Les Thugs

The album Radical Hystery (Closer, 1986), with Never Get Older ; the mini-album Electric Troubles (Vinyl Solution, 1987), with with Chess and Crimes; the EP Dirty White Race (Vinyl Solution, 1988), with I Need You ; the album Still Hungry (Vinyl Solution, 1990), with Little Vera's Song and the album I.A.B.F. (Vinyl Solution, 1991), with I Love You So (possibly their masterpiece), marked the progression from the amateurish beginnings to a more mature power-pop sound.

The double album As Happy As Possible (Vinyl Solution, 1993), with August and As Happy As , opened the major phase of the band, that slumped with Strike (Roadrunner, 1996) and its lukewarm Allez Les Filles , but quickly recovered with Nineteen Something (Labels, 1997 - Subpop, 1998), with Henry's Back.

Tout Doit Disparaitre (Labels, 1999) is their last album.

Les Thugs, unable to overtake the originals, never truly achieved punk grandeur.

Les Thugs, formatisi nel 1983 in Francia, suonavano un punk pop costruito attorno alla voce di Eric Sourice e alla chitarra di Thierry Meanard. L'album Radical Hystery (Closer, 1986) con Never Get Older , il mini-album Electric Troubles (Vinyl Solution, 1987) con Chess and Crimes , l'EP Dirty White Race (Vinyl Solution, 1988) con I Need You, l'album Still Hungry (Vinyl Solution, 1990) con Little Vera's Song e l'album I.A.B.F. (Vinyl Solution, 1991) con I Love You So (forse il loro capolavoro) segnarono la progressione dagli inizi dilettantistici a un suono power pop più maturo. Il doppio album As Happy As Possible (Vinyl Solution, 1993), con August e As Happy As , ha aperto la fase più felice della band, che è crollata con Strike (Roadrunner, 1996) e la sua tiepida Allez Les Filles per poi riprendersi rapidamente con Nineteen Something (Labels, 1997 - Subpop, 1998), con Henry's Back . Tout Doit Dispara î tre (Labels, 1999) è il loro ultimo album. Les Thugs, incapaci di superare i loro modelli, non hanno mai raggiunto la grandeur punk.