix it but I don't know the correct info.

Also it should clarify if the Smiths were related or not. Lenbrazil (talk) 22:24, 9 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]