Flesh for Lulu burst into the UK 80s pop
music scene in 1983 with their widely popular "Roman Candle"
EP and never did look back. The fame came almost
instantly...selling out venue after venue, club after
club, stadium after stadium. It was then that Flesh
became world reknowned as one of the biggest live shows.
The release of their first full-length album (eloquently
entitled "Flesh for Lulu") broadened their already
enormous fan base as they branched out internationally
ready to invade the American public.
...And did they ever. Their superstar status landed
them a spot on Steven Hague and Paramount's classic "Some
Kind of Wonderful" soundtrack. The album featured the hit single
"I Go Crazy" which eventually ended up on 1987's long
awaited follow up album "Long Live the New Flesh".
The new album's in your face pop sound coupled with Nick Nasty's
insightful lyrics spawned the MTV mega-hit video "Siamese
Twist". As the nation began dancing "face to face and hip
to hip", Flesh embarked on an extensive world tour with
a punk band called "The Ramones". It was on this tour
that Nasty began writing new material for what would later
be widely regarded as one of the greatest pop albums in
history.
"Plastic Fantastic", the band's most complete
sounding work to date, was finally released in 1989 giving
the eager fans such instant classics as "Every Little Word",
"Day One", and the two standout singles "Decline and Fall"
and "Time and Space". Another extensive tour was to follow
throughout some of the most famous venues in the world.
Along with people everywhere, Flesh for Lulu even captured
the ears and hearts of the head honchos at Hollywood Records
and a major label contract seemed imminent.
It was at this point however, that things began to fall
apart for Nick and the gang. The fast life of too many women,
too many parties, too much alcohol and major record deals began
to catch up with them as it does for many celebrities.
After the Hollywood deal fell apart, Flesh only managed a couple of
songs to appear on lesser soundtracks and compilations. And
in 1991 (or whas it '92?), Flesh for Lulu decided to part and
to go their separate ways. Nick Marsh, the voice of a
generation, would no longer delight a crowd or "woo!" into
a microphone like only he could. The younger generation would
need a new leader - somebody else that they could look up to -
a new "voice of a generation" if you will. Enter Curt Kobain
to fill the void left by the rock n' roll icon. And many
consider that to be the turning point when the world started
it's downfall. Rather than enjoying yourself and just having
a good time, the new scene would be to dress in rags, hide
yourself by long, unwashed hair, and to hate yourself and want
to die. In the words of Nick Nasty: "Where did we go so wrong,
wrong, wrong?"
To answer your question Nick, when you left us.
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