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Specimen
Band Bristol United Kingdom Active 1980–1985 UK glam/goth band
Specimen formed in 1980 in Bristol, United Kingdom and was active until 1985. Specimen has 2 chart appearances on 2 radio countdowns from 1 station on RockLists, spanning 2002–2003. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Kiss Kiss Bang Bang”, which appears on 2 lists with a best position of #654. The station that charted Specimen most often is Fred (XM 44) (XM Satellite Radio (national)), with 2 appearances.
Specimen were a Bristol band with a taste for the lurid, and they didn't fit tidily into any one bag. Their music draws on glam, goth, punk and post-punk all at once, and they're widely credited as one of the founders of the goth scene, as much for the look as for the sound.
Batastrophe, their 1983 record for Sire, is the proof: cartoon-creepy, all flash and swagger, with guitars that slash and a rhythm section that would rather dance than mope. "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" is the calling card, a gleeful, trashy shocker you could picture spinning at a club full of backcombed hair and fishnets. Members have included Olli Wisdom, Jon Klein, Kimba Anderson on bass, Jonny Slut, Chris Bell, Kev Mills and Jonathan Trevisick.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Specimen on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kiss Kiss Bang Bang | 2 | #654 | – | – |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 654 | Kiss Kiss Bang Bang | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) |
| 2002 | 709 | Kiss Kiss Bang Bang | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) |
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