At Their Peak : Kid Creole & The Coconuts!

[EvEnStEvEn]

If you were ever lucky enough to see them - then you know.

One of the tightest and most entertaining live acts in music history.

 

[EvEnStEvEn]

The Sheer Energy here, tho !

 

[studrum]

I LOVE these guys, Steven! Saw 'em once, in Detroit at St. Andrew's Hall. I have several of their records. Total smart, New York badassery!

 

[EvEnStEvEn]

Total smart, New York badassery!

Smart, indeed.
August Darnell (Kid Creole) was once an English teacher in the Bronx, which explains his sophisticated way with lyrics & songwriting.

Easily one of the most electrifying frontmen who ever worked a stage.
Plus, the entire band was a showcase of endless talent & unhuman energy.

There wasn't a live band on earth who could follow them in their heyday (except maybe Prince, who was also a huge fan & sometime collaborator)

 

[studrum]

Smart, indeed.
August Darnell (Kid Creole) was once an English teacher in the Bronx, which explains his sophisticated way with lyrics & songwriting.

Easily one of the most electrifying frontmen who ever worked a stage.
Plus, the entire band was a showcase of endless talent & unhuman energy.

There wasn't a live band on earth who could follow them in their heyday (except maybe Prince, who was also a huge fan & sometime collaborator)

And didn't Yogi Horton play on some of their albums?

 

[Titletown Tim]

You’re spot on Steven. I saw them in ‘86 in Montreal at a music festival we were playing there. Killer show!

 

[EvEnStEvEn]

And didn't Yogi Horton play on some of their albums?

He did indeed!

 

[Morello Man]

They appeared in the film Against All Odds with Jeff Bridges and Rachel Ward.

 

[dtk]

got to see them 2x. First was an outdoor show on Boston Common for free. I was able to stand just in front of the stage...it was amazing. When he came back years later I convinced two band mates to come and they were just as good.

I got into them because I did an exchange with an English during the summer of 82 and Stool Pigeon was huge when I was in the UK...I even picked up the double 45 while I was there....when we were back in the states I heard that song on the radio...1x

Recently he did a track with his kids...all electronic...strong lyrics but.....

 

[EvEnStEvEn]

got to see them 2x.

Me too, both in SanFrancisco. Met him briefly backstage with his horn section.

Recently he did a track with his kids

yup, I saw that on his channel. He has a bunch of kids in varying age, the 2 eldest sons are musicians.
I think he's pretty much retired from performing now and making music video projects for fun with them along with producing other artists. August was a driven workaholic for decades and amassed a huge body of work including 25+ albums, screenplays, films, even a Broadway musical biography.

 

[studrum]

A NYC holiday-centric treat involving the Kid and his crew: they appear on the excellent (and very quirky) Ze Records Christmas Record, with the song "Christmas on Riverside Drive." Gives me that warm Christmas feeling every year when I get it out to play it. Other songs on it are very New Wave, to say the least!

 

[jaymandude]

And didn't Yogi Horton play on some of their albums?

Fresh Fruit in Foreign Places I think