Biography
Emerging from England's storied Batcave goth club, spiky-haired singer/guitarist Nick Marsh launched Flesh for Lulu in 1983. The lineup also included Rocco Barker on guitar, Derek Greening on keyboards, James Mitchell on drums, and Kevin Mills on bass. Their self-titled debut LP appeared in 1984. By merging glam rock's flamboyancy with the Batcave's gloomy rhythms, Flesh for Lulu swiftly ranked among the leading live acts on the U.K. underground circuit. The 1987 album Long Live the New Flesh marked a shift toward a more commercial sound. Marsh's longing vocals on "I Go Crazy" secured the song a placement on the soundtrack for John Hughes' Some Kind of Wonderful and airplay on alternative radio stations. Although Long Live the New Flesh failed to register as a Billboard smash, cuts such as "I Go Crazy" and "Postcards From Paradise" broadened the band's cult following across America. Flesh for Lulu even toured with the Ramones. Still, 1989's Plastic Fantastic proved a flop. Hollywood Records tendered a contract that never reached completion. The group disbanded in the early '90s. Marsh assembled Gigantic in 1995 with Barker, Dave Blair on bass, and Al Fletcher on drums. Gigantic issued one album, Disenchanted, on Columbia before splitting in 1998. Marsh and Barker reactivated Flesh for Lulu in 2000.
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